Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez He published on his social networks a possible clue as to who his next opponent could be. for the new defense of the undisputed super middleweight championship that will take place on May 4 in Las Vegas.
Through a story on his Instagram account, Canelo Álvarez uploaded a photo where you can see that is about to play poker with some casino chips in the Omaha High version, in reference to the hometown of Terence Crawford.
As the two-time undisputed champion hails from Omaha, Nebraska, It is believed that he could be the next to face the Mexican or simply a publication to mislead to the fans, since Canelo Álvarez himself ruled out the possibility of fighting Crawford.
“No (he will fight Terence Crawford). They are going to criticize me. (…) imagine Crawford, from welterweight to 168 pounds, then I have everything to lose and nothing to gain. Because if he won, ‘no, well he beat him, he was very young’ and then… “, he declared on the program ‘En Caliente’ on TV Azteca.
Canelo Álvarez assured that his next rival would be an American and Both Terence Crawford and Jermall Charlo were the most popular options to win the position. A few years later, the 160-pound champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) denied on his social networks that he would be next and the man from Guadalajara pushed Bud aside.
Although the Guadalajara native says his opponent is American, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) wants the champion of four weight divisions to fight Jaime Munguía because it is more profitable than a confrontation with Jermall Charlo.
It should be noted that after defeating Errol Spence Jr., Terence Crawford He expressed his desire to go up three categories to face the Mexican for his undisputed super middleweight title.. Although some experts in the sport predict that Bud will be at a disadvantage and will not be able to defeat the man from Guadalajara, others believe that size will not be a problem because the American has the necessary skills to beat Canelo Álvarez on his own turf.
The challenge of the former undisputed welterweight champion was initially rejected by the Mexican because he said that they would not give him credit for facing him and shortly after he left open the possibility that the duel could happen. After the victory against Jermell Charlo, Canelo Álvarez He changed his mind again and assured that Crawford is not in his plans for his fight on the weekend of May the Fourth and again reiterated his word.
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, showed that He is still at the top and increased his legacy in the sport after beating Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his career.
For his part, Terence Crawford, 36, became the best pound for pound after winning the undisputed welterweight championship and being crowned the first undefeated monarch since the four belts in that category were disputed. Bud, who went down in history for being undisputed in two weight classes, He now has 40 victories, 31 of them by knockouts.
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