Canelo Alvarez News

Cole Shelton - January 4, 2021

Ryan Garcia picked up the biggest win of his career and now his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya believes he will be the next superstar. Entering his WBC interim lightweight title fight against Luke Campbell, the question many had was, is Garcia a legit contender or is he a social media fighter? The 22-year-old has nearly eight million Instagram followers and is often seen hanging out with YouTubers and influencers. However, on Saturday night, he put all those questions to bed when he TKO’d Campbell with a body shot.

Adam Martin - December 28, 2020

Pound-for-pound great Canelo Alvarez is reportedly set to face Avni Yildirim in his next boxing match that’s set to take place in early 2021. Alvarez just defeated Callum Smith by a decision on December 19 in a lopsided super middleweight title fight. Although that fight went the 12-round distance, Alvarez didn’t take much if any damage against Smith and so he’s able to get back in the ring fairly quickly in 2021. After taking a few weeks off to spend time with his family for Christmas, Alvarez will get back in camp soon for a fight just two months away.

Chris Taylor - December 26, 2020

Logan Paul has issued a scathing response to Canelo Alvarez after the boxing great accused the Youtuber and his brother Jake of disrespecting the sport. Alvarez (54-1-2) is the consensus best boxer in the world, and reaffirmed his No. 1 P4P ranking earlier this month when he defeated the much larger Callum Smith by lopsided decision.

Tom Taylor - December 21, 2020

Callum Smith has revealed how Canelo Alvarez was able to deprive him of one of his best weapons in their Saturday night boxing match. Smith and Canelo met inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday night, with Smith’s WBA and The Ring super-middleweight titles on the line, and the vacant WBC super-middleweight strap also up for grabs. Despite towering over Canelo at 168 pounds, and being hailed as one of the Mexican’s toughest tests of late, Smith was ultimately comprehensively thumped en route to a unanimous decision loss.

Adam Martin - December 20, 2020

Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, slammed Jake Paul and Logan Paul, suggesting the two brothers “lack respect.” Alvarez is the best boxer on the planet, and he reaffirmed his No. 1 P4P ranking on Saturday night when he defeated the much larger Callum Smith by lopsided decision to improve his professional record to 54-1-2. As the top boxer in the world today, Alvarez’s opinions about the current state of boxing mean more than most. So when he was recently asked what he thinks about the Paul brothers, it’s worth listening to him.

Adam Martin - December 20, 2020

Pound-for-pound boxing great Canelo Alvarez issued a statement after beating Callum Smith, announcing to the sports world that “I’m back!” Alvarez moved up to the super middleweight division in this bout to take on Smith. Alvarez gave up six inches of height in the contest (5’9″ to 6’3″) and he also gave up a significant reach advantage, but none of those physical advantages for Smith mattered as Alvarez boxed him up for nearly the full 12 rounds. At the end of 36 minutes of boxing action, Alvarez won a unanimous decision (119-109, 119-109, 117-111). The lopsided win over Smith won Alvarez the WBC and WBA super-middleweight titles.

Chris Taylor - December 19, 2020

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez returns to the squared circle this evening to square off with super-middleweight champion Callum Smith. Alvarez (53-1-2) was most recently seen in action in November of 2019 where he scored a eleventh round knockout win over Sergey Kovalev to capture the WBO light heavyweight title. That victory improved Canelo’s current win streak to four in a row, as he had previously defeated Gennady Golovkin, Rocky Fielding and Daniel Jacobs.

Adam Martin - December 18, 2020

Middleweight boxing champ Gennady Golovkin put on a show Friday night, stopping Kamil Szeremeta in the seventh round due to referee stoppage. Golovkin, one of the top-10 ranked pound-for-pound boxers in the world, took on Szeremeta at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. As expected, Golovkin put on a spectacular performance against an overmatched opponent. Golovkin scored four knockdowns en route to the referee stopping the fight due to TKO. With the win, Golovkin improved his professional boxing record to 41-1-1.

Harry Kettle - November 18, 2020

Canelo Alvarez has confirmed that he will return to the boxing ring for the first time in over a year next month to face Callum Smith. The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger initially reported the news before the Mexican star announced it himself on social media, with this bout marking Alvarez’s first fight since November 2019 when he knocked out Sergey Kovalev to take his overall professional record to 53-1-2.

Tom Taylor - November 6, 2020

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is now a free agent, according to his manager and co-trainer Eddy Reynoso. Canelo, a four-division champion and one of the greatest boxers competing today, has recently been embroiled in a legal battle with Golden Boy Promotions and the streaming service DAZN, with whom he signed a record-shattering $350M deal in 2018. The lawsuit, launched in a Los Angeles Federal Court, alleges Canelo’s multi-fight deal with GBP and DAZN was breached to the tune of $280 million in damages after they failed to find him a fight since he beat Sergey Kovalev in late 2019.

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2020

Streaming service DAZN reportedly considered UFC stars Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jorge Masvidal as “premium” opponents for boxing ace Canelo Alvarez. Canelo recently entered into a high-profile lawsuit with DAZN, seeking $280M in damages.

Tom Taylor - September 9, 2020

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez filed a lawsuit against streaming service DAZN, and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The lawsuit, launched in a Los Angeles Federal Court, alleges Canelo’s multi-fight deal with DAZN was breached to the tune of $280 million in damages, according to court docs obtained by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic.

Cole Shelton - February 18, 2020

Canelo Alvarez is reportedly now interested in a highly-anticipated trilogy bout with Gennadiy Golovkin. Alvarez and Golovkin first met in September of 2017 where they fought to a draw. They had an immediate rematch one year later, which Alvarez won a majority decision.

Adam Martin - December 27, 2019

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez says that he is open to competing in a boxing match against UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal recently said that he is open to a boxing superfight against Floyd Mayweather, but a boxing match against Alvarez would arguably be just as big.

Adam D Martin - December 1, 2019

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is not happy that streaming platform DAZN delayed the start to his recent match against Sergey Kovalev in order to wait for the UFC 244 BMF belt bout between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz to finish first. DAZN made the controversial decision to delay the Alvarez vs. Kovalev fight in order to wait for the result of Masvidal vs. Diaz. It was a decision that brought on plenty of criticism of DAZN, who was accused of pandering to the UFC despite Alvarez being arguably the most highly-paid and important figure in the world of combat sports right now.

Harry Kettle - November 29, 2019

Jorge Masvidal continues to tease the possibility of a showdown with boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, releasing a video on social media of his insane hand speed. Masvidal has had the best year of his career in 2019, becoming a global sensation beyond the realms of even just the UFC and mixed martial arts. His wins over Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz across the last nine months have really helped to take his star power to a whole new level, regardless of the controversy surrounding the encounter with Diaz.

Tom Taylor - November 27, 2019

Pound-for-pound boxing star Canelo Alvarez admits a potential fight with surging UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is alluring from a business standpoint, but not from a competitive standpoint. For that reason, the boxer is not especially interested in a cross-over fight with the UFC star — be in the boxing ring or the cage.

Cole Shelton - November 4, 2019

After Jorge Masvidal beat Nate Diaz at UFC 244, he had an interesting callout at the post-fight press conference in the form of boxing champion Canelo Alvarez. He said it is a fight he wants. On, Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Masvidal backed those claims even more.