Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas feels that celebrity Canelo Alvarez ought to struggle in London subsequent in late September in opposition to Chris Eubank Jr. for his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship title protection.
Eubank Jr. in London: The Cash Transfer
Canelo’s subsequent opponent nonetheless hasn’t been confirmed for his subsequent struggle. Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) has surprisingly emerged because the frontrunner in that struggle.
Atlas views the Eubank Jr. struggle as one that can make Canelo some huge cash, given the curiosity British followers would have in seeing him compete in opposition to certainly one of their very own fighters. It’s a conflict that may promote a whole lot of tickets in one of many venues in London, and it will do fairly properly.
Canelo’s hand is being compelled as a result of the UFC is scheduling certainly one of its occasions on the Mexican Independence Day vacation weekend on September 14th, which might battle with Alvarez’s contest.
It’s believed that if Canelo does struggle on that date, he would face Edgar Berlanga, and that’s not a sufficiently big match-up for him to compete in a UFC occasion on the identical evening. Berlanga has followers within the New York Metropolis space of the state, however not an attraction past that,
Followers would ideally prefer to see Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) defend in opposition to his WBC obligatory David Benavidez. Nonetheless, he’s already acknowledged that he gained’t take that struggle with out being given $200 million, and he’s adamant about that.
A struggle in opposition to Benavidez shouldn’t be occurring, nevertheless it doesn’t matter. Canelo is such an enormous star that he doesn’t want an enormous identify for his occasions to deliver good numbers. Eubank Jr. is greater than adequate for Canelo to make use of as his subsequent opponent, and it helps that he can fill a venue in London.
“Should you can deliver it to London, that’s the cash transfer. You need the [biggest] crowd. You don’t have Mexican Independence Day; you go to London,” stated Teddy Atlas to Probox TV about what Canelo ought to do.
