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 Sean Jones: Tom Loeffler says that he’s still in negotiations with Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions to put together the rematch between unbeaten middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul Canelo Alvarez for September. That fight is still very much a priority for Loeffler and Triple G. Loeffler says Golovkin deserves a better deal than the 65/35 split for the rematch after Canelo testing positive twice for clenbuterol and then pulling out of their May 5 rematch.
By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin is going to need to be proactive and firm with Golden Boy Promotions and Saul Canelo Alvarez in setting a strict deadline to have them agree to his 50-50 purse split request. GGG can’t waste time with Golden Boy and Canelo and risk losing his IBF title in the process. This is an idea that Kevin Iole of Yahoo News brought up, and I think it’s a good one.
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman wants Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin to sit down and reach an agreement to complete the negotiations for their rematch. Canelo has the power to make the fight happen. If he gives Golovkin the 50-50 deal he’s asking for, then the deal can be done.
By Sean Jones: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman let Gennady Golovkin know on Tuesday that if he doesn’t agree to fight Saul Canelo Alvarez in a rematch than the World Boxing Council will order him to take on interim WBC 160lb champion Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 KOs).
By Jeff Aranow: Billy Joe Saunders doubts that Golden Boy Promotions is serious about wanting to negotiate a deal for him to fight Saul Canelo Alvarez on September 15. Golden Boy has recently said that reached out to talk to Saunders’ promoter to put together a deal. However, Saunders doesn’t seem to believe the fight is going to happen, and he says Canelo should keep using his performance enhancing drugs.
By Tom Hochbaum: Oscar De La Hoya and Eric Gomez have been very vocal about the fact that Gennady Golovkin has made financial demands which render the GGG/Canelo rematch unlikely. This fight not taking place on Mexican Independence weekend this September would be a huge financial blow for each fighter. The sport of boxing needs mainstream interest, and fights like Golovkin vs Canelo II could certainly deliver.
By Sean Jones: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is asking Gennady Golovkin to stay in negotiations with Saul Canelo Alvarez and sign the contract for the September 15 fight. Sulaiman doesn’t think Golovkin should walk away from the negotiations just because of the money. However, if GGG does decide not to take the fight with Canelo, then Sulaiman says he’s going to order him to defend against his WBC mandatory challenger Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 KOs).
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez insists that Saul Canelo Alvarez has “many options” for his next fight in September if the rematch with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin doesn’t take place. Gomez says they still want the fight with Golovkin, but it’s up to him to decide whether he’s willing to agree to the terms set for the purse split from May 5.
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya once again has taken to Twitter to remind Gennady Golovkin that Saul Canelo Alvarez is “moving on”, and that the only way the rematch can take place between the two stars on September 15 is if GGG accepts the original agreed upon pure split for the cancelled May 5th rematch.
By Jim Dower: Saul Canelo Alvarez has passed a drug test conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission conducted 10 days ago in Mexico, according to Dan Rafael. This is obviously good news for Canelo’s fans, as he failed two drug tests last February after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. Canelo is now enrolled in in VADA testing, which is a 24/7 random testing program.