Both punchers had a friendly face-off session at the WBC Conference in Mexico. According to coach Eddy Reynoso, the heroic match between Canelo and Makabu could take place in April next year.
At the face-off session, instead of showing blood as two rivals, Canelo Alvarez and Ilunga Mabaku shook hands and hugged each other deep, they were intimate like two friends.
On the Canelo side, after becoming the absolute champion of the super medium, his next goal was to enter the legendary temple and Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, … To achieve that, Ilunga Makabu was an obstacle he had to overcome.
For Makabu, he currently has a record 28-2-0 25kos and holds the WBC championship last year. This is the second battle to protect the republic of Congo.
Despite being more dominant in weight, Ilunga Makabu did not underestimate the talent of the Canelo champion. He said he was honored to be the Mexican and Mexican boxers.
“Canelo is the best martial artist on the planet, I will be up to him to defeat him. I am very honored when Canelo has a special respect, I am very grateful for that. Surely the audience will see an eye -catching match from the two of us,” Ilunga Makabu shared.