Canelo (left) and Charlo at the press conference ahead of the bout
Canelo (left) and Charlo at the press conference ahead of the bout

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alva­rez says he wants to prove to JermellChar­lo just how good he is on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Alvarez defends his undis­puted super-middleweight titles against Charlo, who is the undis­puted champion at light-middle­weight.

The Mexican boxer, 33, has 10 wins in his past 11 world-title fights, but feels Charlo doubts his ability.

“I have nothing to prove in this fight. But I have something to prove to him,” Alvarez said.

“He never believed in my skills. He always calling me out and never believed in my skills.

“Now I have the opportunity to show him my skills and that motivates me.

Charlo, also 33, is an under­dog against Alvarez and smiled as his opponent suggested he didn’t believe in his skills.

“That’s just what it is, if he feels that,” Charlo said. “I come to win this fight, no matter what he says.

“Believe in your skills or not, there’s a lot of people that don’t believe in you.”

American Charlo has just one loss in 37 fights and described himself as a “lion”.

“I don’t know what animal I need to say to beat a lion, but wh