Canelo Álvarez Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Family, Biography & More
Bio | |
Real Name | Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán |
Nickname | Canelo |
Profession | Mexican Professional Boxer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs |
Body Measurements | – Chest: 41 Inches – Waist: 33 Inches – Biceps: 15 Inches |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Reddish Brown |
Boxing | |
Professional Debut | 2005 |
Coach/Mentor | Chepo and Eddy Reynoso
|
Records (main ones)/Achievement | • 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 Álvarez
Mother– Ana Maria Barragán Brothers– Ricardo Álvarez, Rigoberto Álvarez, Ramón Álvarez Sister– Ana Elda Álvarez |
Religion | Christianity |
Hobbies | Horse Riding |
Controversies | Not Known |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Boxers | Rigoberto Álvarez |
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 Álvarez
- Does Canelo Álvarez smoke?: Not Known
- Does Canelo Álvarez drink Alcohol?: Not Known
- Álvarez learned horse riding in his own horse farm in his childhood, which he continues even today.
- Álvarez is youngest to his all brothers, all of his brothers also are professional boxers. His brothers Ramón Álvarez and Ricardo Álvarez are welterweight boxers and Rigoberto Álvarez 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.
- Álvarez 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.
- Álvarez 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.