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Pound-for-pound boxing star Canelo Alvarez has no plans to stop his journey to conquer the sport after revealing he is set to move up to cruiserweight to challenge for a world title in a fifth weight class.
The Mexican has only just become the undisputed super-middleweight king after knocking out Caleb Plant last week - the fourth division he has become a world champion in - but is clearly hungry for even more after setting up a fight against WBC holder Ilunga Makabu.
Canelo tops Ring Magazine's pound for pound rankings, above Oleksandr Usyk and Terrence Crawford, and is on the path to becoming one of the greatest fighters of all time if can pull off this latest ambitious feat.
Canelo Alvarez will make the bold attempt to conquer a fifth weight class at cruiserweight with the Mexican set to challenge Ilunga Makabu (R)
He has only just unified the super-middleweight division after beating Caleb Plant last week
The WBC confirmed it has approved his stunning request, with president Mauricio Sulaiman admitting he was 'surprised' by Canelo's bid for further honours.
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