Canelo Alvarez eyeing up new career once he's retired from boxing
The fight is taking place at Estadio Akron near Guadalajara in Jalisco.
It will serve as a homecoming for Mexico’s superstar, who will be boxing in his home country for the first time since 2013. 50,000 adoring fans are expected to be in the stands at the sold-out venue, yet still Canelo is hungry for further achievements.His golfing hobby is well known, as he speaks regularly about his love for the sport in interviews and documentaries.“This is the hardest game ever,” Canelo told theCanelo will fight in Mexico for the first time since 2011, defending his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight world titles“I’ve boxed since I was a kid. It comes easy to me.
Regarding whether he intends to take golf seriously as a future career, Canelo confirmed: “After three or four more years boxing.“We’ll see. It would be amazing if I could make the [PGA] Tour. Fantastic if I ever got to play in a major.Canelo explained: “My handicap was down to six. Now it’s up to ten… I’ve hardly played any golf in the last few weeks”While most admittedly do doubt Canelo’s dream, new Masters champion Jon Rahm believes he has the capabilities to succeed on the golf course.
Rahm recently said: “Canelo is great at one sport and can be great in a second sport. It’s just not fair.”“And I have to say I put so much into everything I do that I actually believe I can be great at anything.”
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