End of an era! Canelo reveals his retirement plans! Focus on the family after receiving shocking news from his wife … Surprise 2025!
Boxing fans around the world are still processing the news that has shaken the sport in their nucleus. In a sincere and emotional statement, the Mexican boxing legend Saul “Canelo” Álvarez has announced his intentions to retire from professional boxing, pointing out the end of one of the most dominant careers and held in modern combat sports. The announcement, which arrived unexpectedly during a press conference after training in Guadalajara, left fans, reporters and even the members of their team of a long time.
Canelo, 34, did not put words. “I have given everything to this sport: my blood, my heart, my youth. But now, it’s time for something else. It’s family time. It’s time for me,” he said, his constant but emotional voice. “After a conversation with my wife, everything was clear.”
It turns out that this conversation was a surprise that changed my life: Canelo and his wife Fernanda Gómez await their second son, due to the beginning of 2025. “When she told me the news, she remained speechless. He made me reassess everything. My priorities changed instantly,” he explained. “I want to be there for every moment. My daughter changed me. This next child, this next chapter, is all.”
Although Canelo did not provide an exact retirement date, it made it clear that 2025 will be his last year in the ring. He hinted that he can fight once or twice, depending on time and health, but insisted that his persecution days have ended. “I’m not fighting for the legacy anymore. I have built that. Now I am struggling for closing, for my fans and for me,” he said.
Canelo’s possible retirement occurs after a historical career that saw him become a world champion of four divisions, unifying titles in Super Middleweight and delivering some of the most memorable confrontations of sport. His mixture of relentless power, technical and impulse made him a global superstar and a national hero in Mexico. For almost two decades, he has faced legends such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovkin and Miguel Cotto, with the respect of their rare defeats.
Boxing community reactions were fast and emotional. The promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted: “What a career. What a fighter. If this is the end, the boxing owes everything to Canelo.” Former rival Gennady Golovkin simply published: “Respect. Desiating peace and happiness in this new chapter.”
Fans are already speculating who could be the final opponent of Canelo, and if their farewell fight could become one of the greatest payment events by vision of history. Names like David Benavidez and Dmitry Bivol have been floated, but as Canelo said with a smile: “We’ll see. I want to say goodbye in the right way. With heart. With dignity.”
As 2025 approaches, one thing is safe: boxing will never be the same without Canelo Álvarez. From a young red -haired boy who fights in the rear courtyards to a global icon that moves away in his own terms, his trip has been nothing less than legendary. And now, a new one begins, of the bright lights of the ring, but equally significant.