Reynoso Says Hutchinson Is 'Without a Doubt' an Option for Canelo

Eddy Reynoso has put a name on Canelo Alvarez's next-fight conversation: Willy Hutchinson.

Speaking to ESPN KnockOut, Alvarez's trainer was asked about the Scot who beat Joshua Buatsi on Nov. 7. BoxingScene and Boxing News independently quote him as saying:

"Yes, without a doubt Hutchinson is an option for Canelo. We'll see. I've been analysing his fight [with Buatsi] and I've been following him for a few fights. I think it's a fight where we can be very strong and beat him. He's also the WBC champion. Let's see what happens."

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That is an option, not a booking. No Canelo–Hutchinson fight has been signed or announced.

Alvarez is 64-3-2 (39 KOs) after regaining the WBC super middleweight title against Christian Mbilli on Oct. 31 in Riyadh. Hutchinson is 21-2 (14 KOs) after the Manchester rematch. Those records are confirmed by BoxingScene, The Ring and ESPN.

Reynoso called Hutchinson "the WBC champion." ESPN, Sky Sports, BoxingScene and Boxing News describe his Nov. 7 unanimous decision over Buatsi as winning the vacant WBC light heavyweight title. Some official pages, including a WBC post-fight report, have used interim. We laid out that wording conflict in our rematch story.

Boxing News says it expects Alvarez back in the first half of 2027 for the last fight of his current Riyadh Season deal. That timetable is Boxing News' framing, not a dated announcement. Separately, as The Ringside Whisperer noted, Boxing News 24 quoted Reynoso telling La Afición that a March date would be the last of the current deal and that they plan to renew with Turki Alalshikh. No opponent or terms were named, and that earlier remark does not make Hutchinson the March opponent.

Alvarez has been at 175 pounds twice before. He stopped Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO title in 2019, then lost a decision to Dmitry Bivol for the WBA belt in 2022. For the Mbilli win that put the WBC 168-pound belt back on him, see our Riyadh report.

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Kimster's take: "Without a doubt" and "let's see what happens" in the same answer is a trainer keeping a door open. Until both sides sign, it's a quote, not a fight.

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