Canelo Alvarez And Premier Boxing Champions Split

So much for a multi-fight deal between future hall-of-famer. Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions.

This, as reports, Monday night say the two sides have split after only one fight of their three fight arrangement. And, Alvarez will now be a free agent likely to wind up on DAZN for his May 4th next bout in Las Vegas.

Our insider Dan Rafael reported overnight Monday that he has confirmed that PBC and Canelo will go their separate ways. This, after Alvarez had just one fight on the multi-fight deal last September. That was a 12 round decision over former undisputed 154 lb. champion, Jermell Charlo. Canelo won that fight easily over a fighter who had never boxed at a 168 lb.

Canelo departure has been brewing

Apparently they’re has been much back-and-forth discussion and dispute in recent weeks over Alvarez’s next opponent for the second fight of the three fight deal.  Alvarez, ultimately, has the final say so in whom his opponents are going to be.

Further, Canelo has apparently refused at this time to fight the WBC’s interim super middleweight champion and top contender. David Benavidez. And, he was instead insisting on fighting WBC middleweight champion and twin brother Jermall Charlo in May for the second bout of the PBC deal.

However, that fight is even less marketable and desirable, as Jermall Charlo has fought only one time in the last 2 and a 1/2 years. And, that bout was a ten round non-itle decision against Jose Benavidez, Jr. (the older brother of David) last November.

Who is Canelo fighting in May?

As Rafael further reports- the choice is apparently now going to come down to two fighters with separate promoters, but both that have relationships with DAZN streaming. Those names are unbeaten Mexican contender, Jaime Munguia and unbeaten Puerto Rican born, contender, Edgar Berlanga.

ESPN Deportes Mexico reported Monday that they’ve learned the talks have centered on Munguia, who is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. Munguia recently scored an impressive KO over England’s John Ryder in his most recent main event appearance earlier this year. And, that’s the same Ryder who lasted the distance with Canelo in a title shot last May.

But, it is also,well-known in the industry that Alvarez wants nothing to do with De La Hoya after he sued to get out of his multi-fight promotional contract with the hall of famer and his promotion four years ago. They eventually also agreed to split up, then, making Canelo a free agent.

Another option is Berlanga, who has been a rising contender at 168 pounds for the last few years and just knocked out Irishman Padraig McCrory in The Matchroom Boxing/ DAZN main event this past Saturday night in Orlando, Florida.

Aas Rafael laid out on our “Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast” a potential Canelo-Berlanga title fight  would have the angle of Puerto Rico against Mexico, which has been a decades-long rivalry of countries to hype world championship.fights.