If Canelo Alvarez faces Chris Eubank Jr next it may well be extremely beneficial for Terence Crawford.
Saudi boxing chief HE Turki Alalshikh is hoping to stage a super fight between Canelo and Crawford in the not-so-distant future over in Riyadh.
‘Bud’ is working with the HE Alalshikh for his upcoming clash against WBA super-welterweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3 in Los Angeles.
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Provided he comes through that fight unscathed, then a blockbuster showdown with Canelo may well happen next.
HE Alalshikh is aiming for the fight to take place in either December or January.
Eubank Jr is reportedly the frontrunner to box Canelo in his next outing this September while Edgar Berlanga is also said to be an alternative option.
Crawford will be hoping Canelo goes with the former as Eubank Jr is his training partner.
If Eubank Jr lands the fight then he will able to give the American plenty of inside information ahead of his own date with the Mexican superstar.
Meanwhile, Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre – who trains both men – will benefit from preparing a game plan to face Canelo twice in a row.
‘Bomac’ has trained Crawford his entire professional career, while he linked up with Eubank Jr ahead of his rematch with Liam Smith last September.
Eubank Jr has often bounced between different trainers having previously worked with Roy Jones Jr, Ronnie Davies, Adam Booth and even his father Chris Eubank Sr.
But the way in which he rebounded under McIntyre to dismantle Smith after suffering a devastating stoppage defeat eight months prior, suggests ‘Bomac’ is a good fit and will therefore take the reins again for his next fight.
Eubank Jr has been out of action since beating Smith and has been campaigning for a fight with Canelo for several years now to no avail.
He has yet to win a world title as a professional but could have the opportunity to box Canelo for his undisputed super-middleweight crown this summer.
It’s a move his father Eubank Sr would approve of, having previously suggested that a fight with Canelo would help drastically shift his son’s public perception.
He told talkSPORT: “Let’s get to the point, Canelo is the only person he’s gonna be able to fight now to redeem any type of respect from the fighting public.
“Real fighters, real boxing people. I know how you win respect, it’s not beating a Liam Smith.
“Junior, this is what my view is – your saving grace is going to be Canelo. You’re never gonna get back down to 160lbs, I won’t allow that to happen anyway.
“You’re a 168lbs fighter, Canelo is your way to win respect and you cannot beat him, not Canelo.
“The only way you can beat him is if Daddy is next to you. That’s it.”
