WBA interim-middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. believes his style would create a lot of fireworks in a potential clash with Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Eubank had a solid 2019. He scored two knockdowns in his big decision win over former champion James DeGale, who retired in the aftermath. And then he picked up the WBA's interim-title with a second round TKO over Matt Korobov, who suffered a shoulder injury and was unable to continue.

Now Eubank, like other fighters, is waiting for his next opportunity - which can't be scheduled until the coronavirus pandemic is over.

 

Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez intends to fight at super middleweight in his next bout. The most likely opponent is WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders. WBA champion Callum Smith was also in the running to secure that lucrative opportunity.

However, Eubank Jr. is confident that he would bring a lot more excitement in a fight with Canelo. 

He believes Saunders would make it a very dull contest, and Eubank feels Smith is not deserving of the opportunity after his controversial decision win over John Ryder. 

"It would be a more exciting fight with me [against Canelo] rather than Saunders or Smith," Eubank Jr. said to Sky Sports.

"The entire world knows that Saunders would run for 12 rounds in a boring fight then would be caught and knocked out. That is not a fight I'm interested in seeing. I don't get the interest. Saunders has a belt which is the only reason he has this opportunity but, who knows, maybe that belt won't be with him for much longer if he's banned after what he's done.

"Smith's performance against John Ryder? We saw a lot of weaknesses in his game. Canelo is a far superior version of Ryder in terms of his style - come-forward, inside-fighting. Smith couldn't deal with that against Ryder so what are they thinking? He barely got past Ryder. I think Ryder won that fight.