Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is currently trying to finalize a super middleweight fight between Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and British contender John Ryder.
Last May, Canelo suffered his first defeat since 2013 when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry BIvol.
He dropped back to super middleweight in September, to retain his undisputed crown with a twelve round unanimous decision over Gennadiy Golovkin.
Ryder became the WBO's mandatory challenger with a TKO win over Zach Parker in November.
Hearn would like to schedule Canelo vs. Ryder outside of the United States.
"I’ve been speaking to Eddie Reynoso and the team over the last couple of days; we’re negotiating that fight at the moment. Obviously, Canelo’s got options, it doesn’t have to be John Ryder, but he is the mandatory," Hearn told DAZN.
"We’re trying to agree on a deal with Canelo Alvarez, and we’re trying to agree to a deal with John Ryder as well. We’d like to see that fight internationally, something a little bit different for Saul, and hopefully we can conclude a deal for that in the coming weeks.”
Canelo has expressed interest in making his debut in the UK, but there are several locations in the running for his next fight.
“UK, Middle East, even the US, Mexico. Saul can fight anywhere, but it’s always been a plan of mine to take him around the world, and I’d love to be a part of it,” Hearn said.
If Canelo is successful in his next fight, he would like to have a rematch with Bivol in the fall. The rematch would depend on Bivol winning his next title defense, which Hearn is attempting to make against Joshua Buatsi.
