“No You Don’t Fight Mexicans”: Canelo Alvarez Reminded of Vow as He Picks Jaime Munguia Over David Benavidez for May 4

Boxing fans are left with a little disappointment. Canelo Alvarez is set to return to the ring on May 4th in Las Vegas to take on Jaime Munguia. This announcement marks a one-fight deal between Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), following the termination of their previous three-fight agreement. Despite the split, both PBC and DAZN (Alvarez’s usual broadcaster) will televise the event for Alvarez.

This makes it a win-win for fight fans who can access the bout on their preferred platform. This highly anticipated clash between Canelo and Munguia promises to be a thrilling night of boxing, but fans wished for something else. As per the consensus, they wanted to see Alvarez go against David Benavidez and have expressed their interest concerning the same.

Canelo Alvarez plans to fight a Mexican boxer after a long time

Canelo Alvarez faced accusations of avoiding Mexican fighters in the lead-up to his 2022 trilogy fight against Gennady Golovkin. These claims appeared to stem from media interpretations of his past comments. During a post-fight press conference after defeating Golovkin, a visibly frustrated Alvarez addressed the allegations. He clarified his stance, emphasizing that representing Mexico is a source of pride for him.

And it could never be a reason to shy away from fighting other Mexican boxers. He said, “When I say I don’t wanna fight Mexican, it’s because I represent Mexico and that’s why. But I don’t care, I’ll fight anybody, and I fight my entire life anybody.” It appears that he is taking his statement seriously this time. Having to face-off against Mexican boxer, Jaime Munguia, Alvarez will showcase that he will “fight anybody.”

He even advertised on his Instagram by saying it’s a ‘Mexico vs. Mexico’ contest coming up this Cinco De Mayo on May 4th. However, this incident has proved that no matter what anybody does, it becomes quite difficult to get approval from all the fans. The boxing enthusiasts are still not convinced with Munguia as Alvarez’s next opponent, since they wanted to see him fight against David Benavidez.

The boxing community expresses their choice of opponent against Alvarez

Canelo Alvarez is coming off a win against Jermell Charlo, and now he’ll getting back in the ring again a young Mexican prospect. However, the fans wanted the announcement to be something else. One of the fans stated that they really wanted to witness Alvarez fighting against David Benavidez. They wrote, “Where is the benavidez fight, really wanted to see that.”

Another fan wanted to know why Alvarez was not ready to face ‘The Mexican Monster’. They wrote, “Why canelo avoiding Benavidez man.”

One fan mentioned that they don’t want to see Alvarez vs. Munguia, instead, they want Benavidez against ‘Cinnamon’. They wrote, “We don’t want this. We choose benavidaz.”

While a fan reminded Canelo Alvarez about his vow when he stated that he wouldn’t be fighting the Mexican boxers. They wrote, “No you don’t fight Mexicans? Or just the ones that suit you?”

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An Instagram user requested their favorite boxer to stop ducking David Benavidez and give the fans what they want. They wrote, “Canelo, please. We want to see the fight with Benavides.”

The fans showed their distress in the comments section, and they didn’t appreciate Alvarez giving the fans a fight they never asked for. Now it’s to be seen if this contest can change the preset minds of the fans or not. What do you think about this fight? Let us know in the comments section.

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