This past Friday, the boxing world was set on fire when it was officially confirmed that Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez had become a free agent.

In 2018, Canelo had signed an exclusive deal with streaming service DAZN. The deal was worth $365 million, for 11 fights over a five year period.

Canelo had three fights with DAZN, against Rocky Fielding, Daniel Jacobs and Sergey Kovalev.

The fight against Kovalev, which was Canelo's last appearance in the ring, took place in November of 2019.

He was scheduled to fight again in May, with the event being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As the two sides argued over the financial details for his next fight, Canelo became very frustrated and filed a lawsuit against DAZN and promoter Golden Boy Promotions. Canelo claimed breach of contract among other items.

On Friday, it was revealed by both sides that Canelo was released from his agreements with DAZN and Golden Boy.

Now Canelo is a complete free agent with no network or promotional ties.

He wants to fight before the end of the year - and December 19 has been mentioned as a possible date.

"I can't talk about a lot of the details [with the lawsuit], but what worried me the most was the delay between fights. What I want is to fight, to continue making history. I had to do all of this [with the lawsuit] and I hope that the boxers who come after me will realize that our rights as fighters have to be respected," Canelo told TV Azteca.

"For me, the important thing was that I was a free agent and not the money. This is one of the most important periods of my career. Eddy Reynoso and I will be the co-promoters of my fights. What I want is to make good fights, which is what people want to see.

"There are great possibilities that I will fight before the end of 2020, I am eager and enthusiastic to do a fight. On December 19? It matters to fight before Christmas. I'm looking forward to trying new scenarios. The best stage of my career is coming."