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: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says he made the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight because he cares about the boxing fans and he wanted to help the sport. De La Hoya maintains that he could have made 4 smaller fights for Canelo without risk, but he wanted to give the fans what they’ve been asking for.
By Jeff Aranow: Saul Canelo Alvarez’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya is considering an offer from Magic Johnson to stage the Canelo vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight on September 16 at the Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California, according to Lance Pugmire. The stadium seats 60,000 boxing fans. De La Hoya is saying that the Dodgers Stadium offer from Magic Johnson is the leading offer he’s received. The one question is about the state taxes that would be taken out of Canelo and Golovkin’s purses for the fight. California has state income tax. Nevada and Texas don’t have a state tax, and neither does Washington state.
By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and many members of his boxing gym in Las Vegas are picking Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) to defeat Gennady “GGG Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their fight on September 16. Indeed, almost everyone interviewed at that gym are picking Canelo to be victorious over Golovkin.
By Jeff Aranow: Trainer Nacho Beristain contradicts what Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been saying about him not eating in the last 2 weeks before his fight last Saturday night against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beristain says he saw Chavez Jr. in in process of making the 164 ½ pound catchweight for the fight.
By Jim Dower: Without question the September 16 fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will be one of the biggest fights in 2017 if not the biggest. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes the fight will be big enough to where he won’t even need to promote it in order to attract a huge audience on HBO PPV. We’ll see about that.
By Jeff Aranow: Jeff Mayweather is picking Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) to beat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their big fight on September 16. Jeff says that Danny Jacobs created the blueprint in how to beat Golovkin in their fight last March, and all Canelo needs to do is follow that blueprint in order to be successful against him.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions really did a good job of picking out Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s last opponent Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to fight their star fighter last Saturday night, but they also picked out a guy that was BADLY overweight and much too heavy to melt off the pounds to get down to the strict 164 ½ pound catchweight for their fight on May 6. Chavez Jr. says he ate very little in the last 2 weeks before the Canelo fight so that he could get down to the 164.5 pound catchweight.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions flagship star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) might as well give up on the idea of hi being able to knockout IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), because it WILL NOT be happening, says Golovkin’s longtime trainer Abel Sanchez. He just wants Canelo to know that ahead of time so he won’t waste too much time hoping he can be the first fighter to put a dent in Triple G’s chin when the two of them fight each other on September 16.
By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is targeting Daniel Jacobs in his next fight, and if successful, then the winner of the September 16th match between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. Chavez (50-3-1, 32 KOs) lost to Canelo by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in a one-sided affair from start to finish.
By Yannis Mihanos: After 2 years of waiting, the boxing fans finally get what they want with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) facing IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KO’s) in a massive showdown on September 16th.
Often promoters make things difficult in boxing, they look through it from the eyes of the businessman. They would protect their fighters as they would protect their investments and of course they would take minimal risks.