Turki Alalshikh says he’s engaged on a battle for Terence Crawford in 2025. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is recovering from an damage and beginning to practice once more. Alalshikh needs to fulfill with Crawford in January to “talk about” a battle.
Turki’s Crawford Plans
Turki says he nonetheless hopes to prepare a battle between Crawford and unified three-belt tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in 2025. He’ll see if he can accomplish that within the subsequent month or two.
Crawford, 37, has been pushing for the battle with Canelo, however he might should look in one other course if Alalshikh can’t arrange a battle with the Mexican star. There are the 154-lb champions Bakhram Murtazaliev and Sebastian Fundora, who could be splendid for WBA junior middleweight champion Crawford to battle in a unification.
“I feel he’s injured now. We had been planning on having one thing with him. I’ll talk about with him possibly in January,” stated Turki Alalshikh to Battle Hub TV, speaking about Terence Crawford. “I noticed him final week in Hamburg. He stated he has just a little damage, and he’s beginning to rehab now, and he’s coaching once more.
“He’s certainly one of our plans to see him battle in 2025. We hope. He needs this battle, so why not,” stated Turki when requested if the objective is for a battle between Crawford and Canelo Alvarez subsequent yr.
“We’ll see within the subsequent month or two months. Let’s see,” stated Turki about his doable negotiation with Canelo.
