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Canelo Alvarez Final International Media Conference Call Transcript CANELO ALVAREZ FINAL INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT CECILIA ZUNIGA: I want to welcome all the media that joined us today for Canelo's final media conference call. As you all already know, we have an exciting event planned for all of you on November 21st. Now to introduce the call and Team Canelo, I would like to introduce our host for this call, the Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya. OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Thank you very much. Welcome everyone, and thank you for joining today's international media conference call with Team Canelo Alvarez. I'm pleased to be on the call this afternoon to talk about the highly anticipated clash of two Titans, Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez, in a classic Puerto Rico versus Mexico battle that will be for the WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Championship on November 21st live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center, which will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View. I'm extremely proud to announce that this fight will be for the WBC Middleweight World Championship Diamond Belt and will also have the Ring Magazine Championship Belt on the line. Like I said, this fight will be taking place on HBO pay-per-view, and to all the media from around the world that's listening, this match-up is one of the most anticipated match-ups of the year; a match-up where people are expecting a war; people are expecting a great battle. History shows when you put a Puerto Rican fighter and a Mexican fighter inside the ring, you are guaranteed to get excitement and fireworks, so everyone across the globe is really, really excited. I want to thank our supporters of this fight: Corona Extra, Mexico, Live it to Believe It, Also, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Tequila Cazadores and our newest sponsor, Corporate Travel Made Simple. At this moment let me take the opportunity to introduce to you the head trainer, who will say a few words, and his name is Eddy Reynoso, who has been with Canelo Alvarez for practically all his life as a professional fighter and as an amateur fighter, so Eddy Reynoso will say a few words, Eddy? EDDY REYNOSO: Hello and thank you to everyone for being here at the press conference. We're ready. OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Thank you, Eddy. Also at this moment let me introduce the manager and also trainer, you all know him as "Chepo" and this is Jose Reynoso. Jose? JOSE "CHEPO" REYNOSO: Good afternoon. We're here ready for the fight, and we're ready for anyone that is looking forward to interviewing us. OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Great. Thank you. Gracious. Lastly, I would like to introduce to you the man of the hour, the Mexican Superstar, Canelo Alvarez, who continues to impress with every victory, every fight. His record is 45-1 with 32 knockouts, which is outstanding, at just 25 years old. He hails from Guadalajara, Mexico, and he continues to captivate the fans all around the world with his action-packed fighting style, his charisma and his willingness to take on the toughest challenge. Let me introduce to you, Canelo Alvarez. CANELO ALVAREZ: Hello. How is everyone? I'm looking forward to the fight. We're very happy. We thank God that we're close to the fight. We're just finishing up our final details but we're ready. OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Operator, we can now open it up for questions. Q. Hello, everybody. Canelo, this would be what I would view as your second humongous fight, the other one being the Floyd Mayweather fight. That fight was your first experience in a big, mega-fight, and I wonder if you could talk about the lessons that you may have learned from the -- really just the "bigness" and the moment of that fight as you get ready to go into what is now your next huge fight as a result of that fight? CANELO ALVAREZ: All of my fights I learned something. There are some important fights, there are some difficult fights, but with all these combined fights you gain experience, and with that experience I'm going to display that on November 21st. Q. But nothing particular about the -- dealing with the moment and the magnitude of the event? CANELO ALVAREZ: Nothing in particular, like more specifically, what? Q. I want to know if there is anything, just because that was your first experience in that kind of atmosphere? CANELO ALVAREZ: Nothing in particular. Q. Staying on the Mayweather fight, compared to the Cotto fight, when you fought Floyd, it was to unify titles, you were fighting the pound-for-found number one fighter in boxing, so obviously a lot at stake and a really big deal. This fight, fighting for the middleweight title, a lot at stake, combined with the fact it's Mexico vs. Puerto Rico. We all know about the great rivalry between the two countries. I'm wondering which to you was a bigger deal, fighting for the unified titles and the number one pound-for- pound fighter in boxing, or getting a shot at the middleweight title and fighting in what will go down as one of the top rivalry fights that there's been in a long time? CANELO ALVAREZ: Both of the fights were important. They were in a different division. One was Mayweather, was for the unification of pound-for-pound, and now this is at a different weight division, so it's important, also. And this is Mexico versus Puerto Rico, and more importantly I'm motivated and inspired and looking forward to November 21st. Q. Oscar, I have a quick question for you. Has there been a decision made to the other fight on the pay- per-view telecast because of the Andre Ward injury? OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Not yet. We're still discussing that with Roc Nation, so we will have an answer for you shortly. Q. Canelo, your promoter was not exaggerating when he said you have captivated fans all over the world. My mother is 78 years old and thinks you're gorgeous. There is a real sense that -- people have asked all the questions about the fight, and also people are really interested in you as a human being and want to get a better sense of what you're like, what sort of cuisines, food you like, Italian, Chinese, what other sports you like, do you have a girlfriend? Do you look forward to the new Star Wars movie? Can you tell us -- answer those sorts of questions and give us a better sense of what you are like as a person? CANELO ALVAREZ: In terms of food, I like lots of things, sushi, taquitos a variety of little things, but what is most important is my fans and that I satisfy my fans. Q. Oscar, you're promoting a fight with your guy going up against someone trained by Freddie Roach. You've fought with Freddie Roach in your corner. You've fought somebody else who had Freddie Roach in their corner, so you've got a hell of a perspective on what he may or may not bring to a fighter. Can you talk about that? OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Yes, Freddie Roach is going to have Miguel Cotto in tip-top shape. Freddie Roach is going to have Cotto probably stay on his toes. The question is, how long can Cotto stay on the toes? That's the million dollar question. One thing for sure is that Freddie Roach is a great trainer, and he's going to have Cotto in tip-top shape to go the distance, and we obviously expect a Miguel Cotto that's going to come in strong and be ready. Q. Do you understand winning this moment, basically you will become the solidified champion and idol of Mexico. CANELO ALVAREZ: We understand obviously the magnitude of this fight. We must consume that responsibility with hard training, and we must win the fight. Q. Cotto was quoted saying after your press conference that he wasn't very impressed with you or with your team. He actually said that you were cowards, does this statement affect you personally or do you just see him as a stepping stone to bigger things in your career? CANELO ALVAREZ: We are not impressed by Cotto's team and we do not take this personally. We don't listen to our rivals. We are a very serious team and do our job. I cannot fail. He is a great world champion, and we are prepared for him. Q. Does the pressure affect you or did the Mayweather fight help you? CANELO ALVAREZ: I'm not worried about the pressure. I am more concerned with the motivation. I am training. I've had a lot of fights, and I've learned a lot. Q. Oscar, knowing about the different ways to watch this fight, tickets, closed circuit and at movie theaters, what is your projection in terms of Pay-Per-View sales for this fight? OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Sales for this event are excellent so far, better than expected and I feel 99% confident about this fight. In my opinion, this is the most anticipated fight of the year and we are expecting great numbers, 1.5 million or more. We will wait and see. Q. Oscar, in this fight you are gambling the future of the most important card on the stable of Golden Boy.
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