When is Canelo vs Eubank Jr?

Canelo Alvarez could face Chris Eubank Jr in Autumn/Fall 2023 in New York.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Canelo vs Eubank Jr stats

Canelo Alvarez would step into the ring with a record of 58 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chris Eubank Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Eubank Jr would have a slight advantage in power over Canelo, with a 72% knock out percentage over Canelo's 67%.

Canelo Alvarez is the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Eubank Jr has a height advantage of 2 inches over Canelo. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez & Chris Eubank Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years earlier than Eubank Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 243 more professional rounds, 460 to Eubank Jr's 217.

Chris Eubank Jr is currently ranked number 8 by the WBC and 9 by the RING in the 160lb division.

Canelo vs Eubank Jr form

Canelo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Gennady Golovkin on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Caleb Plant on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Billy Joe Saunders on 8th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

He had beat Avni Yildirim on 27th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.

Eubank Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Liam Smith on 21st January 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Liam Williams on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Wanik Awdijan on 16th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had defeated Marcus Morrison on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beat Matt Korobov on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Canelo Alvarez has been fighting more than Chris Eubank Jr.

Canelo Alvarez last fought 6 months and 6 days ago, while Chris Eubank Jr's last outing was 2 months and 2 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

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