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Héctor Ríos Morales

Canelo Álvarez and Oscar de La Hoya continue their public beef at electric press conference

'Canelo' Álvarez and Oscar de La Hoya continue their public beef at electric press conference (Credit: AFP)

SEATTLE - The bell hasn't rung yet, but Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez is already exchanging jabs ahead of his fight against Jaime Munguía. The current opponent, however, is not his boxing opponent, but his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya.

In their latest exchange at the fight's press conference, De La Hoya and "Canelo" almost got into it and had to be separated. The issue started when De La Hoya read a statement in which he accused Álvarez of "spending the last two months insulting me, rather than promoting this fight." He went on to say that Álvarez should show more respect towards Golden Boy Promotions, a company that promoted "Canelo" for more than a decade.

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