Canelo Alvarez next opponent and fight date revealed

Canelo vs Caleb Plant currently in negotiations stage

Canelo Alvarez is in talks with promoter Eddie Hearn to face Caleb Plant on September 11 as he intends to unify the super middleweight division by the end of 2021.

Mexican star Canelo, 30, cemented his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of all-time when he became the WBO super middleweight champion by forcing Briton Billy Joe Saunders to quit on his stool, releiving him of his WBO belt.

Plant, 28, has held the IBF version of the world title since 2019 and could now put it on the line against the pound-for-pound king.

Some boxing fans had been hoping to see the 30-year-old take on former rival Gennady Golovkin, but he has already rejected the idea of fighting the Kazakh for a third time this summer.

And now, it seems he is fully focused on capturing the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle as he plans to unify the 168-pound titles this year.

According to Hearn, he has been in contact with Alvarez about hosting the undisputed title fight on the DAZN streaming service.

In a famously acrimonious split, Canelo, who has a professional record of 56-1-2 (38 KOs), announced he would no longer be working with DAZN, having terminated his contract with his former management company Golden Boy Promotions.

However, it appears he has now changed his mind, as his fight with Saunders drew a staggering 400,000 new subscribers on DAZN in the United States alone.

And with Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn having previously worked with Plant's manager Al Haymon, he remains confident he can get the deal over the line.

“Hopefully we will have a Canelo Alvarez undisputed fight on September 11 on the platform," Hearn said to the Daily Star . “It is hard to say but it is almost like a tribute to that date.

“We've been talking to DAZN about a number of ideas for around the first responders and stuff like that.

“We've spoken to MGM and they feel like it is to be looked at as a tribute to that date – a date when we can incorporate a number of activities to give those people the respect they deserve."

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