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Canelo Alvarez
Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán
Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán, professionally known as Canelo Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer who has won world titles in four weight divisions. He became the first undisputed super-middleweight champion of the four-belt era, regained that status in 2025 and later lost the division's titles to Terence Crawford.
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At a glance
- Álvarez has won recognized world championships at light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight.
- His 2021 victory over Caleb Plant made him the first boxer to hold all four major super-middleweight titles simultaneously.
- The Boxing Writers Association of America named Álvarez its 2019 Fighter of the Year.
- As of August 18, 2026, Álvarez was a former undisputed champion with a listed professional record of 63 wins, three losses and two draws.
Early life and entry into boxing
Álvarez was born on July 18, 1990, and grew up in Juanacatlán, Jalisco, from approximately age five. The youngest of eight siblings, he was influenced by his boxing brothers and began the sport at about 13. He turned professional at 15 and has said that he left school at that point.
Rise through four weight divisions
Álvarez won his first world title in 2011 by defeating Matthew Hatton for the vacant WBC light-middleweight championship.
Undisputed championship and major setbacks
In November 2021, Álvarez stopped Caleb Plant to become the first undisputed super-middleweight champion of the four-belt era. He lost a 2022 light-heavyweight challenge to Dmitry Bivol, then regained undisputed super-middleweight status by defeating William Scull in May 2025. Terence Crawford took those titles from him by unanimous decision in September 2025.
Recognition and regulatory history
The Boxing Writers Association of America selected Álvarez for its 2019 Fighter of the Year award. His career also includes a six-month Nevada suspension in 2018 after two tests detected clenbuterol. Álvarez attributed the findings to contaminated Mexican beef, and the Los Angeles Times reported that the commission's investigation did not find intentional ingestion.
Status and scheduled return
As of August 18, 2026, Álvarez was not identified in the reviewed sources as a reigning world champion. His record was listed as 63 wins, three losses and two draws, including 39 knockout wins. He was scheduled to return from left-elbow surgery on October 31, 2026, to challenge Christian Mbilli for the WBC super-middleweight championship in Riyadh, although the prospective event remained subject to change.
Timeline
- Turned professional at age 15 after beginning boxing at approximately age 13.
- Defeated Matthew Hatton by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC light-middleweight championship, his first world title.
- Lost by majority decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a light-middleweight championship bout.
- Received a six-month Nevada suspension after two clenbuterol-positive tests.
- Defeated Gennadiy Golovkin by majority decision to become WBA Super champion after their first bout ended in a draw.
- Stopped Sergey Kovalev in the 11th round to win the WBO light-heavyweight championship and establish four-division champion status.
- Stopped Caleb Plant to become the first boxer to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight championships simultaneously.
- Lost a unanimous decision to WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol.
- Defeated William Scull by unanimous decision to regain undisputed status at super middleweight.
- Lost the undisputed super-middleweight championship to Terence Crawford by unanimous decision.
- Was scheduled as of the research date to challenge Christian Mbilli for the WBC super-middleweight championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Current context
- Álvarez's professional record is listed as 63 wins, three losses and two draws, including 39 knockout wins. This record is current to the research date and is subject to change when he next competes or if a commission revises a bout result.
- Álvarez is a former undisputed super-middleweight champion and is not identified in the reviewed sources as a reigning world champion. The assessment reflects his loss to Crawford and the absence of a subsequent recorded Álvarez bout in the reviewed material.
- Álvarez is scheduled to challenge Christian Mbilli for the WBC super-middleweight championship on October 31, 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event is prospective and remains subject to postponement, cancellation, medical clearance, promoter decisions and regulatory changes.
- The scheduled Mbilli bout is expected to be Álvarez's first fight following left-elbow surgery and his first appearance since September 2025. CBS reported that he was preparing to return after elbow surgery; detailed medical records were not available in the reviewed sources.
Biographical facts
- Álvarez was born on July 18, 1990.
- Associated Press reporting says that he grew up in Juanacatlán, Jalisco, from approximately age five.
- Inspired by his boxing brothers, Álvarez began boxing at about age 13 and turned professional at 15. He has said that he left school when he turned professional.
- Álvarez is the youngest of eight siblings; CBS reported that all seven of his brothers boxed professionally.
- He has won recognized world titles at light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight.
- In 2018, the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Álvarez for six months after two tests detected clenbuterol. Álvarez said contaminated Mexican beef caused the findings; the Los Angeles Times reported that the commission's investigation did not find intentional ingestion.
- The Boxing Writers Association of America selected Álvarez as its 2019 Fighter of the Year, the Sugar Ray Robinson Award.
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