Sources — Canelo Alvarez in talks with PBC about Munguia combat

Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions are discussing a reunion, sources advised ESPN, after the perimeters break up final week with two fights remaining on a three-fight deal signed in June.

Alvarez, boxing’s high star, is in talks with PBC a few Could 4 pay-per-view combat vs. fellow Mexican fighter Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas, sources stated.

Alvarez, ESPN’s No. 4 pound-for-pound boxer, was lined up for an undisputed tremendous middleweight championship protection in opposition to Jermall Charlo in Could. Nonetheless, Alvarez and PBC could not comply with phrases for the matchup, which allowed him contractually to discover different choices.

Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) mentioned a return to streaming service DAZN for bouts in opposition to Munguia and Edgar Berlanga this 12 months, however when these talks stalled, the champion returned to the desk with PBC, sources stated.

Alvarez, 33, is exploring one- and two-fight offers with PBC, sources stated. He normally fights on Mexican Independence Day weekend in September, as effectively.

Alvarez defeated Jermall’s twin brother, Jermell Charlo, by way of unanimous resolution in September to retain his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship at the beginning of his three-fight PBC partnership. When the deal was signed in June, Jermall Charlo was lined up as the primary opponent earlier than he in the end withdrew as a result of private issues. Jermell stepped in, whereas Jermall and Errol Spence Jr. loomed as potentialities for the second and third bouts of the deal. That was earlier than Spence was TKO’d by Terence Crawford in a one-sided beatdown in July, eliminating one viable opponent for Alvarez.

Then in November, Jermall did not impress in a choice win in opposition to Jose Benavidez Jr. The bout was Charlo’s first in 29 months. It is a large occasion any time Alvarez fights, however there’s little business demand for a matchup with one other Charlo after Jermell’s listless efficiency in September.

With an Alvarez-Charlo combat much less interesting for Could, the door opened for what guarantees to be a much more profitable matchup with Munguia. The 27-year-old has steadily improved underneath the steering of Corridor of Fame coach Freddie Roach. Munguia, ESPN’s No. 4 tremendous middleweight, is coming off a career-best, ninth-round TKO victory over John Ryder in January.

Alvarez has been the game’s high attraction since Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired in 2017. The all-time nice’s résumé features a pair of wins over Gennadiy Golovkin and titles in 4 weight courses. His win over Charlo was preceded by a choice victory over Ryder in Could in Mexico. Alvarez scored knockdowns in each fights.

There’s additionally vital public demand for Alvarez to combat rising star David Benavidez.

“Him parting methods with PBC, regardless that this combat for me and him was on the desk … it simply speaks volumes,” Benavidez advised ESPN final week. “… The rationale why this combat is just not occurring is as a result of Canelo would not need it to occur, plain and easy.”

PBC’s steady is led by star boxer Gervonta Davis, who is ready to return vs. Frank Martin this summer season. PBC’s first occasion with Amazon’s Prime Video will happen March 30 in Las Vegas, a PPV headlined by Tim Tszyu in opposition to Keith Thurman.