Overview

• Veteran trainer Ignacio Beristáin asserted that several of Canelo Álvarez’s fight outcomes seem implausible and suggested the champion is sheltered by powerful interests.
• Beristáin recounted being stopped by armed men in Jalisco and escorted to meet a figure identified only as “el patrón,” whom he implies is cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
• The trainer alleged that this “patrón” serves as Canelo’s godfather and warned that criticizing the boxer invites intimidation.
• Canelo Álvarez’s camp has not issued a formal response and no independent source has verified Beristáin’s account.
• Boxing analysts and lawmakers are calling for formal investigations into potential cartel influence over match results and athlete safety.