Mexican superstar, undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) was absolutely serious when he talked about the possibility of entering the ring against Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
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interview DAZN was told by British promoter Eddie Hearn, who has recently been organizing Alvarez’s fights.
“I never had the impression, I never even doubted that there was at least one fighter that Canelo would not fight,” Hearn said, answering a question about a possible fight between the Mexican and Usyk. “I think because of what Canelo gave to the sport, because of the risks he took and because of the fights he was in, I think he sincerely wants other champions to do the same and go.” the same way.”
“People like Benavidez, in my opinion, need to come forward to get a fight (with Canelo). Because it’s never a problem for him,” Eddie states. – After Usyk beat Joshua, I sort of joked with him, and he said: “No problem, I will fight Usyk.” And he would have done it in cruiserweight.”
Despite this, Hearn is still confident that the rematch with Bivol is the biggest fight of Alvarez’s career.