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!

GGG: If I looked good with Jacobs – I don’t have fight with Canelo

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By Dan Ambrose: This week, Gennady “GGG:” Golovkin gave a big tip off that he took it easy on his last opponent Daniel Jacobs in order to get a fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Golovkin didn’t come right out and admit that he didn’t go all out against former WBA World middleweight champion Jacobs in their fight on March 18, but he did the next closest thing to admitting it by saying that if he hadn’t shined against him, then he wouldn’t have gotten the September 16th fight against the highly popular Canelo.

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Canelo-GGG- The fight that saves boxing

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By Greg Houghton: The upcoming “Super fight” between Mayweather and McGregor has worried many people in the boxing world over the future of the sport, fearing that future cross-pollinated events between MMA fighters and boxers might become diluted versions of the sweet science. But we think that Oscar De-La-Hoya, by finally signing this fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and GGG, has somewhat saved boxing.

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Loeffler doubts Golovkin will retire after Canelo fight

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By Allan Fox: On Thursday, IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) shocked a lot of fans in the boxing community with his revelation that he was thinking of retiring after his fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) on September 16.

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Canelo vows to take out his motivation on GGG

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By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has been ridiculed by the boxing public for 2 years now for him choosing not to fight middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. While Canelo maintains that he wasn’t bothered by the things the fans said about him “ducking” Triple G, he apparently is bothered enough by their comments to now want take his aggression out on him when the two of them fight on September 16.

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Atlas says Mayweather-McGregor will harm Canelo-Golovkin promotion

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By Allan Fox: Teddy Atlas of ESPN believes that the August 26th Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor fight is going to hurt the September 16th pay-per-view contest between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin for a couple of reasons. First off, Atlas sees the boxing fans that purchase the Mayweather-McGregor fight on Showtime PPV as having spent their money by the time the Canelo-Golovkin fight comes around 3 weeks later on September 16.

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GGG: I got ideas in how to beat Canelo

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By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) says he’s got a couple of ideas in how he plans on defeating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) on September 16. Golovkin apparently has seen enough of Canelo’s fights to have a couple of game plans that he’s going to use when he gets the smaller, weaker Canelo inside the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Canelo Alvarez And Gennady Golovkin Conclude International Press Tour With Hollywood Red Carpet Affair

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Lineal and RING Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and WBC/IBO/IBF/WBA Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) today closed out their international press tour with a red carpet film premiere for “I am Boxing” at the AVALON Hollywood that included a Q&A panel hosted by Mario Lopez. Canelo vs. Golovkin are set to clash on Saturday, September 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.

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Golovkin says he might be finished after Canelo fight

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By Allan Fox: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin surprised a lot of boxing fans on Thursday by revealing that his career might be done after his September 16 fight against Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Golovkin and Canelo are fighting each in a big money PPV fight on HBO from the T-Mobile Arena. Golovkin is the favorite despite being 9 years older than the 26-year-Canelo. Golovkin is 35-years-old and is coming off of back to back off performances against Danny Jacobs and Kell Brook.

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Gennady “GGG” Golovkin: The Smartest Man in the Room

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By Angel Flowers: Middleweight kingpin Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has been criticized by others in the past including this writer but it turns out he is one of the smartest man in boxing. He has great management and his boxing choices cannot be taken for granted after what has happened recently in the boxing world.

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Canelo hints he’ll smother Golovkin on the inside

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By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is hinting that he plans on fighting Gennady “GGG” Golovkin on the inside on September 16 in their long-awaited fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo says the key to beating Golovkin is to attack him to the body and come up stairs with combinations.

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