Canelo vs. Chavez ad shows Mexicans won't be held back by Trump's wall

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How ready are Mexican boxers Canelo Alvarez and Julio César Chavez for their mega-battle during the Cinco de Mayo weekend? So ready that, given a running start, they could burst shirtless through Donald Trump's wall.

Or at least, that's the theme of a TV ad that will air April 15 to promote the match described as the biggest boxing event in history featuring two Mexican fighters. The ad, according to a press release from the match's organizers, aims to fire up fans by showing that Mexicans won't be held back.

"Not every Mexican is what President Trump has labeled them," said Oscar De La Hoya, chairman of Golden Boy Promotions, the company putting on the fight. "Not only are a huge majority of Mexicans hard workers, this fight between Canelo and Chavez Jr. will directly benefit American business and employees."

"From the Las Vegas hotels and restaurants that will be full because of this fight, American industry will have a very successful Cinco de Mayo weekend," he said.

The ad, produced by Leigh Simons Productions, was created in the grand style of movies such as Troy.

In this case, "titans" Canelo and Chavez Jr. begin charging from historical locations in Mexico through a desert south of the border before breaking through a seemingly impenetrable wall. Their run ends in Las Vegas, where the fight will take place Saturday, May 6, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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