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: Former 2 division world champion Danny Garcia says he had middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) beating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) by 7 rounds to 5 score in their mega-fight on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Jose Olmos: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) will do a much better job against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) in their rematch next year and possibly stop him, says trainer Robert Garcia. Garcia agreed with the 12 round draw the judges handed down for the Canelo-Golovkin fight that took place on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Jose Olmos: Golden Boy Promotions sent out a press release today saying that the reports that are circulating about the final pay-per-view totals for the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fight are premature for their September 16 fight on HBO pay-per-view.
By Sean Jones: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) says he wants his first fight in 2018 to be his “tiebreaker” rematch against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs). Canelo says he still believes he deserved the win in his fight with the unbeaten Triple G on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Dan Ambrose: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) might take a tune-up fight in December before facing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 2 KOs) in a rematch in May of 2018, says trainer Abel Sanchez. He says he heard Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler and Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez talking about both fighters potentially taking a tune-up fight in December before fighting in May.
By Eric Thomas: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) will need to be patient and wait 8 months before he can have the chance to face Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in a rematch on May 5 on Cinco de Mayo. Alvarez, 27, only fights 2 times per year now, and those dates fall on the Mexican holidays. Alvarez has taken over the dates that Floyd Mayweather Jr. previously fought on.
By Sean Jones: With Andre Ward hanging up his gloves a week ago, it has led to Ring Magazine replacing him as the pound-for-pound king with IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs).
By Dan Ambrose: The results of the September 16th Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight may have been unsatisfactory to fans with it being scored as a 12 round draw, but the fight was a huge success in terms of the money it made at the gate for their fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Eric Thomas: Last Saturday’s Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Saul Canelo Alvarez middleweight mega-fight war brought in an average of 726,000 viewers on HBO with a peak of 840,000 viewers on HBO Boxing.
By Dan Ambrose: Comedian George Lopez and super bantamweight world champion Jessie Magdaleno are just 2 of many people that feel that IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) should have been given the win against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) in their fight on September 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada.