Santos Saul Álvarez Barragán, better known as Canelo, which translates to ‘cinnamon’ for his fiery red hair, has spiced up the boxing scene since his debut. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1990, this pugilist has clinched world championships across four weight divisions, making him a staple in the Hall of Fame pantry. Canelo unified titles in three divisions and claimed lineal championships in two, notably overpowering Miguel Cotto in 2015 for the WBC, Ring, and lineal middleweight crowns. Outside the ring, Canelo’s life is just as sweet, sharing it with his two kids, Emily Cinnamon Alvarez and Mía Ener Álvarez, and his wife, Fernanda Gómez, since 2021. According to Forbes, Canelo is worth at least $275 million!
By Dan Ambrose: Saul Canelo Alvarez says he’s going to be making the necessary adjustments in the September 15th rematch against middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin to beat him when the two step inside the ring for their rematch at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The adjustments that Canelo needs to make for the rematch against Triple G are obvious ones.
By Sean Jones: Trainer Abel Sanchez notes that Saul Canelo Alvarez did a lot of talking about how he was going to knockout Gennady Golovkin before their fight last September, but then when he got inside the ring with him on the night in Las Vegas, it was a different story. Canelo spent the major portion of the fight on the run trying to keep from getting knocked out.
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By Dan Ambrose: Saul Canelo Alvarez wants to punish IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in their rematch on September 15 for his mouthing off since their last fight a year ago. Canelo wants to tear GGG’s head off this time. However, for Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) to do that, he’s going to need to make major improvements in his conditioning from the way he fought last time, and there’s a lot of doubts whether he can.
By Juan Flores: Saul Canelo Alvarez says he’s annoyed by Gennady Golovkin and his team because they were focused so intently on money during the recent negotiations rather than respect. Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KOs) says he doesn’t understand why GGG is upset at him, considering that he gave him his biggest payday of his career.
By Dan Ambrose: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin will be back at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 15 to defend his middleweight titles against Saul Canelo Alvarez in a rematch on HBO PPV. The start time for the GGG-Canelo 2 rematch is at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) says Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) is not a true warrior like he was made out to be by him and the boxing public. Golovkin says Canelo is not a “true champion,” because he ran from him for 12 rounds last September in their fight on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Sean Jones: Oscar De La Hoya says Saul Canelo Alvarez is going to stand his going to stand and punch with Gennady Golovkin in their rematch this time around instead of using movement to escape his pressure like he did last time they fought in September 2017. De La Hoya is trying to pump life into the rematch by telling the boxing fans that Canelo is going to come out on fire on September 15.
By Jeff Aranow: The judges for the rematch between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will be under close examination by boxing public on September 15, according to promoter Tom Loeffler. After the odd scores turned in by two of the judges last year for the Canelo-Golovkin fight, the judges selected for the rematch are going to find themselves watched closely by the public to make sure they don’t turn in another set of scores that don’t match the fight.
By Tom Hochbaum: As announced last week, Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will meet in Las Vegas on September 15th in a rematch for the Middleweight championship. If you are interested in the purse splits, titles stripped, tests failed, negotiations, or media posturing, do yourself a favor and skip this article. Boxing fans have been inundated with story lines surrounding this fight since the controversial decision of a draw in the first rendition last September. Meanwhile, breakdown of the actual fight seems to have taken a back seat. So it comes as quite the relief to hear each fighters’ camps announce that there will be no press conference or media tour for the rematch. The fighters seem to genuinely dislike each other at this point and the promotion requires little additional build-up ahead of the highly-anticipated rematch.