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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez He is such a planned boxer that he already has the scenario drawn in his mind of how and when he wants to retire. In an interview with Hugo Sanchez for the chain ESPNthe Mexican boxer revealed that his plans include hanging up his gloves at the age of 37.
In the program ‘Hugo Sánchez Presents’, Álvarez Not only did he put an expiration date on his professional career, but he revealed what it would be like and confessed to the soccer legend that a fight in the Aztec stadium It is one of his pending items.
“From 28-29 years old, this age is where I have felt the best. I have always said that 37 is a good age to enjoy what I have done with my family, other things in my career and that is what I say; but I said I would debut at 18 and I did it at 15″, said from training camp in Lake Tahoe, California.
“Yes, it catches my attention (fighting at the Azteca). “I would love to have a fight before retiring at Azteca.”he revealed in the talk where he addresses other topics such as his working relationship with Eddy Reynoso, rituals before fighting and his defeats against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Dmtry Bivol.
The four-time world champion also left room to talk about how he fits the criticism to which he is constantly exposed. “If a fighter like me says that he is afraid, it is disrespectful because you are in a sport where even training something can happen to you. They talk and one always comes out, but you are on everyone’s lips. “Be worried when they don’t talk about you because you’re not doing anything.”
Sanchez He invited ‘Canelo’ to a retrospective exercise in which they analyzed the worst and best moments of the Mexican’s career. “On a personal level, raising my family. Is not easy. It requires a lot of love, a lot of discipline and it is the happiest thing. In my career it is difficult to choose a moment, but there was a before and after the fight with Miguel Ángel Coto“, he pointed out.
“The most difficult moment, when you lose. I have lost twice in my life and they are difficult times because you don’t prepare to lose. Just as you celebrate, you have to accept when you lose,” she recalled.
In just two weeks, Saul Alvarez you will see each other’s faces Jermell Charlo in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a battle of undisputed champions. In his last fight, last May, ‘Canelo’ made the British kiss the canvas John Ryderbut the knockout eluded him and the duel ended up being resolved by unanimous decision in twelve rounds.
Now, it will come to Las Vegas with high expectations and a record of 59 wins (39 KO) and two losses. For his part, Jermell Charlo He last entered the ring in May 2022, when he defended his undisputed 154-pound championship by knocking out the Argentine Brian Castano. The American has a record of 35 wins, 19 by fast track, one setback and one draw.
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