Canelo Alvarez is likely to announce his next opponent soon as he plans to get in the ring once more on May 7.
Nothing much has been heard from Alvarez after defeating Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto back in November.
Most people are now more interested on whether his fight with Gennady Golovkin would take place, the bout likely to be the talk of the town after his planned Cinco de Mayo weekend bout.
Unless changes come forth, that makes two fights assured for 2016 on the part of Alvarez. Could he be sticking to the same twice a year fights that other boxers have been practicing?
Two names come into mind on that note – Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has, of course, retired and fulfilled that in 2015 when he fought Pacquiao in May and then Andre Berto last September.
Pacquiao, on the other hand, will just fight one more time in 2016 before venturing out into politics. That fight will take place on April 9 fight against Timothy Bradley Jr., their third meeting.
He fought only once in 2015 but all of that was because he underwent surgery for an injured shoulder.
Given the trend, is Alvarez applying the same practice?
A report from Boxingscene.com quoted Eric Gomez, vice president for Golden Boy bares that Alvarez wants to fight more than the usual two-fight a year practice.
"(Saul) in fact has told us that his desire is to fight three times (a year). So if we can make that happen, by all means we're going to make it happen."
Alvarez has been seen as someone who wants to be active so seeing him fight more often is good news for boxing fans.
And while his intentions are good, a backstop for that would be that mandatory fight that the WBC is campaigning for.
The catchweight issue that Alvarez wants hasn’t been resolved and negotiations haven’t really rendered a positive development for that blockbuster bout for 2016.
The WBC had already relaxed its stand a bit by allowing both fighters to take on voluntary fights before finally coming face-to-face. However, the touch catchweight issue is unlikely to be something that will prosper.
The issue will likely make headlines after Alvarez’ May 7 fight but, for now, he is all set to receive the WBC middleweight on Monday.
Alvarez will be presented with the belt on Jan. 11 at the Museo Soumaya en Plaza Carso in Mexico, as reported via Boxing News Online.