JAKARTA - Argentine boxer Ezequiel Matthysse defended Lionel Messi after the footballer's actions sparked the anger of Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez.
After the match between Argentina and Mexico at the Qatar 2022 World Cup which ended 2-0 for Albiceleste, Canelo was angry after seeing a video showing Messi kicking a little Mexican shirt on the floor after the game.
"May he ask God not to meet me!" Canelo tweeted on Twitter's social media.
"Just as I respect Argentina, you have to respect Mexico! I'm not talking about the country (Argentina) I'm talking about Messi about what he's doing."
Matthysse then came to defend Messi and commented on Instagram Story. He even made threatening words.
"What is Canelo, Canelon, what is wrong with Messi? Look, whoever disturbs Messi, we are all Argentinians fighting. Watch out, dogs, watch out," he said.
"Not with Messi, eh. It's okay with the greeting you sent me, but not with Messi, son, be careful," said the boxer.
Matthysse is 24 years old and has a professional record of eight wins (four of them with KOs) and one defeat. He started a boxing career in 2012, where he immediately won the WBC amateur championship belt.
Mediotimpo reports that he is Lucas Martin Matthysse's nephew, a former boxer and super interim lightweight champion WBC.
But he's famous for what he does outside the ring, because most people think of him as a singer, because he has some hits on YouTube. He also works as an influencer.
Will Messi's action from Matthysse end in a boxing ring with Canelo? It looks like it will be fun...
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
