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Canelo Alvarez Reveals The Motivation Behind Continuing His Boxing Career

Canelo Alvarez has revealed why he continues fighting despite achieving so much.
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Canelo Alvarez is one of the best fighters in the modern era. A four division world champion, Alvarez has achieved great things inside the squared circle.

He boasts an exceptional professional record of 62-2-2 with 39 career knockout wins, and the 34-year-old continues to impress in the sport despite already achieving tremendous success.

Apart from the fights, training camps are grueling by nature. Fighters need to sacrifice heavily in order to ready themselves for a bout. Hence, a successful athlete like Canelo must have the mindset to stay motivated.

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Canelo has now revealed that his motivation lies in his love for the sport, and that he wants to keep growing and further solidify his boxing legacy. He also added that he hopes to see another Mexican take up the reigns when he hangs up the gloves.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated, he said:

Yes, of course. But it’s also because I love what I do. I still enjoy boxing. Obviously, everything has its limits, but right now I feel great and I feel like I’m in my prime. I still enjoy this sport, because when you talk about money, I don’t need to keep fighting anymore. But I want to keep growing in everything, including my heritage, and expanding historically while continuing to do what I love the most, which is boxing. So with all that, I’m going to continue moving forward. Hopefully the day that I hang up the gloves there’s someone else coming up, hopefully Mexican, to continue representing all of Mexico.

Canelo Alvarez last fought in September 2024 and earned a unanimous decision win against Edgar Berlanga. His next fight is set to take place on May 3 against William Scull. With a win against Scull, Canelo can once again become the undisputed super middleweight champion.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.