SAUL ALVAREZ CANELO
Amateur Career
- Some sources say Alvarez had 20 amateur bouts and others say his amateur record was 44-2.
- 2004 Junior Mexican National Championships Silver medalist.
- 2005 Junior Mexican National Championships Gold medalist.
Regional & Minor Titles
- Jalisco State welterweight title (2007-2008)
- WBA Fedecentro welterweight title (2008)
- NABF welterweight title (2009-2010)
- WBO Latino welterweight title (2009)
- WBC Youth World welterweight title (2009)
- WBC Silver Super-Welterweight Title (February 2010-March 2011; 2 defenses)
- IBO Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 0 defenses)
- WBA 'Regular' World Super-Middleweight Title (December 2018-December 2020; 0 defenses)
Professional Record
Championship Record
- Has defeated 16 opponents (9 by KO) in world title fights (secondary belts excluded).
- 1 opponent (1 by KO) for World Light Heavyweight Title.
- 3 opponent (2 by KO) for World Super Middleweight Title.
- 4 opponents (1 by KO) for World Middleweight Title.
- 8 opponents (5 by KO) for World Light Middleweight Title.
- Has a record of 16-1-1 (9 KOs) in world title fights (secondary belts excluded).
- Has a record of 15-1-1 (6 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions (secondary belts excluded):
- Won against Miguel Vazquez (twice), Carlos Manuel Baldomir, Lovemore N'dou, Kermit Cintron, Shane Mosley, Erislandy Lara, Miguel Angel Cotto, Amir Khan, Liam Smith, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, Gennady Golovkin, Daniel Jacobs, Sergey Kovalev, Callum Smith & Billy Joe Saunders.
- Lost against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Drew against Gennady Golovkin.
Variant Record
- Defeated 7 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Gabriel Martinez, Euri Gonzalez, Austin Trout, Liam Smith, Gennady Golovkin, Callum Smith & Billy Joe Saunders.
- Canelo has defeated seven British fighters.
World Titles
- WBC World Light-Middleweight Champion Title (May 2011-September 2013; 6 defenses)
- WBA World Light-Middleweight Champion Title (April 2013-September 2013; 0 defenses)
- Lineal Middleweight Champion of the World (November 2015-Jan 2021; 4 defenses)
- Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion of the World (November 2015-Feb 2018; 2 defenses; stripped)
- WBC World Middleweight Title (November 2015-May 2016; 1 defence)
- WBO World Light-Middleweight Champion Title (September 2016-May 2017; 0 defenses)
- (2) Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion of the World (September 2018-Jan 2021; 1 defence)
- (2) WBC World Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 1 defence)
- WBA Super World Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 1 defence)
- IBF World Middleweight Title (May 2019-August 2019; 0 defenses)
- WBO World Light-Heavyweight Title (November 2019-December 2019; 0 defenses)
- Ring Magazine Super-Middleweight Champion of the World (December 2020-present; 2 defenses)
- WBA Super World Super-Middleweight Title (December 2020-present; 2 defenses)
- WBC World Super-Middleweight Title (February 2021-present; 2 defenses)
- WBO World Super-Middleweight Title (May 2021-present; 0 defenses)
Notes
- Alvarez is the younger brother of Ramon Alvarez, Ricardo Alvarez and former interim WBA light middleweight champion Rigoberto Alvarez.
- Made his professional debut on October 29, 2005, just three months after his 15th birthday.
- Given the nickname "Canelo" (Spanish for cinnamon) because of his red hair.
- Alvarez tested positive for two drug tests after his bout with Gennady Golovkin. His rematch with Golovkin was called off. Alvarez later decided not to enroll into the WBC's clean boxing programme, and was therefore removed from their rankings.
- Alvarez is the second boxer to hold world titles in three different weight divisions simultaneously. However his feat does not compare to that of Henry Armstrong who was the Lineal Champion at 126lbs, 147lbs and 135lbs simultaneously. Whereas Canelo was only the Lineal Champion in one division (160lbs) and the Ring Magazine/WBA Champion at 168lbs. He also held the WBO title at 175lbs.
- He is the fourth former junior-middleweight titleholder to also win a belt at light heavyweight after Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard & Mike McCallum.
Awards & Recognition
- 2010 ESPN Prospect of the Year
Preceded by: Manny Pacquiao Vacated |
WBC Light Middleweight Champion 2011 Mar 5 – 2013 Sep 14 |
Succeeded by: Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
Preceded by: Austin Trout Regular Champion Lost bid for Unified Championship |
WBA Light Middleweight Champion 2013 Apr 20 – 2013 Sep 14 Unified Champion Lost bid for Super Championship |
Succeeded by: Erislandy Lara |
Preceded by: Miguel Cotto Stripped |
WBC Middleweight Champion 2015 Nov 21 – 2016 May 18 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Gennady Golovkin |
Preceded by: Liam Smith |
WBO Light Middleweight Champion 2016 Sep 17 – 2017 May Vacated |
Succeeded by: Miguel Cotto |
Preceded by: Gennady Golovkin Super Champion |
WBA Middleweight Champion 2018 Sep 15 – present Super Champion |
Succeeded by: — |
Preceded by: Gennady Golovkin |
WBC Middleweight Champion 2018 Sep 15 – present |
Succeeded by: — |
Preceded by: Rocky Fielding Regular Champion |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion 2018 Dec 15 – present Regular Champion |
Succeeded by: — |
Preceded by: Daniel Jacobs |
IBF Middleweight Champion 2019 May 04 – present |
Succeeded by: — |
Preceded by: Sergey Kovalev |
WBO Light Heavyweight Champion 2019 Nov 02 – Vacated |
Succeeded by: Joe Smith Jr |
Wins: | 56 |
Wins KO: | 38 |
Losses: | 1 |
D: | 2 |
Role: | boxer |
Bouts: | 58 |
Rounds: | 417 |
KOs: | 63.79% |
Alias: | Canelo |
Born: | 07/18/1990 |
Division: | middle |
Stance: | orthodox |
Height: | 5' 8" / 173cm |
Reach: | 70 1/2" / 179cm |
Residence: | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Birth Place: | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |