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Jake Paul Bluntly Challenges Canelo Alvarez: ‘Stop Ducking’

The YouTuber-turned-boxer has his sights firmly set on a world champion.

Madison Williams

Jake Paul Bluntly Challenges Canelo Alvarez: ‘Stop Ducking’
Jake Paul Bluntly Challenges Canelo Alvarez: ‘Stop Ducking’ /

Immediately after Jake Paul defeated Ryan Bourland in the first round Saturday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the YouTuber-turned-boxer switched his focus.

Now he wants a piece of four-time world champion Canelo Álvarez.

Paul, who now boasts a 9–1 professional boxing record, has his sights on becoming a world champion, so it’s only fitting for him to have his eyes on Álvarez.

Paul had a strong message to Álvarez after recording a first-round technical knockout of Bourland.

“Canelo, stop ducking,” Paul told DAZN. “I know you want it. I’m repping Puerto Rico. You’re repping Mexico. So it’s Puerto Rico vs. Mexico. I want Canelo. I want all the biggest names. Like I said, I’m the face of this sport. Truly, who’s doing more for boxing than me? I keep on proving myself time and time again.”

Álvarez, the undisputed super middleweight world champion, hasn’t responded to Paul’s demand yet. He’s set to face Jaime Munguia on May 4.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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