Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán, popularly known as Canelo Álvarez or Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer. He has won multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of those weight classes and lineal titles in two.

Canelo Alvarez earned his nickname due to his red hair, with the nickname given to him by his trainer Jose 'Chepo' Reynoso. Initially called 'Canelito', which means 'little cinnamon', as a child, the name evolved to 'Canelo' as he grew older. This moniker has become synonymous with the Mexican boxing sensation.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, a Mexican boxing superstar, is set to participate in the 2023 American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe from July 12-16 and is already receiving criticism for not focusing on fighting.

What is Canelo Alvarez's ethnicity, and why is he very fair skinned for the average Mexican? He's Mexican. He was born near Guadalajara, Jalisco and his parents are from the state of Michoacán.

Canelo Alvarez cruised to a one-sided decision over Jermell Charlo to remain the undisputed super middleweight champion Saturday night.

Canelo is all about the mix of things, he has a bit of everything. His style, his heart, his mindset, the way he progresses and loves the sport, the way he adjusts throughout the fight and takes away his opponent's best weapons, studies his feints and punishes him.

Canelo Alvarez said he wanted to make a statement, and he did just that against Jermell Charlo on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Alvarez defeated Charlo by unanimous decision (119-108, 118-109, 118-109) to retain the undisputed super middleweight title.

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The graph depicts interest in boxing in Mexico from 2015 to 2019. According to the data, 48.8 percent of the people interviewed liked to watch, play or be up to date with boxing as of June 2019.

Canelo Alvarez's record currently stands at 60 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws. Of those 60 wins he has stopped 39 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 60.9%.

Canelo is one of the active fighters with the most fights in his career, having featured in 63 fights so far. His footwork, movement, and powerful punches have given him the win in most of his fights, but he has also tasted defeat: Álvarez has won 59 out of his 63 fights, losing two and drawing another two.

Álvarez is known as an excellent counterpuncher, being able to exploit openings in his opponents' guards while avoiding punches with head and body movement. He is also known as a formidable body puncher. As of September 2023, Álvarez is ranked as the second best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec.