Saul \u2018Canelo\u2019 Alvarez no longer has a world title to his name, but he still has plenty of options ahead of his return to the ring later this year.<\/p>\n
Canelo\u2019s reign at super-middleweight was nothing short of legendary, claiming all four titles in the division in less than 12 months by beating Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders and Caleb Plant.<\/p>\n
After getting his hands on the undisputed crown, Alvarez lost for the first time in nine years when he faced Dmitry Bivol at light-heavyweight in May of 2022. When he returned to 168 later that year, he put together four defences of his titles, dropped one belt and then won it back.<\/p>\n
However, against Terence Crawford last September, the Mexican icon was handed his first defeat at super-middleweight. He now faces returning not as champion but challenger, with WBC super-middleweight ruler Christian Mbilli being the most likely target for September.<\/p>\n
Yet, the man who Canelo kickstarted his undisputed run against, Liverpool\u2019s Smith, told Fight Hub TV<\/a> that he would be willing to rematch Canelo up at light-heavyweight, six years after their WBA and WBC super-middleweight title affair<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah possibly. Listen, I would love that fight again. I have always said that we didn\u2019t see the best version of me, he performed well, he done his job, but I\u2019ve always said that I would like to see a better version of me in there with him.<\/p>\n \u201cYou never know, I don\u2019t really know what he is doing with his career, whether he wants to go back to 175lbs or not or, if he would, whether he would go back for [Dmitry] Bivol again.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is another one of them fighters who is in a position where he can kind of do what he wants, he has earned the right to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n