Austin Trout is gearing up for another huge challenge on the back of his career-best win over Miguel Cotto in December and knows that he is once again the favourite for defeat against Saul Alvarez next month.
The undefeated 27 year-old raised his stock considerably by out-pointing the Puerto Rican legend and sees ‘Canelo’ as an even tougher obstacle to overcome on April 20 in Texas.
“Alvarez is most definitely a greater challenge for me,” Trout told World Boxing News. “He is undefeated and that means there is no real blueprint on how to beat him. He’s young, faster and stronger than Cotto.
“I know the odds say that I am the underdog, but I don’t feel like that personally. I feel Alvarez hasn’t had the tests to prove himself yet, even though he does have the potential to be a pound for pound contender.”
