David Benavidez Claims Turki Alalshikh Wants To Make Canelo Alvarez Fight

Canelo Alvarez vs David Benavidez is a fight fans have wanted to see for a long time as the two Mexicans were both previously in the super middleweight division. While Benavidez was always keen for the fight, a deal was never struck.

Canelo is currently the undisputed welterweight champion at 168 lbs and will fight Terence Crawford on September 13. Benavidez is the WBC light heavyweight champion and is reportedly in talks to fight Callum Smith in October.

While both men seem to be on different paths, a future fight might still be possible, as Benavidez suggests. He claimed that Turki Alalshikh wants to make the Canelo fight happen as the final one of Alvarez's four-fight deal with Riyadh Season. In a recent interview with Clockedn'Loaded, he said:

Turki Alalshikh told me that he'd want me to fight Canelo at the end of the four fight contract. He said that, but at the end of the day, it comes down to Canelo. Canelo doesn't want to fight, he doesn't have to fight nobody. We're just gonna see. I'm not gonna say that we're never gonna fight. We just gotta see what happens.