Canelo Alvarez doesn’t see UFC as competitors.
The boxing celebrity returns to motion on Sept. 14, when he defends his WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight titles in opposition to Edgar Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs). Alvarez’s 66th professional bout takes place at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas on the identical night time as UFC 306, which fits down on the new Sphere venue only a few blocks away.
UFC CEO Dana White has expressed his annoyance at MGM choosing T-Mobile Arena as the situation for his or her battle, and star Conor McGregor warned that UFC’s show will overshadow Alvarez vs. Berlanga.
Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) responded to the trash discuss in an interview on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game. Suffice to say, he’s assured he’ll beat UFC on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
“It’s simply completely different,” Alvarez stated. “Possibly different boxing matches, possibly, however Canelo is completely different. There are different type of fights, however Canelo is simply completely different. I don’t care if the UFC is there, when Canelo fights, it’s completely different.”
One knock in opposition to Alvarez’s upcoming matchup is that Berlanga lacks the notoriety of a few of Alvarez’s different challenger choices, specifically WBC interim champion David Benavidez. Saudi promoter Turki Alalshikh additionally accused Alvarez of deliberately pricing himself out of negotiations for a superfight with Terence Crawford, to which Alvarez simply responded with a laughing emoji.
Alvarez defined why he feels justified in defending in opposition to Berlanga within the face of calls to tackle different opponents.
“Look, in some unspecified time in the future all of the fighters did [what they were told],” Alvarez stated. [Oscar] De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Julio Cesar Chavez, Mike Tyson, everyone did this. There are stars and superstars they usually made the championship, not the championship made them. So it’s manner completely different. I come and I do my profession and I battle with [Miguel] Cotto with a clause, and I battle with Mayweather with a clause, and I battle with everyone to construct the Canelo Alvarez I’m. Proper now I can do no matter I need.
“The IBF [says], ‘Hey, it is advisable to battle with this as a result of this.’ Who’s [William] Scull? I by no means hear about him, simply once they say, ‘That is your obligatory.’ I by no means hear about him. I don’t wish to do no matter they need. I wish to do what I need. On this place I can do no matter I need. As a result of I deserve it, due to all I did. They stated, ‘You don’t wish to battle [Gennady] Golovkin,’ I battle him. [Erislandy] Lara, I battle him. Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, Caleb Plant, [Austin] Trout, Mayweather, Cotto, [Dmitry] Bivol, all the pieces. I did all the pieces, and now [Berlanga]. However like I stated, I did all the pieces and now I can ask no matter I need and I can do no matter I need.”
