Canelo Álvarez Record
| Total Fights | 64 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 60 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 17 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 14 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 11 |
| KO Wins | 39 |
| KO Losses | 0 |
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What is Canelo Álvarez' boxing record?
17 years and 11 months into his professional boxing career, Canelo Álvarez has fought 64 times with 60 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.
Canelo's boxing record is currently 60-2-2, which includes 17 world-title wins and 14 successful title defense fights at three weight classes — super-welterweight, middleweight, and super-middleweight. He has a 60.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 39 of his total 64 fights being knockout wins, 11 of which were in title fights. Canelo has never lost via knockout.
His latest fight was a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Jermell Charlo on September 30, 2023. Canelo successfully defended the undisputed super-middleweight championship in this fight.
Canelo is next scheduled to fight Jaime Munguía on May 4, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. In an undisputed super-middleweight championship fight, Canelo will be defending his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles.
Some of Canelo's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley), Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, Daniel Jacobs, Rocky Fielding, Jermell Charlo, and Callum Smith.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | May 4, 2024 | 33 | Jaime Munguía | NA * | NA |
| 64 | Sep 30, 2023 | 33 | Jermell Charlo | Win * | UD |
| 63 | May 6, 2023 | 32 | John Ryder | Win * | UD |
| 62 | Sep 17, 2022 | 32 | Gennady Golovkin | Win * | UD |
| 61 | May 7, 2022 | 31 | Dmitry Bivol | Loss * | UD |
| 60 | Nov 6, 2021 | 31 | Caleb Plant | Win * | TKO11 |
| 59 | May 8, 2021 | 30 | Billy Joe Saunders | Win * | RTD8 |
| 58 | Feb 27, 2021 | 30 | Avni Yıldırım | Win * | RTD3 |
| 57 | Dec 19, 2020 | 30 | Callum Smith | Win * | UD |
| 56 | Nov 2, 2019 | 29 | Sergey Kovalev | Win * | KO11 |
| 55 | May 4, 2019 | 28 | Daniel Jacobs | Win * | UD |
| 54 | Dec 15, 2018 | 28 | Rocky Fielding | Win * | TKO3 |
| 53 | Sep 15, 2018 | 28 | Gennady Golovkin | Win * | MD |
| 52 | Sep 16, 2017 | 27 | Gennady Golovkin | Draw * | SD |
| 51 | May 6, 2017 | 26 | Julio César Chávez Jr. | Win | UD |
| 50 | Sep 17, 2016 | 26 | Liam Smith | Win * | KO9 |
| 49 | May 7, 2016 | 25 | Amir Khan | Win * | KO6 |
| 48 | Nov 21, 2015 | 25 | Miguel Cotto | Win * | UD |
| 47 | May 9, 2015 | 24 | James Kirkland | Win | KO3 |
| 46 | Jul 12, 2014 | 23 | Erislandy Lara | Win | SD |
| 45 | Mar 8, 2014 | 23 | Alfredo Angulo | Win | TKO10 |
| 44 | Sep 14, 2013 | 23 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Loss * | MD |
| 43 | Apr 20, 2013 | 22 | Austin Trout | Win * | UD |
| 42 | Sep 15, 2012 | 22 | Josesito López | Win * | TKO5 |
| 41 | May 5, 2012 | 21 | Shane Mosley | Win * | UD |
| 40 | Nov 26, 2011 | 21 | Kermit Cintrón | Win * | TKO5 |
| 39 | Sep 17, 2011 | 21 | Alfonso Gómez | Win * | TKO6 |
| 38 | Jun 18, 2011 | 20 | Ryan Rhodes | Win * | TKO12 |
| 37 | Mar 5, 2011 | 20 | Matthew Hatton | Win * | UD |
| 36 | Dec 4, 2010 | 20 | Lovemore N'dou | Win | UD |
| 35 | Sep 18, 2010 | 20 | Carlos Baldomir | Win | KO6 |
| 34 | Jul 10, 2010 | 19 | Luciano Leonel Cuello | Win | TKO6 |
