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It appears that Canelo Alvarez is going to get a big bag from the Saudis.
Last month, Canelo went viral when he said that he wouldn’t fight David Benavidez unless someone paid him $150-200 million to do so.
“If some promoter, not him, because he’s nothing to offer me…but I one promoter who I work to they come and say I offer to I offer to you 150 to 200 million. I fight tomorrow…that’s the only that’s the only reason I fight with him…”
👀“I don’t need to prove anything to ANYBODY!”-Canelo
What’s your take on Canelo’s comments?
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— Fight Hub TV (@FightHubTV) March 20, 2024
Apparently, the Saudis are interested in doing business with Canelo but don’t want him to fight Benavidez.
Instead, Saudi boxing promoter Turki Alalshikh is interested in having Canelo fight Terence Crawford and Benavidez fighting the winner of Beterbiev/Bivol.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has revealed that he has plans in mind for both Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez, but not fighting each other. He said he wants Benavidez to challenge the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol winner and would like to make Canelo vs Terence Crawford.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) April 22, 2024
Crawford is currently fighting on the upcoming card promoted by Turki and has said in the past that he wants to fight Canelo.
Canelo vs Crawford is the biggest fight in boxing. There’s no fighter out there that’s a bigger fight then us.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) September 8, 2023