TRAINER BEN DAVISON is desperate for Billy Joe Saunders to get his fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
The WBO super-middleweight champion is among the names being considered to face the Mexican next.
Billy Joe Saunders is desperate to get his shot at Saul ‘Canelo’ AlvarezCredit: SunSport / PA
The star’s trainer is desperate for the fighter to get his shot at the MexicanCredit: Getty Images
Fellow Brit Callum Smith is another contender for the bout, which looks likely to be May 2 to coincide with Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo.
Four-weight world champ Canelo has plenty of options, and Davison is hoping it’s his man who gets the nod.
He told talkSPORT: “We’ve been training for a few weeks now and just waiting for a date now to programme the last of the training camp.
“I really don’t know. I don’t know yet. Hopefully he gets the chance to test himself against Canelo but we will soon find out hopefully.”
Saunders is willing to do anything he can to make the fight happen.
He said previously: “I would go to Mexico, if they want, as long as they have got a fair square ring. Let’s see who the best is.
“I fear no man. If they want to fight, I’m ready to fight.
“I’m the WBO super-middleweight champion – he’s a three-weight world champion, not four like he keeps saying.”
Brook added: “I wanted to be busy, I wanted to be out mid-February but the Canelo fight got mentioned and you have to have patience. If it happens it happens, if it doesn’t it doesn’t.
“The problem is: I’ve been here before. I’ve been here twice with Gennady Golovkin, I’ve been here twice with Canelo. These big fights? I’ve been before and seen the carpet pulled [from under me].
“So I’m not excited. The only time I get excited is when I put pen to paper.”
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