Canelo Álvarez Cancels Fight

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Boxer Saúl Canelo Álvarez will leave his fans without the show they hoped to enjoy next September after it was announced that he will not fight on that designated date in Las Vegas, which had become almost a tradition.

Its promoter, Golden Boy, explained that it made this decision due to the lack of an appropriate opponent who could measure up to provide a good show on the eve of Mexico's Independence Day and denied on ESPN speculation that it could be due to a physical problem with the athlete.

"As a Mexican, it is a responsibility and an honor to represent my country in both May and September," the boxer said in a statement. Those are my dates. However, as a world champion in various weight classes, I also have a responsibility to offer the most exciting and competitive fights possible. So Golden Boy and my team have decided to postpone the date to do the right thing for my fans, promoting the best fight possible and with the best possible opponent.”

Last September, Álvarez defeated former champion Gennady Golovkin in a publicized and exciting fight that brought together thousands of Mexican fans in the City of Sin and gathered a huge audience on television.

Now, the boxer will have to wait for a resolution from the different organisms of his sport to know what will happen to his belts after he did not find a high-caliber rival to face.

While waiting for events, the boxer still celebrates his triumph by receiving the Best Boxer award at the recent ESPYS 2019 awards and enjoying his life with his girlfriend Fernanda Gómez, who recently celebrated his birthday with a party where he sang with mariachi.