David Benavidez has broken his silence on all the talk about Saul Canelo Alvarez leaving Premier Boxing Champions and has claimed that ‘it speaks volumes.’
Canelo has left PBC after it emerged they could not agree on the final two fights of his three-fight deal. It was put to him that he could fight Jaime Munguia on his traditional Cinco de Mayo fight date for a fixed fee but only if he agreed to fight Benavidez in September.
Allegedly, Alvarez said no so is now a free agent who could return to Matchroom to fight. Now, speaking to ESPN, Benavidez has expressed his frustration that the matchup won’t happen this year, if at all.
“His actions speak a lot of words. This was the biggest fight, so him parting ways with PBC, even though this fight for me and him was on the table, it just speaks volumes. I’m not going to be waiting on Canelo.
“After I fight Canelo, my career doesn’t end. It’s frustrating, but it gives me a bad name at the end of the day, too. The reason why this fight is not happening is because Canelo doesn’t want it to happen, plain and simple.”
He claimed there are no barriers to the fight other than Alvarez’s will.
“I mean, the money is there, the anticipation from the fight fans is there. It would be an amazing event. I don’t need Canelo. I mean, the only reason people fight Canelo is for a payday.
“I don’t care about money. I care about winning titles and giving the fans the best fights possible.”
