Canelo Alvarez’s coach/supervisor, Eddy Reynoso, revealed that in the event that they’re victorious in opposition to Edgar Berlanga on September 14th, they plan to combat in December in Japan.
Reynoso didn’t say who Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) will combat in Japan. There aren’t any Japanese fighters near Canelo’s weight class, however maybe they’ve a suggestion for a crossover fighter keen to come back from a unique sport to face Alvarez.
Japan wouldn’t be a perfect location for Canelo to face Terence Crawford as a result of it’s a match that might usher in massive numbers if it’s staged within the States. That’s a combat that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is enthusiastic about placing collectively. Nevertheless, Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Knockout stories that Workforce Canelo isn’t “shut” to accepting the provides from Turki for a combat. He doesn’t say which combat, however it could appear probably that he’s referring to the Crawford match.
For a combat of that magnitude, Canelo would rightfully ask for $200 million as a result of Floyd Mayweather Jr. earned $240M for his combat in opposition to Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
Crawford clearly isn’t in the identical league as Pacquiao was again then, however attributable to its oddity, this combat may nonetheless make some huge cash. Crawford could be transferring up two divisions after preventing simply as soon as at 154 to face Canelo at 168.
Crawford didn’t look good final weekend, profitable a controversial determination in opposition to WBA 154-lb champion Israil Madrimov, however informal followers gained’t care. They’ll nonetheless be enthusiastic about seeing Canelo combat Crawford.
Followers within the U.S. would favor Canelo keep within the States and combat a stay physique, like David Benavidez, as a result of he’s been taking it straightforward with mismatches recently since his loss to Dmitry Bivol in 2022. It seems that Canelo is on a retirement tour, dealing with weak opposition solely earlier than hanging up his gloves.
We’ve seen Floyd Mayweather Jr. combat a few non-boxers in exhibition matches in Japan. Just lately, Manny Pacquiao fought a non-boxer Rukiya Anpo final July in an exhibition match in Japan. Maybe Canelo goes in that path and becoming a member of within the well-paying enjoyable.
“Workforce Canelo informed me that they don’t seem to be near the provides that Turki [Alalshikh] makes, but when they beat [Edgar] Berlanga in September, as they hope, Canelo
may combat in Japan in December. The plan is to transcend the American continent,’ mentioned Salvador Rodriguez on X, discussing a possible location for Canelo Alvarez’s subsequent combat this 12 months.
