By Jake Tiernan: Eddie Hearn is hoping to wrap up a deal quickly between Canelo Alvarez and John Ryder to make an announcement for Might sixth in Guadalajara, Mexico.
This will likely be a homecoming for the previous four-division world champion Canelo (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will likely be returning to Mexico to combat in entrance of his followers after preventing outdoors of the nation since 2011.
Canelo must make a protection of his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship in opposition to his WBO obligatory Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs), nevertheless it’s largely what he desires to do. Ryder is gradual, lacks energy, and isn’t a lot of a menace to beating Canelo.
The 32-year-old Canelo is coming off wrist surgical procedure, and he wants an opponent that gained’t push him the way in which one of many higher fighters at 168 would. Hearn desires Canelo to take this combat as a result of he promotes Ryder.
Ryder to get a profession payday
Additionally, Hearn can be serving to out the 34-year-old Ryder, who has by no means fought a famous person earlier than, and he’ll have the chance to set himself up for all times with the massive payday he’ll get from the Canelo combat.
The one draw back of the Canelo-Ryder combat is for the People, who could have one other lackluster opponent for Canelo after watching him take a semi-tune-up in his final combat in opposition to the pale 40-year-old Gennadiy Golovkin, who seemed nearly aged in his third trilogy match final September.
Canelo vs. Ryder announcement to come back quickly
“The primary focus now could be Canelo Alvarez on Might sixth and Abu Dhabi on June third. The Might sixth announcement ought to come sooner,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to iFL TV. “Each of these are very near an announcement.
“That’s the combat that we’d prefer to make,” mentioned Hearn when requested if John Ryder is the opponent that he desires to match in opposition to Canelo on Might sixth in Guadalajara, Mexico.
“We’re clearly in deep negotiations with everyone to make that [Ryder] occur. Saul mentioned Guadalajara on Might sixth is his subsequent combat. So hopefully, we get an announcement actually quickly, and that’s John Ryder,” mentioned Hearn about his hopes to make an announcement for the Canelo vs. Ryder quickly.
It could be good for the followers if Canelo made a u-turn and selected as an alternative to tackle an opponent that U.S boxing followers need to see him combat by dealing with considered one of these fighters:
David BenavidezDmitry BivolArtur BeterbievJermall Charlo
