{"id":956112,"date":"2026-11-03T00:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/956112\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T00:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:38:08","slug":"canelos-trainer-eddy-reynoso-sets-his-sights-on-one-man-after-win-over-christian-mbilli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/956112\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo&#8217;s trainer Eddy Reynoso sets his sights on one man after win over Christian Mbilli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/canelo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canelo Alvarez<\/a> recaptured his position atop the super-middleweight division as he scored a much-needed win over Christian Mbilli on Saturday, and Canelo\u2019s trainer Eddy Reynoso has revealed who they are targeting for Alvarez\u2019s next outing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canelo was in a unique position over the weekend, as fans wondered whether it would be the last time they witnessed the four-division superstar make his ring walk, with a defeat to Mbilli potentially marking the end of his iconic career.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being 36-years-old and entering the bout off the back of the longest inactive streak of his 21-year career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/cmy4xey44yqno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Canelo silenced his doubters with an impressive victory<\/a> and showed that his experience and intelligence means that he is still the man to beat in the 168lb scene.<\/p>\n<p>Following the win, trainer Reynoso praised the display, declaring that his fighter \u2018looked great in the ring\u2019 and that he is ready to take on all comers, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f7qHubAWqvw?si=FKBe1K3BLULtIapA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Fight Hub TV<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, right now, I just want to enjoy this [win]. I am so happy to win this title after everything people were saying and after everything that happened in the last fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we made it clear that Saul\u2019s team is a great school. He showed it today, he looked great in the ring and now bring on whoever!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When quizzed on his preference, Reynoso admitted that a rematch with <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/terence-crawford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Crawford<\/a> would be his preferred option for the next bout, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/terence-crawford-announces-retirement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the American\u2019s retirement last December.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like Crawford to come, but we need to rest first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canelo lost to Crawford in September 2025, and the Mexican superstar has been keen to try and tempt \u2018Bud\u2019 to compete again ever since their first contest.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that Canelo has one fight remaining on a four-fight contract with Riyadh Season, with reports of a return to action in either April or May already beginning to emerge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez recaptured his position atop the super-middleweight division as he scored a much-needed win over Christian Mbilli&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":956113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-956112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/956113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}