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’s habit of stalling out the rounds by running in his fight against Gennady Golovkin last September has GGG’s trainer Abel Sanchez worried that he’ll look to stall out the rounds in the rematch with him on September 15.
By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin doesn’t want to waste time with Saul Canelo Alvarez and the judges when he gets the red-haired Golden boy fighter back inside the ring on September 15 in their long awaited rematch at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“He ran, he stalled, he didn’t conquer,” so sayeth trainer of the year ABEL SANCHEZ … read more
By Allan Fox: A thin-looking Saul Canelo Alvarez weighed in at 167.4 pounds on Tuesday for his 30-day weigh-in San Diego, California for his rematch against IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
By Sean Jones: On Tuesday, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) weighed in at 168.3 pounds for his 30-day weigh-in for his September 15 rematch against former two division world champion Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The 168 pounds Triple G weighed in puts him right at the 7-day weigh-in limit for the fight,
GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, the beef-eating undefeated World Middleweight Champion with the positive attitude and the negative random drug tests, can’t weight to return to the ring at T-Mobile Arena to defend his titles for a record-breaking 21st consecutive time. Golovkin’s record breaker will be his revenge rematch against No. 1 contender and former WBC middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs), of Guadalajara, Mexico, on Mexican Independence Day – Saturday, September 15. The world championship fight will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 8 P.M. ET / 5 P.M. PT. Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, boxing’s longest-reigning world champion (since 2010), stepped on the scale today and weighed 168.3 lbs. – well below the 176 lbs. limit — for his WBC-mandated 30-day weigh-in. Golovkin’s 30-day weigh-in took place at The Summit, Golovkin’s high altitude training camp in Big Bear Lake, Calif. No weigh-in results have been reported by Canelo’s camp (Weight Watchers meeting ran long?).
By Tim Royner: WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will reportedly be trained by Saul Canelo Alvarez’s coach Eddy Reynoso. Valdez, 27, suffered a broken jaw in his last fight in beating former super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg last March.
By Jim Dower: Showtime interviewer Jim Gray says Gennady Golovkin should have been given a victory in his first fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez last September, and he believes the only way he can beat the popular Golden Boy star is if he knocks him out in their rematch on September 15.
By Sean Jones: Saul Canelo Alvarez has been saying for months that he plans on taking the fight Gennady Golovkin in their rematch. However, Canelo now is saying that Golovkin needs his opponents to be stationary like a punching bag for him to score a knockout.
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya says Saul Canelo Alvarez is planning on making Gennady Golovkin pay for his trash talking that he’s been doing about him calling him the dirtiest fighter that he’s ever fought before.