Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2, 39) was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on July 18, 1990. At the age of 15 years on October 29, 2005, he made his professional boxing debut against Abraham Gonzalez, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 37th career fight at 20 years old, Álvarez became a super-welterweight world champion on March 5, 2011 after defeating Matthew Hatton via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Álvarez' last fight was a super-middleweight (WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring) world-title defense against Terence Crawford on September 13, 2025. He lost the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Canelo Álvarez' best fights have been against Jaime Munguía, Jermell Charlo, Daniel Jacobs, Gennady Golovkin, Callum Smith, Austin Trout and Miguel Cotto. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Canelo Álvarez".
Álvarez has 3 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Canelo Álvarez Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68  | Sep 13, 2025 35 years, 1 months 63-3-2 (39) | 37 years, 11 months 41-0 (31) | SMD | 12 | UD | Loss Lost WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
67  | May 3, 2025 34 years, 9 months 63-2-2 (39) | 32 years, 10 months 23-0 (9) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Won IBF Defended WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, The Ring |
66  | Sep 14, 2024 34 years, 1 months 62-2-2 (39) | 27 years, 3 months 22-0 (17) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, The Ring |
65  | May 4, 2024 33 years, 9 months 61-2-2 (39) | 27 years, 6 months 43-0 (34) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
64  | Sep 30, 2023 33 years, 2 months 60-2-2 (39) | 33 years, 4 months 35-1-1 (19) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
63  | May 6, 2023 32 years, 9 months 59-2-2 (39) | 34 years, 9 months 32-5 (18) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
62  | Sep 17, 2022 32 years, 1 months 58-2-2 (39) | 40 years, 5 months 42-1-1 (37) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
61  | May 7, 2022 31 years, 9 months 57-2-2 (39) | 31 years, 4 months 19-0 (11) | LHW | 12 | UD | Loss For WBA (Super) |
60  | Nov 6, 2021 31 years, 3 months 57-1-2 (39) | 29 years, 3 months 21-0 (12) | SMD | 11 | TKO | Win Won IBF Defended WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, The Ring |
59  | May 8, 2021 30 years, 9 months 56-1-2 (38) | 31 years, 8 months 30-0 (14) | SMD | 8 | RTD | Win Won WBO Defended WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
58  | Feb 27, 2021 30 years, 7 months 55-1-2 (37) | 29 years, 6 months 21-2 (12) | SMD | 3 | RTD | Win Defended WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
57  | Dec 19, 2020 30 years, 5 months 54-1-2 (36) | 30 years, 7 months 27-0 (19) | SMD | 12 | UD | Win Won WBA (Super), The Ring, WBC Vacant |
56  | Nov 2, 2019 29 years, 3 months 53-1-2 (36) | 36 years, 7 months 34-3-1 (29) | LHW | 11 | KO | Win Won WBO |
55  | May 4, 2019 28 years, 9 months 52-1-2 (35) | 32 years, 3 months 35-2 (29) | MD | 12 | UD | Win Won IBF Defended WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
54  | Dec 15, 2018 28 years, 4 months 51-1-2 (35) | 31 years, 4 months 27-1 (15) | SMD | 3 | TKO | Win Won WBA (Regular) |
53 | Sep 15, 2018 28 years, 1 months 50-1-2 (34) | 36 years, 5 months 38-0-1 (34) | MD | 12 | MD | Win Won WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring Vacant |
52 | Sep 16, 2017 27 years, 1 months 49-1-2 (34) | 35 years, 5 months 37-0 (33) | MD | 12 | SD | Draw Defended The Ring For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF |
51  | May 6, 2017 26 years, 9 months 49-1-1 (34) | 31 years, 2 months 50-2-1 (32) | SWL | 12 | UD | Win |
50  | Sep 17, 2016 26 years, 1 months 48-1-1 (34) | 28 years, 1 month 23-0-1 (13) | SWL | 9 | KO | Win Won WBO |
49  | May 7, 2016 25 years, 9 months 47-1-1 (33) | 29 years, 4 months 31-3 (19) | MD | 6 | KO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
48  | Nov 21, 2015 25 years, 4 months 46-1-1 (32) | 35 years 40-4 (33) | MD | 12 | UD | Win Won The Ring, WBC Vacant |
47  | May 9, 2015 24 years, 9 months 45-1-1 (32) | 31 years, 1 month 32-1 (28) | SWL | 3 | KO | Win |
46  | Jul 12, 2014 23 years, 11 months 44-1-1 (31) | 31 years, 3 months 19-1-2 (12) | SWL | 12 | SD | Win |
45  | Mar 8, 2014 23 years, 7 months 43-1-1 (31) | 31 years, 6 months 22-3 (18) | SWL | 10 | TKO | Win |
