The great Canelo Alvarez will take on John Ryder in a Saturday homecoming fight in Guadalajara. Credit: AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has made a career out of beating the Brits, but today he's remorseful. “I feel very sorry for all the Brits,” he says. “But I had to do it. Alvarez is the «British Assassin», a global superstar who has already defeated seven fighters from these shores, and the eighth — London's John Ryder — is in sight in Khaliska on Saturday night.
So it might come as a surprise that Alvarez is a covert Anglophile whose goal is to fight in this country. “I have been thinking about this for a long time,” he tells Telegraph Sport. «I would like to fight there and trust me, it will be soon.» The promise was later confirmed by Eddie Hearn, his promoter and chairman of Matchroom Sport, who added: “Saul now has a plan to box all over the world, next Saturday he will box in front of 50,000 fans in his hometown. from Guadalajara, which has always been his dream, and besides, he would like to fight in the UK.
«And there's nothing we'd love more than bringing him to our national stadium for an epic fight in front of British fight fans.»
Canelo, who defeated Ryan Rhodes, Matthew Hutton, Amir Khan, Liam Smith, Rocky Fielding, Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders, is the favorite to fight southpaw Ryder as the Tony Sims-trained fighter vies for the undisputed super middleweight crown. with all four belts held by a Mexican.
Canelo fights in his hometown for the first time in over a decade, and coming home means so much to the proud patriot who is the most popular fighter in the world when he steps into the ring .
Canelo knocked out Amir Khan in 2016. Photo: Joshua Dahl/USA TODAY Sports
Audiences in his homeland are regularly over 30 million and it's no surprise that one of boxing's biggest stars is getting around $30 million (£23.7 million) per fight through his contract with sports broadcasters DAZN.
< p>“Yes, after 12 years it’s something special for me, I sparred there many times, achieved a lot, many world championships, many weight classes, so now they, like the best fighters, come back home and arrange a fight for people.
“These are the people who supported me from the very beginning. I am very proud and very happy to have this fight here in Guadalajara. I think this is the right moment, the right time to go home and fight.”
Canelo will be watching with his entire family and his six brothers who are professional boxers. Back in his home state, Canelo lives a quiet life and loves to ride horses, showing that he enjoys «having fun under the stars and cooking» as he has been a rider for almost his entire life.
One of the boxer's other passions is also golf, which he took up in 2019, now playing occasionally at a professional level and with an eight-point handicap.
A small white ball and a challenge to himself — just like being out in the countryside with horses is a process of mental relaxation,” he explains. Experts studying his swing even suggested that with more practice and fine tuning, he could become a pro.
«No, I don't think so,» Canelo adds. “You know, it's very hard, golf is very difficult. To be a pro, you have to start young and I think it would be very difficult for me to become a real professional player, but I want to play in tournaments, amateur tournaments, and that's true, and just enjoy it as a pastime.»
Beating Ryder on Saturday night at the bustling Akron Stadium and Wembley Stadium could be the draw later this year in a rematch against Hearn's also promoted Dmitri Bivol or one of the British light heavyweights . ready for a historic battle.
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