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!

Cotto-Canelo possible for November 21st, says Peñagarícano

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1-cotto (7)By Dan Ambrose: Gabriel Peñagarícano, the adviser for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs), says they’re making a lot of progress in the negotiations with former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) for their mega-fight on HBO pay-per-view.

Peñagarícano says they’re looking at November 21st as a possible date for the fight, and they’ve narrowed the cities down to Las Vegas, Nevada or New York. Las Vegas is the No.1 choice right now with New York No.2. Dallas, Texas is also a possibility. They’re hoping to announce the fight in July once they have the signatures on the contracts.

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Cotto has an advantage over Canelo due to Roach, says Arum

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1-cotto (9)By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) is really up against it in his next fight against the younger 24-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) next September in their fight in November on HBO Championship Boxing.

Cotto will be facing his first quality opponent in three years since his loss to Austin Trout in 2012. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks that Canelo is the favorite in this fight due to his youth and the fact that he hasn’t been involved in as many wars as the 34-year-old Cotto. However, Arum sees Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach as being a huge asset for him, because if Roach’s ability to put together good game plans for his fighters.

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Roach: Cotto-Canelo will take place in November

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roach6By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach says that Cotto’s fight against former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) will be taking place in November, according to ESPN.

The contracts for the fight haven’t been completed as of yet, but Roach is still confident that the remaining items that need to be agreed on will get done so that the fight can go ahead as planned in November. The fight could take place at catch-weight of 156 of 157 instead of 155, which was the original number that Cotto was talking about wanting to do the fight at.

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Canelo wants Cotto fight in Texas, not Las Vegas, NV

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canelo681588By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) reportedly wants his fight against WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) to take place in Texas, where he’s got a tremendous following, rather than in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Steve Kim.

The only way the 24-year-old Canelo is going to be able to get his fight against Cotto to take place in Texas is if the Puerto Rican star agrees to it. In other words, Canelo doesn’t have the negotiating muscle to force the venue on Cotto. If Canelo was negotiating with his past opponents Austin Trout, Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo, he could tell them the fight was going to need to take place in Texas, and if they didn’t grant him his wish, he would just move on and find someone who would give him the green light.

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Golovkin’s promoter still waiting for Cotto agreement

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1-cotto (9)By Dan Ambrose: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler is still waiting on an agreement from WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto that the winner of his November fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will be fighting Golovkin in their next fight.

Thus far, Cotto and Canelo haven’t agreed to take the fight with Golovkin. But even if they do agree, it doesn’t mean that they can’t vacate the title.

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Cotto can’t beat Canelo without Roach, says Arum

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arum55By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks that WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) can’t beat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) without trainer Freddie Roach to get him ready for their fight on November 21st or 28th of this year.

Arum thinks that Roach’s training expertize gives Cotto a good chance in this fight. Without Roach, Arum sees Canelo dominating the fight. With Roach, and it’s a close fight that Cotto can win, says Arum.

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Cotto-Canelo bout possible for November 21st or 28th

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canelo67By Dan Ambrose: The negotiations have been undercard between the promoters for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and thus far they’ve narrowed down two dates – November 21st or November 28th – for their mega-bout to take place on HBO pay-per-view, according to ESPN Deportes.

Canelo, 24, was hoping that the fight with Cotto would take place on September 12th, the Mexican Independence Day holiday weekend, but it looks like Canelo won’t be getting his way.

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Sulaiman confident Cotto-Canelo will reach agreement, Golovkin to fight winner

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cotto1111By Dan Ambrose: Despite the recent comments from Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s manager Eddy Reynoso about them having a plan-B and C if WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) fails to agree to fight the 24-year-old Canelo on the Mexican holiday on September 12th, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman feels confident that Cotto and Canelo will reach an agreement for a mega-fight this year, with the winner then facing WBC interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in 2016.

“Cotto vs. Canelo is one of the match up combinations that many fans want to see,” Sulaiman said via wbcboxing.com. “I think both sides will soon reach an agreement, after Interim champion, Gennady Golovkin, accepted this situation.”

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Canelo vs. Cotto: The Next Super Fight

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canelo4By :Wilmar Patino (Boxing’s Finest) Welcome back Boxing fans and enthusiasts. Today we will speak on the next super fight coming up which should be Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto. Attached to this article you will find a link to my “Canelo vs. Cotto: Mexico vs Puerto Rico” super promo.

Check it out and get excited because there are many reasons to look forward to this one. With Mayweather and Pacquiao being a thing of the past we can take a look ahead to a more action packed super fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez taking on Miguel Cotto.

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Golovkin making a mistake of letting Cotto-Canelo fight take place if winner doesn’t agree to face him

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1-golovkin3 (14)By Dan Ambrose: WBC interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0 30 KOs) is supposed to be fighting for the WBC middleweight title next against the current catch-weight belt holder Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs), but instead of Golovkin getting his mandatory shot, Cotto is looking to fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez next, who doesn’t even fight officially in the middleweight division.

Canelo definitely fights more now at middleweight than he does at junior middleweight, but that’s unofficial and he still calls himself a junior middleweight, even though he stopped fighting in that weight division two years ago.

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