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: The WBC has determined that #4 WBC Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) and #1 WBC Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) must face each other for the interim WBC middleweight title while they wait for the smoke to clear from the rematch between WBC 160 lb. champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez for another 4 more months on May 5.
By Sean Jones: Manager Jose ‘Chepo’ Reynoso believes his fighter former 2 division world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is poised to enjoy the best year of his 11-year pro career in 2018, starting with his rematch with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin on May 5.
By Jeff Aranow: WBC has mandated that #1 WBC Jermall Charlo fight #4 Hugo Centeno Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title, with the winner facing the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin 2 winner for the WBC 160 lb. title.
By Sean Jones: Trainer Kris Lightning Lopez says he thinks Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is going to need to be braver against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin to have a chance to defeat him in their rematch on May 5.
By Marcus Richardson: Billy Joe Saunders says he’ll be retiring in 2 years by the time he’s 30-years-old. The unbeaten Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) is coming off of a successful third defense of his WBO middleweight title against mandatory David Lemieux (38-4, 33 KOs) on December 16 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Frank Warren says there are 2 important fights he’s hoping to make in 2018 involving his fighter WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders facing the winner of Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Canelo Alvarez, and IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby vs. Josh Warrington fighting Carl Frampton.
By Jeff Aranow: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is highly complementary of WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) after hearing the nice things he said about him during a recent interview. Saunders, 28, says he wants to follow the “Mayweather blueprint” in his fights.
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By Juan Flores: IBF/IBO/WB A/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) likely lost a lot of boxing fans after the way he fought former WBC 160lb champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) last September on HBO pay-per-view.
By Sean Jones: Danny Garcia thinks Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin took bad punishment in his last 2 fights against Saul Canelo Alvarez and Danny Jacobs. Former 2-division world champion Garcia says Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) doesn’t fight with the “Mexican style” that he says he does.