Canelo Alvarez is seemingly inching nearer in the direction of securing a right away world title shot following his factors defeat to Terence Crawford final yr.
The 35-year-old misplaced his undisputed super-middleweight crown in September, with Crawford claiming a unanimous choice victory after shifting up two weight courses.
However whereas ‘Bud’ introduced his retirement a number of months later, Canelo has opted to stay within the sport for a short while longer.
It was introduced by Turki Alalshikh final month, actually, that the Mexican will headline a card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this September.
Together with that, Alalshikh added that Canelo is about to face one of many champions at 168lbs, presenting him with a chance to reclaim one in all his titles.
Because it stands, the one present male super-middleweight world champions are Christian Mbilli and Jose Armando Resendiz, with the WBO and IBF titles remaining vacant following Crawford’s departure.
And, of the 2, WBC champion Mbilli is maybe the apparent candidate for a Canelo conflict, given his fan-friendly fashion and Alvarez’s historically productive relationship with the WBC.
The unbeaten Frenchman comes off a 10-round draw with Lester Martinez, that includes on the undercard of Canelo-Crawford, which noticed Mbilli retain his WBC ‘interim’ strap.
Since then, the sanctioning physique has elevated him from ‘interim’ to full world champion, with the 30-year-old now looking for a worthy challenger to defend his title towards.
Talking with Sky Sports activities, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman named Alvarez, amongst others, as a attainable choice.
“We’re going to handle the state of affairs within the following weeks to see what’s arising for Mbilli and the division.
“After all, Canelo, [Jaime] Munguia, Lester Martinez, Luka Plantic – there are such a lot of fighters who could make nice fights for the champion.”
Ought to he safe a battle with Mbilli, then this may be Canelo’s first outing since his defeat to Crawford.
