Video: Canelo Álvarez Gets Visit from Gervonta Davis Before Title Fight vs. Munguia

zach bacharContributor IMay 5, 2024

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Canelo Álvarez received a special visitor ahead of his highly anticipated fight against Jaime Munguia on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gervonta Davis stopped by to see Álvarez ahead of the fight, as cameras caught the two boxing stars spending some time together.

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Álvarez will attempt to defend his undisputed super middleweight title against Munguia, who owns a record of 43-0 with 34 knockouts throughout his career.

Davis and Álvarez have some history together, as the two briefly disagreed over their prominence in the sport.

“I’m definitely the face of boxing,” Davis said following a seventh-round knockout victory over Ryan Garcia in April 2023, pushing his record to 29-0 with 27 knockouts (via Keith Idec of BoxingScene.com).

While Álvarez admitted that he was a fan of the 29-year-old, he wasn’t ready to call him the face of the sport just yet.

“I’m not retired yet, my friend,” Álvarez said (per Idec). “They can say whatever they want, but, you know, it’s not that easy. One fight doesn’t put you in that position. You need to do a lot of things.”

“There are a lot of good fighters coming up,” he added. “One of them is Gervonta, for sure. But he needs to do more, not just in one fight. But I like Gervonta. I like Gervonta Davis a lot.”

While that disagreement already appears to be water under the bridge, Davis will have an opportunity to further strengthen his résumé in an upcoming fight against Frank Martin. The WBA lightweight champion will face off against Martin on June 15 in Las Vegas.

As Álvarez attempts to defend his undisputed super middleweight crown on Saturday, he has the support of Davis.