Chris Eubank Jr. Plots Full Year Ahead Including Date With Canelo Alvarez

Chris Eubank Jr. has his eyes set on a future fight with Canelo Alvarez.

Eubank Jr hasn’t stepped foot in the ring since last September when he stopped Liam Smith in a solid performance. With Eubank Jr. looking to get a big fight next time out, he says he would like to face Alvarez in May of next year.

“I think May next year” he said when asked when he could realistically expect to face Alvarez. “We were in talks with he and his team for his next fight. We couldn’t come to an agreement. It was very last minute. The numbers weren’t right, the business wasn’t right and I’ve been out of the ring for a year. This wasn’t a fight that I could take after a year off. I wasn’t going in there for a payday like so many other fighters have. I’m going in there to win and I want to give myself the best chance possible. That means being able to come off consistent fights, consistent camps and then go into the biggest fight in world boxing at the moment not coming off a year lay-off. I think activity and consistency over the next six months and get this man in May.

“There’s only a few guys that ‘Canelo’ can fight. There is not a pool of fighters that the public want him to fight and that he can fight. There’s very few names so I don’t need to rush,” Eubank Jr. added.

Chris Eubank Jr. is 34-years-old so he knows he needs to start being more active and getting the big fights he wants.

“The plan with me is to get active. I’m 34 years old. I’m ready to get back in. I’ve been a year out of the ring and at my age you cant afford to be doing that,” he admitted. “Consistency, activity that’s the key. Especially at my age. We’ll be fighting again within the next couple of months and, over the next 12 months, we’re going to have more than one mega fight,” he said.

For that mega fight, Eubank Jr. does have a couple of names in mind.

“Domestically we have great fights. Conor Benn, Billy Joe Saunders, who I’d love to get my hands on. In the international seas, ‘Canelo’. Terence Crawford. Any of the world title holders in the middleweight division. [WBA champion, Erislandy] Lara. The list is endless. Now we have the platform and the freedom to go and make these fights so over the next twelve months, watch this space.”

Chris Eubank Jr. is 33-3 as a pro.