Canelo Álvarez Record & Stats

Boxing Record

Career Summary

Canelo Álvarez made his 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.

Canelo 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.

He 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 "Canelo Álvarez World Titles".

Some of Canelo's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley), Gennady Golovkin, Daniel Jacobs, Sergey Kovalev, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, and Liam Smith.

Canelo Álvarez has had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career so far — both of them in title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Floyd Mayweather Jr. via 12 round majority decision on September 14, 2013, which ended his 42-fight win streak. He has never been stopped, both his losses came via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Canelo Álvarez' losses".

His most recent fight was a super-middleweight undisputed championship title defense against Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin on September 17, 2022. Canelo won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision, and successfully defended his undisputed title. It's been 4 months and 21 days since this fight.

Canelo's professional boxing record is currently at 58-2-2, which includes 39 knockout wins, and 17 title wins. He is on a one-fight winning streak.

Career Highlights

Canelo Álvarez has fought a total of 62 times till today. He is among the very best of his generation and has put on some incredible performances. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Matthew Hatton

  March 5, 2011

  A 20-year old Canelo Álvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO) had his first world title fight against Matthew Hatton for the vacant WBC super-welterweight belt. Hatton was 29 years old with a record of 41-4-2. Hatton was on a four-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Canelo had a 5 cm reach advantage over Hatton.

  Canelo defeated Hatton via 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC super-welterweight title.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Miguel Cotto

  November 21, 2015

  A 25-year old Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 KO) faced Miguel Cotto, who was 35 years old with a record of 40-4. Cotto was on a three-fight win streak with 33 KO wins. Canelo was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage.

  Canelo defeated Cotto via 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Liam Smith

  September 17, 2016

  A 26-year old Canelo Álvarez (47-1-1, 33 KO) faced an undefeated Liam Smith, who was 28 years old with a record of 23-0-1. Smith was on a 18-fight win streak with 13 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but Canelo had a 3 cm reach advantage over Smith.

  Canelo defeated Smith via 9th round KO to win the WBO super-welterweight title. He handed Smith the first loss of his career, and put an end to Smith's 18-fight win streak.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II

  September 15, 2018

  In an immediate rematch, a 28-year old Canelo Álvarez (49-1-2, 34 KO) faced an undefeated Gennady Golovkin, who was now 36 years old with a record of 38-0-1. Golovkin was on a one-fight win streak with 34 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms but Canelo had a 1 cm reach advantage over Golovkin.

  Canelo defeated Golovkin via 12 round majority decision to win the WBA (Super), WBC, and vacant Ring Magazine middleweight titles. He handed Golovkin the first loss of his career.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Rocky Fielding

  December 15, 2018

  A 28-year old Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2, 34 KO) faced Rocky Fielding, who was 31 years old with a record of 27-1. Fielding was on a six-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage over Canelo.

  Canelo defeated Fielding via 3rd round TKO to win the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs

  May 4, 2019

  A 28-year old Canelo Álvarez (51-1-2, 35 KO) faced Daniel Jacobs, who was 32 years old with a record of 35-2 in a middleweight unification fight. Jacobs was on a three-fight win streak with 29 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage over Canelo.

  Canelo defeated Jacobs via 12 round unanimous decision to win the IBF middleweight title and retain the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev

  November 2, 2019

  A 29-year old Canelo Álvarez (52-1-2, 35 KO) faced Sergey Kovalev, who was 36 years old with a record of 34-3-1. Kovalev was on a two-fight win streak with 29 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Canelo.

  Canelo defeated Kovalev via 11th round KO to win the WBO light-heavyweight title.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Callum Smith

  December 19, 2020

  A 30-year old Canelo Álvarez (53-1-2, 36 KO) faced an undefeated Callum Smith, who was 30 years old with a record of 27-0. Smith was on a 27-fight win streak with 19 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage over Canelo.

  Canelo defeated Smith via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBA (Super), vacant WBC , and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles. He handed Smith the first loss of his career, and put an end to Smith's 27-fight win streak.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders

  May 8, 2021

  A 30-year old Canelo Álvarez (55-1-2, 37 KO) faced an undefeated Billy Joe Saunders, who was 31 years old with a record of 30-0 in a super-middleweight unification fight. Saunders was on a 30-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 1 cm reach advantage over Canelo.

  Canelo defeated Saunders via 8th round RTD to win the WBO super-middleweight title and retain the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles. He handed Saunders the first loss of his career, and put an end to Saunders' 30-fight win streak.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Caleb Plant

  November 6, 2021

  A 31-year old Canelo Álvarez (56-1-2, 38 KO) faced an undefeated Caleb Plant, who was 29 years old with a record of 21-0 in a undisputed super-middleweight championship bout. Plant was on a 21-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Canelo.

  Canelo defeated Plant via 11th round TKO to win the IBF super-middleweight title and retain the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles. He handed Plant the first loss of his career, and put an end to Plant's 21-fight win streak.

• Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III

  September 17, 2022

  In a rematch, a 32-year old Canelo Álvarez (57-2-2, 39 KO) faced Gennady Golovkin, who was now 40 years old with a record of 42-1-1 in a undisputed super-middleweight championship bout. Golovkin was on a four-fight win streak with 37 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms but Canelo had a 1 cm reach advantage over Golovkin.

  Canelo defeated Golovkin via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles.