Eddie Hearn doubts that Canelo Alvarez will sign extension with DAZN

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn doesn’t believe Canelo Alvarez will re-sign with the company beyond his current three-fight deal.

Ever since cutting ties with Golden Boy Promotions in 2020, Canelo has been more than happy to sign short-term deals with anyone who comes at him with a good offer.

Earlier this year, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom landed one of the biggest contracts in their history by locking Canelo down to three fights on DAZN.

The first of those bouts took place last Saturday night when the Mexican dared to be great in his WBA light heavyweight title showdown with Dmitry Bivol. Unfortunately, the Russian proved to be a step too far for the 31-year-old as he fell to a unanimous decision defeat.

While the loss doesn’t exactly do Canelo any favours, many still believe he’s the pound-for-pound best in the sport right now – although that could change if this turns into a slump.

Prior to the Las Vegas spectacular, Eddie Hearn was asked about the possibility of extending his agreement with Canelo after the next two fights.

“I don’t think he’ll go beyond the three-fight deal,” Hearn told Alan Dawson of Insider. “And I think that’s fine.”

“We believe in him, we have a great relationship and I think, you know, he’s gonna make sure that he works with whoever wants to work with but also in the fights he wants to be in.”

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“I think that’s the great thing about the flexibility of this position is he can literally go and fight who he wants on whatever platform he wants, but we know we have these next three fights