Canelo Alvarez vs. Badou Jack Talks Reportedly Going ‘Very Well’

Canelo Alvarez could be facing Badou Jack next time out for the WBC cruiserweight title.

Alvarez is currently the undisputed champ at super middleweight but according to reports, he could move all the way up to 200lbs to face Jack.

Of course, Alvarez has not shied away from moving up in weight to try and get the biggest challenge and Amer Abdullah, the head of Boxing at Saudi Arabia-based Skill Challenge Entertainment – who also represents Jack – says talks are going well for that fight.

“Yeah we are currently in discussion with Canelo’s team. I am talking directly to them and of course we represent Badou as a Skill Challenge Promotions athlete,” Abdullah said to BoxingScene. “The talks are going very well. I’m hoping that the talks progress and I think we have a lot of the negotiations and terms met with everybody satisfied. There are one or two more sticking points that I’m hoping won’t turn out to be sticking points. But Canelo is a very established guy and his team know what they’re doing.

“Sometimes fights don’t work out because of the little things that come at the end and sometimes everybody is able to come to a mutual understanding and agree it. I’m an internal optimist so I always look for the best-case scenario. I’m hoping a Badou Jack v Canelo fight does work out. It would not be in September though,” Abdullah said.

As of right now, when the fight will take place is uncertain, but if it does it will be a massive fight.

However, it still hasn’t been fully agreed to, so there is a chance both Jack and Alvarez have different opponents next time out.

 “I’m hoping we can get this thing over the line but Badou has other options. We are looking at possibly a Bridgerweight fight, to win a title in a fourth division,” Abdullah added. “But he also has mandatories at cruiser, and a potential Makabu rematch still. I think in the next couple of weeks we will be able to make an announcement on what’s going to be next for him.”

Who do you think would win, Badou Jack or Canelo Alvarez?