The long-rumored fight is now a reality, as it has been announced that star middleweight Canelo Alvarez 51-1-2 (34 KO’s) will boldly jump two weight classes to face fearsome puncher and current WBO Light Heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev for Kovalev’s WBO title on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.