Canelo Alvarez is open to boxing Conor McGregor in a crossover fight next year.

Canelo’s comments came in the run-up to his fight against Edgar Berlanga on September 14 on Mexican Independence Day Weekend. A Canelo-McGregor fight was first teased when Oscar De La Hoya wanted Alvarez to box him just before Floyd Mayweather did. McGregor was stopped by Mayweather in 2017 on his boxing debut, earning a reported $100 million in the process.

McGregor returned to the UFC but has not been active since his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He was on course to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 but withdrew with a broken toe. Dana White said McGregor will fight early next year. The Irishman has two fights left on his UFC deal, meaning White would have to agree to make the fight. Canelo was on board if terms could be agreed.

“Why not? And then we’ll show that boxing is better [than MMA]. Easy money. [I’ll knock him out] at the time I want. One round, two rounds, three rounds, whatever I want,” Canelo said 

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Fight in the Cage Canelo!

— Grease (@greasemeta) September 11, 2024

Beating Conor doesn’t prove that Boxing is better.

— Boxing N Bourbon 🥊🥃 (@BoxingNBourbon) September 11, 2024

I’d like to see canelo fight Conor in mma that’s real fighting

— Streetfights (@crazyknockoutz) September 11, 2024