Chris Eubank Jr. has been added to the combination for celebrity Canelo Alvarez’s subsequent battle in September.
In line with Salvador Rodriguez, Eubank Jr. is now the favourite to be the following opponent for Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KO). If the previous IBO tremendous middleweight champion Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) will get the slot, he’ll transfer up from the 160-lb division to face Alvarez.
“The British Chris Eubank Jr. joined the checklist of doable rivals for Canelo and is now the favourite to shut an settlement,” stated Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Knockout on X.
Why Eubank Jr.?
WBA obligatory Edgar Berlanga and former two-division world champion Jermall Charlo had been the 2 fighters that had been lately talked about as potential opponents into consideration by Canelo and his supervisor/coach Eddy Reynoso for his subsequent battle on September 14th or two to 3 weeks later.
Selecting Eubank Jr. would work effectively for Canelo as a result of it might please the UK boxing followers, and it wouldn’t upset the U.S public as a lot as it might if he selects Berlanga or Jermall as his subsequent opponent. Eubank Jr. can be choosing the least poison of the bunch.
Considerations about Different Contenders
Canelo wants a tune-up opponent that can put together him for Terence Crawford, and Eubank Jr. is about nearly as good because it will get to serve that function. Berlanga wouldn’t work as a result of he’s an everyday run-of-the-mill slugger with restricted boxing abilities and would seemingly crumble as quickly as Canelo turns up the warmth on him.
Within the case of Jermall Charlo, Canelo can be taking a danger through the use of him as his subsequent opponent as a result of the 34-year-old won’t make it by coaching camp with out some subject, inflicting him to tug out. Canelo can’t afford that.
Eubank Jr.’s Latest Performances
The 34-year-old Eubank Jr. is coming off a tenth-round knockout win over former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith of their rematch on September 2nd, 2023, on the Manchester Enviornment in Manchester, England.
In Euhank Jr’s earlier battle, he was upset by Smith, struggling a shock fourth-round knockout defeat on January 21, 2023. Many followers attribute that defeat to Eubank Jr. being overconfident, not giving the heavy-handed Smith the respect he deserved by preventing together with his again towards the ropes and getting shelled to the canvas.
Eubank Jr. took Smith extra critically of their rematch and dominated the battle, breaking him down slowly to attain a knockout within the tenth. Smith did seem weight drained, and it’s unclear how a lot that affected his efficiency on the night time.
