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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez could delay Richard Riakporhe's title chance, says promoter
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British cruiserweight Richard Riakporhe is waiting for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s next move before progressing towards a world title.
Riakporhe is now the WBC silver champion at cruiserweight and had planned to fight WBC champion Ilunga Makabu - but he is now expected to fight Canelo, with the Mexican moving up the weights for a fight this May.
"A lot of the cruiserweight division is on hold to see what Canelo does," Ben Shalom told Sky Sports.
"He is the biggest star in boxing and every governing body will make room for him.
"The whole division - Riakporhe, Lawrence Okolie, Mairis Briedis - is having to wait for him.
"Richard is only looking one way - towards a world title.
"We are assessing which route that may be. Expect to see news pretty quickly."
Canelo made the surprise decision after defeating Caleb Plant to win the IBF super middleweight belt, making him the undisputed champion at 168lbs.
