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Chris Eubank Jr has emerged arsenic nan daze frontrunner to look Canelo Alvarez - pinch nan British combatant closing successful connected a changeable astatine nan undisputed super-middleweight king.
Canelo past defended his 168lbs crown successful ascendant manner against Jaime Munguia backmost successful May, dropping his chap Mexican to nan canvas earlier earning a comfortable unanimous determination victory.
After racking up his 4th consecutive win, nan 33-year-old is now connected nan hunt for his adjacent force arsenic he eyes a return to nan ringing later this year.
And according to ESPN's Salvador Rodriguez, Eubank Jr is nan caller favourite to situation boxing's biggest rate cattle next.
It is believed nan erstwhile WBA title challenger - who has not fought since avenging his conclusion to chap Brit Liam Smith backmost successful September - now finds himself successful rod position aft being listed arsenic a imaginable opponent.
Chris Eubank Jr (right) has emerged arsenic nan daze frontrunner to look Canelo Alvarez (left)
He has agelong called for a showdown pinch Canelo, only to beryllium snubbed for a changeable astatine nan four-weight world champion successful caller years.
However, 2 months retired from his 35th day Eubank Jr whitethorn yet beryllium successful statement for nan blockbuster payday he has agelong been craving.
Fans person been clamoring for Canelo to scrap it retired pinch different of his chap Mexicans, nan fearsome David Benavidez Jr, for rather immoderate time, yet he appears to person small liking successful that grudge lucifer pinch his compatriot.
He precocious told Fight Hub TV astir Benavidez, who has claimed 24 of his 29 consecutive victories by knockout: 'Maybe it’s 1 of nan biggest fights, who knows. But you know, he brings thing to he array for me, he conscionable brings 25 pounds connected nan nighttime of nan fight.
'But I consciousness if immoderate promoter, not him because he’s not successful a position to connection thing maine immoderate money, I’m nan one, but if 1 promoter who I activity with, if they connection $150m-$200m, I conflict tomorrow. That’s nan only logic I conflict pinch him, nan only point he brings to nan array is 25 much pounds.
Canelo is connected nan hunt for his adjacent force aft beating Jaime Munguia successful May
Eubank has not fought since avenging his conclusion against chap Brit Liam Smith successful September
'No unit to make nan fight, I don’t request to conflict anybody, I don’t request to beryllium thing to anybody because I retrieve erstwhile this happened pinch Golovkin. I don’t request to beryllium thing to anybody.'
Canelo has been considered 1 of nan apical 10 pound-for-pound fighters successful boxing for adjacent to a decade, losing conscionable 2 of his 65 pro contests while clinching world titles successful 4 abstracted weight classes.
Eubank, meanwhile, is yet to get his hands connected a recognized world title aft antecedently winning nan lesser-regarded IBO strap astatine super-middleweight.
