Canelo Alvarez could fight in Britain in 2022. That’s the opinion of Eddie Hearn, the Matchroom chairman who has promoted the recent stages of the Mexican's iconic career.
On Saturday night, Canelo meets Caleb Plant in an attempt to unify every belt at super-middleweight and Hearn has already got his eyes on securing Canelo’s next date if he can overcome Plant.
Victory over the Tennessee fighter will essentially mean that Canelo has cleaned out the 12st division.
With threats existing at middleweight and light-heavyweight, options are still plentiful for the four-division world champion but Hearn holds hope that he can bring Canelo to London for the next phase of his career.
Canelo is no stranger to British fight fans after defeating numerous English champions and contenders such as Billy Joe Saunders, Callum and Liam Smith, Matthew Hatton, and Amir Khan.
After inflicting so much misery on British boxers, it would be quite a turnaround for Canelo to fight in London.
I’ve already spoke to Canelo about coming to England to fight next year,” said Hearn during an Instagram Live session.
“And he would love to do it, love to fight in England.”
Reading one of the comments after making the statement, Hearn responded, "Yes, ‘Canelo vs Ryder in February at the O2 Arena.'”
The Canelo vs. Plant fight will not air on DAZN. However, The DAZN Boxing Show will be in Las Vegas during fight week for live episodes, exclusive interviews and more.