“You’re a jerk..”: Canelo Alvarez and Oscar de la Hoya almost came to blows in the middle of the conference

The super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and his former promoter and former boxer Oscar de la hoya They had a clash on Wednesday, during a press conference heading into the fight this coming Saturday between the Mexican and his compatriot, the undefeated Jaime Mungia, in Las Vegas.

The tension between both figures began to heat up when, in his turn at the microphone, the president of Golden Boy Promotions He assured that his company built the legacy that Alvarez enjoys today.

“Pay damn respect to Golden Boy“De la Hoya added.

While the promoter continued with his speech, Alvarez replied: “You don’t know what you’re saying. Who wrote that to you? You have to read, they write it to you…”

Immediately afterwards, the Mexican stood up from his seat, confronting De La Hoya. “You’re a shame,” he said.

“You’re a slime,” the promoter replied.

Alvarez, with a record of 60-2 and 39 KO’s, sued De La Hoya in 2020 for breach of contract.

“Canelo” is the holder of the 168-pound titles of the World Council (WBC), the World Boxing Association (WBA), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).