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Canelo Álvarez was born in Juanacatlán Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico on July 18, 1990. Canelo Álvarez is a boxer. The age as of 2026 is 36. Awards on record include WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion, WBO World Super Middleweight Champion, WBO World Junior Middleweight Champion and 4 more. The listed height is 171 cm.
My Take
Canelo Álvarez is genuinely one of those fighters who makes you reconsider what a single boxer can accomplish in one career. Growing up in Juanacatlán, Jalisco — not exactly a place that hands you opportunities — he turned professional as a teenager and just never stopped climbing. What impresses me most isn't the four weight classes or the alphabet soup of WBC, WBO, and IBF titles; it's the way he's sought out the toughest available opponents rather than avoiding them. Yes, Floyd Mayweather handed him a lesson in 2013, but Canelo absorbed it and came back sharper. The undisputed super middleweight run he put together around 2021–2022 felt historic in real time, unifying every major belt in a division and doing it against credible challengers. He fights with a technical intelligence that belies the aggressive, crowd-pleasing style — the pull-counter left hook alone is worth studying. Pound-for-pound royalty, no question.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Canelo Álvarez
- Name (Japanese)
- サウル・アルバレス
- Reading
- さうる・あるばれす
- Born
- July 18, 1990 (age 36)
- Origin
- Juanacatlán Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
- Height
- 171 cm
- Occupation
- boxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBO World Super Middleweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Super Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Super Welterweight Champion
- IBF World Super Middleweight Champion
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/canelo/
- Xhttps://x.com/Canelo
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canelo%20%C3%81lvarez
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2117769
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Canelo Álvarez born?
Canelo Álvarez was born on July 18, 1990 and is 36 years old.
Where is Canelo Álvarez from?
Canelo Álvarez is from Juanacatlán Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico.
What does Canelo Álvarez do?
Canelo Álvarez works as boxer.
How tall is Canelo Álvarez?
Canelo Álvarez is 171 cm tall.
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