It’s almost Cinco de Mayo, which means a Canelo Alvarez bout is around the corner. In what has become a yearly tradition, Alvarez is set to fight during the weekend of the holiday. But this one will be much different than the rest. For the first time in his life, Alvarez will be fighting in Saudi Arabia.
Due to a four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh, Canelo must fight in Riyadh, foregoing his usual Las Vegas venue and entering a new territory. Alvarez’s next fight isn’t considered to be an overly dangerous one. William Scull will battle him for all of the super middleweight titles, but his resume isn’t great. Thankfully for Scull, Alvarez won’t have his usual home field advantage.
Canelo Alvarez has made himself at home in Riyadh
Many have wondered how Canelo will acclimate to his new surroundings, but that doesn’t appear to be an issue with the fight a week away. Alvarez landed in Saudi Arabia a couple of weeks ago, and shared a story on Friday riding around carefree with some old and new friends, blasting Mexican music.
Alvarez appeared to get some help in the process from Mike Tyson. Raul Arreola, who shared the video with Alvarez in the car, also posted a photo of the same car at the Mike Tyson Boxing Club in Riyadh.
That club was the first of its kind and opened at the end of 2023. Tyson makes frequent appearances there. And it seems like Canelo is making himself at home, too.
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