'Canelo' Álvarez, the only Mexican on a list that includes Messi and Michael Jordan

The Mexican boxer continues to demonstrate his ability to do business and to continue in the elite of world boxing, therefore, "Canelo" has placed himself on a select list of athletes from around the world, where he appears to be the only Mexican on this list of 50 athletes, We tell you what it's about.

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The Sporticu portal published the list of the athletes who earn the most in their disciplines, topping the list figures such as Michael Jordan who He is the highest-paid athlete currently, with $4.5 billion, The second place is occupied by golfer Tiger Woods and the third place is for Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James is positioned in fourth place and Lionel Messi closes the ranking. top 5 highest-paid athletes.

For its part “Canelo” Álvarez appeared in position 27 on this list, being the only Mexican to appear in it and surpassing great sports figures such as former basketball player Magic Johnson and Novak Djokovic, placing the fighter from Guadalajara within a select list in the sports world.

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This May 3rd, the Mexican boxer will begin a very important stage in his fights, which is part of a multi-million dollar contract for four fights in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which the Guadalajara native made official earlier this year. This will be Saúl's first fight in Arabian lands. It will be on May 3rd when he faces William Scull at 6:00 in the morning Riyadh time, This is because in Mexico it will be 9:00 p.m., a fight in which Álvarez will defend the WBC, WBA and WBO Super Middleweight Championships .

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