Kamaru Usman has admitted his failed call-out of Canelo Alvarez was due to an inability to provoke a "bite" from the boxing icon.
Alvarez was relentlessly called out for a super-fight by UFC welterweight champion Usman until his recent loss to Dmitry Bivol. But now that he has taken his first defeat since 2013, it appears the Mexican will be focusing his attentions on legitimate boxers for the foreseeable future.
And speaking with MMA Underground ahead of his commentary duties with Eagle FC this weekend, Usman admitted that he was unable to gain the necessary traction to earn a mega-fight with Alvarez. He is now instead going to focus on his own title defences, with Leon Edwards his next opponent.
