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!

Will Canelo still be effective when he officially moves to middleweight?

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canelo788By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) will be fighting his third consecutive fight at middleweight this Saturday night, on May 9th, against James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

While Canelo says he can still make the 154 pound division to continue to fight in the junior middleweight division, it’s hard to ignore that he’s had his last two fights against middleweight and will be facing Kirkland, 31, at middleweight as well. Granted, the three fights are at catch-weights of 155 pounds, but that is technically middleweight, not junior middleweight.

De La Hoya slams Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, says real action will be Canelo vs. Kirkland

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delahoya424223By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya sent some negative tweets about the outcome of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight last Saturday night, saying that he’s not into a “running style” of fighting.

De La Hoya didn’t point out who precisely he was talking about but it was clear that he was referring to Mayweather, who used a little bit of movement at times to keep Pacquiao from getting his shots off in the fight.

Canelo Alvarez’s next fight this Saturday against Kirkland

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canelo4566By Dan Ambrose: Mexicao’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) will be fighting this Saturday night on May 9th on HBO Championship Boxing against James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

This is a fight that Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is hoping the 24-year-old Canelo will look good against because he plans on having Canelo’s next fight on pay-per-view in likely September against WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.

Canelo needs to look good against Kirkland

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By Dan Ambrose: With all the attention that has been put on the May 2nd Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-clash in Las Vegas, Nevada, former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s fight against the ring-rusty James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) on May 9th has been pretty much forgotten about.

Canelo: Miguel Cotto fight could happen in September

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canelo565By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) says he expects to get a title shot against WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) later this year in September. If it doesn’t happen then, Canelo sees the fight happening at some point in the future. He sees the fight as inevitable.

Canelo doesn’t have much to worry about because Cotto definitely will be facing him this year after the two of them get through with their next fights. Cotto faces former IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) on June 6th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Canelo ready to go 12 rounds with Kirkland if he has to

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LOS ANGELES (April 22) – Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and Texas knockout artist James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) participated in an international media conference call on Tuesday, April 21 to discuss their upcoming 12-round super welterweight bout set for May 9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The super welterweight fight will also be televised live on May 9 on HBO World Championship Boxing ® at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Canelo and Kirkland were joined by Oscar De La Hoya, President and Founder of Golden Boy Promotions; Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Chairman and CEO of SMS Promotions; Chepo Reynoso, manager and co-trainer for Canelo Alvarez; Eddy Reynoso, head trainer for Canelo Alvarez; Bay Bay McClinton, strength and conditioning trainer for James Kirkland; Mike Battah, President of Leija*Battah Promotions; and Jesse James Leija, Texas boxing legend and Founder of Leija*Battah Promotions on today’s media conference call. Below is what they had to say:

Canelo says he has right game plan for Kirkland fight

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canelo5556By Dan Ambrose: #1 WBC, #2 WBA junior middleweight contender Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) feels confident that his team has put together the perfect game plan to defeat the rusty 2nd tier fighter James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) in 18 days from now on May 9th at the Minute Maid Park, in Houston, Texas, USA.

Kirkland hasn’t fought since beating Glen Tapia in 2013. That’s a nice two year layoff. The casual fans have no clue about Kirkland being out of action for two years. Few casual fans are aware of that. A layoff like that will definitely give the 24-year-old Canelo a huge advantage in this fight.

Canelo says he has a great strategy to beat Kirkland. It’s pretty easy to predict it will be. You’ve got a fighter in Kirkland who hasn’t fought in two years, and he’s had to take off close to 50 pounds of blubber in slightly less than three months’ time.

It seems logical that Canelo will look to push a fast pace after the first four rounds go by to try and wear what will likely be a weight-drained and very rusty Kirkland down.

De La Hoya: Show your May-Pac ticket & I’ll send you to Canelo-Kirkland for free

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de la hoya95By Raj Parmar: Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya is looking on at the escalating ticket crisis for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao super fight at the MGM Grand and is taking the opportunity to mock the situation as the fight rapidly approaches. Both Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank are currently working out on how to distribute the highly demanded tickets which have not gone out on sale to the public as yet.

“Send me a pic. Of your May-Pac ticket and I’ll send you to the #Canelo-Kirkland fight for free. You have 24hrs,” Oscar stated on his twitter account.

Canelo: We have the right strategy to beat Kirkland

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SAN DIEGO (April 20) – Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) today hosted a media workout at the House of Boxing in San Diego in advance of his fight against Texas titan James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) on May 9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and telecast live on HBO World Championship Boxing ®.

Oscar De La Hoya, President and Founder of Golden Boy Promotions, Canelo Alvarez’ manager and co-trainer, Chepo Reynoso and head trainer Eddy Reynoso were all on hand for today’s media day. Below is what Team Canelo had to say:

Cotto vs. Canelo a done deal for Fall if both win next fights?

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canelo6900000By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) will be facing former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) in a fight that will take place in the Fall if both guys get past their next opponents beforehand, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com. This still hasn’t been confirmed by either Cotto or Canelo though, so you have to take this boxing news with a grain of salt.

It’s unclear though if Cotto will still be in possession of his WBC 160 pound title or not. That’ll be up to the World Boxing Council, who previously said that Cotto will need to face his WBC mandatory challenger Gennady Golovkin after Cotto’s next voluntary defense.