The WBC has created a special belt for the winner of the fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders on May 8 in Dallas, Texas. The Mestizo belt is inspired by the “Charreria” and created by Mr. Raul Perez Carmona and Mrs. Vianey Rebeca Flores Martinez, from Toluca, which consists of pita embroidery work in the finest leather. Also, two-thread embroidery with embossed flowers. It was a product of 305 hours of work. The plaque was made by Miguel Angel Jurado in a process that lasted 50 hours and the final assembly was produced at Industrias Reyes with another 35 hours of work.
Pita is a fiber that comes from agaves that, due to the climate, is produced only in Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guatemala. It is extracted from the plant that is peeled off by hand and with rustic instruments. The rubber residues are removed from the long maguey leaves that are manually scraped until the fiber of the ixtle is obtained.
Subsequently, it is washed at different times with salt and lemon to lend it a shiny white finish with a pearly appearance by placing it in the sun to dry. Once it reaches the necessary whiteness and brightness, each of the fibers of the initial herd is separated to make the thin ends of two or more threads.
The leather receives special treatment in order to be washed and ready to be “opened, so afterward the design is engraved with wedges, while the pita is spun into two threads, to begin the embroidery.
It has embroidered the “Charro Cala de Caballo”, involving skilled control of the horse. The belt also carries two Friesian horses and a skirmish, which is very important as it is the female representation in the “Charreria.”
Another kind of charro demonstration is added to the belt which is known as the:”Jineteada“ and finally the “Floreode Reata.” These are also represented with ornamental guides and embossed flowers that, in addition to increasing its beauty, also show the ornate brilliance of the artisan hands that elaborated it. What is made in Mexico is well done and this belt incorporates the heart and soul of its artisans.
The “Charreria”, is registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is a universal symbol of the Mexican culture through its expressions, values and activities, which are reinvented and adapted generation after generation, for which it has achieved its permanence and positioning as one of the best skills in the country.
This Mexican National Sport has, among its expression, the clothing, which includes elements embroidered in pita made by Mexican artisans in a process that requires a lot of dedication and pinpoint accuracy.
The World Boxing Council chose this magnificent Mexican culture expression to be represented during the May 2021 fight with the MESTIZO belt. This belt is one of the most coveted treasures by boxers worldwide, since it is the recognition obtained by the winner of an elite fight during an important date for Mexican culture and for world boxing.
Give me the belts with the Gold and Jewels in the. This belt is ugly and looks cheap.
Mauricio Sulaiman does NOT understand that the CHAMPION makes the belt, NOT the other way around. A little tidbit about Sulaiman: On the COTTO -ALVAREZ fight, the WBC was seeking $300,000 in sanctioning fees from each fighter, not to mention another $25,000 apiece from their promoters, Roc Nation Sports and Golden Boy Promotions, to recognize the title fight. When WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and Cotto could not come to an agreement on the fee in a Monday night telephone call, Cotto was stripped of the title. “The fee for this fight was absurd to me, and I prefer to keep the money in my account,” said Cotto, who was upset by critical remarks about his decision by Golden Boy promoter De La Hoya, who represents Alvarez. “I don’t need to pay attention to Oscar De La Hoya’s opinion. He should take care of his own business, and I will take care of mine. I don’t stick my nose in Oscar’s business.”
Cotto went on to further criticize boxing’s sanctioning organizations for their greed.
“The organization wants four champions in every division just to earn a percentage from everybody, and then we have to pay for their mistakes,” Cotto said. “This is not fair to me. The WBC told me my offer was not reasonable to them. They told me I was not going to be their champion anymore. I don’t need their belt.”
didnt know about this. I wish now that Cotto is done with his career he could be more vocal to help upcoming fighters keep more of their money. We see here Sulaiman attempts to justify the fees with these elaborate belts.
Raul, I remember that. I don’t understand what the heck happened with canelo. He was very vocal about the wbc and then a total 180 happened. Who knows what kind of pull they have.
Cheesy Rococo
How bout just using the regular WBC belt. Is that hard to ask?
Rob, how about the wbc just disappears? Is that too much to ask?
WBC stop the craps about belt champion and stop give to canelo too much glory.
What a cheap belt, “MESTIZO”. When is Mauricio Sulaiman gonna learn that the CHAMPION makes the belt, NOT the other way around?
Hideous and embarrassing belt smh
Mauricio Suleiman is a joke and a tool and an embarrassment to boxing smh
Billy could win 9 rounds to 3 and still not get the win. So WBC you may as well give the belt to Canelo.
Why is the WBC always making their belts in Mexican style? Is it not the “World Boxing Champion” Just because their president is Mexican doesn’t mean every special belt has to say Mexico or Mestizo on it.
Yup, I have thought the same thing.
Next will be the wetback belt.
Im disapointed its not one of MS old belts,he no longer uses cos hes lost weight.Next belt should be a chastity belt with face of MS.
With so much Mexican heritage going into this belt we can figure who is expected to win. Def wouldnt be appreciated by BJS, he wouldnt even be able to pronounce the features or the cities they were produced in.
Excellent comment.
Can boxing get more laughable?
Anybody surprised?
Hey, I recognize the strap! I think they used the upholstery from a couch my parents had back in the 1970s.