Boxing Corridor of Famer Oscar De La Hoya and famous person boxer Canelo Alvarez will possible by no means struggle within the ring, however they’re nearing a struggle in entrance of a choose.
Alvarez will return to the boxing ring towards Jaime Munguía in Las Vegas on Saturday. He returns to defend his tremendous middleweight titles after three consecutive victories.
An intriguing storyline of this weekend’s struggle is the dangerous blood between Alvarez and his former promoter, De La Hoya. After changing into a multiple-division world champion, Alvarez parted methods with Golden Boy Promotions in 2020 in favor of Matchroom Boxing.
Tensions ramped up on Wednesday between the 2 sides on the Alvarez vs. Munguía pre-fight press convention. De La Hoya used his podium time to mock Alvarez’s historical past of failed drug checks, to which Alvarez responded through the use of a homophobic slur and coming face-to-face along with his former promoter.
On the press convention and in media scrums, Alvarez accused De La Hoya of stealing from fighters. He alleged that his three-time opponent, Gennady Golovkin, was by no means correctly compensated by De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions.
This accusation has prompted De La Hoya to take authorized motion towards Alvarez. In a current social media publish, De La Hoya shared a proper stop and desist letter towards Alvarez and his authorized staff.