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After a year away from the ring following elbow surgery, professional boxer Sa\u00fal "Canelo" \u00c1lvarez said he\u0027s prepared to make his comeback."I always give my best in the ring and this is not going to be the exception," the 36-year-old told "CBS Mornings" in an exclusive interview that aired on Friday.When \u00c1lvarez steps into the ring to face Christian Mbili in October in Riyadh, it will be his 69th professional fight and his first fight since his loss last year to Terence "Bud" Crawford, which ended \u00c1lvarez\u0027s run as the undisputed super middleweight champion."Even if I did everything correctly, the things sometimes don\u0027t go your way," he said, reflecting on the fight. "I learned that, you know, sometimes we forget the basics and I forgot the basics in that fight."Building his careerFor more than two decades, Alvarez built a career on proving himself \u2013 fighting his way from a small town in Mexico to the top of the sport.He left school to turn pro at just 15 years old. By 17, \u00c1lvarez said he had "already beat everybody in Mexico" and was ready to take his talents to the U.S."So I\u0027m just waiting to turn 18 to come to USA and fight my \u2026 debut here in USA," he explained. "I was so excited. To come here to the USA and based on what I hear about all the stories when they come and fight here and everything \u2013 that was my dream."The Mexico native would go on to win his first title at age 20.Family ties\u00c1lvarez\u0027s success in the sport includes more than 60 wins, earning world titles across four weight divisions \u2013 but boxing wasn\u0027t just his path, it\u0027s a family affair.All seven brothers have boxed professionally, and they even set a Guinness World Record for the most siblings to fight on the same professional card.\u00c1lvarez, the youngest of the eight, credits his father, Santos \u00c1lvarez, for helping to shape his career and teaching him hard work, honesty and discipline."He is always working for his family," \u00c1lvarez said about his father. "Every single day, I work with him for many years, and he supported his whole family, eight kids."Future in the sport\u00c1lvarez says there\u0027s "not very much" left for him to accomplish in boxing, but at 36, he continues to do it because of his passion."Every time I fight, I break some records, and that\u0027s my motivation."But he admitted if there was a way to entice Crawford, who retired last year, back into the ring, he would be up for a rematch."We always, as a fighter, we always want revenge," \u00c1lvarez said. "I always do good \u2026 in my rematch. I know what is wrong, what I did wrong. So, yeah, if the opportunity is there, it would be amazing."While he still feels "good," \u00c1lvarez said he has other things he wants to accomplish outside of the sport and will know when it\u0027s time to retire."When I\u0027m there in the gym and I take a lot of punches and then my body doesn\u0027t respond in the same way, then I know," he said.
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