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Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán (Latin American Spanish: [saˈul ˈalβaɾes]; born 18 July 1990), commonly known as Canelo or Saúl Álvarez, [2] is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes , from light middleweight to light heavyweight , including unified titles in three of those weight ...
Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol, billed as Legacy is Earned, was a professional boxing match between 4-division world champion, Canelo Álvarez, and defending WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol. The fight took place on May 7, 2022, [1] with Bivol prevailing as the winner by unanimous decision.
Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder, billed as The King is Coming Home, was a professional boxing match contested between Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, and British boxer John Ryder. The bout took place on May 6, 2023 in the Estadio Akron , Guadalajara , Mexico .
Canelo was the busier fighter in the early rounds, Jacobs using his rangy left jab to keep Álvarez at bay however the Mexican's elusive upper-body movement prevented him from scoring frequently. A switch to southpaw in round five and seven, gave Jacobs some success and a big left hook in ninth round momentarily stopped Canelo in his tracks.
Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders, billed as Face the Fearless, was a super middleweight professional boxing match contested between WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring champion, Canelo Álvarez, and WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders.
For 13 straight bouts over seven consecutive years, Canelo Álvarez has refused to fight another Mexican. Álvarez has changed his mind, and the Guadalajara native will step in the ring May 4 with ...
In front of a record breaking crowd of 51,240, Álvarez would largely control the bout, dropping the champion in the 7th and 8th round. A left hook to the body in round nine sent Smith down again and he failed to beat to count, giving Álvarez a knockout victory. Álvarez landed 157 punches from 422 thrown a connect rate of 37%, compared to Smith landing 115 from 403 thrown, a connect rate of 29%.
When, on 1 July, it was announced that Charlo would move up two divisions to face Álvarez, Tszyu, who it was reported only found out about Charlo's change of plans on social media, said on Instagram "Canelo ducks benavidez. Charlo ducks Tszyu". [5] [6] Speaking before the bout Charlo said "I appreciate Canelo for accepting me, the little Charlo.