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After some explosive statements last Saturday through Twitter in which he aired the conditions required by the ‘Team Canelo’ to be measured against Saul Alvarez, Badou Jack He used the platform again to try to explain the latest negotiations for a fight against the Mexican for the cruiser title of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
In the afternoon of last Monday and after the boxer from Guadalajara answered him without saying or writing a word through the same platform with a retweet where he collected old statements from the Swedish, Jack He pointed out that he had accepted a fight at 190 pounds.
“For the record: I accepted a 190 pound catch weight for my 200 pound title,” he wrote. In the interactions, a fan reminded him of the statements he issued in 2021 when he was invited to the podcast of Mike Tyson and in which he claimed to be able to lose weight to fight with Alvarez.
It was precisely those videos that he retweeted ‘Cinnamon’ Last monday. “What happened to fighting a Canelo 168 or 175? You should play side B, brother and make your withdrawal bag ”, opined the netizen. The cruiserweight champion WBC He did not let the comment pass and explained to the fan that his physical conditions have changed in the last two years. “Two years ago when I could still do 180 ish. Different story today,” she specified.
All the controversy broke out last Saturday when Badou Jack made public that the negotiations fell apart due to the demands of the ‘Cinnamon’who was asking for a fight at 20 pounds under the cruiserweight limit (200 pounds) plus a rehydration clause.
The Swedish boxer not only rejected the offer and was dissatisfied with the conditions, but also invited the Mexican to give people the most anticipated show in the world of boxing and accept a fight against David Benavidez.
“I will not fight ‘Canelo’ in the next fight. They said that the difference in weight is a lot. They wanted to squeeze this old man and fight me 20 pounds under the cruiserweight limit for the title. And also, with a rehydration clause. ‘Cinnamon’, give the fans what they want to see and fight against David Benavidez“, he expressed.
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