Canelo Alvarez next fight: Undisputed crown under threat but Crawford dream remains Associated PressSaul \u2018Canelo\u2019 Alvarez\u2019s next fight plans have taken an unexpected turn after the emergence of a mandatory defense of his IBF title from an unexpected opponent. Alvarez (61-2-2), beat Jaime Munguia via unanimous decision in his last fight to retain his WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas on May 4. All eyes are now on the Mexican\u2019s next move, but fans may not be getting the fight they would have hoped for. Canelo Alvarez next fight Alvarez looked set to face William Scull in a mandatory defense of his IBF belt during his next fight, but it now seems that the Mexican may instead vacate his belt and lose his undisputed crown. Purse bids for the fight vs Scull are scheduled for June 6 after a request to expedite proceedings from the Cuban\u2019s camp. Scull (22-0) was thought to be next up for Alvarez after his promoters, AGON Sports & Events, stated that the IBF has ordered a fight between the pair. Scull beat Evgeny Shvedenko to become the mandatory challenger for the IBF belt and now Alvarez \u2013 the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO super-middleweight champion \u2013 must oblige. David Benavidez (WBC) and David Morell (WBA) were thought to be in line to take on Alvarez, but neither the WBC or WBA enforced their mandatory obligations to take on Alvarez. However, latest reports now suggest that Alvarez will instead vacate his IBF belt rather than defend against Scull as the mandatory challenger. That is according to Boxing Scene, who suggest that Alvarez will keep his WBA, WBC & WBO titles, but set his sights on fighting another opponent instead. Will Alvarez fight Benavidez? Alvarez has stated that, \u201cif the money is right\u201d, he will fight Benavidez. Although Benavidez is set to step up to light-heavyweight to face Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his next fight, it is still considered the fight to make in the super-middleweight division. \u201cIf the money\u2019s right \u2026 I can fight [Benavidez] right now,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t give a s**t. It\u2019s only a matter of money at this point. Everybody is asking for everything. \u201cWhen I fought [Erislandy] Lara, Austin Trout, Miguel Angel Cotto, [Floyd] Mayweather, Billy Joe Saunders, GGG, everybody said I don\u2019t want to fight them, and I fought all of them. So right now \u2026 I can do whatever I want.\u201d Being as big a fighter as Alvarez is, it is natural for fans to want to see him take on the biggest fights. Right now, there is no contest wanted more by the boxing community than a bout with Benavidez. \u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 is adamant that a fight between himself and Alvarez has to be made. \u201cThe fans now are getting upset because this is the biggest fight on the table,\u201d the 27-year-old told ESPN. \u201cWhy are we going to leave it on the table for no reason? \u201cThis is a fight that has to happen. \u2026 I\u2019m going to keep putting these types of performances on where people are going to want to see it. The demand of this fight is really high. It\u2019s bad blood. I don\u2019t like him. He doesn\u2019t like me.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s not going to fight me,\u201d he added. \u201cI think he\u2019s just running out of things to say. He\u2019s literally said every excuse. He said that I only bring 25 pounds in and I\u2019m not nothing. I\u2019m this and that. I\u2019m not dedicated, I\u2019m not respectful. \u201cI think he\u2019s scared of him losing and then me taking all his [fans]. That\u2019s what it is. I don\u2019t really think he\u2019s scared of me. I think he doesn\u2019t want me to get the torch passed.\u201d Turki Alalshikh wants Alvarez vs Crawford Turki Alalshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia \u2013 the man who holds the largest purse strings in boxing \u2013 wants Terence Crawford to fight Canelo Alvarez. \u201cI am working on Canelo and Crawford, I want this fight,\u201d he told the MMA Hour. \u201cWe are thinking to do it in America. \u201cWe want it huge, in the biggest stadium and a big PPV. We want to do it at the end of the year or at the beginning of [next] year. \u201cI hope nobody stands in our way from doing something like this \u2013 the promoters or the belts. In the end, if we want it we will do it.\u201d He was in charge charge of organising Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and although that fight is being held in Saudi Arabia, a Stateside fight between the pair now seems a possibility. For all the biggest results and upcoming fights this year, check out Dexerto\u2019s 2024 boxing schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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