Road to Foster vs. Hernandez: We remember the coronation of Muhammad Ali as King of Boxing in Cancun

O’Shaquie Foster will defend his World Boxing Council super featherweight world title against Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernández next Saturday, October 28, which will be broadcast live worldwide on DAZN.

This eagerly -awaited fight will take place at the Benito Juárez Sports Center in Cancun, Quunitana Roo, Mexico epicenter, in addition to being a vacation paradise, has become a place closely linked to boxing. Today we remember the coronation of Muhammad Ali as King of Boxing.

On December 3, 2012, within the framework of the 50th WBC Convention, The Greatest was honored by the President of the body, José Sulaimán.
The champion, who was 70 years old at the time, was present at the Grand Oasis hotel, where he was greeted with applause and shouts of “Ali, Ali.” Upon his arrival, Muhammad responded to the greeting as soon as he heard his name.

The WBC presented him as the King of Boxing, awarding him a red robe, which was placed on his shoulders by the Mexicans Julio César Chávez and Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, while the crown, which bore his name, was placed by champion, Vitali Klitschko.

Muhammad was smiling during the event and applauded when Klitschko finished his message, where he confessed that Ali was his idol, and probably of most of the boxers in the world. That day Ali returned to Mexico after almost 20 years.