Canelo Alvarez surprised the entire boxing world when the news of his deal with PBC came out. What was shocking was that the top pound-for-pound boxer had signed a whopping $100 million deal with the promotions owned by his rival Floyd Mayweather’s former manager. Now, the relationship between Mayweather and the Mexican icon is not that great. Even years after their bout, the rivalry between the two still continues to this day.

However, in a surprising move, he left Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and signed a 3-fight deal with Premier Boxing Champions. This understandably raised a lot of questions. However, Hearn claimed that he and Canelo still held an amicable relationship even after the split. He added that this move by the Mexican boxer was purely from a business perspective. And now, Alvarez himself has given some insight into his surprising move.

Canelo Alvarez opens up about his move to PBC

As the undisputed super Middleweight champion prepares for his title fight against Jermell Charlo this September 30, at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, he appeared on SHOWTIME Sports’ ‘The Last Stand’. At one point during the interview, the interviewer asked him about his move to PBC. He asked, “Why PBC?” pointing out that Alvarez has been with DAZN, and questioned his choosing another service now. In response, the champion admitted that he had already fought a lot of fights along with the company.

However, it appears that things just fell into place as Alvarez thought it would be the right idea to shift. He stated, “Look, I [have] done a lot of things in this DAZN. I have fought a lot of fighters there and I think its a correct moment to come here and fight in PBC. I think we all sit down with Al Haymon and we talk about it and I’m just, I’m happy to be working with him.” It seems that even after the rivalry, the boxer saw an opportunity in working with PBC and took it. It is expected that he will be fighting with Jermall Charlo next. Though it’s not clear who his third opponent will be, it will undoubtedly have a lot of eyes on it.

Canelo discusses what would be different in this fight compared to his recent bouts

As the conversation went further, the interviewer asked the super Middleweight about picking Jermell Charlo as an opponent instead of his brother. To this, he stated, “Why Jermell? I don’t know either. But you know, I’m a fighter. I think, no matter what, I’m the smaller fighter for this weight class.” He added that he believes Jermell is better than his brother and has had better fights than him as well. He claimed that the younger Charlo brother was the better fighter in his eyes.

Canelo Alvarez also addressed his bout with John Ryder, which received a lot of criticism after he was unable to knock the fighter out during the fight. He stated that at the time, his injured hand which cost him the bout against Dmitry Bivol, rendered him unable to train 100%. However, he added that it’s all healed now and he can even hit heavy bags hard.

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Overall, Alvarez appeared confident for his upcoming match-up. As he prepares for the bout a lot of fans believe that he will be the winner at the end after watching him train. What do you think about this upcoming match-up? Who do you think will come out on top in the end? Do share your thoughts in the comments.

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