feature-image

Getty

feature-image

Getty

A year ago, Canelo Alvarez broke into the news headlines after parting ways with his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya. The pound-for-pound boxing king even filed a lawsuit against ‘The Golden Boy’, thus accusing him of cheating. But the duo settled their dispute and mutually broke their longtime partnership.

Watch What’s Trending Now!

Recently, in a conversation with Telemundo, the Mexican boxer unveiled his notion on Oscar De La Hoya.

ADVERTISEMENT

He said, “At some point (De La Hoya) disappointed me because they are people who only look out for their own good and their own interests. They say ‘I am your friend, we are family’, but it is never like that. And we are loyal, but not all people are like that,” (h/t Boxing Scene)

article-image

Getty

The unified super-middleweight champ admitted that De La Hoya and his promotion didn’t manipulate him, but they wanted to gamble different things on him. Alvarez sensed that and separated from ‘Golden Boy’.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Mexican, Alvarez, opted to be a free agent in the boxing world, but recently, he signed a two-fight deal with the Matchroom. Currently, he’s preparing for his May 8 fight with the Brit Billy Joe Saunders for the unified 168-pound title clash, which will be the last fight of his contract with Matchroom.

ADVERTISEMENT

Read More – Evander Holyfield Not Counting Out Mike Tyson Fight – Previews Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua

Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders – Preview

In this mammoth title clash, both Alvarez and Saunders will put their super-middleweight titles on the line to give each other a stern in-ring test. This fight is undeniably the best clash at super-middleweight landscape wherein both the pugilists will meet each other at their absolute prime.

ADVERTISEMENT

Furthermore, this fight will be important for the Mexican boxer to signify his legacy at this weight class, thus etching his name in the history books.

ADVERTISEMENT

That said, this super middleweight unification bout holds vast responsibilities and hype for obvious reasons, and fans cannot wait to see the pair go up against each other.

ADVERTISEMENT

Share this with a friend:

Link Copied!

ADVERTISEMENT

Written by

author-image

Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

2,784 Articles

Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

Know more

ADVERTISEMENT