Saul “Canelo” Alvarez knows his legendary career is slowly
approaching its inevitable conclusion.
The former champion recently opened up about his retirement plans
during an appearance on CBS Mornings, saying he will let his
fitness determine how long to continue, not his age.
Canelo Alvarez opens up on boxing future and life beyond the
sport
Alvarez has already established himself as one of the sport’s most
prominent figures with world titles in four weight classes. At 36,
the Mexican icon believes he still has plenty left physically, but
insists he won’t ignore the signs when his body begins to slow
down.
“When I’m there in the gym and I take a lot of punches and then my
body doesn’t respond in the same way, then I know,” Alvarez said.
“I’m not going to go and fight with that kind of training. Because
in the training, you can see everything in the training camp.”
Alvarez, who has more than 60 wins in his decorated career, also
claimed that he has very little left to compete for. While he still
feels „good“ during training sessions, he believes there’s „not
much left“ for him to do in the sport and is already looking
ahead.
„I have other things to accomplish outside of boxing,” he
added.
.@Canelo Álvarez says
he still loves boxing after nearly two decades in the ring, but he
says that other goals wait for him when he’s ready to stop
competing: “I have other things to accomplish outside of
boxing.“Watch more of Nate’s conversation with Álvarez tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/OQgZf13UMY
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings)
July 30, 2026