• Currently he is the holder of WBO light middleweight title since September 2016.
• He has held the Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles since 2015.
• From 2011 to 2013, he held WBC light middleweight.
• He held the WBA (Unified) and Ring light middleweight titles in 2013; and the WBC middleweight title from 2015 to 2016.
• As per Boxing website BoxRec, he is the world's best boxer pound for pound, and eighth best boxer by The Ring.
Career Turning Point
When he was victorious over current IBF Lightweight Champion, Miguel Vázquez on January 20, 2006.
Personal Life
Date of Birth
July 18, 1990
Age (as in 2016)
26 Years
Birth Place
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Zodiac sign/Sun sign
Cancer
Nationality
Mexican
Hometown
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
School
Not Known
College
Not Known
Educational Qualifications
Not Known
Family
Father- Santos Ãlvarez Mother- Ana Maria Barragán Brothers- Ricardo Ãlvarez,
Rigoberto Ãlvarez,
Ramón Ãlvarez Sister- Ana Elda Ãlvarez
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Horse Riding
Controversies
Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Boxers
Rigoberto Ãlvarez
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status
Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends
Marisol González
Wife
N/A
Children
Son- N/A Daughter- Emily Cinnamon Alvarez
Money Factors and Cars collection
Cars Collection
Lamborghini
Salary
$20 million/bout
Net Worth
$21.5 million
Some Lesser Known Facts About Canelo Ãlvarez
Does Canelo Ãlvarez smoke?: Not Known
Does Canelo Ãlvarez drink Alcohol?: Not Known
Ãlvarez learned horse riding in his own horse farm in his childhood, which he continues even today.
Ãlvarez is youngest to his all brothers, all of his brothers also are professional boxers. His brothers Ramón Ãlvarez and Ricardo Ãlvarez are welterweight boxers and Rigoberto Ãlvarez is former Interim WBA World Champion.
“Canelo” in Spanish Language is the masculine word for cinnamon, which is a common nickname for people with red hair.
Ãlvarez started Boxing when he was 13 years old. In 2004, he carried off the silver medal at the Junior Mexican National championships, held in Sinaloa.
Ãlvarez turned professional at the age of 15, in his first 19 months as a professional, he knocked out 11 of his 13 opponents, all of whom were significantly older to him.
In his professional career, he won 48 bout in 50 games and faced 1 loss and 1 draw.
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