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Canelo has been boxing professionally for 20 yearsCredit: GETTY<\/p>\n
The fresh-faced Guadaljara puncher was just 15 years old at the time.<\/a><\/p>\n Two decades later, Canelo is one of the biggest stars in boxing today.<\/p>\n During a remarkable rise that has seen him scoop belts in four separate weight classes, including undisputed supremacy at super middleweight, Canelo is estimated to have pocketed just shy of $800m.<\/p>\n His 2013 clash with Floyd Mayweather garnered 2.2m pay-per-view buys, while his most recent outing against Terence Crawford<\/a> in September was viewed by 41.4m households on Netflix.<\/a><\/p>\n A convincing unanimous defeat to the latter has, however, called his future into question.<\/p>\n Now 35 years old and showing signs of decline, several members of the boxing fraternity have speculated that Canelo’s bout with Crawford may be his last.<\/p>\n What did Canelo Alvarez say about his future?<\/p>\n That chatter was put to bed on Wednesday when Canelo took to Instagram to write: “Twenty years in, I still feel the same fire I had when I first stepped into the ring.<\/p>\n “Every victory and every challenge has made me who I am today. <\/p>\n “I’m deeply grateful to my family, fans, and to Mexico – you’ve been my strength and my inspiration since day one.”<\/p>\n Canelo still has two fights left on his money-spinning deal with Riyadh Season.<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Canelo is coming off a wide points loss to Crawford in SeptemberCredit: Getty<\/p>\n In the aftermath of Canelo’s most recent setback, Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh made it clear that they would honour the agreement if he chose to continue competing.<\/p>\n “I just visited the champ in his place,” Alalshikh tweeted. <\/p>\n “He will soon start his vacation with his family. <\/p>\n “He has 2 fights left with [Riyadh Season] in 2026. We offered him to work with us until he quits and retired. <\/p>\n “I want [to] give a special thank you to [Canelo Alvarez] for the special gift. <\/p>\n “He gave me the gloves of the fight, and I appreciate it very much.”<\/p>\n Nine hour talks! Terence Crawford reveals staggering lengths he had to go to secure Canelo Alvarez fightWho could Canelo Alvarez fight in his next two fights?<\/p>\n Alalshikh had planned to book Canelo against Hamzah Sheeraz<\/a> on the first Saudi card of 2026.<\/p>\n However, an injury to the Mexican’s elbow <\/a>has delayed his next outing until the third or fourth quarter of next year.<\/p>\n![\"Canelo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-gloves-punches-terence-crawford-1023211927.jpg\")
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