Eddy Reynoso says he would like Terence Crawford next for Canelo Alvarez after Mbilli win
Alvarez's trainer said the team will rest first and then see what comes next, after Alvarez won the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh.
Eddy Reynoso says he would like Terence Crawford to be Canelo Alvarez's next opponent, but that the team will rest first after Alvarez beat Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision to win the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh.
Speaking in Spanish in a post-fight interview in Riyadh, Alvarez's trainer was asked what he would like next if Crawford did not accept the fight. Reynoso said that whoever comes, comes, and that he would like Crawford, but for now they had to rest and see what follows.
Reynoso said he was delighted to win the title after everything that happened in the last fight, and that Alvarez had shown in the ring the great schooling behind him.
Crawford beat Alvarez by unanimous decision in September 2025, a defeat that cost Alvarez his undisputed super middleweight title. Mbilli was elevated to WBC champion after Crawford retired.
Alvarez offered no immediate commitment to another opponent after the fight. "I'm gonna rest. I'm gonna keep learning. I'm gonna keep working hard," he said.
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