The relationship between Canelo Alvarez and his handlers might’ve reached a breaking point.
The Athletic is reporting that the Mexican star has filed a lawsuit against Oscar De La Hoya, Golden Boy Promotions and the streaming service DAZN today in a federal court in Los Angeles. The outlet reported that it has a copy of the suit.
It quoted Alvarez as saying: “I’m not scared of any opponent in the ring, and I’m not going to let failures of my broadcaster or promoters keep me out of the ring.”
Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) hasn’t fought since he stopped Sergey Kovalez in the 11th round to win a light heavyweight title last November.
The pound-for-pounder was tentatively scheduled to fight super middleweight challenger Billy Joe Saunders before the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down. Since then a number of potential foes have been considered by no deals were reached.
And DAZN, hit hard by the pandemic, reportedly has been willing to pay Alvarez only half the money guaranteed in his contract, which Alvarez flatly rejected and which seems to have caused a stalemate.
DAZN has complained that the opponents under consideration for Alvarez don’t have the name recognition to drive subscriptions. The streaming service has been pushing for a third fight with the popular Gennadiy Golovkin.