Canelo Álvarez will protect his undisputed super middleweight title this weekend versus Jaime Mungia, but the fireworks started early on Wednesday. For the duration of the pre-fight push convention, Álvarez and former promoter Oscar De La Hoya obtained into a terrible confrontation and experienced to be separated from each and every other.
De La Hoya’s speech was essentially ripping Alvarez for his recurring assaults on Golden Boy Promotions and insults in direction of De La Hoya himself. Alvarez fired back again at the end and the two men had to be divided. This is the end result of a prolonged-simmering feud between the two.
In 2020, soon after a long time of battling underneath De La Hoya’s check out, Canelo sued Golden Boy and DAZN for breach of agreement. He was in search of a minimum amount of $280 million. Alvarez believed the get-togethers had breached the 11-fight, $365 million offer he had agreed to in 2018. The parties experienced disagreed more than who the champion would facial area upcoming and how significantly he would get.
The events settled the lawsuit and Golden Boy released Alvarez from his agreement. It was nonetheless a unpleasant breakup that left a negative style in everyone’s mouth. Alvarez started off his possess promotion company in the aftermath.
Alvarez is 60-2-2 with his his only losses coming by using selection in opposition to Floyd Mayweather in 2013 and Dmitry Bivol in 2022 when the Mexican celebrity boldly tried to jump up to gentle heavyweight. Most a short while ago, he dominated Jermell Charlo to receive a unanimous final decision get in September.
On Saturday evening, Alvarez will facial area Munguia, who is 43- with 34 knockouts on his resume. The 27-year-previous scored a TKO acquire more than John Ryder in January. Ideally the battle lives up to the motion from Wednesday’s press meeting.
