Canelo Alvarez is brimming with otherworldly confidence ahead of what may be his toughest assignment in several years.

The Mexican superstar is scheduled to face WBA Russian light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol in a 175-pound match May 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez, who has amassed titles in four divisions, has been tearing through the competition lately. He further enhanced his profile last year by completely unifying the 168-pound division with an 11th-round knockout of Caleb Plant.

If Alvarez’s recent accomplishments have contributed to the public perception that he seems unbeatable at this stage in his career, well, it is an opinion that the fighter himself apparently wholeheartedly shares as well.

“It’s boxing, but nobody can beat me right now,” Alvarez said on the Boxing with Chris Mannix podcast. “I feel in my prime.

"And no disrespect to other fighters. There’s some great fighters. But I feel in my prime. I feel strong. I feel in my best.”

Alvarez, who won his first title at the 154-pound limit, is essentially an interloper in the 175-pound division, where the opponents theoretically boast a natural size and power advantage. Still, Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) has experience taking on larger fighters, as evidenced by his stoppage of Sergey Kovalev in a WBO light heavyweight title bout in 2019. (Alvarez vacated the title to focus on unifying the 168-pound division). In Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs), Alvarez will face a fighter known for his sharp jab, speed, and all-around caginess.

Alvarez credited Eddy Reynoso, his trainer and manager, for keeping him on his toes in the gym and developing new wrinkles in his repertoire.  

“We’re always trying to do something [new] in the gym,” Alvarez said. “We try not to do the same mistakes I do in my last fight. So we’re always working on something.”

Alvarez says he believes he is more motivated today than he was a decade earlier in his career.

“I don’t come to the gym like, ‘Oh, I have to train because I have a big fight’” Alvarez said. “This is part of my life. These kinds of fights, these kinds of challenges, make me motivate myself. These kinds of fights, big fights like this, make me feel motivated.

“Maybe [I have] more [motivation than 10 years ago]," Alvarez continued. “Even more…I want to still be on this level to be the best fighter, so maybe I’m more motivated right now.”