Willy Hutchinson reveals Canelo Alvarez contact and vows to 'box his head off'

Following reports that Willy Hutchinson is being considered as the next opponent for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the new WBC light heavyweight champion has confirmed that talks are at a preliminary stage.

The 28-year-old Scot claimed the vacant belt on Saturday when he avenged his defeat to Joshua Buatsi with a points victory over 12 rounds in Manchester, England.

It was a third consecutive victory for Hutchinson, taking his record to 21-2 (14 KOs), since Buatsi edged him via split decision in 2024. His only other defeat came in a major British upset against Lennox Clarke in 2021.

It would be an even bigger upset, however, should Hutchinson defeat Alvarez, 64-3-2 (39 KOs), if the fight comes to fruition.

The Mexican superstar bounced back from his September 2025 loss to Terence Crawford when he regained the WBC super middleweight title in Saudi Arabia on October 31.

Following that impressive victory, fellow 168lbs contenders Hamzah Sheeraz and Lester Martinez were reportedly in the running to face the four-division champion next.

Hutchinson, however, may have jumped to the front of the queue now that he holds the green-and-gold belt at 175lbs – a title yet to find its way into Alvarez’s substantial collection.

"I've had a phone call about [fighting Alvarez]. I'm ready for that,” Hutchinson told talkSPORT.

"That would be one I'd open my arms to. I think he is too small and too old.”

Alvarez is 1-1 at light heavyweight. In 2019, in one of the finest performances of his career, he stopped Sergey Kovalev in 11 rounds to win the WBO belt. A bid for the WBA title three years later proved unsuccessful, however, when he was outpointed by Dmitry Bivol.

Ominously for Hutchinson, Alvarez is 8-0 against British opposition.

"I think I'd box his head off,” Hutchinson countered “He stepped up against Bivol and made that mistake.

"He's facing a young fighter who is 28 and ready to rock and roll."