File – Canelo Alvarez will respond before fighting Edgar Berlanga in the super middleweight title match in Las Vegas on September 14th, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, file)
Canelo Alvarez agreed to a four-time fight against Riad’s season, and the Mexican superstar is taking advantage of the widely speculated match with Jake Paul for a much larger contract.
Turki Aralshiv, head of the Riyadh season and head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Bureau, announced his contract on social media on Thursday.
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“Don’t ruin the lion,” Aralshiv said.
Alvarez immediately replied on social media, “Let’s go to my brothers.”
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The first battle under Alvarez’s New Deal will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in May. Ring Magazine said the match against Terence Crawford was planned in September in Las Vegas at the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.
Alvarez spent years as boxing’s biggest money maker. The 34-year-old super middleweight champion used the threat of a stunt fight with Paul to overflow the sport with money by leveraging a huge commitment from the arms of the Arabian government in Saudi Arabia. The past few years.
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Alvarez would have been an astronomical favorite to beat YouTube star Paul, who became one of the biggest draws in combat sports while fighting the comprehensive artist and 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
Instead, Alvarez appears to be back on track for a meeting with longtime welterweight champion Crawford, who has to go up two weight classes to compete with Canelo.
Alvarez last fought in Las Vegas in September. He has 39 knockouts.
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