| 33 | May 1, 2010 | 19 | José Cotto | Win | TKO9 |
| 32 | Mar 6, 2010 | 19 | Brian Camechis | Win | KO3 |
| 31 | Dec 5, 2009 | 19 | Lanardo Tyner | Win | UD |
| 30 | Sep 15, 2009 | 19 | Carlos Herrera | Win | TKO1 |
| 29 | Aug 8, 2009 | 19 | Marat Khuzeev | Win | KO2 |
| 28 | Jun 6, 2009 | 18 | Jefferson Gonçalo | Win | KO9 |
| 27 | Apr 11, 2009 | 18 | Michel Rosales | Win | TKO10 |
| 26 | Feb 21, 2009 | 18 | Euri González | Win | TKO11 |
| 25 | Jan 17, 2009 | 18 | Antonio Fitch | Win | TKO1 |
| 24 | Dec 5, 2008 | 18 | Raúl Pinzón | Win | TKO1 |
| 23 | Oct 24, 2008 | 18 | Larry Mosley | Win | UD |
| 22 | Aug 2, 2008 | 18 | Carlos Adán Jerez | Win | UD |
| 21 | Jun 28, 2008 | 17 | Miguel Vázquez | Win | UD |
| 20 | Jun 6, 2008 | 17 | Francisco Villanueva | Win | SD |
| 19 | Apr 18, 2008 | 17 | Gabriel Martinez | Win | RTD11 |
| 18 | Mar 14, 2008 | 17 | Francisco Villanueva | Win | TKO9 |
| 17 | Feb 22, 2008 | 17 | Axel Rodrigo Solis | Win | KO1 |
| 16 | Dec 15, 2007 | 17 | Sean Holley | Win | TKO2 |
| 15 | Aug 31, 2007 | 17 | Ricardo Cano | Win | UD |
| 14 | Aug 18, 2007 | 17 | Christian Solano | Win | UD |
| 13 | Jun 1, 2007 | 16 | Jesus Hernandez | Win | TKO2 |
| 12 | May 19, 2007 | 16 | Víctor Marquez | Win | KO4 |
| 11 | Mar 30, 2007 | 16 | Ivan Illescas | Win | KO4 |
| 10 | Mar 2, 2007 | 16 | Javier Martinez | Win | TKO8 |
| 9 | Dec 8, 2006 | 16 | Daniel Martinez | Win | KO2 |
| 8 | Sep 29, 2006 | 16 | Francisco Villanueva | Win | KO5 |
| 7 | Sep 15, 2006 | 16 | Cristian Hernandez | Win | KO2 |
| 6 | Jul 21, 2006 | 16 | Juan Hernandez | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | Jun 17, 2006 | 15 | Jorge Juarez | Draw | SD |
| 4 | Feb 10, 2006 | 15 | Pedro Lopez | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Jan 20, 2006 | 15 | Miguel Vázquez | Win | SD |
| 2 | Nov 26, 2005 | 15 | Pablo Alvarado | Win | KO2 |
| 1 | Oct 29, 2005 | 15 | Abraham Gonzalez | Win | TKO4 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Saúl Álvarez (Canelo) is a 33-year old Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on July 18, 1990. He is a four-weight-class world champion and the current undisputed super-middleweight and The Ring champion.
Canelo made his professional boxing debut against Abraham Gonzalez at the age of 15 on October 29, 2005, defeating Gonzalez via 4th round TKO. He went on to win 3 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 20 on March 5, 2011 after 36 professional fights, against Matthew Hatton for the super-welterweight WBC (vacant) title. He defeated Hatton via 12 round unanimous decision to become the super-welterweight champion of the world.
Canelo Álvarez is a one-time undisputed super-middleweight world champion, and a five-time unified world champion — at super-middleweight (2x), middleweight (2x), and super-welterweight, and has won 17 world titles at four weight classes. For all the details about Canelo's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Canelo has had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a super-middleweight undisputed championship title defense against American boxer Jermell Charlo on September 30, 2023. Canelo won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision, and successfully defended his undisputed title. It's been 6 months and 27 days since this fight.
Championships
Canelo has had a total of 24 world-title fights till today, which includes winning 17 world titles and 15 successful title defenses. He won 21 of these fights, lost two, and drew in one.
