Ben Shalom believes it is more likely that any fight between Canelo Alvarez and Chris Eubank Jr. would go ahead in the US, rather than Britain.
Canelo has often been linked with a fight in England before he retires, but Eubank Jr.’s promoter thinks that the scheduled clash between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois on September 21 (live on DAZN), means another big stadium fight in the same month is impractical.
Eubank and Canelo are yet to agree to a fight, but Shalom has said there are discussions around a potential bout.
Speaking to BoxingScene, he explained why he thinks any event in September is suited to Las Vegas.
“We have talked about [staging the fight in the UK],” he said.
“The difficulty we’ve had with that one is that with the ‘AJ’ [versus Daniel Dubois] card on September 21 it’s hard to envision another stadium card a week either side of that.
“That’s been the main barrier. I think Canelo knows that if he’s to box in the UK, which he is attracted to for the sake of his legacy, then Eubank is the only opponent who could generate the sort of numbers that he’d want and the spectacle he’d want.
“That is ongoing and being talked about, but the initial offer has all been around Las Vegas in September.”
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