Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya clash in heated exchange

Canelo Alvarez got into a heated exchange with Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday ahead of his title fight against undefeated Jaime Munguia during a press conference in Las Vegas. 

De La Hoya took aim at Alvarez, a former Golden Boy talent, and took credit for building his career, saying 'Put some f***ing respect on it.'

The promoter then accused the middleweight of failing two drug tests, with the assertion making Alvarez get out of his seat to confront De La Hoya. 

Alvarez and De La Hoya had to be separated by security while both hurled expletives at the other.  

De La Hoya last had an official boxing match in 2008, and is clearly in the corner of Munguia ahead of Saturday's clash.  

Alvarez got into the face of De La Hoya on Wednesday during a press conference in Las Vegas

Jamie Munguia will look to keep his undefeated record intact with De La Hoya in his corner

‼️ Canelo Alvarez GETS UP AND GOES AFTER Oscar De La Hoya in response to his comments at the final press conference ahead of his fight vs Jaime Munguia on Saturday night…

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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 1, 2024

Munguia enters the fight against Alvarez 43-0, while Alvarez has not lost at middleweight since a 2013 majority-decision defeat to Floyd Mayweather. 

Alvarez has never lost a fight by knockout at any weight class. Golden Boy released Alvarez from his contract in November 2020. 

The relationship between De La Hoya and Alvarez appears irreparably damaged from the split. 

The now-51-year-old De La Hoya did quickly sit down after Alvarez got in his face, before calling him slimy after pulling out his chair. 

Alvarez is defending his four supper middleweight titles against Munguia in the fight. Alvarez has held multiple world titles since a September 2018 victory over Gennady Golovkin. 

Alvarez enters the fight with a 60-2-2 all-time record.