Trout to Canelo: Try and Take My Belt!
With the hunt for an opponent for WBC Junior Middleweight Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas still apparently ongoing, WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (25-0, 14 KOs) would like to send the following reminder to his fellow champion:
“Canelo, if you want my belt, come try and take it! After I beat your brother in your hometown to win my title, you came forward and stated you wanted to fight me to avenge your brother’s loss. Ever since I immediately accepted your challenge, you have disappeared. Now we have a chance to unify the titles and give the fans a fight between two young, undefeated world champions, but it seems as though you are more interested in taking on lesser-quality opposition and avoiding me again.”
Trout was last seen scoring a dominant win over Delvin Rodriguez on June 2 on Showtime.
“I’ve proven to be head and shoulders above everyone they’ve put in front of me. I’m ready for my first defining moment as a fighter on the world stage, so I’m sending this challenge out to another champion who hasn’t yet been in a pick ’em type of fight.”
Surprisingly, Trout says he doesn’t blame Alvarez for his choice of opponents thus far.
“If I could get away with fighting the Kermit Cintrons and Matthew Hattons of the world on HBO, I would too, but it’s time to step up Cinnamon. Time to find out what we’re both truly made of.”
