Canelo Álvarez
Mexican boxer
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| May 2025 | Became a two-time undisputed super middleweight champion. |
| May 3 2025 | Canelo Álvarez fights William Scull in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the IBF middleweight title while defending his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles |
| January 2025 | Reports emerged of an agreement for a boxing match between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford, tentatively scheduled for September 2025 in Las Vegas |
| September 14 2024 | Defended WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles against Edgar Berlanga at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, winning by unanimous decision and flooring Berlanga in the third round. |
| May 4 2024 | Fought Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas, winning by unanimous decision after scoring a knockdown in the fourth round. Retained undisputed super middleweight title with judges' scorecards of 117–110, 116–111, and 115–112. |
| March 12 2024 | Fight against Jaime Munguia officially confirmed. |
| February 27 2024 | Canelo Álvarez reported to defend his undisputed super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia, scheduled for May 4 in Las Vegas during Cinco de Mayo weekend. |
| 2023 | Listed on Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes. |
| 2023 | Became the top-earning boxer, reporting earnings of $110 million. |
| 2023 | Made a cameo appearance in the movie Creed III and was featured on the cover of the boxing video game Undisputed. |
| 2023 | Serves as executive-producer for the film The Long Game. |
| September 30 2023 | Canelo Álvarez successfully defended his super middleweight titles by defeating Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision. Charlo moved up two weight classes for the bout, but was largely passive, focusing on surviving the full 12 rounds against Álvarez. |
| May 6 2023 | Canelo Álvarez fights John Ryder at Estadio Akron, marking his first fight in Mexico in over eleven years. Álvarez wins via unanimous decision with judges scoring 118–109 (twice) and 120–107 after 12 rounds. |
| March 14 2023 | Announcement of Canelo Álvarez's second defense of undisputed super middleweight titles against WBO interim champion John Ryder, to be held in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. |
| 2022 | Featured on Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes. |
| September 17 2022 | Defeats Gennady Golovkin via unanimous decision in their trilogy bout, winning with scores of 115–113 (twice) and 116–112 in the super middleweight division. |
| June 25 2022 | At the pre-fight press conference in Los Angeles, Álvarez describes his rivalry with Golovkin as 'personal' and expresses his desire to potentially retire Golovkin. |
| May 24 2022 | Canelo Álvarez announces his return to super middleweight to defend his undisputed titles against Gennady Golovkin in a trilogy bout scheduled for September 17. |
| May 7 2022 | Álvarez fought Dmitry Bivol in a WBA (Super) light heavyweight title bout, which resulted in a surprising upset loss for Álvarez. All three judges scored the fight 115-113 in Bivol's favor, handing Álvarez only the second defeat of his professional career. |
| February 25 2022 | Álvarez signed a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing, with his first fight being a return to light heavyweight to challenge WBA (Super) champion Dmitry Bivol. |
| 2021 | Again named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year, further cementing his status as a top boxer. |
| 2021 | Received the Sugar Ray Robinson Award for the second time, confirming his continued excellence in boxing. |
| 2021 | Awarded WBN (World Boxing News) Fighter of the Year, recognizing his significant impact in the boxing world. |
| November 15 2021 | At the WBC Convention in Mexico City, Álvarez's trainer Eddy Reynoso petitioned to have Álvarez challenge Ilunga Makabu for the WBC cruiserweight title. |
| November 6 2021 | Álvarez defeated Caleb Plant via eleventh-round technical knockout, becoming the first fighter to unify all four belts in the super middleweight division. He knocked Plant down twice, with the fight stopped by referee Russell Mora after a left hook right uppercut combination. |
| September 21 2021 | During the first press conference for the upcoming fight, Álvarez initiated a physical altercation by shoving Caleb Plant during their face-off, claiming Plant had insulted his mother. |
| August 19 2021 | Canelo Álvarez announced on social media that he would face undefeated IBF champion Caleb Plant on 6 November at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for an undisputed showdown to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion. |
| May 2021 | Married his longtime partner Fernanda Gómez in a ceremony at the Guadalajara Cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico. |
| May 8 2021 | Álvarez used a common slur against Demetrius Andrade following his fight against Billy Joe Saunders in Arlington, Texas. |
| February 27 2021 | Álvarez defeated Avni Yıldırım by third-round corner retirement, winning the fight after Yıldırım's corner threw in the towel. During the fight, Álvarez significantly outperformed Yıldırım, landing 67 total punches (40%) compared to Yıldırım's 11 (11%), and 58 power punches (59%) against Yıldırım's 4 (22%). |
| January 20 2021 | Canelo Álvarez was announced to defend his titles against WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yıldırım, scheduled to fight on 27 February at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. |
| 2020 | Becomes the holder of the Ring magazine super middleweight title. |
| 2020 | Announced his intention to retire from boxing by age 37 and focus on business and playing golf. |
| December 19 2020 | Canelo Álvarez faced Callum Smith in a professional boxing match for the WBC, WBA, and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. |
| November 17 2020 | Canelo Álvarez confirmed he would challenge Callum Smith for the vacant WBC title on December 19, 2020, following his release from Golden Boy Promotions. |
| November 7 2020 | Ranked as the world's best boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring magazine. |
| July 2020 | Billy Joe Saunders ruled himself out of a September fight with Canelo Álvarez, stating he would not be ready in time. |
| May 2 2020 | Originally planned fight between Canelo Álvarez and Billy Joe Saunders was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Received the Sugar Ray Robinson Award, highlighting his exceptional boxing achievements. |
| 2019 | Won the Best Boxer ESPY Award, demonstrating his prominence in the sport. |
| 2019 | Named Fighter of the Year by The Ring Magazine, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his boxing achievements. |
| 2019 | Beats Rocky Fielding to win the WBA super middleweight title (Regular version). |
| November 7 2019 | Ranked as the world's best boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring magazine. |
| November 2 2019 | Canelo Álvarez fought Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, winning the match by 11th-round knockout. |
| May 4 2019 | Canelo Álvarez and Daniel Jacobs faced off at the weigh-in, with tensions high as the two boxers had to be pulled apart. |
| May 4 2019 | Defeated IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision (115-113, 115-113, 116-112) in a unification bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, defending his WBA (Super), WBC, Ring and lineal middleweight titles while also winning Jacobs' IBF middleweight title. |
| January 2019 | Álvarez announced his return to the Middleweight division to face Daniel Jacobs, aiming to unify multiple world titles. |
| December 15 2018 | Álvarez defeats Rocky Fielding via third-round technical knockout at Madison Square Garden, winning the WBA (Regular) super middleweight title by repeatedly landing devastating body shots. |
| October 2018 | Álvarez announces his move to the super middleweight division to fight Rocky Fielding at Madison Square Garden. |
| October 17 2018 | DAZN signs a five-year, $365 million deal with Canelo Álvarez to broadcast his next eleven fights in the U.S., replacing his expired HBO contract. |
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