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Saul Canelo Alvarez refuses to fight Jaime Munguia, choose David Benavidez or Jermall Charlo as his next opponent? / Photo: TV Azteca
Saul Canelo Alvarez refuses to fight Jaime Munguia, choose David Benavidez or Jermall Charlo as his next opponent?
Saul Canelo Alvarez indirectly ruled out Jaime Munguia as an opponent for his May 4 fight in an announcement on TV Azteca.
Saul Canelo Alvarez did not announce his next opponent on Tuesday, but he did indirectly rule out one of the widely discussed options, Jaime Munguia.
The Mexican superstar stated in an interview with TV Azteca, where he announced a renewed broadcast partnership in his home country, that he will return to the ring on May 4 in Las Vegas.
The date and city for Saul Canelo Alvarez's next fight are now known, but the four-division champion also stated that he will face an American, not a fellow Mexican. This statement removed Jaime Munguia from the list of potential opponents in this paid fight.
Representatives for Saul Canelo Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) and Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) of Tijuana discussed that they will fight on May 4 in what should be an all-Mexican fight. However, Canelo looks set to defend his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles by facing another American boxer.
Jermall Charlo is considered the frontrunner to secure a chance to win Canelo's 76.2 kg super middleweight world title on May 4. Nonetheless, interim WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez is the opponent boxing fans most want Canelo to face.
David Benavidez is an American of Mexican descent, but he was born in Phoenix and lives in the Seattle area.