Pro Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez is the four divisions Champion of the world. Moreover, Canelo is the first and only undisputed boxer at the super middleweight. He is one of the greatest pound-to-pound boxers of all time. His counterpunch, head movement, and footwork are his main specialty.
The Mexican international Canelo's real name is Santos Saul Canelo Alvarez Barragan. However, he is well-known by the nickname Canelo. He was born on July 18, 1990, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, under this sun sign Cancer. He is 32 years old, and orthodox is his stance. A formidable body puncher was also in the movie, where he was cast to star in Creed III. Regarding his physical stature, his height is 5 ft 8 inches, and he weighs over 76 kg.
Canelo came into this world as the youngest child of his parents' happy marriage. He has a family of seven members. Before him, he has four siblings, brothers who are professional boxers. Santos Alvarez is his father's name, and Ana Maria Barragán is his mother's. For your information, Canelo's parents are from Los Reyes but migrated to Juancatlan when he was five. All his family is of Mexican roots.
Similarly, Ramon, Ana, Rigoberto, and Ricardo Alvarez are his brother's names. All his family members are involved in this sport. Moreover, his parents are Muslim, and so is he.
Canelo Alvarez, the proficient boxer, is married to the model, businesswoman, and social media influencer Fernanda Gomez who he married in 2021. Before wedded Gomez, he was engaged to the 2003 Miss Mexico Universe Marisol Gonzalez. However, they ended up separating each other due to personal reasons, which are still confidential.
Canelo with his family SOURCE: Instagram Gomez and Alvarez wedded in May 2021 after dating so many years. Their wedding bash took place in Guadalajara Cathedral in Mexico. As he was already very famous then, many boxing legends, actresses, and celebrities were also in thier wedding attendance. Also, he has four children with a different woman. They are Emily Cinnamon, Maria Fernanda, Saul Adiel, and Mia Ener Alvarez. Regardless, his children's mother's identity remains a mystery as he has not uttered about them.
Canelo Alvarez is one of his era's wealthiest and most successful boxers. He credits most of his bank balance to his boxing career. As per Forbes, Canelo is in the no 8th position among the highest-paid boxers in the meantime. In his last fight against Celeb Plant, Canelo made $40 Million. He has fought many bouts like this in his early years.
Moreover, as expressed by ESPN, he has agreed on a contract worth $85 Million for the two fights against Bivol (fought already) and the Kazakh fighter.
Canelo flexing his car SOURCE: Instagram As of 2022, his approximate net worth equals $180 Million. Additionally, with such earnings, Canelo has a fantastic car collection and luxurious houses. Besides boxing, he and his father ran a promoting company in Mexico. Likewise, his oldest brand partner Hennessy, Yaoco brands, and VMC Drinks, are his sponsors who also earned him an extraordinary sum of capital in his net worth.
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Canelo Alvarez is a big name in the world of boxing. Many fans around the globe idolize his boxing expertise. So most people are curious to know about him. To learn more about him, we can follow him on his Instagram id @canelo, which has 14.1 Million followers. Besides Instagram, he is also active on Facebook and Twitter under the name @Canelo Alvarez.
