Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has snubbed YouTube boxer Jake Paul after it was confirmed that the Mexican superstar has agreed on a four-fight deal with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season.
His new deal will include a mega-fight against the former undisputed light-welterweight and welterweight champion Terence Crawford in September.
Previously, it was understood that Alvarez and Paul were close to finalising their crossover fight, but according to Saudi’s boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, the Mexican has taken another bout with an unknown opponent in May.
Furthermore, in the X (formerly Twitter) post, Alalshikh has appeared to slam Paul, saying: ‘The Deal is done… A Lion doesn’t lose sleep over opinion of a sheep…
‘Fear the lion not the jungle.’
Canelo quickly reposted the announcement, captioning it with: ‘Let’s go brother,’ accompanied by a fist emoji.
