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Jake Paul has broken his silence on Canelo Alvarez snubbing a battle with him in favour of signing a four-fight Saudi deal.

It was confirmed on Friday that that the Mexican super star has concurred on a four-fight handle Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Season, with his brand-new offer to consist of a mega-fight against the former undisputed light-welterweight and welterweight champ Terence Crawford in September.

Previously, it was understood that Alvarez and Paul were close to finalising their crossover battle, however according to Saudi's boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, the Mexican has actually taken another bout with an unknown opponent in May.

Furthermore, in the X post, Alalshikh appeared to knock Paul, composing: 'The Deal is done ... A Lion does not lose sleep over viewpoint of a sheep ... Fear the lion not the jungle.'

Canelo quickly reposted the statement, captioning it with: 'Let's go sibling,' accompanied by a fist emoji.

Paul has now taken to social networks to introduce his own tirade, bizarrely branding his competing 'an owned servant' who will 'lose cash' by choosing not to right him.

Jake Paul (pictured) has actually broken his silence on being snubbed by Canelo Alvarez for a battle

Paul released an impressive social media tirade where he branded Alvarez 'an owned slave'

The post likewise included an AI-generated pictures of Paul standing over his rival in the ring

'Breaking news: Canelo Alvarez ducked me Jake Paul and is now an owned servant with no regard for the pride of the Mexican individuals who support him on US soil,' the post, which likewise consisted of an AI-generated picture of Paul standing over Alvarez in a boxing ring, started. 'It's not surprising when his entire profession he has actually done nothing for the sport of boxing outside the ring.

'I'm the brand-new face of boxing. You can not have the greatest fight of 2025 without my name involved. When all of your events tank and lose cash you will all who the king of the sport is.

'28 years of ages. Biggest battle in boxing history. My own employer. Not owned. 5 years in. All of you felines want to see me fail, qoocle.com but god has other strategies. It's the era of excellent. The age of the elephant. It's the period of MVP.'

Earlier this week, the Mexican's deal with Crawford appeared to have actually collapsed after he supposedly entered conversations with Paul.

On Monday, 'The Problem Child' even released an X post meaning the possible fight date with Alvarez, composing: 'It's time. Sat July 5th. New York, New York City.'

Paul has, in the past, called out Canelo on a variety of occasions. Last year, following his bout with Ryan Bourland, Paul told the four-weight world champ to 'stop ducking' him.

The American has not battled considering that his questionable win against previous heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson in November, beating the boxing legend via a consentaneous choice.

Meanwhile, Alvarez - with 66 fights and 62 wins - was last seen in a boxing ring during his triumph over Edgar Berlanga in September in 2015.

Alvarez has actually signed a four-fight offer with Riyadh Season, with bouts to take location over the next two years

Paul, who has actually not battled because beating Mike Tyson, had teased a date to handle Alvarez

Alvarez's offer consists of a mega-fight vs WBA light middleweight champ Terence Crawford

According to Ring Magazine, Canelo and Riyadh Season's deal includes a battle in Riyadh in May, a mega clash in Las Vegas with Terence Crawford in September, and 2 more boxing matches in Riyadh in February and October 2026.

His next opponent, Crawford, remains unbeaten with 41 wins, including 31 through knockout.

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