Canelo Alvarez Cautioned About ‘Super Risky’ Move to Cruiserweight

Canelo Alvarez enjoyed a terrific 2021, and he was right at the peak of his boxing run. Alvarez was eager to bag all the super-middleweight belts, and he ended up achieving what he wanted to. That said, he fought four times in 11 months, rolling out some performances worth remembering. Since then, Alvarez is trending over the internet for his potential cruiserweight move.

Recently, former boxing icon Erik Morales was in a chat with Fight Hub TV. Here, he shed light on the p4p king’s potential move to the cruiserweight frame.

He said, “I think it’s a great opportunity for fighters in that weight division. He a world champion in four divisions and he can be the first Mexican and Latino to be a 5-division world champion. I think it’s something good but super risky, but it will be worth it.”

A few days after his sensational win over Caleb Plant, Alvarez and his team opened up about moving to the cruiserweight landscape. Also, it was reported that Canelo will square off with WBC cruiserweight champ, Ilunga Makabu.

Also, this fight was expected in May 2022. However, promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed this contest won’t come to fruition in May. With this, there is uncertainty about Canelo Alvarez’s next outing.

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Many fans and fighters seem confused regarding Canelo‘s boxing run in 2022. If he remains at the 168-pound landscape, he’ll have to defend his titles against every mandatory contender popping up in the scenario.

Who will Canelo Alvarez fight next?

After Eddie Hearn’s above comments, a lot of fans began drawing matchups of Canelo with other boxing names. Also, it was later reported that Canelo will battle out his long-time rival, Jermall Charlo.

For now, this fight isn’t official, but it is expected to materialize by the Cinco de Mayo weekend.

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Irrespective of Canelo’s move up to the cruiserweight roster, a fight with Charlo holds massive abilities to be a sure-shot entertainer.

It’ll be interesting to see if the two rivals meet each other on the above-mentioned timeline.