'Canelo' Alvarez was seen teaching UFC champ Moreno how to throw his trademark body shot
- Saul Alvarez was seen showing Brandon Moreno how to throw a body shot this week.
- Alvarez is the world's No.1 boxer and Moreno is the UFC's flyweight champion.
- Watch the masterclass right here.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez was recently filmed teaching the UFC champion Brandon Moreno how to throw his trademark body shot.
"An honor to meet Canelo," Moreno said Thursday on Instagram. "For me it is a pleasure to meet people that I really admire inside and outside of sport. Thanks for the advice."
Alvarez, the world's No.1 boxer, and MMA flyweight ruler Moreno, are two of Mexico's most famous fighting champions, and the pair linked up to go through punching sequences.
The four-weight boxing champ Alvarez has been an active combatant through the pandemic, beating Callum Smith by decision, Avni Yildirim by third-round stoppage, and Billy Joe Saunders by knockout when the Briton suffered multiple fractures to his face.
The 31-year-old has been linked with an undisputed super middleweight championship bout against American boxer Caleb Plant, the division's only other titleholder, on September 18.
Moreno, meanwhile, has hit his own run of form. He's unbeaten since joining the UFC, but is known primarily for outclassing Deiveson Figueiredo in a two-fight series that ended last month with a third-round rear-naked choke submission.
While they both wait for their next fight, Alvarez and Moreno met at boxing coach Eddy Reynoso's gym in San Diego, and took photos with Reynoso's fight team which includes Andy Ruiz Jr., Ryan Garcia, and Oscar Valdez.
Alvarez's body punching masterclass was filmed during Moreno's visit.
Watch it here:
Moreno has long been known as an admirer of boxing, and during a June interview with MMA Junkie said that he wants to forge a legacy as the Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. of MMA.
Chavez, who is regarded as one of Mexico's greatest boxers alongside Alvarez, was called a "legend," by Moreno.