Saul Alvarez, nicknamed ‘Canelo’, is a Mexican professional boxer. As of December 2022, he holds the IBF World Super Middle, WBA Super World Super Middle, WBC World Super Middle, and WBO World Super Middleweight titles.
Player Profile
Santos Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez Barragán was born on July 18, 1990 Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. He stands 174 cm tall and his reach is 179 cm. He got the nickname ‘Canelo’ because of his red hair.
He started boxing when he was 13 when he watched his brother Rigoberto Alvarez debut as a boxer.
Career
Alvarez debuted as a professional boxer in October 2005. From that win through to June 2008, fought in 22 fights. In August 2008, he won the WBA Fedecento Welterweight title. He defended that title in December of that year against Raul Pinzon.
In January 2009, he won the North American Boxing Federation Welterweight title. He defended this title in February title in 2009 against Euri Gonzalez. In that fight, he picked up the North American Boxing Federation Welterweight title.
In April and June of that year, he defended the title twice. In August 2009, he won the WBC Youth World Welter Weight title. In December of that year, he won the North American Boxing Federation Welterweight title.
In 2010, he won his first WBC title, the WBC Silver Super Welter title after he beat Luciano Leonel Cuello. He defended this title seven times through 2012.
In 2012, he picked up the WBA World Super Welterweight title. In September 2013, he lost both titles to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a fight held at the MGM Grand, Grand Arena in Las Vegas. In 2015, he won the WBC Diamond Middleweight and the WBC World Middleweight titles in his fight against Miguel Cotto. In September 2016, he won the WBO World Super Welterweight title when he beat Liam Smith.
In September 2017, he beat Gennadiy Golovkin. Winning the IBF World Middle, IBO World Middle, WBA Super World Middle, and the WBC World Middle titles. He and Golovkin had a rematch in September 2018, and Alvarez won.
In 2018, he won against Rocky Fielding and in 2018, he defeated Daniel Jacobs, and successfully defended his three titles. In 2022, he had two fights. He lost to Dmitri Bivol, losing his WBA Super World Light Heavyweight title. In September 2019, he went up against Golovkin, winning and keeping his titles.
As of December 2022, he holds the IBF World Super Middle, WBA Super World Super Middle, WBC World Super Middle, and WBO World Super Middleweight titles.
Career Record
Total Fights - 62
- Wins - 58
- Wins by KO - 39
- Losses - 2
- Draws - 2
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