SAUL ‘CANELO’ ALVAREZ was confronted by middleweight rival Demetrius Andrade in an X-rated altercation following the Mexican’s win over Billy Joe Saunders.
The 30-year-old defeated Saunders in Texas on Saturday night after the Brit’s corner decided not to let him go out for the ninth round due to an eye injury which turned out to be a fractured eye socket.
But it was in the post-fight press conference that Canelo found himself in another confrontational situation as American Andrade stormed the media room.
And while Canelo is almost always a calm individual when being subjected to trash talk, he did not hold back this time around.
Andrade interrupted the presser by saying: “So when can we get something going on? Let’s make it happen. What’s up Canelo? Congratulations today though, good job baby, good job.
“I’m a big fan… but what’s up though? When can we make it happen? What you think?”
Canelo responded: “I know [you’re a fan]. Man, you fight with nobody. You are a champion but you fight with nobody. You won the belt with nobody.”
Andrade then questioned Canelo’s recent resume, before the American’s dad accused the Mexican of ‘avoiding’ his son.
This appeared to rile Alvarez who aggressively shouted: “Get the f**k out of here man. Please, get the f**k out of here. It’s my night.”
Andrade’s father then yelled: “Don’t you say to him to get out here. F**k you. Go ahead, come. Come. F**k you.
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And Andrade said: “Don’t swear at me. Don’t talk to my dad like that. I’ll f**k you up. I just asked you a simple question. What you gonna do? You tough? Watch your mouth bro. I congratulated you bro, watch your mouth.”
To which Alvarez said: “Hey, get the f**k out of here because I’m gonna f**k you up right now motherf****r. Hey, get the f**k out of here.
“Hey, you are a horrible fighter man. You never won against a good fighter. You are a horrible fighter. Horrible fighter. Just pay day, pay day, you want pay day, I know that.”
Andrade was then escorted from the room, but not before he could get the final word by saying: “Come beat me little b***h. When I see you, it’s on.”
‘Boo Boo’ Andrade is the current WBO middleweight champion having held the belt since 2018.
The 33-year-old is 30-0 as a professional, the exact same record Saunders boasted before he was stopped by Canelo.
But Andrade has struggled to secure a fight against a top name since acquiring the WBO strap more than two years ago.
And he could be made to wait even longer for a shot at Canelo after the Mexican stated he wants to face IBF super-middleweight champion Caleb Plant next in a bid to become undisputed champion at 168 pounds.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
