Former Pound for Pound king Canelo Alvarez revealed the reason for his decision to face Gennadiy Golovkin in his next fight. Despite losing to Dmitry Bivol via a shock decision in Las Vegas and wanting a rematch, the Mexican superstar explained that he’s locked into an agreement with GGG. Therefore, any notion of chasing the […]
Canelo Alvarez entered the ring in the T-Mobile Arena to a Mexican fanfare, complete with traditional dancers and home country music. It was a great spectacle to behold. A show the former pound-for-pound king has done on many occasions in the past. It was classic Canelo, to begin with, in Las Vegas. However, things took […]
Pound for Pound king Canelo Alvarez has a plan for 2022 that includes three Pay Per View fights on the new DAZN paid platform. However, after a stellar 2021 in which Canelo won the WBN Fighter of the Year, 2022 is not as impressive by a long shot. Canelo beat two undefeated fighters in 2021 […]
Canelo Alvarez received his WBN Fighter of the Year trophy this month after the boxing superstar enjoyed a fantastic year in 2021. The pound-for-pound number one became the top dog at 168 pounds with victories over three opponents and proudly displayed his award. In February, he stopped WBC mandatory Avni Yildirim in three rounds before […]
Canelo Alvarez gets back in the ring on May 7 in the first part of a four-fight plan to eventually conquer five weight divisions. World Boxing News looks at what a four-fight plan for the Mexican Pound-for-pound superstar could look like between May 2022 and May 2023. Alvarez, whose record stands at a colossal 57-1-2 […]
Pound for Pound king Canelo Alvarez singled out an ESPN reporter for telling lies about who the Mexican superstar might face in his next fight. According to several reports, Canelo has a plethora of options open to him for a return to action in Las Vegas on May 7th. The Cinco de Mayo bonanza should […]
Boxing’s number one star Canelo Alvarez has exclusively told World Boxing News he will not be taking up Don King’s offer to attend a cruiserweight title fight. King had outlined that the Mexican superstar would be ringside when Junior Makabu defends his WBC title against Thabiso Mchunu. The pair will square off in a WBC […]
Saul Canelo Alvarez has set his sights on what could be an explosive showdown with Artur Beterbiev for his next fight. Well, that’s according to top boxing promoter Bob Arum. Alvarez is a four-weight world champion, but he is still highly ambitious, and he wants to climb through the divisions. Alvarez had been due to […]
World Boxing News can confirm Canelo Alvarez as this year’s recipient of the WBN Fighter of the Year Award for a brilliant 2021. The pound-for-pound number enjoyed an exceptional twelve months after defeating Callum Smith in December 2020 to become the top dog at 168 pounds. Building on that success, Canelo fought three times over […]
Gilberto Ramirez, the new star of the Golden Boy stable, gave a damning assessment of Canelo Alvarez, the man he replaced as Oscar De La Hoya’s number one. ‘Zurdo’ got quickly snapped up by De La Hoya after defeating Tommy Karpency to move to 41-0. Replacing Canelo as De La Hoya’s main focus, Ramirez took […]
At the age of 31, Canelo Alvarez has the time and credentials to outweigh the career statistics of former opponent Floyd Mayweather. Looking at how the pair fared during their respective tenures, Canelo has plenty of time to catch and surpass Mayweather, who defeated him in 2013. Regarding undisputed championships, Canelo already leads Mayweather in […]
Canelo Alvarez has revealed what he intends to weigh when the pound for pound king moves up to the cruiserweight limit in 2022. The super-middleweight king recently got approval from the World Boxing Council to challenge Junior Makabu for the WBC title. Makabu has a mandatory date in January against former opponent Thabiso Mchunu under […]
Canelo Alvarez now has two possible opponents for May 2022 as the Mexican superstar prepares to fight for the WBC cruiserweight title. At the recent WBC Convention, Canelo got approval to fight the current titleholder Ilunga’ Junior’ Makabu. It seemed a straightforward blessing. But not so, according to promoter Don King. The former Mike Tyson […]
Badou Jack joined the ever-building queue to face the winner of Canelo Alvarez vs. Junior Makabu after the Mexican moved up in weight. The former Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight World Champion, and Global Philanthropist, who holds a record of 24-3-3, 14 KOs, is finalizing his preparations for his first campaign at Cruiserweight. He has Canelo […]
World Boxing News predicted an inevitable event would occur in the future. That pound for pound king Canelo Alvarez would one day fight at cruiserweight. Little did we know that it would come as quickly as it has. Canelo could be sharing the ring with WBC champion Junior Makabu as early as 2022. WBN wrote […]
