Saúl Álvarez | |
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Born | Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán July 18, 1990 |
Nationality | Mexican |
Other names | Canelo |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light Middleweight Welterweight Light Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 39 |
Wins | 38 |
Wins by KO | 28 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
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, and where he still rides horseback.[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 WBA 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
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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.<refContursi, Sebastián (2010-02-27). "Interview with Álvarez". Espn Deportes. Retrieved 2010-07-11.</ref> On March 6, 2010, he got a crushing third round knockout over Brian Camechis in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico.[18] 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.[19]
Light Middleweight
His sixth round TKO win over Luciano Leonel Cuello WBC Silver Light Middleweight bout was held in the Vicente Fernández Arena.[20] 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.[21]
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.[22] 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".[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] Álvarez successfully defended his light middleweight title unanimously versus former world champion Lovemore N'dou in Veracruz, Mexico.[26] 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.[27] 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.[28] 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[29] and current EBU Light Middleweight Champion, Ryan Rhodes.[30][31] 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 again retained his WBC Light Middleweight World Title against Alfonso Gomez at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, winning by technical knockout victory in the sixth round.
Professional record
Titles in boxing
Major World Titles:
- WBC Super Welterweight World Champion (154 lbs)
Minor World Title:
- WBC Silver Super Welterweight World Champion (154 lbs)
- NABF Welterweight World Champion (147 lbs)
- WBC Youth Welterweight World Champion (147 lbs)
- WBO NABO Welterweight World Champion (147 lbs)
- WBA Fedecentro Welterweight World Champion (147 lbs)
See also
References
- ^ Luevanos, Fernando (2009-01-22). "Saúl Álvarez Biography". Boxrec. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Iole, Kevin (2010-04-18). "Mexico's Next Champion". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Blears, James (2010-07-10). "Alvarez wins the WBC Silver". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (2010-01-23). "Golden Boy signs Álvarez". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Mier, Salvatore (2009-01-22). "Biography of El Canelo Álvarez". Golden Boy Promotions. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ González, Emilio (2010-07-02). "Saul is interviewed by Jalisco's Governor Emilio González". Jalisco Web. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ García, Lucio (2010-09-16). "Video of Saul riding Horseback". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ Mulei, Alessandro (2010-05-28). "The Álvarez Family". Juanacatlan. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=32115
- ^ Rodriguez, Francisco (2010-03-24). "Canelo and Marisol". SDP Noticias. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Escobedo, Thomas (2009-01-22). "Saúl comes from a great Family". Puro Futbol. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "Saúl "El Canelo" Álvarez". EastSide Boxing. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Luevanos, Fernando (2010-04-23). "Saúl follows older brother to the Ring". Fight Hype. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Fischer, Doug (2010-04-29). "Álvarez a Mexican Amateur Champion". Ring Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Official Fight Card". Boxrec. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Castro, José Rodolfo (2008-06-28). "Guinness world record for a boxing family". Not I Fight. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Batiz, Jamie (2008-06-25). "Álvarez family are all fighters". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Rodriguez, Pepe (2010-03-07). "Alvarez destroys Camechis". Fight News. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (2010-05-01). "Cotto goes down to Álvarez". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Blears, James (2010-07-10). "Vicious Beating of Luciano Cuello". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (2010-09-16). "Mexico's New Star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29097
- ^ Velin, Bob (2010-09-02). "Unbeaten Mexican Alvarez wants to make it big in the U.S". USA Today.
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=31064
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5589827
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=33447
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/604015-saul-alvarez-wants-pacquiaos-154lbs-wbc-belt-is-there-a-hidden-messege
- ^ Blake, Brian O. "20 Year Old Saul Alvarez Defeats Matthew Hatton to Become WBC Junior Middleweight Champion". Breaking News Story. Sports Betting World. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167771-ring-ratings-update-alvarez-advances-in-junior-middleweight-rankings
- ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167755-alvarez-proves-hes-not-a-qkidq-by-dominating-rhodes
- ^ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/alvarez-shuts-out-then-stops-rhodes
- ^ http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/alvarez-shuts-out-then-stops-rhodes
- ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/167713-ambitious-alvarez-isnt-pressured-by-high-expectations
External links
- Official website
- El Canelo Alvarez Blog
- Canelo Promotion's official site
- Canelo Álvarez on Twitter
- Boxing record for Canelo Álvarez from BoxRec (registration required)