Canelo the target for Saunders

Canelo the target for Saunders

Billy Joe Saunders wants to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after his clash with Martin Esteban Coceres this weekend. The WBO super-middleweight champion defends his title against Coceres at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday. It should be a fairly straightforward defence for the 30-year-old and he is already thinking ahead to his next targets. Canelo became a four-weight world champion last week with his stoppage win over Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO light-heavyweight belt. Saunders says if he cannot convince Canelo to take him on at super-middleweight, he will make the step up in a bid to force a showdown with the Mexican. “I want Canelo Alvarez,” BJS told Sky Sports. “Canelo’s never been a 168lbs [super-middleweight] world champion. “They say he has, he hasn’t. WBA ‘regular’ champion? That’s not the full world title, he’s never been full world champion. “So let’s go. I’ll give him a chance, let’s go. You give me a chance and I’ll give you a chance of being a four-weight world champion.” He added: “I’m 100 per cent sure that I’d beat him. “I might move up to 175lbs [light-heavyweight] and then I become mandatory to him. He either fights me or vacates.”

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