Canelo Alvarez After losing on points to Terrence Crawford last year, he appeared to be one step closer to an immediate world title shot.

The 35-year-old lost his undisputed super middleweight crown in September. Crawford declares unanimous decision win After moving up two weight classes.

But while “The Bad” announced his retirement a few months later, Canelo chose to stay in the sport for a while longer.

In fact, Turki Alalshikh announced last month that the Mexican will host a card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this September.

Beyond that, Arashhe added that Canelo will face a 168-pound champion, providing him with a chance to regain the title.

Currently, the only current male super middleweight world champions are Christian Mbili and Jose Armando Resendez, with the WBO and IBF titles still vacant following Crawford’s departure.

And, of the two, WBC champion Mbili might be the obvious candidate for the Canelo clash, given his fan-friendly style and Alvarez’s traditionally productive relationship with the WBC.

The undefeated Frenchman fought Lester Martinez to a ten-round draw and debuted on the Canelo Crawford undercard, with Mbili retaining his WBC “interim” belt.

since then, Sanctioning body elevates him from ‘interim’ to official world championThe 30-year-old is now looking for a worthy challenger to defend his title.

talk with sky sportsWBC president Mauricio Sulaiman listed Alvarez and others as possible options.

“We will address this over the next few weeks and see what happens with Mbili and the department.

“Of course, Canelo, (Jaime) Munguia, Lester Martinez, Luca Plantage — there are a lot of fighters who can fight for the title.”

If he gets a fight with Mbili, it would be Canelo’s first appearance since losing to Crawford.