Canelo Alvarez hasn’t mended his relationship with former promoter Oscar De La Hoya. In November 2020, Alvarez formally parted methods with De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions after the conclusion of a number of lawsuits, and since then, the 2 legendary Mexican boxers haven’t change into mates once more.
Throughout an interview on the Full Ship Podcast, Canelo had this to say when requested about De La Hoya:
“I am glad to go away from him. He is f*cking loopy…He is a hypocrite. He’s not loyal…He would not have any fighters left. Ryan Garcia is in an issue with him. No one desires to be with him as a result of he isn’t loyal. Proper now he is speaking sh*t about me, but when I went with him and his promoter, [he would say] ‘He is the most effective pound-for-pound.’”
In April of this yr, Ryan Garcia dared to be nice by taking up Gervonta Davis in a blockbuster boxing match. He suffered a seventh-round knockout loss, however the aftermath of the occasion was arguably worse than the defeat.
Garcia known as out his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, and different members of his workforce for not being there to assist him after the loss.
In consequence, ‘King Ry’ and De La Hoya engaged in a fiery social media battle, which shortly acquired messy. Nonetheless, he’s signed to De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions till the tip of 2026.
Who’s Canelo Alvarez combating on September 30?
On Saturday night time, September 30, Canelo Alvarez returns to motion contained in the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 33-year-old has a possibility to additional his legacy by defending his undisputed tremendous middleweight title towards Jermell Charlo.
Charlo is the undisputed junior middleweight world champion and is listed as a sizeable betting underdog as he’s developing in weight. With a win towards him, Alvarez would as soon as once more show that he’s top-of-the-line pound-for-pound boxers on the planet.
It’ll be simpler mentioned than performed, as ‘Iron Man’ plans to drag off the upset in Las Vegas. Solely time will inform if the Mexican famous person can get the job performed.
