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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has finally made his choice.

The long-awaited decision on a next date and opponent has finally been made, as Guadalaraja’s Alvarez (53-1-2, 36KOs) has settled on arguably the most dangerous option. The pound-for-pound king will next face Liverpool’s Callum Smith (27-0, 19KOs), with their super middleweight championship to take place December at a location to be determined in Texas. Canelo vs Smith live

Alvarez confirmed the news via his Instagram Live channel on Tuesday.

Smith will attempt the third defense of the title he won in a 7th round knockout of George Groves in September 2018. Alvarez owns a secondary version of the title, though a win here will earn him the right to declare himself a true four-division titlist.

In a surprise twist—given all that has gone on for the past few months—the bout will air live on DAZN, marking Alvarez’s triumphant return to the sports streaming service with whom he was fighting in court just a few weeks ago. The reunion came after Alvarez successfully severed ties with Golden Boy Promotions, with whom he originally inked a record-breaking $365 million contract to join DAZN in October 2018.

For this fight, Alvarez will work with Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn—whom also serves as the lead promoter for Smith. For now, it's a fight-by-fight relationship with Hearn and DAZN and currently only for the December 19 headliner.

Alvarez has been out of the ring since his 11th round knockout of Sergey Kovalev to win a light heavyweight title last November in Las Vegas. The win netted the Mexican superstar a third true divisional title, having claimed lineal championship status at junior middleweight and middleweight.

Some view Alvarez as a four-division titlist, while others disregard the secondary super middleweight title he won in a 3rd round wipeout of Rocky Fielding. Their December 2018 meet at Madison Square Garden in New York City marked the first fight for Alvarez under his then newly-signed DAZN deal, which ultimately lasted just three bouts.

In between knockout wins over Fielding and Kovalev, came a 12-round decision win over Daniel Jacobs in their three-belt middleweight unification clash last May in Las Vegas.

Somehow, Alvarez has been permitted to retain titles at middleweight and super middleweight. As such, the fight with Smith will represent a title consolidation clash.

Smith has made two successful defenses of the title thus far. The 30-year old Brit scored a 2nd round knockout of two-time Olympian and former secondary middleweight titlist Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam last June at Madison Square Garden, followed by a hard-fought, albeit disputed 12-round win over countryman John Ryder last November in his Liverpool hometown. Canelo Smith fight coverage

The entirety of Smith’s 2020 campaign has been spent hunting bigger game, as he and trainer/manager Joe Gallagher have made clear in no uncertain terms their eagerness to land a megafight.  That wish comes true, as there isn’t a more lucrative option at or surrounding the super middleweight division.

Alvarez settled on Smith after having previously discussed with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) the possibility of a Pay-Per-View headliner with unbeaten 168-pound titlist Caleb Plant (20-0, 12KOs). The timing couldn’t be made to work, although PBC remains open to revisiting such plans at any point in 2021 should the offer still stand.

For now, Alvarez will stick it out with his old platform though without the services of Golden Boy Promotions.

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