Canelo Álvarez has refused to fight another Mexican for the past seven years. The biggest star in boxing said he respected his nation and its top talents too much to deliver any setbacks to their careers.
Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, left, celebrates for Mexico with boxer Jaime Munguía during a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Alvarez will defend his titles against All-Action Star Jaime Munguía on Saturday, May 4, at T-Mobile Area in Las Vegas. Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez arrives at a news conference with boxer Jaime Munguía in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
“Yes, I’ve said I don’t want to fight Mexican fighters,” Álvarez said Tuesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “But someone respectful like Munguía, someone who has earned this fight, it’s something that I’m glad we were able to make happen. ... This is a great source of pride for me because it’s Mexico all over. I’m proud of Munguia to come all the way he has.”
Álvarez hasn’t fought a Mexican opponent since May 2017, when he won every round in a thrashing of infamous nepo baby Julio César Chávez Jr.
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