Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is gearing up for a monumental showdown with fellow pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford.

The 34-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico is set to make the first defence of his undisputed super-middleweight championship against ‘Bud’ Crawford on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canelo began his second reign as undisputed champion at 168lbs on May 3 after he defeated former IBF super-middleweight champion William Scull in Riyadh. The Mexican great faced-off with Crawford for the first time moments after he was declared the winner against Scull.

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As he prepares for what could be one of the biggest fights of his career, Canelo has set his sights on facing one man in particular after his showdown with ‘Bud’ in two months.

When asked by The Ring Magazine who there is left for him to face, Canelo admitted that he wants a rematch against Dmitry Bivol, after the Russian superstar handed him just the second defeat of his career several years ago.

“I hope I have the opportunity to have the rematch with Bivol, that’s the only fight at 175 I would really take.

I want to tell myself ‘Hey, you learned something from that fight’, what things you don’t need to do again. I have that thing in myself which says ‘Hey, you need to show that you’re a better fighter than him’.”

Bivol successfully defended his WBA world light-heavyweight title against Canelo in May 2022, defeating the Mexican icon via unanimous decision at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The Russian would go on to become the undisputed champion at 175lbs earlier this year as he outpointed rival Artur Beterbiev in their entertaining rematch on February 22. A trilogy bout between the duo is expected to take place during the early stages of 2026.