The millionaire figure that ‘Canelo’ Álvarez will stop receiving for fighting in Mexico

The son’s return to his land entails certain sacrifices. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez He will return to Mexico, exactly to Jalisco, to fight with John Ryder. The Aztec boxer returns with the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super middleweight titles under his shoulder. Titles that he will make available this Saturday, May 6 at the Akron Stadium.

‘Canelo’ is one of the most requested boxers in the world, and therefore one of the best paid. According to Forbes magazine, he is the eighth highest paid athlete. However, with the intention of fighting in Mexico, he has given up a large amount of money.

According to the Mexican newspaper El Universal, Álvarez will earn around 14.3 million dollars, a figure that he does not usually see in his accounts after a confrontation. In the victory eight months ago against Gennady Golovkin, he earned approximately $63 million.

Then, the boxer would stop receiving around 50 million dollars. This says a lot about Guadalajara’s desire to fight in his land, being one of the best in the world in the ring.

“Sometimes, [el dinero] it’s not what matters. I feel very happy to be here, it is an honor to be before my people. Fighting in front of my people is worth more than anything”, mentioned Saúl Álvarez.

Mauricio Sulaimán, president of the World Boxing Council, mentioned that ‘Canelo’ had offers to fight at Wembley, New York and Dallas; of course, with greater economic return.

“It is not a sacrifice. Ultimately, it’s what I want. What I want is to fight in front of my people and here I am”, concluded the boxer.