Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya wants a Mexican showdown on May 5, with Canelo Álvarez facing Jaime Munguía, in a “war” on the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
Unfortunately for De La Hoya, Canelo has not said who he plans to fight next in May, and given that this is the second fight of his three-fight deal with PBC, they will likely insist that he face one of their fighters. .
Munguía is with Golden Boy and fights on DAZN, making him an unlikely opponent for Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs) to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship. The fighters that PBC probably wants for Canelo to fight next May are one of these three:
– David Benavidez – Jermall Charlo – Terence Crawford
PBC might be interested in using Munguía as an opponent for David Benavidez to use as a springboard to help build his popularity. However, De La Hoya probably won’t agree to give Munguía (42-0, 33 KOs) Benavidez because he has been carefully matched throughout his entire ten-year professional career, keeping him away from dangerous threats to building his professional career. resume.
Some feel that De La Hoya has been grooming Munguía since day one of his career with the sole purpose of fighting Canelo for big money. If that doesn’t happen this year, it may never happen.
“The past is the past, and Canelo, I am glad that you understand that there are many rumors, and the truth is that we had a great career together. “I as a promoter, he as a fighter,” Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya told Fight Hub TV, talking about Canelo Álvarez.
“We made him a lot of money. She climbed onto the pedestal. He’s the King of boxing now and I’m proud of that, I really am, because I had something to do with his career. Now, the whispers in his ear I can’t control, and that’s probably what happened.
“For me, if there is an opportunity to work with him again, I would love to because there are a lot of good memories between us, in and out of the ring. But both guys have a tremendous opportunity to face each other.
“Imagine two Mexicans inside the ring at the highest level. We haven’t seen that since Barrera-Morales. We haven’t seen that since Israel Vázquez and Rafael Márquez. We haven’t seen that in a long time. Julio César Chávez and José Martínez.
“I would love to be part of history. “I would love for Canelo to be a part of that story and Munguía and give the fight fans an incredible show because you know it’s going to be a war, especially when it’s in that ring here,” De La Hoya said about wanting Canelo Álvarez vs. Next Jaime Munguía.
