Last month, the International Boxing Federation stripped Canelo Alvarez from the IBF Super Middleweight Championship for not defending the title. IBF wanted Alvarez to defend the title against the No. 1 contender William Scull. However, he decided to fight against Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
On the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Canelo Alvarez responded to the IBF’s decision. Alvarez said that he built his legacy by fighting toughest opponents and IBF has no right to tell him what to do.
“I came and built my career [by fighting opponents like] Miguel Cotto, [Floyd] Mayweather, and everybody to build myself into the Canelo Alvarez that I am today. Right now, I can do whatever I want. And IBF is not going to come one day and tell me, ‘Hey, you need to fight William Scull.’ Who’s Scull? I never heard of him. When they come and say that he’s my mandatory challenger, I’m not going to do whatever they want.”