Saudi boxing chief HE Turki Alalshikh has named two major cross-weight fights that he wants to make in the near future.
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford and Gervonta Davis vs Naoya Inoue are both on the radar of the man who is staging Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh this Saturday.
First, HE Alalshikh told the MMA Hour in a new interview on Wednesday: “I am working on Canelo and Crawford, I want this fight.
“And we are thinking to do it in America.
“Because we want it huge, in the biggest stadium and a big PPV.
“We want to do it at the end of the year or at the beginning of [next] year.
“I hope nobody stands in our way from doing something like this – the promoters or the belts.
“Because in the end, if we want it we will do it.”
He then continued: “My dream fights are of course Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, David Benavidez vs Artur Beterbiev or Dmitry Bivol.
“And Gervonta Davis, if he gets smart, vs Naoya Inoue. These are dream fights I like.
“If they reach the right weight and give us the right proposal, we can deliver it.
“But there are important things – Inoue is a great fighter, don’t keep him fighting only inside Japan, make the world see it.
“Make him come to us, make him do fights in Saudi Arabia, in America, in London, we are ready to talk about it.
“He’s a great fighter, it would be a shame if he quits after some years and 99 per cent of his fights are in Japan.”
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- Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford and Gervonta Davis vs Naoya Inoue targeted by Saudi boxing chief
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