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The loser put Canelo in his place. Self-confident Mexican will remember the fight for the rest of his life
The cunning plan of Alvarez’s promoters failed against a clear outsider.
On the night of September 15, the legendary Mexican Saul Alvarez will defend his championship belts in the super middleweight division. Canelo’s next opponent will be Edgar Belanga, whom many experts consider a passable boxer. However, the Mexican had to face problems even with obvious outsiders.
Durability test
Canelo is a unique boxer. Just starting a professional career at the age of 15 is hard to wrap your head around. But the first four fights at this age went well for the future champion.
The Mexican’s team did not expect any resistance from their fifth opponent, Canelo’s compatriot Jorge “Loser” Juarez. His track record (3-6) and sonorous nickname, to put it mildly, did not reveal him as a great boxer.
Canelo, even at 15 years old, was considered the favorite, despite the large age difference. The athletes were separated by eight years. Even Juarez admitted that he was put into the fight so that Alvarez could gain the necessary experience against an opponent who can take a punch well.
“They brought me to test his skills.” But in the end we were left practically alone in the arena. There were no people because the main fight was over, so it was actually just the judges, the referee and us,” Juarez recalls the surroundings around the fight in an interview with ESPN.
“I felt like I won”
In his youth, Alvarez did not have the technique that allows him to crush his opponents. Saul relied more on one forehand and natural strength. But with the more experienced Juarez, this tactic did not work. In the first of four rounds, the future champion spent a lot of effort, physically giving up in the next segment. This allowed Jorge to take the initiative.
“In the second round he got tired and I started throwing punches and in the end the judges had to make a decision. At the time, I felt like I had won,” Juarez said.
However, the judges had a different opinion on this fight. One gave preference to Juarez, the other to Alvarez, and the third gave an equal score. As a result, a draw was recorded, which spoiled Alvarez’s perfect record.
“They preferred his youth and desire. At the time, this fight meant nothing to me because I never thought it would prosper the way it has. I couldn’t even imagine that people would admire him,” concluded Jorge.
Canelo learned the right lesson from the Juarez fight. For seven years, he left the ring exclusively as a winner. During this time, Alvarez faced 38 opponents. Only the legendary Floyd Mayweather interrupted the fantastic streak.
But the Loser’s career developed in full accordance with his nickname. Jorge hung up his gloves after a series of 16 defeats. He fought his last fight in 2018 with a record of 8-30-3.
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Famous British organizer Frank Warren He commented on the situation around the world heavyweight champion according to WBC, WBA and IBF Alexandra Usika.
“We’ll see what happens with Oleksandr Usyk. He’s only fought once this year, which has had a negative impact on his high-level title fights. He needs to defend his belts next year. If he doesn’t do that, he’ll have to give up his titles,” Warren said.
Previously, Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs), the holder of the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles (over 90.7 kg), talked about his plans and admitted when he plans to end his professional career. The boxer recently vacated his WBO title and lost his status as absolute world champion.
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Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) commented on the victory of the fight played on Saturday, December 27th.
In Saudi Arabia, the Japanese representative defeated Mexican Alan David Picasso by unanimous decision and defended his WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
After the final bell, the reporter asked Inoue whether he should take the first place in the ranking of the world’s strongest boxers, which is currently occupied by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
“Mr. Usyk came to watch my fight tonight, but I’m actually not very happy with my performance. I should have done much better. So I won’t say anything about the rankings and I’ll do much better next time,” Inoue admitted.
Usik visited Riyadh to watch the Japanese “Beast” fight and after the fight, he went to the ring to congratulate the champion on his victory.
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The strongest boxers of our time – Ukrainian Alexander Usik and Japanese Naoya Inoue – We met in the ring of Mohammed Abdo Aren in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 27th.
On this day, a boxing night took place, the main event of which was the fight in the weight category up to 55.3 kg. WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF world champion Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) defeated his Mexican opponent Alan David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs).
The fight continued for all 12 rounds and ended with a confident victory for the Japanese “Beast” by unanimous decision.
After the final gong, Usik approached the champion in the ring, congratulated him on his victory and shook hands. Inoue admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with his performance and appreciated the Ukrainian’s place in the ranking of the strongest boxers of our time.
Next year, Usik plans to fight against former American champion Deontay Wilder, and Naoya is considering two options: Junto Nakatani or Jesse Rodriguez.
VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh
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