Canelo Alvarez aims to match former opponent Floyd Mayweather when the Mexican superstar bids for a fifth-weight world boxing title. At the World Boxing Council’s 59th Convention in Mexico City, President Mauricio Sulaiman stated his organization would approve Canelo facing current cruiserweight world champion Junior Makabu. This request from his coach and manager Eddy Reynoso […]
Canelo Alvarez is one of, if not the biggest name in the world of boxing right now. A man with a real love for the sport, a man who isn’t scared of fighting anybody, anywhere. With a resume filled to the brim with unbelievable names, the likes of José Cotto, Amir Khan, Triple G (Gennady […]
Canelo Alvarez is the undisputed champion at 168 pounds. Where he takes his career from here on in knows no bounds – even a potential ending at heavyweight. The Mexican superstar proved his class again over the weekend against Caleb Plant. And if you take what he’s stated in the past as gospel, you may […]
Canelo Alvarez staked a massive claim to potentially being better than Floyd Mayweather ever was after stopping Caleb Plant in Las Vegas. Álvarez, boxing’s biggest superstar and WBN Pound for Pound number one fighter, made history by becoming the first undisputed super middleweight champion when he took the IBF champion’s crown on Saturday night. The […]
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Canelo Alvarez wants to celebrate a double this weekend. In becoming undisputed super-middleweight champion and countryman Sergio Perez winning the Mexican Grand Prix. The Mexican gave the nod to the racing driver at the recent press conference in Las Vegas as he closes on facing Caleb Plant. “Only one thing is going through my mind, […]
Canelo Alvarez continues to be backed by Hennessy, the world’s best-selling Cognac, for his upcoming clash with Caleb Plant. The Mexican superstar bids to make history by becoming the first undisputed super-middleweight champion of the modern era. Hennessy will be by his side every step of the way. At the recent press conference, Canelo spoke […]
Canelo Alvarez says what happened at the first press conference between him and Caleb Plant has no bearing on their upcoming fight. The Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight will take on the undefeated IBF ruler previewed in a historic showdown this Saturday night. Canelo and Plant discussed the event at the final press […]
It is difficult to find a boxing fan who has never heard of Canelo Alvarez, a Mexican superstar and four-division champion. He was born in July 1990 in San Augustin, Guadalajara, and got his first gloves at the age of 10 from his brother Rodrigo. After years of practice and hard work, Alvarez inscribed his […]
Caleb Plant has a theory that he can hurt Canelo Alvarez after looking back to the Mexican’s fight with the brother of Miguel Cotto in 2010. Canelo was 20 years old when he took a heavy shot from Jose Miguel Cotto during the first round of their MGM Grand battle on the Floyd Mayweather vs. […]
Caleb Plant left the Canelo Alvarez press conference worse than he entered after taking a lightning-fast combination from the Mexican superstar. Returning fire from a shove that saw him fly back across the stage, Plant was left with a cut under his eye from the subsequent exchange. Throwing the first punch, and rightly slated for […]
Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant engaged in an on-stage brawl as the pair kicked off their undisputed title fight build-up on Tuesday. The two super-middleweight champions engaged in heated banter before fists [and slaps] flew, and the pair got pulled apart. An intense stare-down that turned into a scuffle previewing their historic and highly anticipated […]
Canelo Alvarez is chasing history. Alongside his world-renowned trainer Eddy Reynoso, the Mexican superstar is on a mission. The endgame? – To rule all of the sport for the rest of his career. Having already reached the summit of the pound for pound rankings, here comes step two. Under the guidance of Reynoso, his renowned […]
Canelo Álvarez will feature on a Showtime Pay Per View broadcast for the first time in seven years after FOX missed out on a deal. World Boxing News, like many, thought FOX would claim the rights to the Caleb Plant fight. Not so, as confirmation came on Monday. “Boxing’s consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Mexican […]
Boxing legend “Sugar” Shane Mosley laid out the princely sum it cost him when suffering a loss to current king Canelo Alvarez back in 2012. Mosley, who retired in 2016, faced Alvarez at the back end of his career. It got planned as a building fight for Canelo. But Shane being the champion he is, […]
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