Chris Eubank Jr. believes that he could fight Canelo Alvarez as soon as May next year.
The 34-year-old Briton is looking for a high-profile clash after winning his rematch with Liam Smith last year, and he had been mentioned as a surprise name for Alvarez.
The Mexican is believed to want to fight in Britain at least once before he retires, and Eubank would be a big name to draw a crowd from his home country. Canelo has chosen to fight Edgar Berlanga on September 14, live on DAZN, and tends to fight each May for Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Eubank suggested that May 2025 could be the date.
“I think May next year” he said, reported BoxingScene. “We were in talks with him and his team for his next fight. We couldn’t come to an agreement. It was very last minute.
“The numbers weren’t right, the business wasn’t right and I’ve been out of the ring for a year. This wasn’t a fight that I could take after a year off. I wasn’t going in there for a payday like so many other fighters have. I’m going in there to win and I want to give myself the best chance possible.
“That means being able to come off consistent fights, consistent camps and then go into the biggest fight in world boxing at the moment not coming off a year lay-off. I think activity and consistency over the next six months and get this man in May.
“There’s only a few guys that ‘Canelo’ can fight. There is not a pool of fighters that the public want him to fight and that he can fight. There’s very few names so I don’t need to rush.”
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