Terence Crawford’s trainer BoMac assesses Canelo’s chances of beating Mbilli after a year out

The man who helped to mastermind Terence Crawford‘s victory over Canelo Alvarez has made his prediction for the Mexican’s upcoming battle against Christian Mbilli.

Alvarez was last in action in September when he was defending his undisputed super-middleweight crown against Crawford. Despite ‘Bud’ moving up two weight divisions, he was able to pull off the upset and claim the unanimous decision win.

Canelo’s hopes of securing an immediate rematch were dashed when Crawford retired, with the four world title belts becoming fragmented, one of which ended up in the possession of Mbilli, who was elevated from WBC interim titleholder to full champion.

He is now set to make the first defence of that title against Canelo in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this September, and Crawford’s trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre has shared his thoughts ahead of the bout.

Speaking to Seconds Out, BoMac revealed that he thinks Canelo could be in for a difficult night after returning from 12 months out straight into a fight with Mbilli.

“That’s going to be a tough fight for Canelo. I just hope if he wins, or whoever wins, we got next.”

‘BoMac’ refers to his fighter, Lester Martinez, the undefeated Guatemalan who fought to a draw against Mbilli on the Canelo-Crawford card last year, and has been keen to earn a second meeting ever since.

Martinez returned to action in March when he defeated Immanuwel Aleem to become WBC interim super-middleweight champion, and could be ordered to face the winner of the Alvarez vs Mbilli clash.