Canelo Alvarez vs Jake Paul faces Saudi royalty intervention as superstar signs new 4 fight deal 

Jake Paul faces defeat after Turki Alalshikh announces an unprecedented four-fight deal with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.

Canelo Alvarez vs Jake Paul faces Saudi royalty intervention as superstar signs new 4 fight deal 

Turki Alalshikh ruins Jake Paul’s plans to fight Canelo Alvarez with latest agreement (via Imago/X)

The drama around Canelo Alvarez‘s next fight currently has all the eyes in the boxing community. The Mexican superstar was rumored to fight either Terence Crawford or YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul. However, Saudi Arabian royalty, Turki Alalshikh has now put a full stop to all these assumptions with his recent announcement. 

Yesterday, Ring Magazine reported that the much anticipated Alvarez vs. Crawford fight was officially off. This forced fans to believe that the super middleweight champion is more inclined to fight Jake Paul, given a lucrative deal. However, Alalshikh has now made it clear that Alvarez’s next four fights will take place in Riyadh.

Canelo in Riyadh in May. The big fight in the history of boxing in September. Then two more fights in 26. Don’t mess with the lion. 

Turki Alalshikh via X 
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Alalshikh also made a post referring to himself as the lion who doesn’t care about his opponent’s opinion. Alvarez himself acknowledged the deal by agreeing to Alalshikh under the post. Terence Crawford also did the same and mentioned that he would fight Alvarez in September. 

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I’m waiting on Canelo in September and going to shock the world in Riyadh Season!

Terence Crawford via X 

With Crawford fighting Alvarez in September, it is unclear who will go against Alvarez In May. The announcement about that fight is yet to be made, but it won’t be Jake Paul. Other than the money involved, the fight between Paul and Alvarez never made sense to the fans in the first place. 

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Irrespective of his background, Jake Paul is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in the boxing world with the ability to sell tickets. The boxer has made his career beating up retired UFC fighters, but does have the marketing team to push him. Over the years, Paul has often talked about fighting big names such as Conor McGregor, Canelo Alvarez, etc. 

Jake Paul gets trolled by rival KSI
Jake Paul gets trolled by rival KSI (via X)

His last outing was against the legendary Mike Tyson, which ended with Paul winning via unanimous decision. Paul vs. Alvarez would have easily made millions of dollars, but for the next two years, that fight is off. After the recent developments, Paul’s rival, KSI made sure to rub it in on the fighter. 

Keep running from me bro.

KSI via Instagram story 
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KSI is currently scheduled to fight infamous BJJ expert Dillion Danis, and it will take place on March 29. Paul has also mentioned that he will announce his next opponent soon. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see how things work out after Turki Alalshikh’s latest announcement. 

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