Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez views last Friday as one of the most important days of his career.
That was the day that Canelo's handlers confirmed his free agency.
Canelo was involved in an ongoing breach of contract lawsuit against DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions.
The two sides reached an agreement last week, which allows Canelo to be a free agent with no contractual ties to a promoter or network.
Canelo is now hoping to fight before the year is over.
He last saw action in November 2019, with a knockout victory over Sergey Kovalev to capture the WBO light heavyweight title. He vacated the belt not long after.
There were plans for a return, in May, at the super middleweight limit. The event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Since Friday, a date of December 19 has been mentioned, but Canelo says the date is not concrete.
"I hope that [this] week we can have something done, something concrete and be able to announce what day, with whom, where it will be," said Canelo in an interview with Rodolfo Vargas.
“I don't care if it's December 19 or Christmas, I don't care, what I want is to fight this year and on any day. For me, when you have to work you have to work and I am willing to sacrifice anything."
Canelo holds the WBA middleweight title and the WBA "regular" title at super middleweight.
Regarding the potential opponents, among those mentioned in the last few months include Caleb Plant, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders and Ryota Murata.
“What I want is to make good fights and for people to see great fights, and they are all good fighters. We are going to see which one of them is more comfortable and ready for December," Canelo said.