But while Charlo – whose identical twin brother Jermall remains the WBC middleweight champion – has the chance to enter his name into boxing folklore this weekend, Canelo
cannot claim his 154lbs titles with victory and is only defending his own WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and WBO gold at 168 on the night.
It is a second outing of the year for the legendary four-weight world champion, who enjoyed a triumphant homecoming in
May as he outpointed the stubborn British challenger John Ryder in front of 50,000 adoring fans in Guadalajara – his first fight on Mexican soil since 2011.
That victory was the 59th of his illustrious 63-fight career to date, with Canelo having also successfully settled his blockbuster rivalry with
Gennady Golovkin 12 months ago to bounce back from a shock second professional loss to Dmitry Bivol as he challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title last May.
The chance to avenge that surprise defeat to the skilful Russian is still weighing heavily on his mind as he takes on this latest challenge against American Charlo, who has not
fought.for some 16 months since he stopped Brian Castano in a rematch of their lively 2021 draw as he picked up the WBO light-middleweight belt to become undisputed in the division
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It will be a familiar late night/early wake-up call for British fight fans, as always with Vegas, with the main event ring walks not expected to
take place until approximately 4am BST at the earliest on Sunday morning. The main card is due to start at 1am, meanwhile
Saturday’s undercard is headlined by former WBA welterweight champion and Manny Pacquiao-conqueror Yordenis Ugas of Cuba,
who fights for the first time since being dethroned by Errol Spence Jr last April and suffering a fractured orbital bone in the process.
