Mexican superstar and pound-for-pound great Canelo Álvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight world titles in a blockbuster showdown against hard-hitting undisputed junior middleweight world champion Jermell Charlo T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on DAZN to subscribers in the UK & Ireland. Canelo Promotions will present the Premier Boxing Champions event.
Having captured world titles at 154, 160, 168 and 175lbs, Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) will enter the ring for yet another super fight as he looks to become the first man during the four-belt era to defend all four titles successfully three consecutive times.
The fighting pride of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Alvarez became undisputed at super middleweight in November 2021 by taking the IBF belt from then unbeaten Caleb Plant via an 11th-round TKO. After dropping a light heavyweight title fight against Dmitriy Bivol in May 2022, Canelo rebounded to defeat Gennadiy Golovkin in their September 2022 trilogy fight before most recently beating John Ryder on DAZN in May.
Houston’s Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) unified the junior middleweight titles in emphatic fashion in his last outing, knocking out Brian Castaño in round 10 of their May 2022 rematch, after they fought to a draw in a July 2021 slugfest.
The 33-year-old became a unified champion in September 2020, dropping Jeison Rosario three times on his way to an eighth-round knockout that earned him the WBA and IBF titles. Before that fight, Charlo had avenged the only loss of his career as he reclaimed his WBC belt via an 11th-round knockout of Tony Harrison in one of 2019’s best fights.
The whole card will be part of your DAZN subscription and will see undefeated sensation Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. take on hard-hitting top contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin in the 12-round super welterweight co-main event. The card also includes former world champions Yordenis Ugas and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios going toe-to-toe for the Interim WBC Welterweight Title. Opening up the action are rising middleweights Elijah Garcia and Armando Reséndiz squaring off in a 10-round attraction.
“We have a long association with Canelo and his upcoming fight against Jermell Charlo will be a blockbuster” said Alfie Sharman VP, DAZN Group.
“We are thrilled to be broadcasting this can’t-miss event September 30th to fight fans in the UK and Ireland exclusively on DAZN.”