Former world title challenger Erik Skoglund has weighed in on the prospect of Canelo Alvarez moving up to cruiserweight to face WBC champion Badou Jack in an exclusive interview with World Boxing News. “Even though Badou Jack comes from super middleweight himself, he has really taken his time to grow into the cruiserweight division, and he’s done it successfully,” Skoglund told WBN. Jack, now 41, stunned the boxing world in 2023 when he claimed the WBC cruiserweight crown against Junior Makabu, becoming a three-weight world champion. For Canelo, jumping from super middleweight to a fully-fledged cruiserweight champion in one night may be the boldest gamble of his storied career. As Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News since 2010, Jay has interviewed dozens of world champions and reported ringside on boxing’s biggest nights.