Eddy Reynoso Confirms 4 Possible Opponents for Canelo Alvarez in 2024; Claims Mexican Icon Willing to Debut in Saudi Arabia

Who will Canelo Alvarez fight next? It’s a question that fans and pundits are contemplating in the lead-up to Canelo’s return on Cinco de Mayo weekend. In a recent pinch, Eddy Reynoso, Canelo’s manager, revealed Canelo’s plans going forward. 

In 2023, the Mexican superstar signed a three-fight deal with Premier Boxing Championship. The first unfolded in September last year against Jermell Charlo, producing a unanimous decision win for Canelo. While the adversaries for the subsequent two fights are shrouded in mystery, a recent tweet from an X user brought clarity to this ambiguity. It illuminated Reynoso’s assertion of four potential opponents for the Mexican while hinting at Canelo’s eagerness to fight in Saudi Arabia. 

Eddy Reynoso claims Canelo Alvarez wants to do three fights

While rumors were going around about a fight between Canelo and Jermell’s twin brother, Jermall Charlo, the user’s tweet about Reynoso’s claims suggested there was more to the story. The user shared a clip of Reynoso speaking in a Mexican podcast and captioned the tweet, “Manager/trainer Eddy Reynoso confirms negotiations with the team aka Pbc and the new platform Prime.”

“Also confirms the [four] names on the table: Munguia, Benavidez, Charlo, Crawford,” the tweet continued. It further added, “Says he’d like to do [two] fights, but Saul wants to do a 3rd in Saudi Arabia.” While Canelo is considering these four opponents, it’s important to highlight that Canelo has claimed the Cinco de Mayo fight would be against an American, who many think is Jermall Charlo. But is he really? 

The changing stances of Jermall Charlo

Jermall Charlo is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jose Benavidez, a fight that saw him return to the ring after two years of break. And in recent rumors, he was touted as Canelo’s next opponent, something he confirmed through his Instagram story on 14 February. However, things were not as they seemed. 

As quickly as he confirmed the fight, he later spoke against it, claiming he was not in the talks to fight Canelo. It was then picked up by Michael Benson, who shared the news on X. “Jermall Charlo has now declared that he’s not had any talks about fighting Canelo Alvarez next on May 4th: “I haven’t even talked to Al Haymon since I last fought. So everybody that keeps talking about, ‘You’re about to fight Canelo,’ – ain’t no confirmation,”  wrote Benson.