Canelo Alvarez next fight: David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo and Terence

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez showed the world on Saturday night that he still has plenty left in the tank. The Mexican superstar dominated Jermell Charlo to remain undisputed super middleweight champion. The performance was so dominant that it appears talk of Alvarez’s skills declining may have been a gross overreaction to a handful of disappointing performances.

After winning nearly every moment of the fight with Charlo — who entered the fight as undisputed junior middleweight champion — there is a renewed interest in what Alvarez’s next step will be.

Alvarez made it clear that he intends to fight on Cinco De Mayo weekend and no one in the business would stop Alvarez from what he wants, especially when that is putting the Mexican superstar in a fight on a Mexican holiday weekend. That seems to lock his return date in for May 4, 2024.

As for the opponent? In the immediate aftermath of the fight, Alvarez bluntly said of who is next, “I don’t f—ing care.” Of course, that’s Alvarez in the midst of a post-fight endorphin rush and someone as focused on his legacy as Alvarez certainly cares about who he shares the ring with.

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With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of Alvarez’s potential options for next opponent.

The winner of David Benavidez vs Demetrius Andrade

The winner of this planned Nov. 25 clash will be the leader in the clubhouse to challenge Alvarez for undisputed status at 168 pounds. It’s sensible matchmaking. Benavidez is the clear best super middleweight in the world not named Saul Alvarez and Andrade has spent more time talking about being ducked by Alvarez than actually fighting for the past few years. Seriously, Andrade has fought once since November 2021…