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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez never had any reservations about fighting Austin Trout, even if his handlers weren’t as ambitious. The 22-year old Mexican superstar couldn’t care less about the risk-reward ration that comes with facing the American southpaw while both are unbeaten and in their respective primes.
For Alvarez, April 20 goes way beyond a unification match. It’s about restoring family honor, something that’s weighed on his mind for the past two years.
“I remember that fight clearly,” Alvarez says of night in Feb. 2011 when Trout marched into Mexico to serve up a boxing lesson to older brother Rigoberto Alvarez to win a vacant 154 lb belt. “I was at ringside for that fight when he beat my brother and I felt helpless.” [Click Here To Read More]
For Alvarez, April 20 goes way beyond a unification match. It’s about restoring family honor, something that’s weighed on his mind for the past two years.
“I remember that fight clearly,” Alvarez says of night in Feb. 2011 when Trout marched into Mexico to serve up a boxing lesson to older brother Rigoberto Alvarez to win a vacant 154 lb belt. “I was at ringside for that fight when he beat my brother and I felt helpless.” [Click Here To Read More]
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