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!

Canelo vs. Golovkin fight MUST happen says Loeffler

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By Eric Baldwin: Now that Gennady “GGG” has dodged a bullet with his close win over Danny Jacobs last Saturday night, Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler is saying that a mega-fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez MUST happen in September for the fans. Loeffler needs to make sure that he doesn’t come across as too needy when it comes to the negotiation with Golden Boy Promotions for the Canelo fight. Loeffler has got to make it clear that Golovkin has plenty of other options if he doesn’t get a fair deal for the Canelo fight.

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Canelo must approve Golovkin deal

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By Jim Dower: Oscar De La Hoya has pulled the verbal $15 million flat fee offer that he had previously made to Gennady Golovkin for a fight against his fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in September. This comes after the reports of Golovkin’s low pay-per-view numbers on HBO for his fight last Saturday night against Daniel Jacobs. The new offer that De La Hoya will be giving to Golovkin will be based on pay-per-view sales for the Canelo fight rather than a guaranteed purse.

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Chavez Jr: I’ll beat Golovkin at 168

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By Allan Fox: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2, 32 KOs) is already looking past his next opponent Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) towards a big money fight against unbeaten middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Chavez Jr. says he can beat Golovkin if he agrees to come up to 168 to fight him in the super middleweight division. The 6’0” Chavez Jr. feels that he’ll be too big for Golovkin if the two of them face each other.

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De La Hoya says Golovkin fighting Saunders in June is disrespectful

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By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says that if Gennady Golovkin goes ahead and fights Billy Joe Saunders for his WBO middleweight title in June, it would be disrespectful to them and his fighter Saul Canelo Alvarez. De La Hoya wants Golovkin to sit idle waiting for the fight in September against Canelo, because he thinks it will be too risky and could get in the way of the Canelo fight.

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Golden Boy considering giving Golovkin split of revenue for Canelo fight

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By Allan Fox: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is thinking of giving middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin the percentage that he wanted for him to face their star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in September. De La Hoya says he’s going to speak to Canelo about the idea, according to Dan Rafael. Golden Boy had offered Golovkin a flat fee of $15 million for the Canelo fight, but that offer is a risky one considering that the fight might not do as well as previously thought.

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Chavez Jr: Canelo is mad because I tell him he’s ducking GGG

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By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has recently been enjoying kicking sand in the face of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by telling the boxing media that he’s ducking a fight against middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. Chavez Jr. says that Canelo is mad at him because he keeps telling the fans that he’s avoiding Golovkin. Chavez Jr. says it’s not his opinion that Canelo is ducking Golovkin. It’s the opinion of everyone that Canelo doesn’t want to fight Triple G.

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Golovkin may need to accept Canelo’s fight offer

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By Jeff Aranow: Mexican star Saul Canelo Alvarez says that the contract for his mega-fight against middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is on his table right now, and all he has to do is accept the terms and they’ll fight at 160 pounds. Canelo says the boxing fans know he’s the best fighter in boxing right now, and he wants to prove that against Golovkin.

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De La Hoya: Canelo won’t give Golovkin respect

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By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya is saying that Saul Canelo Alvarez won’t be giving Gennady Golovkin any respect when/if he faces him in 2017. De La Hoya saw Golovkin’s fight last Saturday night against Daniel Jacobs and he thinks that the “Miracle Man” Jacobs gave him too much respect. De La Hoya says GGG can expect no respect from Canelo in the future. However, De La Hoya also says that the odds of the Canelo-Golovkin fight taking place are now lower after his fight with Jacobs last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

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Why Golovkin does NOT have to face Jacobs Again

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By Justin Graham: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has gone from being a relatively unknown former Olympic silver medalist from Kazakhstan in 2012 to one of boxing’s biggest stars and top pound-for-pound fighters in just a few years. However, for Golovkin, like most foreign fighters that come to America, there will always be the group of fans, mostly casual boxing fans, who will seemingly never give him his due credit for anything. A lot of those fans’ are now saying that Daniel Jacobs beat Golovkin and that he should get an immediate rematch. No, GGG does not have to face Danny Jacobs again.

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Chavez Jr. slams Golovkin

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By Jim Dower: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was not impressed with what he saw from Gennady “GGG” Golovkin last Saturday night in his fight on HBO pay-per-view against Daniel Jacobs. Chavez Jr. thinks that Jacobs should have been given the victory over Golovkin because he deserved it more in his opinion. Chavez Jr. says Golovkin was just looking for a knockout punch, and that Jacobs did the better work in the fight. Chavez Jr. says Golovkin was hurt by Jacobs.

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