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Canelo Álvarez

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Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán (Latin American Spanish: [saˈul ˈalβaɾes]; born 18 July 1990), commonly known as Canelo or Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of those weight classes. In 2021, Álvarez became the first and only boxer in history to become the undisputed super middleweight champion, before becoming a two-time undisputed super middleweight champion in May 2025. He has also held the Ring magazine super middleweight title since 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Canelo Álvarez is the 76th most popular boxer (down from 65th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 198th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Canelo Álvarez ranks 76 out of 496. Before him are Jee Yong-ju, José Nápoles, Oscar Casanovas, Carlo Orlandi, Roger Michelot, and Carmelo Robledo. After him are Carmen Barth, Francisco Rodríguez, Marijan Beneš, Rafael Iglesias, Víctor Avendaño, and Edgar Basel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Canelo Álvarez ranks 36. Before him are André Schürrle, Luuk de Jong, Im Yoon-ah, Joselu, Masato Kudo, and Britt Robertson. After him are Douglas Costa, Park Shin-hye, Pooja Hegde, Mitski, Paul George, and Wissam Ben Yedder.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Canelo Álvarez ranks 213 out of 729. Before him are Leona Vicario (1789), Amado Nervo (1870), Diana Bracho (1944), José Mariano Salas (1797), Miguel Barragán (1789), and Eulalio Gutiérrez (1881). After him are Rafael Osuna (1938), Juan O'Gorman (1905), Tenoch (1299), Cristóbal Ortega (1956), Arturo Márquez (1950), and Melchor Múzquiz (1790).

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Among BOXERS In Mexico

Among boxers born in Mexico, Canelo Álvarez ranks 2. Before him are Julio César Chávez (1962). After him are Francisco Cabañas (1912), Antonio Roldán (1946), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Alfonso Zamora (1954), Juan Manuel Márquez (1973), Fidel Ortiz (1908), Marco Antonio Barrera (1974), Érik Morales (1976), Misael Rodríguez (1994), and Óscar Valdez (1990).

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