Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is in the middle of a nasty lawsuit filed by another boxer who’s suing Canelo for $9 MILLION over a street fight in Mexico back in 2011.
According to TMZ Sports, the man behind the lawsuit is Ulises “Archie” Solis — a former IBF light flyweight champ — who claims Alvarez beat him up during an altercation in Guadalajara.
It’s not true at all. [The fight] wasn’t with me. It was with one of my brothers, but not with me. I was there. I just want to clarify that it’s not true,” Alvarez said via Boxing Scene.
According to the suit, Alvarez punched Solis in the face so hard, he knocked out a tooth and fractured Solis’ jaw.
As a result, Solis claims he was stripped of his IBF championship belt because he couldn’t defend his title with a broken jaw.
Solis claims he was simply outsized in the fight, with Canelo coming in a 5’9″, 160 lbs and Solis at 5’3″, 108 lbs.
In his suit, Solis claims he suffered more than $4 million in damages, plus he wants another $5 million in punitives.
The trial proceedings have begun — jury selection started on Monday — and the trial could wrap by the end of the month.
