Chris Eubank Jr. revealed that his promoter has started discussions with Canelo Alvarez for a fight in 2025. Highly ranked middleweight rival Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) believes that a fight between him and Mexican super Canelo will sell. Wembley Stadium in London.
Eubank Jr. is not known to US fans, and it would take a lot of over-the-top theatrics during the build-up to get fans interested in buying on PPV, especially if it’s priced at $89.99like Canelo’s last fight against the undrafted Edgar Berlanga on September 14th. That’s a lot of money for Americans to pay for a matchup against a British celebrity fighter.
Eubank Jr: The conversations have begun
It takes a lot of selling to get the US fans interested because Eubank Jr. would be seen as another John Ryder and Billy Joe Saunders type mismatch. Canelo would make money fighting an old sub-par fighter who is more of a celebrity-level boxer than a true contender.
Eubank Jr. he never won a world title during his 13-year career. He mostly fought at British and European level, facing both domestic and traveling fighters. Last year, Eubank Jr. he was defeated in the fourth round by fringe candidate Liam Smith on 21 January 2023.
Eubank Jr., 35, says a fight between him and Canelo would have a huge build-up that would have fans excited to see them fight. He feels three-time unified super middleweight champion Canelo has few options now that David Benavidez has moved up to 175.
Eubank Jr. states that the only possibilities for Canelo are light heavyweights Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, but they fight at 175. He feels that he is a better option for Canelo.
“We’ve already started small conversations around the Canelo fight. If he’s ever going to fight in the UK, this is the fight, and it’s going to sell out at Wembley Stadium,” said Eubank Jr. Sky Sports Boxing about a fight between him and Canelo Alvarez. “I can become the face of boxing.
Obviously, the fans would ridicule Canelo if he chose to fight Eubank Jr. because he is not seen as a top level fighter in the eyes of the fans in the know. Eubank Jr. he is seen as a Conor Benn type of fighter who is only popular because of his famous father and makes good money fighting non-world level competition in the UK.
“We’ve already started small conversations around the Canelo fight,” promoter Ben Shalom said. “I think it’s a fight that interests Canelo.”
It will not go well if Canelo chooses to fight Eubank Jr. However, if this is a type of retirement tour fight, it is understandable why he would want to scoop from the bottom of the barrel to take this lackluster opponent for an easy one. pay day at the expense of the fans.
Canelo can price the fight as much as the market will have at $89.99 and count on his loyal fans to buy the Cinco de Mayo party in May 2025.
