Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has revealed his ambitions for another fight after he meets John Ryder on Saturday night in Mexico.
The undisputed super middleweight fights in his home country against the veteran Briton, and he is widely regarded as the overwhelming favourite against his WBO mandatory challenger.
Canelo is coming off the back of hand surgery that has seen him step away from the ring for six months, an extended period for a boxer who had previously been busy collecting straps at 168lbs, before moving up to light heavyweight for a tilt at WBA champ Dmitry Bivol, and then moving down against for his trilogy rematch with Gennadiy Golovkin.
Speaking to DAZN ahead of his fight, Canelo acknowledged that he had plans to continue in the sport, and named his ideal next opponent, assuming he defeats Ryder.
“If John Ryder beats me, I’m done, but it’s not my last fight, I’ve got a long time in boxing,” he told Chris Mannix.
“Right now my short-term goal is a fight with Dmitry Bivol and then we’ll see.
“I just train for the best fighter out there. I don’t want to be so confident. They say the same for Dmitry Bivol and look. I train for the best fighter and lose to John Ryder, and I’m done.”