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Career boxing set on Saul "Canelo" Alvarez:
Alvarez versus:
Gabriel Martinez
Larry Mosley
Raul Pinzon
Lanardo Tyner
Jose Miguel Cotto
Carlos Baldomir
Jefferson Luis Concalo
Luciano Cuello
Carlos Herrera
Michael Rosales
Euri Gonzalez
Lovemore Ndou
Ryan Rhodes
Matthew Hatton
Alfonso Gomez
Kermit Cintron
Alvarez versus:
Gabriel Martinez
Larry Mosley
Raul Pinzon
Lanardo Tyner
Jose Miguel Cotto
Carlos Baldomir
Jefferson Luis Concalo
Luciano Cuello
Carlos Herrera
Michael Rosales
Euri Gonzalez
Lovemore Ndou
Ryan Rhodes
Matthew Hatton
Alfonso Gomez
Kermit Cintron
Saul CANELO Alvarez Fights on DVD
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Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán (born July 18, 1990, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is an undefeated Mexican boxer
in the Light Middleweight division.[1] He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion.[2][3][4] He is promoted
by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.[5]
Personal life
In an interview, Álvarez explained that he was born in the city of Guadalajara, but his family was at the time living in
San Agustín de Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. At the age of five his family moved to their current home of Juanacatlán,[6].
Growing up on his family's farm, he learned horseback riding, which he continues today.[7] His father and all of his
brothers have dark hair. Like his mother Ana María, Álvarez is a redhead.[8] His brothers are welterweight boxers
Ramon Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and former interimWBA World Champion, Rigoberto Álvarez.
Álvarez was engaged to 27 year old Marisol González, who is Miss Mexico Universe 2003 and a sports reporter for
Televisa Deportes.[9][10] He has one daughter that he had with a former girlfriend.[11]
Nickname
Álvarez has red hair and due to this he was given the nickname El Canelo (Spanish for cinnamon). His trainer Jose
"Chepo" Reynoso gave Álvarez his nickname, when he was thirteen years old.[12]
Amateur career
Álvarez started boxing at thirteen years old, after watching his older brother Rigoberto Álvarez's debut as a
professional boxer.[13] In 2004 he won the silver medal at the Junior Mexican National championships, held in
Sinaloa. He became the 2005 Junior Mexican National Boxing Champion in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico at the
age of 15. Even though Álvarez turned pro young he had 20 amateur bouts.[14]
Professional career
Álvarez' third bout of his career was a win over, the now current IBF Lightweight Champion, Miguel Vázquez on
January 20, 2006 at his home town of Guadalajara, Jalisco. On June 28, 2008, Álvarez defeated Miguel Vázquez
again in a rematch. He also made world history in that fight card when all of his six brothers fought on the same night,
Canelo being the youngest.[15][16][17] The only downside was that three of them failed to win their pro debuts. The
others four more experienced brothers won.[18] On March 6, 2010, he got a crushing third round knockout over
Brian Camechis in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico.[19] Álvarez defeated Jose Miguel Cotto in his first appearance
on American soil on May 1, 2010, on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley undercard in the MGM Grand
Garden Arena on HBO PPV to retain his NABF Welterweight title.[20]
Super Welterweight
His sixth round TKO win over Luciano Leonel Cuello for the WBC Silver Light Middleweight bout was held in the
Vicente Fernández Arena.[21] During the post fight interview Mexican singer Vicente Fernández gave Álvarez a
horse. He was also given a horse by the mayor of Tepic, where Alvarez sometimes trains.[22]
He next fought against the former WBC Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir at the Staples Center in Los
Angeles, California on the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora undercard.[23] Baldomir stated in a pre-fight interview that
he wants the winner of Mora vs. Mosley, as he said "after I knock out El Canelo".[24] Baldomir weighed in at 153.4
pounds for the bout, that was contracted for 151 pounds. In California, if a fighter is overweight he is penalized 20
percent of his purse and that percent is given to the other fighter. However Álvarez declined to take the extra $12,000
from Baldomir.[25] In the 6th round Alvarez landed a crushing blow that knocked Baldomir out cold. Álvarez being
the only one to knock Baldomir out and is only the second boxer ever to stop Carlos Baldomir.[26] Álvarez
successfully defended his light middleweight title unanimously versus former world champion Lovemore N'dou in
Veracruz, Mexico.[27] It was a competitive fight despite the wide margins on the official scorecards of 120-108
(twice) and 119-109.
On March 5, 2011, Álvarez defeated EBU Welterweight champion Matthew Hatton by unanimous decision, for the
vacant WBC Light Middleweight belt. The bout was televised on HBO and took place at the Honda Center in
Anaheim, California.[28] Alvarez was deducted a point in the seventh round for hitting after the break. All three
ringside judges scored the bout at 119-108 in favor of Alvarez.[29] He lost 1 point for an illegal punch in the seventh
round, which was uniformly scored 9-9. Alvarez landed 47% of his 626 punches, including 53% of his power shots,
while Hatton connected with just 25% of his 546 total blows.
