Not Want To Fight Black Boxers, Canelo Considered Rasis

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JAKARTA - American boxer Clarissa Shields thinks Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez has committed racial acts related to the opponent he chose.

Canelo is the super middleweight defending champion after defeating Gennady Golovkin recently. He is also widely considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Previously, Canelo was often considered to have chosen an easier opponent to achieve victory after victory. Now, other accusations have emerged from American boxers and middleweight champions, super middleweight and super welterweight, Shields.

He denounced Canelo for discriminating and marginalizing certain fighters when choosing them to fight.

"Demetius Andrade can beat anyone. I like Charlo and I have great respect for Benavidez, but Andrade is superior. He tries to press Canelo, but in fact. Canelo doesn't want to fight Mexican boxers, but he also doesn't want to fight black fighters," Shields said., Thursday.

"We have to start this. So, I want to see Canelo fight Andrade, fight Charlo and fight Benavidez. It was a big fight that all fans wanted to see. As a fan, that's the fight I want to see."

There is currently no indication from Canelo's camp of who he will be against next. However, many feel that it will be a rematch against Dmitry Bivol who recently defeated him.