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: “If Canelo’s not ready now, bring my belt”

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gggBy Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) says he’s not going to give WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) the catch-weight handicap that he and his management have been talking about wanting in order to fight Golovkin.

There will not be a catch-weight in a fight between them, says Golovkin. If the two of them are going to fight, it’s going to have to be at the full weight of 160 for the middleweight division.

Golovkin says that Canelo needs to bring him his WBC belt and give it to him if he’s not ready to fight him later this year.

Khan: I’m more gifted than Canelo

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1-KhanPrepares4Canelo_Hoganphotos10By Dan Ambrose: Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) says he’s having no problems putting on muscle weight and developing his punching power for his May 7 fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) in their catch-weight fight at 155lb.

Khan says that Canelo will feel every punch he hits him with, and he thinks he’s going to be able to hurt the 25-year-old with his new punching power. Khan says he’s the more talented fighter than Canelo and he can’t wait to show the boxing world that when he gets the slower, flat-footed Canelo in the ring in their HBO pay-per-view televised fight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canelo not concerned if he gets stripped of WBC title

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canelo48By Jeff Aranow: It seems that Gennady Golovkin and his promoters at K2 made a mistake by letting WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez take a voluntary defense of his WBC title against Amir Khan rather than forcing a title shot against him. Golovkin was supposed to have fought for the WBC title against the previous champion Miguel Cotto last year.

Instead, Golovkin let Cotto fight Canelo in a big money fight last November. Canelo is now the WBC champion and is sounding unconcerned about potentially losing his WBC title if he elects not to fight Golovkin later this year.

Is Khan the replacement for Mayweather?

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1-KhanPrepares4Canelo_Hoganphotos14By Chris Williams: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has left the sport, there remains a giant vacuum space that needs to be filled by someone that can step in and replace the talented Money man. We had hoped that former four-time world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner would step up and fill the vacancy that Mayweather left behind, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that “The Problem” won’t be the one to take the spot.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes the winner of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Amir Khan fight will be the one that takes over for Mayweather. I think De La Hoya could be partially right. Khan has the hand speed, charisma the talent to step in and take over Mayweather’s empty throne if he can clown Canelo the way that Mayweather did in 2013.

Canelo: I’m not sure when I’ll fight Golovkin

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1-CaneloKhanLondonPC_Hoganphotos9By Dan Ambrose: For fans wanting to know when the Gennayd Golovkin vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight will finally take place, it’s unknown unfortunately. Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) says he’s ready to face Canelo after he takes care of his opponent Dominic Wade this Saturday night on HBO, but Canelo and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya aren’t willing to commit to the Golovkin fight for the fall.

De La Hoya says they have a rematch clause in the contract for the Khan fight, and that the Canelo-Golovkin fight will eventually take place. Canelo is pretty much singing the same tune as De La Hoya, saying that he’s not sure when the fight with GGG will take place.

De La Hoya: Canelo-Khan winner will be #1 fighter in boxing

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delahoya83By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s excitable promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions believes that the upcoming fight between Canelo and Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7 will determine who the Number 1 fighter will be in the sport of boxing.

De La Hoya already sees the 25-year-old Canelo as the top fighter in the sport, but he now thinks Khan has the chance to take the number one position from the Mexican super star if he beats them in their fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s extremely doubtful that Khan will be seen as the number one fighter in the sport even if he knocks Canelo out in the first minute of the 1st round on May 7.

Khan doesn’t have the huge built in fan base that Canelo has in the United States, and there will continue to be doubts about Khan until he faces arguably better fighters than Canelo like Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs at 160.

Canelo’s promoter says Golovkin needs to agree to catch-weight

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1-CaneloKhanLAPC_Hoganphotos16By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions vice president Eric Gomez says they’re not sure when WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will be facing IBF/IBO.WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. Gomez says the fight will happen at some point, but they’re going to want it to take place at a catch-weight because they don’t see Canelo as a middleweight.

Gomez says that Golovkin should have go give up weight by agreeing to a catch-weight because Canelo will be giving up weight to fight a true middleweight.

Khan plans on giving Canelo a boxing lesson

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Image: Khan plans on giving Canelo a boxing lesson(Photo credit: Golden Boy Promotions) By Jeff Aranow: After studying WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s past fights with the help of trainer Virgil Hunter, Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) knows exactly what he needs to do to beat the 25-year-old Canelo in their fight on May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Khan sees a slow, flat-footed fighter in Canelo that he can exploit with hand and foot speed and make him look really bad. Khan and Hunter both watched how a smaller Floyd Mayweather Jr. was able to take the heavier Canelo to school in 2013 and tie him in knots mentally to the point where Canelo didn’t know what to do inside the ring.

Trout: Canelo definitely ain’t trying to fight GGG next

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trout5By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA World junior middleweight champion Austin Trout believes that WBC 160lb champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will definitely not be fighting WBC interim middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) later this year if Canelo gets past his May 7 fight against Britain’s Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs).

Trout thinks that instead of Canelo fighting Golovkin, he’ll look to face the likes of David Lemieux or Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin.

Trout believes that the 29-year-old Khan will beat Canelo, but he’s not sure whether the judges will give the decision to Khan.

Khan ambivalent about Kell Brook fight

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khan45By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan isn’t worried about IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook right now. He’s got bigger fish to fry against the tank-like WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who Khan faces next month in less than 30 days on May 7 on HBO PPV.

It’s a dangerous for Khan that could result in him getting his head taken off if he’s not careful in the ring. It’s also a fight that could bring Khan a bucket full of sweet cash if the fight brings in over 1 million PPV buys on HBO.

It could easily be Khan’s biggest payday of his career. The money that Khan could get for facing Brook would likely pale in comparison due to the huge audience of potential buyers for Khan vs. Canelo in the States on PPV.