Jake Paul vs Canelo Alvarez fight CANCELLED in last-minute drama

Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez were connected the verge of agreeing a woody to combat successful May but the Mexican has alternatively signed a four-fight woody with Riyadh Season

Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez volition NOT combat successful May aft the Mexican signed a four-fight woody with Riyadh Season - including a September showdown with Terence Crawford.

Paul and Alvarez were reportedly acceptable to motion for a May combat earlier quality broke that Alvarez has taken a antithetic route. He volition present combat an chartless hostile successful May successful Saudi Arabia earlier facing Crawford successful Las Vegas successful the autumn. He volition past person 2 further fights successful Saudi Arabia adjacent year. Crawford volition not combat earlier taking connected Alvarez.

Announcing the news, boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh said: ""Don’t messiness with the lion ... 4 fights for Canelo with Riyadh Season … The Deal is done … A Lion doesn’t suffer slumber implicit sentiment of a sheep… Fear the lion not the jungle."

Paul is present without an hostile for his instrumentality to the ringing aft promoter Eddie Hearn had said the bout with Alvarez was a "done deal". 'The Problem Child' has not fought since defeating erstwhile heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson backmost successful November, winning connected points against the 58-year-old.

Reports of a showdown with Canelo began to circulate aft ESPN Knockout expert Julius Julianis amazingly claimed that the 2 boxing stars had agreed a woody to conscionable successful May. Those reports past forced 'The Problem Child' to instrumentality to societal media to denote his ain date, which appears to person been a smokescreen. He posted connected X: "It’s time. Saturday July 5. New York, New York."

Paul has made a spot of a wont of calling retired Canelo. Following his triumph implicit Ryan Bourland past year, the American was eager to nonstop a connection to the Mexican. "Canelo, halt ducking. I cognize you privation it. I’m repping Puerto Rico and you’re repping Mexico, truthful it’s Puerto Rico vs Mexico. I privation each the biggest names, I’m the look of this sport, who is doing much for boxing than me? The most-followed boxer and astir viral KO’s, period," helium said.

Alvarez himself has antecedently admitted that helium would lone see warring the 28-year-old erstwhile helium is "done with boxing." Speaking connected The Full Send Podcast, 'Saul' said: "When I’m done with boxing [at the highest level], wherefore not? Yeah, maybe. I deliberation it’s bully due to the fact that it brings fans who don’t usually ticker boxing. They cognize Jake Paul, but they don’t cognize thing astir boxing. Maybe [I’ll instrumentality the Paul fight]." That said, 2025 could beryllium the biggest twelvemonth of Alvarez's beingness financially if helium was to combat some Paul and Crawford. As for 'The Problem Child,' the clash with 'Saul' volition beryllium the cleanable accidental to beryllium his doubters incorrect erstwhile again and amusement wherefore he's 1 of the biggest stars successful the sport.