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 not available for Canelo’s March 8th fight

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canelo63By 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.

Erislandy Lara targeting Canelo Alvarez next

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05 Lara vs Trout IMG_2790(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Newly crowned WBA World light middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) has set former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his next fight after beating former WBA champion Austin Trout (26-2, 14 KO’s) last Saturday night by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Trout didn’t throw enough punches, and this enabled Lara to box his way to a decision by the scores of 118-109, 117-110, 117-110. Trout wishes he could have the fight to do over again, because he would have done things much differently if given a second chance against the Cuban Lara.

Who will Cotto fight next?

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cotto5By: Timothy Medina After last October 5th, Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) had set himself up for a mega-fight in 2014. There have been rumors of a fight between Cotto and Saul Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) being set up for March 8th of next year and that it is almost a done deal.

Then there are rumors that it seems Cotto will move up a weight class to fight Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO’s) for his WBC Middleweight title on June 7th of next year. Cotto has been offered $10 million to face Alvarez by Richard Schaefer and supposedly he has been offered $15 million by Top Rank Promotions to face Martinez.

Schaefer giving Cotto another week to decide on Canelo

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cotto552By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is giving 33-year-old Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) another week to decide whether he’ll accept the $10 million+ offer that he made to him to face former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) in March or not.

If Cotto doesn’t get back to him by then, Schaefer will move on and look to match Canelo against either IBF 154 lb. champion Carlos Molina or the winner of this Saturday’s fight between Austin Trout and Erislandy Lara.

Cotto reportedly was given a big money offer by Top Rank for him to fight WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO’s) on June 7th at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Cotto might end up taking that fight rather than facing Canelo.

Cotto could fight Sergio Martinez on June 7th

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cotto674By Dan Ambrose: 33-year-old Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) is reportedly considering an offer of $15 million to face 38-year-old WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2, 28 KO’s) on June 7th in a pay-per-view fight in Madison Square Garden, in New York, according to espndeportes.

The offer of $15 million, if it’s a legit one, from Top Rank, beats the the $10 million offer made by Golden Boy Promotions for Cotto to fight former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) on March 8th on Showtime PPV. It’s still unknown if Golden Boy will choose to top the offer made by Top Rank to set up the Canelo-Cotto fight.

Canelo vs. Cotto bout expected to be announced next week

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canelo901By Dan Ambrose: A mini-mega fight between Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) and former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) is expected to be announced this week for March 8th, according to Husleboss. The fight will be on Showtime pay-per-view from the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This fight pits two former victims of Floyd Mayweather Jr. to face off. The winner could find himself back in with Mayweather, as it would be the most appealing option for them.

Golden Boy Promotions recently offered Cotto $10 million+ to take the fight with Canelo, and it seemed pretty obvious that was going to take it. He said he wanted to think it over, because he was also considering a fight against WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez for his 160 lb. belt.

Mundine wants Canelo, Cotto or Mayweather next

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mundine6712By Allan Fox: Former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine (45-5, 27 KO’s) has set his sights on a fight against one of the top fighters in boxing in Floyd Mayweather Jr., Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or Miguel Cotto, following Mundine’s 6th round stoppage win over 42-year-old Shane Mosley last Wednesday night at the Allphones Arena, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

While it may have seen as if the 38-year-old Mundine was merely cherry-picking an older fighter to try and get himself in the thick of things at 147 and 154, Mosley was actually highly ranked by the WBC at #5 and WBA at #6 in the 147 lb. division. Mundine’s win, whether people like it or not, puts him among the big names in the sport.

Mayweather Sr: Pacquiao needs to beat Canelo or Guerrero to redeem himself for Floyd Jr. fight

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canelo785By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Sr. wasn’t impressed with Manny Pacquiao’s opponent Brandon Rios last Saturday night, as he feels that Rios showed that he didn’t have any skills in that fight. Mayweather Sr. says that fight wasn’t nearly enough for Pacquiao to show that he’s redeemed himself from his losses to Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Mayweather Sr. says that if Pacquiao wants to redeem himself and get a bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr., then he’s going to need to beat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and/or Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. If he can beat one or both of them, then Mayweather Sr. says Pacquiao deserves a fight against Floyd Jr.

Canelo PPV fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 8th

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canelo84By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) has decided to fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, for his next fight on March 8th next year. It’s going to be a pay-per-view bout against a still to be determined opponent. This will be Canelo’s first fight where he himself is the main attraction in a PPV bout.

In his last fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September, it was Mayweather who was considered the main draw. This time it’s going to be Canelo, and it’ll be a rest to his drawing power whether he can bring in the fans to purchase his fight on PPV.

Miguel Cotto must go for both Canelo and Martinez in 2014

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cotto22By Robbie Bannatyne: Many articles I have read recently on the topic of Miguel Cotto- including a recent blog posting by ESPN’s Dan Rafael- insist that the Puerto Rican, three weight world champion, will have to make a choice between a fight with Saul Alvarez or Sergio Martinez.

However, my overwhelming feeling is the two do not need to be mutually exclusive. Miguel Cotto could conceivably fight Canelo Showtime PPV on March 8th the date proposed by Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions- before turning his attentions to securing a PPV showdown with Sergio Martinez later in 2014.