The possibility of seeing Canelo Alvarez face Terence Crawford has taken another twist.
The match-up has been heavily talked about within boxing over the past year, after Crawford announced his intention to move up to 168lbs for the bout.
It looked like the chance of seeing it was fading away, but hope again began to reemerge due to both men currently searching for their respective next opponents.
That could no longer be the case though, after it was revealed by Sky Sports that talks have restarted for Canelo to face British star Chris Eubank Jr.
Eubank has been linked with Alvarez on a number of occasions, and he explained why he believes the showdown should take place.
“That fight can absolutely happen within the next year. He doesn’t have the pool of fighters available – there aren’t names left that fight fans want to see.
“After [David] Benavidez, there are no other guys. Maybe [Artur] Beterbiev and [Dmitry] Bivol but they are not in his weight class and he probably wouldn’t go up for those guys.
“Me and Canelo would be a hell of a build-up. Two very different personalities, very different background. That would be a lot of fun. It will be a lot of fun.”
Eubank promoter Ben Shalom then revealed more surrounding the talks.
“For me the two fights for me are Canelo and Conor Benn. We’ve already started small conversations around the Canelo fight.
“Obviously that [Canelo fight] was close last time. I believe that’s a fight that interests Canelo. You can imagine the press conference in the UK and the US, it would be absolutely huge.
“I think Canelo needs dance partners but he also needs stars. I don’t think his last couple of opponents have been the biggest stars and Chris Eubank Jr’s certainly a big star.
“If he’s ever going to fight in the UK, that’s the fight and that would sell out Wembley Stadium. That’s No 1 on the list for me.”
If Crawford doesn’t get Alvarez next, there is a current world champion who has made it clear he wants to face ‘Bud.’
