Canelo Alvarez has opened the door to a money-spinning showdown with Terrence Crawford.
The 34-year-old Mexican took his document to 62-2-2 by beating Edgar Berlanga through a unanimous determination in September.
2
David Benavidez’s identify has been touted and William Scull says his staff have been approached over a unification battle.
Canelo was stripped of the IBF title after refusing to tackle Scull, who was his necessary opponent.
However 37-year-old American Crawford is the battle followers wish to see and Alvarez has lastly damaged his silence.
“There’s all the time an opportunity there,” he informed Ring Journal. “We’ll see, however there’s all the time an opportunity there. We’re right here to make the most effective offers, and there’s all the time the possibility.”
Crawford is 41-0 and has received world titles in 4 weight lessons from light-weight to gentle middleweight.
As Alvarez recommended, it will take a big purse to tempt him into combating the damaging southpaw.
However followers might get their want as Turki Alalshikh is determined to see the bout occur.
Alalshikh has named 5 fights he’d like to see earlier than 2025 has come to an in depth.
“I wish to see Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, I wish to see after all Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua,” he stated on Froch On Preventing.
“I wish to see Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, and I additionally wish to see Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia the rematch.
2
“For Oleksandr Usyk he’ll await the cardboard of February. He has stated he needs to battle one or two fights extra, and I wish to see the Dubois rematch.”
Crawford has been calling out Canelo because the Mexican’s win over Berlanga.
“Yo Turki, inform them we’re going to go for Canelo subsequent,” he stated on an Instagram reside video following Canelo’s dominant win over Berlanga.
The digicam was then turned to Alalshikh, who replied: “Sure. Let’s go! Canelo, come on. We’re prepared.”
Crawford added: “You heard it from him. Simply put me within the recreation b****.
“Canelo-Crawford, the most important battle in boxing. However we keep prepared although.
“We keep prepared, that means we ain’t received to prepare.”
Canelo and Crawford might doubtlessly meet at a catchweight however the American has claimed he would transfer as much as 168lbs to make the battle occur.
Boxing WhatsApp channel
