Jake Paul was close to a sensational deal.
Jake Paul lost a big pay bag. Aop
YouTube star in the boxing ring in recent years Jake Paul was really close to the deal she would have been a superstar Canelo Álvarezia against, says The Sun.
The match was to be held on May 3, 2025 in Las Vegas. However, Álvarez withdrew from the plan when he received an even better offer Turkey from Alalshikhfrom a Saudi boxing influencer.
Competing boxing promoter Eddie Hearn According to The Sun, the encounter between Paul and Álvarez would have been worth $ 200 million. However, all the plans evaporated into the air during one five -minute call.
Everything ready
Canelo Alvarez will be seen next time in May in Saudi Arabia. EPA / AOP
According to The Sun, Paul and his team contacted the Mexican camp for negotiations in December. The time was favorable as the tuber had just made a giant account Mike Tyson match, and Álvarez has big money.
The match was already orally agreed, but the names were not scratched on the paper.
The lower heavyweight series (90.72 pounds) was agreed to be a weight class, although the Álvarez camp originally proposed a 190 pauna (86.18 kg) weight limit. Paul’s camp justified his own weight class with more interest to the audience.
It was supposed to be a 12-set match, and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was already reserved for the event. Everything started to be ready.
Towards the end of the negotiations, the Álvarez camp suddenly wanted to move the match to Pay-Per-View, even though Paul’s team wanted to show the match on Netflix from the start.
Paul’s group refused, and then Alalshikh took a call to Álvarez.
4 matches
Turkey Alalshikh attracted Canelo to his own event. Aop
The Álvarez camp had always been planning a top -notch in the background Tereng Crawford against. Alalshikh had already suggested a three -match deal to the Mexican, which would also include a match against Crawfrod in September.
When Paul’s and Álvarez camp twisted the mission rights, Alalshikh called Álvarez and offered him a new four-match contract, the first match of which would be May 4, in Saudi Arabia. After that it would be a Crawford match in September. The last two dawn would be used in 2026.
However, Alalshikh’s offer was only valid if Álvarez retires from the Paul match, as Alalshikh thought it would only fall in the market value of the Mexican.
Álvarez approved Alalshikh’s offer and the man is competing William Skull32, against Sunday morning May 4 in Riyadh.
Still, the Paul match is not completely buried. Álvarezin, 34, is scheduled to be taken for another four years, so the man can well glide against Paul after the Alalshikh dealers.
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