Canelo Alvarez

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!

Golovkin vs. Alvarez – Round 13

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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.

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Abel Sanchez angry with Canelo, says he’s acting like a diva

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By Sean Jones: Abel Sanchez thinks Saul Canelo Alvarez is acting like he’s too good to help promote the September 15th rematch with Gennady Golovkin with his decision not to take part in face offs programs and news conference to announce the fight. Sanchez says Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KOs) says he’s robbing the fans by preventing them from being able to see him and Golovkin face each other in the press conferences.

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GGG: Canelo didn’t deserve me to give him 5 or 7 percent, I lost respect for him

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By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin says he was ready to walk away from the negotiations with Saul Canelo Alvarez if he didn’t get the 55-45 percentage that he was asking for. Golovkin eventually got what he wanted, but he says he lose respect for Canelo (49-1-2, 34 KOs) after him testing positive for clenbuterol twice and then dropping out of their previously scheduled May 5th rematch.

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Loeffler: GGG still questions whether Canelo was natural for first fight

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By Allan Fox: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin says Saul Canelo Alvarez has a lot to prove September 15th rematch, according to his promoter Tom Loeffler. Following Canelo’s two positive tests for the performance enhancing substance clenbuterol, GGG wonders whether Canelo was clean during their fight last September at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Loeffler says Canelo-GGG won’t have Face Off/Gloves are Off program before rematch

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By Jeff Aranow: Tom Loeffler says middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez won’t be meeting for an HBO ‘Face Off’ or ‘Gloves are Off’ program before they face each other on September 15 in their rematch at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. There’s a lot of bad blood between Canelo and Golovkin due to Alvarez’s positive tests for clenbuterol and due to him then pulling out of the May 5th rematch, leaving GGG to face Vanes Martirosyan instead.

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GGG has the edge against Canelo in rematch

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By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KO) will have a big edge over Saul Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in their September 15 rematch. It doesn’t even matter that Team GGG has agreed to fight Canelo in Las Vegas, Nevada at the same venue as their previous fight at the T-Mobile Arena. GGG has more ability to improve than Canelo can.

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Canelo vs. GGG 2 – Hail Mary play

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By Jim Dower: It’s been revealed by Dan Rafael that the Hail Mary play by the MGM Grand executives to make save the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin 2 fight was the increase in ticket prices for the September 15th fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) wanted a 55-45 purse split for the rematch with Canelo, but Golden Boy Promotions were only willing to offer him a 42 ½ percent increase.

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O’Sullivan says he could fight Canelo-GGG 2 winner

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By Scott Gilfoid: Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan says he’ll be fighting on the undercard of the rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez on September 15, and that he’s supposedly in line to fight the winner of that fight. At least that’s what the 33-year-old O’Sullivan is saying. O’Sullivan (28-2, 20 KOs) says he still has five fights on his contract with Golden Boy Promotions.

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