Title Wins
Canelo Álvarez has fought for world titles in 14 fights and won 11 of these fights, five of these victories coming via way of stoppage. Till today, he has won 17 belts across four weight classes.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2021+ | Caleb Plant | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO |
| May 8, 2021^ | Billy Joe Saunders | Super-middleweight | WBO | RTD |
| Dec 19, 2020^ | Callum Smith | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC*, The Ring | UD |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Sergey Kovalev | Light-heavyweight | WBO | KO |
| May 4, 2019^ | Daniel Jacobs | Middleweight | IBF | UD |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Rocky Fielding | Super-middleweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
| Sep 15, 2018^ | Gennady Golovkin | Middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring* | MD |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Liam Smith | Super-welterweight | WBO | KO |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Miguel Cotto | Middleweight | WBC*, The Ring | UD |
| Apr 20, 2013^ | Austin Trout | Super-welterweight | WBA (Unified), The Ring* | UD |
| Mar 5, 2011 | Matthew Hatton | Super-welterweight | WBC* | UD |
Title Defenses
Canelo Álvarez has had 16 world-title defense fights across three weight classes — super-welterweight (x7), middleweight (x3), and super-middleweight (x6). He won 15 of them and lost only once. He is scheduled to defend his super-middleweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles against Jaime Munguía on May 4, 2024.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2023 | Jermell Charlo | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring | UD |
| May 6, 2023 | John Ryder | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring | UD |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Gennady Golovkin | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring | UD |
| Nov 6, 2021+ | Caleb Plant | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, The Ring | TKO |
| May 8, 2021^ | Billy Joe Saunders | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring | RTD |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Avni Yıldırım | Super-middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring | RTD |
| May 4, 2019^ | Daniel Jacobs | Middleweight | WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring | UD |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Gennady Golovkin | Middleweight | The Ring | SD (draw) |
| May 7, 2016 | Amir Khan | Middleweight | WBC, The Ring | KO |
| Apr 20, 2013^ | Austin Trout | Super-welterweight | WBC | UD |
| Sep 15, 2012 | Josesito López | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
| May 5, 2012 | Shane Mosley | Super-welterweight | WBC | UD |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Kermit Cintrón | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Alfonso Gómez | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
| Jun 18, 2011 | Ryan Rhodes | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
Title Losses
Canelo Álvarez has lost one world-title defense fight, and lost two titles in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2013 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Super-welterweight | WBC, The Ring | MD |
Highlights
Canelo has fought a total of 64 times till today, which includes 24 world-title fights at four weight divisions. He is among the very best of his generation and has put on some incredible performances in his fights. These 13 fights are the highlight of his career.
March 5, 2011: Canelo wins his first world title by defeating Matthew Hatton via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the WBC super-welterweight world champion.
April 20, 2013: Canelo becomes a unified super-welterweight world champion by beating Austin Trout via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBC, WBA (Unified), and The Ring super-welterweight world-champion belts.
November 21, 2015: Canelo wins the WBC and The Ring middleweight titles from Miguel Cotto, by beating Cotto via 12 round unanimous decision.
September 17, 2016: Canelo wins the WBO super-welterweight title from Liam Smith, by beating Smith via 9th round KO.
September 15, 2018: Canelo becomes a unified middleweight world champion by beating Gennady Golovkin via 12 round majority decision. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring middleweight world-champion belts.
December 15, 2018: Canelo wins the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title from Rocky Fielding, by beating Fielding via 3rd round TKO.
May 4, 2019: Canelo becomes a unified middleweight world champion by beating Daniel Jacobs via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and IBF middleweight world-champion belts.
November 2, 2019: Canelo wins the WBO light-heavyweight title from Sergey Kovalev, by beating Kovalev via 11th round KO.
December 19, 2020: Canelo becomes a unified super-middleweight world champion by beating Callum Smith via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC , and The Ring super-middleweight world-champion belts.
May 8, 2021: Canelo becomes a unified super-middleweight world champion by beating Billy Joe Saunders via 8th round RTD. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and WBO super-middleweight world-champion belts.
November 6, 2021: Canelo becomes the undisputed super-middleweight world champion by defeating Caleb Plant via 11th round TKO. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, The Ring, and IBF super-middleweight world-champion belts.
September 17, 2022: Canelo successfully defends the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles against Gennady Golovkin, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
September 30, 2023: Canelo successfully defends the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles against Jermell Charlo, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Canelo Álvarez have on his record?
Canelo has knocked out 39 of his 64 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 60.9%. Of his total 60 wins, 39 of them have been via KO (65%).
What was Canelo Álvarez' first world title win?
Canelo's first world-title win was the WBC (vacant) belt at super-welterweight. He defeated Matthew Hatton via 12 round unanimous decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Canelo Álvarez win?
As of April 2024, Canelo has won 17 world titles at four weight classes.
How many title defenses did Canelo Álvarez make?
Canelo has had a total of 16 title defense fights so far. He was successful 15 times and lost one time.