Canelo Alvarez is going home, and he’s taking a huge event with him. The four-division world champ announced today that he will defend his undisputed super middleweight title on Cinco de Mayo weekend in Guadalajara, Mexico. He will meet WBO interim champ John Ryder.
Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) bounced back from a loss to Dmitry Bivol in his chance to claim a 175-pound bout with a decision win over Gennady Golovkin in September. This is the first time Canelo has fought in Jalisco (the bout will go down in Estadio Akron on May 6th) since 2011.
Ryder (32-5, 18 KO) has won four in a row since a loss to Callum Smith that cost him his original shot at Canelo.