Álvarez successfully defended his newly awarded WBC Light Middleweight against number one contender[30] and
current EBU Light Middleweight Champion, Ryan Rhodes.[31][32] Álvarez defeated Rhodes by a technical
knockout victory in the twelfth round on June 18, 2011 in, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.[32][33]
On 17 September 2011, Álvarez successfully defended his title with a TKO in Round 6 over The Contender
competitor Alfonso Gomez at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, winning by technical knockout victory in the sixth
round. Alvarez got a knockdown in Round 1, but there were a couple cautious rounds that left Gomez win the
majority of the first five rounds. Alvarez was looking for one shot and got it in the sixth round. He backed up Gomez
with a right hand and followed up with a flurry to get the referee to jump in and stop the fight.[34]
Alvarez defeated Kermit Cintron in the 5th round by TKO. Alvarez spent the first three rounds feeling out Cintron, a
former welterweight champion, before punishing the Puerto Rican with body shots and straight right hands in the fourth
round. He knocked Cintron down once and had him in trouble at the end of the round, but Cintron was saved by the
bell. In the fifth round, Cintron came out and caught Alvarez with some combinations, but Alvarez eventually
overpowered him with several powerful straight right hands, and the referee stepped in and stopped it.[35]
in the Light Middleweight division.[1] He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion.[2][3][4] He is promoted
by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.[5]
Personal life
In an interview, Álvarez explained that he was born in the city of Guadalajara, but his family was at the time living in
San Agustín de Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. At the age of five his family moved to their current home of Juanacatlán,[6].
Growing up on his family's farm, he learned horseback riding, which he continues today.[7] His father and all of his
brothers have dark hair. Like his mother Ana María, Álvarez is a redhead.[8] His brothers are welterweight boxers
Ramon Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and former interimWBA World Champion, Rigoberto Álvarez.
Álvarez was engaged to 27 year old Marisol González, who is Miss Mexico Universe 2003 and a sports reporter for
Televisa Deportes.[9][10] He has one daughter that he had with a former girlfriend.[11]
Nickname
Álvarez has red hair and due to this he was given the nickname El Canelo (Spanish for cinnamon). His trainer Jose
"Chepo" Reynoso gave Álvarez his nickname, when he was thirteen years old.[12]
Amateur career
Álvarez started boxing at thirteen years old, after watching his older brother Rigoberto Álvarez's debut as a
professional boxer.[13] In 2004 he won the silver medal at the Junior Mexican National championships, held in
Sinaloa. He became the 2005 Junior Mexican National Boxing Champion in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico at the
age of 15. Even though Álvarez turned pro young he had 20 amateur bouts.[14]
Professional career
Álvarez' third bout of his career was a win over, the now current IBF Lightweight Champion, Miguel Vázquez on
January 20, 2006 at his home town of Guadalajara, Jalisco. On June 28, 2008, Álvarez defeated Miguel Vázquez
again in a rematch. He also made world history in that fight card when all of his six brothers fought on the same night,
Canelo being the youngest.[15][16][17] The only downside was that three of them failed to win their pro debuts. The
others four more experienced brothers won.[18] On March 6, 2010, he got a crushing third round knockout over
Brian Camechis in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico.[19] Álvarez defeated Jose Miguel Cotto in his first appearance
on American soil on May 1, 2010, on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley undercard in the MGM Grand
Garden Arena on HBO PPV to retain his NABF Welterweight title.[20]
Super Welterweight
His sixth round TKO win over Luciano Leonel Cuello for the WBC Silver Light Middleweight bout was held in the
Vicente Fernández Arena.[21] During the post fight interview Mexican singer Vicente Fernández gave Álvarez a
horse. He was also given a horse by the mayor of Tepic, where Alvarez sometimes trains.[22]
He next fought against the former WBC Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir at the Staples Center in Los
Angeles, California on the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora undercard.[23] Baldomir stated in a pre-fight interview that
he wants the winner of Mora vs. Mosley, as he said "after I knock out El Canelo".[24] Baldomir weighed in at 153.4
pounds for the bout, that was contracted for 151 pounds. In California, if a fighter is overweight he is penalized 20
percent of his purse and that percent is given to the other fighter. However Álvarez declined to take the extra $12,000
from Baldomir.[25] In the 6th round Alvarez landed a crushing blow that knocked Baldomir out cold. Álvarez being
the only one to knock Baldomir out and is only the second boxer ever to stop Carlos Baldomir.[26] Álvarez
successfully defended his light middleweight title unanimously versus former world champion Lovemore N'dou in
Veracruz, Mexico.[27] It was a competitive fight despite the wide margins on the official scorecards of 120-108
(twice) and 119-109.
On March 5, 2011, Álvarez defeated EBU Welterweight champion Matthew Hatton by unanimous decision, for the
vacant WBC Light Middleweight belt. The bout was televised on HBO and took place at the Honda Center in
Anaheim, California.[28] Alvarez was deducted a point in the seventh round for hitting after the break. All three
ringside judges scored the bout at 119-108 in favor of Alvarez.[29] He lost 1 point for an illegal punch in the seventh
round, which was uniformly scored 9-9. Alvarez landed 47% of his 626 punches, including 53% of his power shots,
while Hatton connected with just 25% of his 546 total blows.
Álvarez successfully defended his newly awarded WBC Light Middleweight against number one contender[30] and
current EBU Light Middleweight Champion, Ryan Rhodes.[31][32] Álvarez defeated Rhodes by a technical
knockout victory in the twelfth round on June 18, 2011 in, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.[32][33]
On 17 September 2011, Álvarez successfully defended his title with a TKO in Round 6 over The Contender
competitor Alfonso Gomez at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, winning by technical knockout victory in the sixth
round. Alvarez got a knockdown in Round 1, but there were a couple cautious rounds that left Gomez win the
majority of the first five rounds. Alvarez was looking for one shot and got it in the sixth round. He backed up Gomez
with a right hand and followed up with a flurry to get the referee to jump in and stop the fight.[34]
Alvarez defeated Kermit Cintron in the 5th round by TKO. Alvarez spent the first three rounds feeling out Cintron, a
former welterweight champion, before punishing the Puerto Rican with body shots and straight right hands in the fourth
round. He knocked Cintron down once and had him in trouble at the end of the round, but Cintron was saved by the
bell. In the fifth round, Cintron came out and caught Alvarez with some combinations, but Alvarez eventually
overpowered him with several powerful straight right hands, and the referee stepped in and stopped it.[35]