Eddie Hearn Says Canelo Alvarez Is ‘Very Likely’ To Fight John Ryder In May

Eddie Hearn has Canelo Alvarez’s next fight and opponent set.

According to the Matchroom boxing promoter, Alvarez is set to return in May and will likely face John Ryder who has called for this fight for quite some time. Ryder is coming off wins over Daniel Jacobs and Zach Parker and with that, Hearn thinks the time is now to make the Alvarez fight.

“Thankfully, the opportunity arose for John Ryder. He’s had a great year,” said Hearn, who promotes Ryder (via BoxingScene). “If Canelo Alvarez is looking for that interim WBO fight, I’d love to bring Canelo Alvarez to the UK. It would be huge for British boxing. I think he’d love it as well, and I think John Ryder is deserving of that opportunity after the year he’s had and the wins he’s had. So hopefully, we can make that happen. Emirates is a fantastic stadium [for Canelo vs. Ryder]. Wembley, of course, is the home of the big fights. Any big stadium and the British fight fans would love to see Canelo Alvarez in the UK. We could do something really special. This could be our chance to bring Canelo to the UK. It would be unbelievable. We’ll see if we can get it over the line.”

If the fight does get booked, Canelo Alvarez’s coach likes the style matchup and believes it would be an entertaining fight due to their styles. John Ryder is also looking forward to the matchup as he believes he can stun the Mexican.

“It would be massive. He’s a global superstar, and to get him to my hometown would be amazing,” Ryder told iD Boxing. “I’d go to Guadalajara or Acapulco to fight him. Yeah, if it could be made, I’d fight him wherever. To be a potential world champion, but that obviously comes with it. It’s one of those things. If Canelo vacates, I’ll be a world champion, but I don’t want to be a world champion by being upgraded. I want to fight him. I want to fight a good champion and go out and make a statement and get all the marbles.”

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