Canelo Álvarez will fight again in the country after more than 12 years (AP Photo/John Locher)

After 12 years of waiting, the Mexican public will be able to see Saul Alvarez fight in an arena of the national territory. Being one of the most anticipated events, the Government of Jalisco announced that will give away tickets so that part of the population goes to the stadium where the fight will be totally free.

During a press conference, the Governor of the State of Jalisco Enrique Alfaro announced that his administration will acquire 10,000 tickets at a preferential price to distribute them free among all those people who could hardly attend a Canelo Álvarez fight on their own.

“What the government of Jalisco is going to do is define a number of tickets that we want to free For people who could never see a Canelo fight. We want to give tickets to our sports academiesto our boxing hallsTo girls and boys with cancer and diabetes. We are going to do a social program,” he told a news conference.

The Jalisco stadium will host Saúl Álvarez's return to Mexico (REUTERS/Henry Romero)
The Jalisco stadium will host Saúl Álvarez’s return to Mexico (REUTERS/Henry Romero)

Later, the President of the State pointed out that the donation of the localities through the social program was a agreement previously agreed with the boxer. The goal is to connect people who, due to exorbitant ticket prices, attend a function of this magnitude with one of Mexico’s most traditional sports.

In addition to the importance the event will have for Mexican boxing fans, Alfaro clarified that they made the decision to donate the tickets to highlight the importance of one of the event’s most visible flags. , namely the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the state of Jalisco.

In this sense, the organizers of the great event will put the rest of the 45 thousand 110 seats in the standsas well as the places they have arranged on the grass of the playing field and the exclusive area of ​​the ring, either in the Jalisco stadium, home of Atlas, or the Akron, home of Chivas from Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

Canelo Álvarez last fought in Mexico against Kermit Cintron at the Monumental Plaza de Toros
Canelo Álvarez last fought in Mexico against Kermit Cintron at the Monumental Plaza de Toros

It should be noted that at the time the news of the seat donation broke, Canelo’s corner had yet to decide on the final location of the fight. However, some time later his 168 pound champion confirmed his return to the country where he was born and trained in the sport of gloves to carry out the fight.

So far, the only certainty the super middleweight monarch has communicated is his presence in Jalisco. However, the location that will host the fight has not been defined, although the two favorite venues to receive it are Akron Stadium and Jalisco Stadiumboth located on the outskirts of the municipality of Guadalajara.

The rival who will face Saúl Álvarez has also not been announced. However, various figures close to the environment of the boxer such as Eddie Hearn, Eddy Reynoso and Mauricio Sulaimán, gave clues to the challenger. Even the governor of the state of Jalisco himself announced that the the most likely character is John RyderBritish boxer and interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion.

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