By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions has stacked the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo undercard with smaller fighters for their March 8th pay-per-view bout on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a risky thing for Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer to do in putting little super featherweights and lightweights as Canelo’s chief support on the card, because the Canelo vs. Angulo fight is a mismatch and it likely will be about as entertaining as Canelo’s fight with Josesito Lopez.
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 targeting Canelo for 2nd half of 2014
By Dan Ambrose: 33-year-old Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) wants to set up a fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) in the 2nd part of 2014 after Cotto’s hoped for fight against WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez on June 7th in New York.
Cotto wants the fight against the 23-year-old red-haired Canelo even if he doesn’t get the fight with Sergio in June. That fight is still up in the air about whether it’ll happen or not, because the negotiations have been very tough. Right now it’s unknown if the Cotto-Sergio fight will happen.
Erislandy Lara waiting for his shot at Canelo Alvarez
By Dan Ambrose: Rather than take on the dangerous interim WBA light middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) next and risk getting schooled as badly as he did in his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr., Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) is taking on the guy that Lara just knocked out in Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) on March 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the meantime, the Cuban Lara is wondering when he’ll get a chance to face the red-headed Canelo so that he can collect his scalp in the same way that Mayweather Jr. did by giving the 23-year-old fighter a major boxing lesson that he won’t soon forget.
Is Canelo vs. Angulo a PPV worthy fight?
By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) and Golden Boy Promotions are picking the wrong time to have him fight for the first time as a pay-per-view headliner in his fight with the recently knocked out Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s). If Boxing fans want to see the red-haired Canelo’s next fight on March 8th against Angulo on Showtime PPV, then they’ll have to purchase the fight on PPV. It’s unknown what the fight card will cost, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it goes for $59.99.
Fans don’t have an issue with Canelo fighting an easy mark like Angulo, because Canelo is coming off of a loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. He was totally outclassed by Mayweather in almost humiliating fashion in that fight.
Canelo-Angulo fight rumored to have vacant WBC 154 title up for grabs
HATTON PROMOTIONS would like to address rumours suggesting that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s March 8 clash with fellow Mexican Alfredo Angulo has been made for the vacant WBC light-middleweight title.
At the present time, undefeated Sergey Rabchenko is the WBC’s number one ranked contender and holds the sanctioning body’s prestigious Silver title.
Canelo vs. Angulo signed for March 8th!
By Dan Ambrose: The March 8th fight between former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) and Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) is reportedly a done deal. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, the fight has been signed off. The fight will be taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it’s expected to be televised on Showtime pay-per-view.
Hopefully, Golden Boy Promotions will change their mind about making the Canelo-Angulo fight PPV, because it’s not nearly a good enough fight on it’s own for it to be a bout that boxing fans should have to pay for. This could change if Golden Boy stacks the undercard with fights like Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana II. That would make it worthwhile for a PPV card, but short of that it’s not really PPV worthy.
Canelo to fight Alfredo Angulo next on March 8th – Breaking News
By Dan Ambrose: The red-haired former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) will reportedly be fighting #7 WBA Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) on March 8th on Showtime pay-per-view, according to Fightnews.
This isn’t really unexpected, because the only other fighter under serious consideration for the fight was IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina, but they likely rejected him due to him not being well known among casual boxing fans and because of his fighting style involving lots of holding.
Hunter thinks Angulo can beat Canelo
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Virgil Hunter thinks his fighter Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) has a really good shot at beating former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) on March 8th, if Angulo is the one that ultimately gets selected by the red-haired Canelo to take the fight. Canelo was already turned down by Miguel Cotto for a fight, and now Canelo’s options are down to the following fighters: IBF 154 lb. champion Carlos Molina, Alfredo Angulo or WBA champ Erislandy Lara.
Angulo looked bad in losing his last fight against Lara by a 10th round stoppage last June. It’s hard to see the fight and think that Angulo would have any real chance to beat Canelo. Angulo was just walking into shots left and right by Lara, and picked apart all night long. Angulo did get a couple of knockdowns of Lara, but it still was a mostly one-sided fight other than the knockdowns.
Mayweather wants Canelo for his undercard on May 3rd
By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is hoping that former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will agree to fight on his May 3rd undercard in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather sees this as a beneficial move for both of them because it’ll make the pay-per-view numbers that much bigger with the red-haired Canelo in the co-feature bout against someone like IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina.
“It’s certain moves that Canelo Alvarez is making, me, I mean, as a businessman, I don’t like,” Mayweather said to Fight Hype. “What I would do if I was in Canelo Alvarez’s shoes.
Cotto not available for Canelo’s March 8th fight
By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) no longer has the option to fight Miguel Cotto on March 8th, because Cotto won’t be ready to fight on that date. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says the options for the red-haired Canelo are down to three fighters – Alfredo Angulo, Erislandy Lara and Carlos Molina. As usual, Canelo will be the one that makes the decision on who his next opponent will be.
If Canelo chooses Angulo, then Schaefer says he’ll try and match up Molina with Lara on the undercard of Canelo’s March 8th card; presumably so that Canelo could then face the winner of that fight. I wouldn’t hold my breath on that happening if Lara is the one that emerges as the winner, because he’s got too much of the same Floyd Mayweather Jr. skills going for him, and he would probably beat Canelo right now.