What’s next for pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez?

Canelo Alvarez was truthful confident, truthful definite Saturday nighttime that he’d triumph the undisputed middleweight championship, helium fought Caleb Plant with “Undisputed” inscribed connected his gloves.

And wore a overgarment to the post-fight property league with “Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion 2021” embroidered connected the back.

Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 knockouts) is so the undisputed 168-pound champion, having conquered Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders and Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) to seizure the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF crowns. Naturally, his astir awesome feat to day begets a question.

Who’s next?

Alvarez doesn’t yet cognize and said Saturday that helium astir apt won’t instrumentality to the ringing until May. He said he’ll convene with his squad sometime successful January and statesman identifying prospective opponents and challenges.

“Right now, we’re focused connected enjoying this fight. Trying to bask the moment,” Alvarez said done an interpreter. “This is truly meaningful. Then, erstwhile the clip comes, we’re going to deliberation astir the future.”

Options are aplenty for Alvarez, should helium stay a ace middleweight and support his undisputed championship. Undefeated 168-pounder and erstwhile two-time WBC champion David Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) is advised by Al Haymon and Premier Boxing Champions, for which Alvarez fought Saturday. The 24-year-old is among the champion young fighters successful boxing and could theoretically situation Alvarez with his size, magnitude and assertive style.

WBC middleweight Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) besides fights for PBC and could determination up to 168 pounds to combat Alvarez. He’s made 5 rubric defenses and has small to beryllium astatine 168 pounds.

IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) is different option, should helium successfully support his rubric Dec. 29 against Ryota Murota and elite to determination up to ace middleweight. He’s promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, with which Alvarez worked to combat Smith and Saunders.

But Golovkin is past his premier astatine 39, and it’s unclear if helium could situation Alvarez the mode helium has successful the past. He fought Alvarez to a arguable gully successful 2017 and mislaid a bulk determination successful 2018.

Alvarez could besides marque a determination to airy heavyweight and combat 1 of the divisions 3 champions: Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs), Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) oregon Joe Smith Jr. (27-3, 21 KOs).

Matchroom promotes Bivol. Top Rank promotes Beterbiev and Smith. Alvarez arsenic a promotional escaped cause has the flexibility and cachet to combat whoever helium wants connected immoderate network.

“I person thing successful peculiar successful caput close now, but I emotion challenges. And immoderate comes my way, I’ll beryllium acceptable for it,” said the 31-year-old Mexican superstar. ”I’m acceptable for immoderate situation astatine immoderate time. We’ll spot what comes adjacent year. … Right now, I’m conscionable enjoying the moment.”

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