Alvarez signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, nixing the Jake Paul bout which was being finalized for May 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and expected to stream on Netflix.

Last week, for about a day, boxing had what was sure to be a huge pay-per-view draw on the table when ESPN reported that the undisputed super middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez, and Jake Paul were finalizing a deal for a fight in May 2025 in Las Vegas. to be streamed on Netflix.

Jake Paul punched back at Canelo Alvarez on Friday night, a day after the Mexican boxing icon passed up a speculated bout with the YouTube star and agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season. “The truth is,

Despite rumors suggesting Canelo Alvarez would face Jake Paul in May, the Mexican legend has now chosen a different opponent for his upcoming fight.

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has announced that pound-for-pound star Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season. This announcement has capped what has been a manic few days regarding Alvarez's future in the sport of boxing.

On Monday, Ring Magazine reported that Alvarez and Crawford had an agreement in place for a deal that would see Crawford challenge Alvarez for his unified super middleweight titles, before a subsequent Ring Magazine report two days later indicated the fight was canceled for undisclosed reasons.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Jake Paul very much would’ve been everything Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul was not. It's a good thing for all that we didn't get to see it.