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Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is not planning to retire until he’s around 37-years-old.
Canelo turned pro at the young age of 15 in Mexico.
Now at 30-years-old, he’s captured world titles at junior middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight.
“[I’ll fight for another] six or seven years, that’s what we think, we ‘ll see, but six or seven more years we’ll be here,” Canelo told TUDN.
Canelo was in action back in December, when he dominated Callum Smith over twelve rounds to capture the WBC, WBA titles at 168-pounds.
He’s scheduled to have a quick turnaround, when he makes a mandatory defense against Avni Yildirim on February 27 in Miami, Florida.
If he’s successful, Canelo will return on May 8th, as part of Cinco De Mayo weekend. More than likely the Mexican star will collide with WBO world champion Billy Joe Saunders in a three belts unification clash.
He wants to have at least four fights in 2021 – after seeing action only once in 2020.
“The truth is that there is enough time [to get in four fights] and I am very ready to fight. I feel very happy, grateful and motivated to go to Miami, a new location for my fights,” Canelo said.
Canelo is an instant betting favorite against any opponent at 168-pounds.
But, there are several big challenges for him at the light heavyweight limit of 175.
In 2019, Canelo decided to move up two weight divisions to score a knockout of Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight title. Afterwards, he vacated the belt and dropped down to 168.
For the moment, he’s not even considering the possibility of returning to light heavyweight.
“No, [fighting at] 175, no. [My trainer] Eddy [Reynoso] already told me not to fight in that division, because I’m giving away too many advantages. Right now we are focused on winning these titles [at 168],” Canelo said.