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.

Turki Alalshikh has stolen Canelo Alvarez out of the hands of a Jake Paul fight in the form of a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.

Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, with the Mexican superstar leveraging a widely speculated bout with Jake Paul for a much bigger contract. Turki Alalshikh, the head of Riyadh Season and the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia,

Report: Canelo Alvarez not going to fight Jake Paul, signs with Riyadh Season. Fight with Terence Crawford likely to happen in September

The fallout from Thursday’s major, and apparently final, twist on a short boxing roller coaster ride likely only is just beginning.

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

Jake Paul took to social media to blast Canelo Alvarez, calling him a "money-hungry squirrel" who "ducked" a fight with him to sign a lucrative deal with Riyadh Season.