This past weekend at AO Arena in Manchester, Willy Hutchinson won the vacant WBC light heavyweight title by beating Joshua Buatsi via unanimous decision.

Now the 28-year-old has captured his first world title, Eddy Reynoso, Alvarez’s longtime trainer and manager, believe he’s a viable option for the Mexican star, who is The Ring's No. 1 super middleweight.

"Yes, without a doubt [Hutchison is an option for Canelo]. We'll see,” Reynoso told ESPN. “I've been analyzing his fight 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."

A win over Hutchinson (21-2, 14 KOs) would make Alvarez a two-time 175-pound titlist. He previously defeated Sergey Kovalev in 2019 to become WBO champion. He is 1-1 at the weight, having lost to Dmitry Bivol on points in 2022.

Alvarez, 36, is fresh off regaining his championship status. The future first-ballot Hall of Famer defeated Christian Mbilli to win the WBC super middleweight title on October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was Alvarez’s first fight since losing his undisputed throne to Terence Crawford in September 2025.

Since that defeat, Alvarez (64-3-2, 39 KOs) has done his best to get his health back on track. With the help of arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow, the former four-division champion believes he’s done just that.

Although Hutchinson remains a strong possibility, Reynoso and Alvarez want to get their hands on Crawford again.

However, the Omaha, Nebraska, native retired shortly after beating Alvarez. The priority for Team Alvarez is revenge, but Crawford isn’t their only option.

“I would really like to see him unify titles,” Reynoso said. “I’m interested in the fight with Crawford. Hopefully he’ll come out of retirement.”