Despite the fact that a few months ago there was speculation that Saúl Álvarez could fight in Mexico at the 2012, the chances of seeing him in his own country have been reduced after the statements of Eddie Hearn, the president of Matchroom Boxing, the promoter company in charge of the Aztec boxer’s upcoming battles, since he declared that Canelo wants this fight to be in London.
In a chat with talkSPORT, the promoter was encouraged to talk about the third fight of the Mexican and everything seems to indicate that it will not be in Mexico or the United States.
“Canelo wants to fight in London in December”, said Hearn, before explaining that the Aztec boxer’s desire is to enter new markets, in fact, he managed the Arena O2 as a tentative venue. , a venue that has hosted events such as the Olympic Games of 2012 and concerts by artists such as Prince, Pet Shop Boys, Keane, Celine Dion and Ariana Grande, among others.
As for the rivals that Saúl Álvarez could face, Hearn launched three names:
“John Ryder or the winner of Joshua Buatsi vs. Craig Richards. We are prepared to supply him for one of those fights in London. Buatsi vs. Richards is a fight in which the winner can claim to be in those types of fights with Canelo”, explained the promoter.
🇲🇽 SAUL WANTS TO FIGHT IN LONDON!
🥊 Promoter Eddie Hearn assured that @Canelo wants a fight against a British man in December:
🗣 “he He wants to fight in London. John Ryder or the winner of Buatsi vs Richards. We are well placed to provide him for one of those fights” pic.twitter.com/9GiEpuzhPp— Boxeo Telemundo (@BoxeoTelemundo) April 20, 2012
There is still a lot of time ahead and everything can happen before that function Meanwhile, Canelo is focused on his first match of the year, which will be on May 7 against Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas, later he could face Gennady Golovkin in September and close his year professional with another fight in December, which is just the one that is brewing.
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