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!

Golovkin could face Gilberto Ramirez if Canelo talks fail, says Loeffler

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By Dan Ambrose: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler is thinking of matching Golovkin against WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (34-0, 24 KOs) later this year if talks with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s promoters at Golden Boy Promotions fails to produce a fight, according to the LA Times. Ramirez has been very open about his interest in getting in the ring with Golovkin. Ramirez took a shot at Canelo by saying he’d fight Golovkin like a real Mexican.

“If Gennady Golovkin wants to fight a real Mexican, here I am raising his hand to face, for the honor of Mexico,” Ramirez said to espndesportes.

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Hearn: Khan is an easy fight for Danny Garcia

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By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Barry Hearn believes it’s time for the 29-year-old former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir “King” Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) to hang up his gloves after his 6th round knockout loss to former WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez earlier this month on May 7 in their HBO pay-per-view fight in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hearn thinks the only fight out there for Khan right now is WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) and that’s only because Garcia’s people are looking for an easy fight for him. Hearn sees Khan as an easy fight for the 27-year-old Garcia.

Hearn thinks Khan should hang up his gloves for his own good to protect his health. He’s been knocked out by Breidis Prescott, Danny Garcia and Canelo. Hearn thinks Khan would be knocked out if he fights his guy IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook. However, he wonders whether the fight would be viable now given how badly Khan was knocked out by Canelo.

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Lara says to Golovkin: Let’s sit down and negotiate

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By Patrick McHugh: WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) wants IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin to sit down with him and negotiate a fight. Lara, 33, is coming off of a close 12 round unanimous decision win over #15 WBA Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) last Saturday night on Showtime Championship Boxing at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lara thinks Golovkin saw the fight between him and Martirosyan and may be interested in fighting him now. Golovkin [or whoever runs his official Twitter page and does the posting there] didn’t make any remarks about the Lara-Martirosyan fight.

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Lara wants Canelo or Golovkin for next fight

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By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) called out both Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin last night following his 12 round unanimous decision victory over Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Lara, 33, lost to Canelo in 2014 by a disputed 12 round split decision, and he’s been calling for a rematch with him ever since. Lara has yet to fight IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Golovkin, but he’s willing to go up to 160 to fight him.

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Saunders: I’ll fight Golovkin

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saunders97By Scott Gilfoid: WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) says he’ll gladly give IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) the fight he wants if he’s paid rightly, and if he has a say so on the venue for the fight. Saunders, 26, says he would even come to the United States to fight Golovkin if he’s paid well enough.

Saunders says he was contacted by Golovkin’s management after he won the WBO title last December in beating champion Andy Lee. However, Saunders says all he was offered for the Golovkin fight was $1 million to 1.5 million. Saunders didn’t see that as a lot of money for a unification fight against a popular fighter like Golovkin.

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Boxing Fans must force the Canelo vs. Golovkin fight

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Image: Boxing Fans must force the Canelo vs. Golovkin fightBy Robbie Bannatyne: Boxing is a business, a sport where financial imperatives take precedence over the principles of elite athletic competition where the best should be duty bound to face the best.

The murky waters of the boxing world were muddied further with the news that Canelo has vacated his WBC middleweight title, in what seems to many, a naked attempt to navigate his way around a fight with mandatory challenger, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin.

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Golovkin: Who do my fans want to see me fight next?

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golovkin633By Dan Ambrose: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) added another belt to his fast accumulating collection of middleweight titles with the addition of the WBC 160lb strap, courtesy of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Golovkin picked up the WBC title the easy way when Canelo chose to give the title up after the World Boxing Council gave him and his promoters Golden Boy Promotions a deadline of May 24 to be done with the negotiations with Golovkin or else they would send it to a purse bid.

Canelo chose to vacate at this point, a move that many boxing fans see as a cowardly fight ducking move on his part. Supposedly, Canelo and Golden Boy Promotions are still interested in negotiating a fight with Golovkin.

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Canelo is NOT a chicken!

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Image: Canelo is NOT a chicken!By Manuel Perez: Boxing fans have been attacking Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ever since he gave up his WBC middleweight title on Wednesday. The fans are calling the super star Canelo a chicken and a ducker because he gave up his WBC title after being given a deadline for his negotiations with interim WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin for their proposed fight. Let me make this clear; Canelo is not a chicken!

Canelo is a smart business man and he made the right move by choosing to give up the WBC middleweight title rather than be pressured with artificial deadlines created by the World Boxing Council for him to complete the negotiations with Golovkin.

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Is Canelo ducking Golovkin?

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canelo6463By Gerardo Granados: What is the meaning of traditions in pro boxing? Are we as fight fans willing to accept drastic changes in the attitude of prize fighters? Are we the older fight fans condemn to only have nostalgic memories of past brave sons of boxing?

By now, all boxing fans must know that Canelo Alvarez vacated his WBC middle strap. Yeah sure, Saul stated that he did it to help out with the negotiations, because a dead line was affecting them, later on he also stated he would fight Golovkin but only under his terms. Wasn’t Alvarez given many extensions by the WBC to fight Golovkin and as a result, he got the chance to fight against Amir Khan with the mere promise to fight Golovkin next?

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Golovkin with backup plan if Canelo fight doesn’t happen

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golovkin823By Dan Ambrose: Newly crowned WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and his promoter Tom Loeffler are still going to attempt to negotiate a fight against Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez despite him giving up the WBC title today. The main reason Golovkin was interested in fighting the 25-year-old Canelo was because he had the WBC 160lb title that he wanted.

Canelo chose to give the WBC belt up without a fight on Wednesday, effectively handing it over to GGG in a move that some fans see as submissive move. Canelo talked boldly in his statement to the media about why he was giving up his WBC title. Canelo even said this in his statement: “I fear no man. Never has that been more true than today. I will fight GGG, and I will beat GGG, but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines.”

Actions speak louder than words. If Canelo was truly unafraid of Golovkin, you would think that he would hold onto the WBC title and stick it out in the negotiations, even if that meant that it had to go to a purse bid on May 24.

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