After Mexican star, the present face of boxing, Canelo Alvarez offers with Edgar Berlanga, as nearly everybody feels would be the case on September 14 in Las Vegas, the massive query will likely be – who subsequent for Canelo? And at this present second in time, it’s not an particularly simple query to reply.
Canelo we all know won’t give us the struggle we wish, and have wished for thus lengthy, this a struggle towards David Benavidez. So what WILL Canelo give us subsequent? As quite a few people have identified, Canelo doesn’t have too many apparent worthy opponents at 168 kilos proper now.
As such, and fairly amazingly, Chris Eubank Jr is in with an actual shot at touchdown a struggle with Canelo subsequent 12 months. Overlook that Eubank has accomplished nothing to earn the possibility. Talking of a man who has earned a shot at Alvarez, WBC and Ring Journal NO1 ranked tremendous middleweight Christian Mbilli is asking for the following go at Canelo.
Canelo we all know just isn’t too bothered about holding onto his assortment of belts, with the 34 12 months outdated lately vacating his IBF belt as a result of he wasn’t in any respect excited by combating the man on the prime of the IBF pile (this being William Scull).
However as Mbilli’s promoter Camile Estephan mentioned when talking with Ring.TV.com, “who else if not Mbilli?” Estephan mentioned he really believes Mbilli, 28-0(23) and coming off a one-sided win over the harder than powerful Sergey Derevyanchenko, can beat Canelo. “It’s apparent he ought to struggle Canelo,” Estephan mentioned of Mbilli.
29 12 months outdated Mbilli of France believes it too. Estephan mentioned if the struggle happened in Canada, an enormous area can be required, however that he doesn’t suppose Canelo will conform to struggle Mbilli in Canada – “[not] the primary one anyway – if we beat him we’ll give him a rematch, we’ll have it right here,” he mentioned.
Mbilli just isn’t solely a worthy Canelo foe, the all-action Frenchman can also be a lot enjoyable to look at, an actual fan-favourite. Mbilli, who throws so many punches he could make an opponent really feel as if he had been caught in a blizzard, has additionally proven a chin, nice stamina, and a few severe starvation and need.
It received’t be Benavidez subsequent for Canelo, it shouldn’t in any approach be Eubank Jr, so who else can it’s however Mbilli? Diego Pacheco has been talked about and the unbeaten contender is asking for a go at Canelo. However Mbilli is definitely the perfect, the obvious subsequent problem for Canelo.
Alvarez has needed to take heed to plenty of criticism from followers who strongly really feel he has flat-out ducked Benavidez. If the drum will get banged sufficient for a struggle with Mbilli, with Mbilli remaining unbeaten and by no means stopping calling Canelo out, the Mexican warrior will certainly not let followers down once more……will he?
