Boxer Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez will fight for the WBA world championship (World Boxing Association), light heavyweight category, at 175 pounds, on May 7, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, United States, against the Russian Dmitry Bivol.
For this purpose, the Mexican is concentrated with his entire team in San Diego, California, including the Bolivian Munir Somoya, who is his physical trainer.
About our compatriot, it is becoming more and more popular in the world of boxing and always puts the name of Bolivia first when required by the media.
In the last days, The Santa Cruz was required by the Mexican television media and there he gave details of the work that the world champion has been doing.
“Preparation is discipline and perseverance. Three hours a day of preparation and two and a half months before each fight, before we made it longer, but sometimes (‘Canelo’) arrives overloaded at the time of the fight, but Eddy Reinoso, who is his boxing trainer, took the conclusion that two and a half months is enough to get to the fight well,” Somoya said.
He was asked about his name and he replied that it has Lebanese origin and that it means source of light.
He acknowledged feeling very proud to work with world champions of boxing, since in addition to ‘Canelo’ he is also a trainer for the Mexican Andy Ruiz, who was world heavyweight champion.
“For me it is a pride to work with champions, one also learns day by day. For me boxing was something new, I saw athletes in soccer and other disciplines, So I had to familiarize myself, it was an apprenticeship for me and it is an invaluable pride to work with them”, he added.
The Bolivian explained to the journalists that, to gain weight, many times ‘Canelo’ stops eating and drinking water for several days.
“It is the process of dehydration. Sometimes he stops drinking water and eating for four or five dayssand he has had up to six days, (water) just to rinse his mouth, that is to lose weight, “said Munir Somoya.