44  | Sep 14, 2013 23 years, 1 months 42-1-1 (30) | 36 years, 6 months 44-0 (26) | SWL | 12 | MD | Loss Lost WBC, The Ring For WBA (Super) |
43  | Apr 20, 2013 22 years, 9 months 42-0-1 (30) | 27 years, 7 months 26-0 (14) | SWL | 12 | UD | Win Won WBA (Unified), The Ring Defended WBC Vacant |
42  | Sep 15, 2012 22 years, 1 months 41-0-1 (30) | 28 years, 1 month 30-4 (18) | SWL | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
41  | May 5, 2012 21 years, 9 months 40-0-1 (29) | 40 years, 7 months 46-7-1 (39) | SWL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
40  | Nov 26, 2011 21 years, 4 months 39-0-1 (29) | 32 years, 1 month 33-4-1 (28) | SWL | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
39  | Sep 17, 2011 21 years, 1 months 38-0-1 (28) | 30 years, 10 months 23-4-2 (12) | SWL | 6 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
38  | Jun 18, 2011 20 years, 11 months 37-0-1 (27) | 34 years, 6 months 45-4 (31) | SWL | 12 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
37  | Mar 5, 2011 20 years, 7 months 36-0-1 (26) | 29 years, 9 months 41-4-2 (16) | SWL | 12 | UD | Win Won WBC Vacant |
36  | Dec 4, 2010 20 years, 4 months 35-0-1 (26) | 39 years, 3 months 48-11-2 (31) | SWL | 12 | UD | Win |
35  | Sep 18, 2010 20 years, 2 months 34-0-1 (26) | 39 years, 4 months 45-12-6 (14) | SWL | 6 | KO | Win |
34 | Jul 10, 2010 19 years, 11 months 33-0-1 (25) | Luciano Leonel Cuello | SWL | 6 | TKO | Win |
33  | May 1, 2010 19 years, 9 months 32-0-1 (24) | 32 years, 10 months 31-1-1 (23) | WL | 9 | TKO | Win |
32 | Mar 6, 2010 19 years, 7 months 31-0-1 (23) | Brian Camechis | WL | 3 | KO | Win |
31 | Dec 5, 2009 19 years, 4 months 30-0-1 (22) | Lanardo Tyner | WL | 12 | UD | Win |
30 | Sep 15, 2009 19 years, 1 months 29-0-1 (22) | Carlos Herrera | WL | 1 | TKO | Win |
29 | Aug 8, 2009 19 years 28-0-1 (21) | Marat Khuzeev | WL | 2 | KO | Win |
28 | Jun 6, 2009 18 years, 10 months 27-0-1 (20) | Jefferson Gonçalo | WL | 9 | KO | Win |
27 | Apr 11, 2009 18 years, 8 months 26-0-1 (19) | Michel Rosales | WL | 10 | TKO | Win |
26 | Feb 21, 2009 18 years, 7 months 25-0-1 (18) | Euri González | WL | 11 | TKO | Win |
25 | Jan 17, 2009 18 years, 5 months 24-0-1 (17) | Antonio Fitch | WL | 1 | TKO | Win |
24  | Dec 5, 2008 18 years, 4 months 23-0-1 (16) | 28 years, 11 months 16-1 (15) | WL | 1 | TKO | Win |
23 | Oct 24, 2008 18 years, 3 months 22-0-1 (15) | Larry Mosley | WL | 10 | UD | Win |
22 | Aug 2, 2008 18 years 21-0-1 (15) | Carlos Adán Jerez | WL | 10 | UD | Win |
21  | Jun 28, 2008 17 years, 11 months 20-0-1 (15) | 21 years, 5 months 21-2 (10) | WL | 10 | UD | Win |
20 | Jun 6, 2008 17 years, 10 months 19-0-1 (15) | Francisco Villanueva | WL | 10 | SD | Win |
19 | Apr 18, 2008 17 years, 9 months 18-0-1 (15) | Gabriel Martinez | WL | 11 | RTD | Win |
18 | Mar 14, 2008 17 years, 7 months 17-0-1 (14) | Francisco Villanueva | WL | 9 | TKO | Win |
17 | Feb 22, 2008 17 years, 7 months 16-0-1 (13) | Axel Rodrigo Solis | WL | 1 | KO | Win |
16 | Dec 15, 2007 17 years, 4 months 15-0-1 (12) | Sean Holley | WL | 2 | TKO | Win |
15 | Aug 31, 2007 17 years, 1 months 14-0-1 (11) | Ricardo Cano | WL | 12 | UD | Win |
14 | Aug 18, 2007 17 years, 1 months 13-0-1 (11) | Christian Solano | 10 | UD | Win | |
13 | Jun 1, 2007 16 years, 10 months 12-0-1 (11) | Jesus Hernandez | 2 | TKO | Win | |
12 | May 19, 2007 16 years, 10 months 11-0-1 (10) | Víctor Marquez | 4 | KO | Win | |
11 | Mar 30, 2007 16 years, 8 months 10-0-1 (9) | Ivan Illescas | 4 | KO | Win | |
10 | Mar 2, 2007 16 years, 7 months 9-0-1 (8) | Javier Martinez | 8 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Dec 8, 2006 16 years, 4 months 8-0-1 (7) | Daniel Martinez | 2 | KO | Win | |
8 | Sep 29, 2006 16 years, 2 months 7-0-1 (6) | Francisco Villanueva | 5 | KO | Win | |
7 | Sep 15, 2006 16 years, 1 months 6-0-1 (5) | Cristian Hernandez | 2 | KO | Win | |
6 | Jul 21, 2006 16 years 5-0-1 (4) | Juan Hernandez | 2 | KO | Win | |
5 | Jun 17, 2006 15 years, 10 months 4-0-1 (3) | Jorge Juarez | 4 | SD | Draw | |
4 | Feb 10, 2006 15 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Pedro Lopez | 1 | KO | Win | |
3 | Jan 20, 2006 15 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | 19 years | 4 | SD | Win | |
2 | Nov 26, 2005 15 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Pablo Alvarado | 2 | KO | Win | |
1 | Oct 29, 2005 15 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Abraham Gonzalez | 4 | TKO | Win |
