Ahead of his September return for Canelo Alvarez, trainer Eddy Reynoso has mapped out how the final chapter of his career might look, and who he would like to face.
Last year, Canelo became a two-time undisputed super-middleweight world champion when he outpointed Cuba’s William Scull to regain the IBF world title, having vacated it the year prior.
That triumph set up a legendary clash with Terence Crawford, who had held the undisputed title at both super-lightweight and welterweight, moving up three divisions from his most natural weight-class for a shot at Canelo’s crown.
Remarkably, Crawford pulled off the upset to hand Canelo a first career defeat at 168lbs, with that defeat convincing many fight fans that the Mexican’s best days are behind him. Yet, despite the victory, it was ‘Bud’ who retired during the aftermath, vacating all four super-middleweight belts, and Canelo who vowed to fight on.
When Alvarez returns from injury in September, newly-crowned WBC ruler Christian Mbilli will be his opponent. However, in an interview with The Ring, Reynoso admitted that he would still like to pursue a rematch with Crawford.
“If Crawford returns, let’s make the rematch happen. As a trainer, I can see the modifications that we need to make for the Crawford rematch and for the results to go our way.”
Unfortunately for the Mexican duo, Crawford has recently reiterated that he is content in retirement, even despite boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh also calling for the rematch, meaning mega money would be offered.
Reynoso all confirmed that Canelo’s immediate future lies at super-middleweight, and effectively ruled out ever facing David Benavidez despite extreme fan interest.
