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: Liam Smith (26-2-1, 14 KOs) wasn’t in the mood to pour praise over the head of WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (30-0, 25 KOs) after losing to him by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in front of 2,470 boxing fans at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Sean Jones: Trainer Nacho Beristain is leaning in the direction of middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) to prevail in his rematch with Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) on September 15. Beristain feels that Golovkin’s punching power and his effective boxing will likely lead him to victory the second time around against the 5’8” Canelo. Beristain says that for Canelo to win, he’s going to need to fight the perfect fight.
By Dan Ambrose: WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia says Saul Canelo Alvarez won’t stand and trade with IBO/WBA/WBC 160 lb. champion Gennady ‘GGG” Golovkin in their fight on September 15, but he still believes he’ll beat him. Munguiao doesn’t say why he thinks Canelo won’t stand and fight it out with GGG, but he thinks he has more opportunities’ to improve in their rematch on HBO PPV than GGG does.
By Dan Ambrose: Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez is a possibility to fight on the undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin II on September 15 against potential opponents Pedro Guevara and Moises Fuentes, according to ElNuevoDiario.
By Dan Ambrose: WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs) will be defending his title in 10 days from now against Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) on July 21 in a 12 round fight on HBO. The 21-year-old Munguia says he’s going to emerge from the Smith fight being mentioned in the same breath as middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez.
By Sean Jones: Middleweight contender Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan has officially been added to the televised portion of the undercard of the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin undercard on September 15 on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. O’Sullivan, 33, doesn’t have an opponent picked out, but former IBF 160 lb. champion David Lemieux (39-4, 33 KOs) has already thrown his hat into the ring, saying that he would like to face O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KOs) on the Canelo-GGG 2 undercard.
By Juan Flores: Abel Sanchez is hoping Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) will be coming to fight in his rematch with IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sanchez says Canelo has been talking a lot of trash recently about Golovkin, and he says he’s going to have to back it up when he gets inside the ring with him in their second fight.
By Sean Jones: A very confident sounding Gennady Golovkin says he cannot lose this second fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez on September 15 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golovkin met with the media this week to let them know what his plans are for his rematch.
By Sean Jones: Vanes Martirosyan didn’t take too kindly the recent comments from Saul Canelo Alvarez when he said that middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG; Gokovkin had no opponent for his last fight on May 5th in Carson, Caifornia.
By Sean Jones: Saul Canelo Alvarez says he’ll be able to fight Gennady Golovkin against the ropes or in the middle of the ring on September 15 due to his lack of punching power. Surprisingly, Canelo says Golovkin doesn’t possess the punching power that everyone said he did. This is something that Canelo told the boxing fans at ringside at the T-Mobile last September after fought to a controversial 12 round draw in Las Vegas, Nevada.