Chris Eubank Jr. has revealed why his combat in opposition to Canelo Alvarez by no means occurred in October, with the 35-year-old saying that he wasn’t supplied sufficient cash for the bout.
Why Did Chris Eubank Jr. Not Battle Canelo Alvarez?
Chris Eubank Jr. was speculated to combat Canelo Alvarez in October, however the super-middleweight bout was cancelled with no clarification given as to why the bout by no means occurred.
Eubank Jr. has spoken this week for the primary time for the reason that bout was cancelled, explaining why he by no means stepped into the ring in opposition to Alvarez final month.
“They have been making an attempt to make that combat for this September,” Eubank mentioned. “Me being the businessman that I’m, understood that the deal they have been giving me was no good.
“For a man who’s making 35 to 50 million a combat, don’t provide me the numbers you have been providing me. To a traditional man on the street, that’s life altering. It’s not life altering to me, and I do know what’s being made all over the place else, so don’t give me these numbers.”
There was loads of hypothesis as to why Eubank cancelled the combat, however cash wasn’t the one situation for the British star who had been out of the ring for over a 12 months.
“In order that was one situation,” he continued. “One other situation was, and crucial situation, I’ve been out of the ring for a 12 months. I’m not simply stepping into there. I’m stepping into there to beat Canelo.
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“I’m not stepping into there to you already know, simply make up considered one of his reveals like so many different guys do. Get a bit of cash and bounce. No, I need that man scalped.”
Eubank’s final combat got here in a rematch in opposition to Liam Smith, with ‘Subsequent Gen’ getting revenge on Smith in 2023 through TKO after a ten spherical slog.
There was no talks of rescheduling the boxing match for the long run, so it seems that negotiations have damaged down between the fighters with each events shifting on to greener pastures… for now.
As a substitute of preventing Alvarez, Eubank will now make his return to the ring on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard in October. Eubank is ready to combat Kamil Szeremeta on October twelfth, who’s unbeaten in his final six bouts.
