Canelo Alvarez is gearing up for his monumental showdown with Terence Crawford.
It was confirmed earlier this month that the 34-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico will lock horns with Crawford on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo will defend his undisputed super-middleweight championship against the 37-year-old from Omaha, who is making the jump up in two weight classes from his last outing for this mega-fight.
Despite being in preparations for what could be one of the toughest tests of his career, something he has admitted himself, Canelo is already being pencilled in for the third fight in his Riyadh Season deal.
In an interview with the Ring Magazine, the man behind the deal, Turki Alalshikh, outlined what he wants to come next for Canelo after he closes the book on his rivalry with Crawford.
“We have the second fight if everything goes right in February for Canelo … It’s May fight, it is going to be against one of the two options, [Hamzah] Sheeraz or [Chris] Eubank Jr, I am thinking like this.”
Chris Eubank Jr is coming off the most high-profile win of his career, beating familial rival Conor Benn over the distance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Though the pair are heading towards a rematch, he has made it clear that he wants Canelo after that.
Hamzah Sheeraz makes his super-middleweight debut next month against former Alvarez victim Edgar Berlanga, with a statement performance setting up the clash Alalshikh wants to see.