Canelo Alvarez supports his compatriot Julio Cesar Chavez Jr when he faces Jake Paul this weekend, even after he fought him.
Pound-For-Pond Great Alvarez is currently preparing for his own fight with Terence Crawford at the Allegiant Stadium on September 13. The match will be the first of Dana White as a boxing promoter and will be broadcast live on Netflix.
However, before this competition was agreed and funded by Turki Alshikh, Alvarez was about to close an important deal to face Paul himself. Instead, the Social Media star has chosen for its old opponent and former middleweight world champion Chavez Jr. face
Canelo Alvarez supports Julio Cesar Chavez JR to beat Jake Paul in Grudge Fight
A man who knows both Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez JR is a box icon Canelo Alvarez. The world champion with multiple weight beat his fellow Mexican in a huge fight that was on his way to middleweight gold in 2017.
He returned to the scene of that famous victory, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, for a press conference to promote his upcoming competition with Crawford this afternoon. And asked by a bloody elbow that he supported in the Paul v Chavez JR fight, he chose to go with his countryman.
“I hope Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Jake Paul defeats,” he said with confidence. “My support is with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.”
Canelo Alvarez almost fought against Jake Paul prior to the inks of nine digits Saudi deal
Indeed, it was almost Alvarez himself against Paul this summer. He was at a moving distance from a deal with Netflix to fight against the YouTuber boxer in a huge Cinco de Mayo Super-Fight, but instead chose to sign a four-fight agreement with Turki Alshikh worth hundreds of millions.
Instead, Alvarez ended up opposite William Scull, who struggled to get going in a boring affair that took place in the middle of the night in Riyad. That was all to set up the Crawford fight that the Boxing era of Zuffa and Dana White will in to take over a new sport.
A statement from Paul's most valuable promotions after the fight was canceled in February was: “MVP was deep in negotiations for a blockbuster fight between Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez on Cinco de Mayo Weekend in Las Vegas.
“A huge event for the Mexican, Puerto Rican and American fans, and it is disappointing to see how the situation unfolded. MVP works with integrity, transparency and respect for the sport, are athletes and fans. Unfortunately, not everyone in the boxing world shares those values.”