Canelo Alvarez Sends Jaime Munguia Defiant Message At Grand Arrivals As Combat Week Begins

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s conventional Cinco De Mayo struggle weekend is simply across the nook and the Mexican star has despatched his countryman Jamie Munguia a defiant message within the ultimate few days earlier than they step into the ring collectively.

That is the fourth straight yr that Alvarez has fought on Cinco de Mayo weekend and the second time at T-Cellular Enviornment, although Munguia is the primary Mexican challenger he has confronted.

‘Canelo’ shall be defending all 4 of his undisputed tremendous middleweight titles but once more when he steps into the ring towards the younger and hungry contender Munguia.

Each man share a typical opponent in John Ryder, who they’ve each fought within the final yr. ‘Canelo’ – who lately named what he thought was the right fighter – ended up going the complete distance with the Brit and successful on factors, whereas Munguia knocked Ryder down quite a few occasions on his technique to a powerful knockout victory.

Each Mexican fighters have additionally each fought one other Brit in Liam Smith, who was stopped by each males in earlier years. This isn’t the struggle that many followers wished to see – as an alternative, there was clamour for ‘Canelo’ to struggle David Benavidez.

After loads of speak and many forwards and backwards, he didn’t lure ‘Canelo’ into the ring and as an alternative is stepping up in weight to problem for a light-weight heavyweight title, although he has not dominated out coming again down in weight in future.

Alvarez spoke on the grand arrivals in a video captured by PBC through which he promised to knock out his opponent in below eight rounds.