Yesterday Saul Canelo Alvarez confirmed that the following February 27 will return to the ring to face Avni Yildirim, obligatory fight a World Boxing Council. However, after the announcement, the Mexican explained what will come in 2021 for him and why he doesn’t want to face the Mexicans.
The last fight he had Tapatio against a compatriot it happened May 7, 2017 when it collided Julio Cesar Chavez, who was beaten in T-Mobil Arena in Las Vegas, United States. After that fight, the Guadalajara native faced only a Kazakh, an American, two British and a Russian.
However, lately, Jaime Munguía and Gilberto Ramirez there were names dancing in front of them Canelo Alvarez. In any case, at the time, Eddy Reynoso said he did not want to face the Mexicans, while Tapatío explained the reasons for TV Azteca.
“I represent Mexico and I don’t like to fight Mexicans, I don’t see any meaning in it. I see potential for Jaime Munguía, but he still needs a few fights to reach these levels. I don’t close myself to anything, but for now I wouldn’t like it “, said the current world champion of 168 pounds.
And I add: “Eddy and I’s goal is to win all the titles, and Eddy said, ‘If we want all the titles, we have to face him because if they don’t, they’ll take the title for someone else to look for.’ I thought that if all goes well, we will fight in February and if all goes well, we are on the road to unification at 168 pounds. “. In turn, he commented that all indicate that May 8 will face Billy Joe Saunders, holder al WBO Super Middleweight World Title.