CANELO ALVAREZ has swapped to a vegan diet in training to fight Dmitry Bivol.

The Mexican superstar is set to move up to light-heavyweight to challenge WBA champion Bivol.

But he will not be bulking up by consuming meat as he revealed his nutritional switch ahead of his boxing return.

Canelo told ESPN:  "I'm not very complicated when it comes to food, I adapt a lot, I adapt quickly.

"It's not something I did all of a sudden, that I left what I ate before, from one day to the next.

"All week I try to eat what is vegan and if one day I eat something else, meat, chicken, whatever, I eat it, there is no problem.

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"But I do try to stick to eating vegan all week. I feel great, my body has adapted very well.

"I feel strong and my stomach is very good. I recommend it actually."

Canelo, 31, in 2018 infamously tested positive for clenbuterol – which is known to boost muscle growth and eliminate excess fats.

The boxing champion blamed the failed test on tainted beef but was still given a six-month suspension.

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Canelo did later provide negative results for clenbuterol in tests taken after his positive bust.

The WBC then increased the threshold for the amount of clenbuterol that can be found in a fighter’s system before considering it a failed test.

It means had Canelo provided the same test after the threshold change, he would not have been handed a ban.

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