Jake Paul issues furious response to ‘owned slave’ Canelo Alvarez after fight collapse

Jake Paul’s promotional institution has issued a connection slamming Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez aft a chaotic U-turn from the Mexican superstar saw their projected combat called off.

In a chaotic series of events that rocked the boxing satellite connected Thursday, quality emerged that a projected gathering betwixt pound-for-pound kings Canelo and Terrence Crawford successful September was disconnected contempt promising talks.

Matchroom main Eddie Hearn claimed the crushed down the illness was that Canelo had recovered a caller hostile successful Paul.

‘The Problem Child’ has spent years calling retired Canelo, 1 of the champion fighters connected the planet, with ESPN reporting the 2 had agreed to collide connected 3 May successful Las Vegas with a ceremonial announcement imminent.

But successful different stunning development, it was announced precocious connected Thursday that Canelo had signed a hugely lucrative four-fight woody with Riyadh Season with Saudi’s boxing main Turki Alalshikh confirming the news.

That four-fight woody volition commencement with a bout successful Saudi successful May with the Crawford fight, possibly the astir anticipated successful boxing, backmost connected for September.

It leaves Paul retired successful the acold with the American superstar not portion of Saudi’s plans with Alalshikh taunting him with the comment: ‘Canelo lone fights existent fighters.’

In a connection released connected Friday, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions confirmed they were ‘deep successful negotiations’ with Canelo’s squad earlier things went awry.

Paul’s promotion institution besides deed retired astatine the Mexican, parties with ‘hidden agenda’ and ‘promoters who person reporters connected their payroll’.

‘MVP was heavy successful negotiations for a blockbuster combat betwixt Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez connected Cinco de Mayo play successful Las Vegas, a monolithic lawsuit for the Mexican, Puerto Rican and American fans, and it’s disappointing to spot however the concern unfolded,’ the connection said.

‘MVP operates with integrity, transparency, and respect for the sport, its athletes, and the fans. Unfortunately, not everyone successful the boxing satellite shares those values.

‘This concern is simply a reminder not to judge everything you read, particularly erstwhile the existent media situation is often controlled by those with hidden agendas, including promoters who person reporters connected their payroll.

‘We stay successful progressive discussions with aggregate high-profile opponents and are committed to delivering the biggest fights, the astir breathtaking events, and to moving with partners who stock our values and our committedness to boxing and its fighters.

‘Jake Paul isn’t going anywhere, and neither is MVP. We’ll proceed to disrupt boxing, connected our terms.’

Paul besides issued a idiosyncratic effect via his Twitter account, accusing Canelo, boxing’s lone undisputed super-middleweight champion, of ‘ducking him’.

‘Breaking news: Canelo Alvarez ducked maine Jake Paul and is present an owned enslaved with nary respect for the pridefulness of the Mexican radical who enactment him connected US soil,’ helium wrote.

‘it’s not astonishing erstwhile his full vocation helium has done thing for the athletics of boxing extracurricular the ring. I’m the caller look of boxing. You cannot person the biggest combat of 2025 without my sanction involved. When each of your events vessel and suffer wealth you volition each recognize who the king of the athletics is. 28 years old. Biggest combat successful boxing history. My ain boss. Not owned. 5 years in. All of you felines privation to spot maine fail, but deity has different plans. It’s the epoch of good.  The epoch of the elephant. It’s the epoch of MVP.’