Mexican icon Canelo Alvarez looks to be entering the final chapter of what has been an exceptional professional career.
The 34-year-old from Guadalajara began his professional career way back in 2005 when he was just 15-years-old.
Since entering the paid ranks, Canelo has gone on to win world titles in four weight classes, including the undisputed super-middleweight championship which he currently holds, beginning his second reign as champion on May 3 when he defeated former IBF champion William Scull in Riyadh.
He has beaten a number of generational greats throughout his tenure, including the likes of Sergey Kovalev, Miguel Cotto and Gennady Golovkin, sharing the ring with ‘GGG’ on three occasions between 2017 and 2022.
In an interview with former super-middleweight king Carl Froch, Canelo, 34, said that whilst he still feels ‘great’, he expects to finally draw the curtain on his career in around three years time.
“You know, I feel great but I always say like 37-years-old I’m gone from boxing, so we’ll see, but that’s my idea.”
The Mexican icon is currently in preparations for his highly anticipated showdown against fellow pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford, which has been described as a ‘mega-fight’ by fans and analysts alike.
In terms of Canelo’s future, is believed by some that he may face Crawford in a rematch, before then going on to face either Hamzah Sheeraz or Chris Eubank Jr, as revealed by Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh last month.
