Canelo Alvarez believes he still has plenty of big nights left him, but the Mexican icon is planning his exit from the sport.
The multi-weight world champion, now the undisputed ruler at 168lbs, returns to the ring on September 30 when he welcomes Jermell Charlo to the super-middleweight division in a fight he begins a significant favourite.
If successful, Canelo will immediately once again find himself with several targets on his back with the likes of Terence Crawford, Dmitry Bivol, and David Benavidez all ready to take on the challenge.
A professional since 2005, Canelo’s career is set to pass two decades but the pound for pound does have an idea of when he wants to hang up his gloves.
“I think I at least have four more years in me, maybe five,” said Canelo, 33, when speaking to The Breakfast Club.
“I’ve been a professional boxer since I was 15 years of age. That is almost 18 years of fighting professionally. I always said I would retire when I was 36 or 37, around that age.
That should be more than enough, it’s so many years of boxing. By then, I will have accomplished many things, and then I will have to enjoy life with the family and all.”