Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán, popularly known as Canelo Álvarez or Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer.
He was born on July 18, 1990, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
At the age of five, his family moved to their current home of Juanacatlán, Jalisco.
Growing up on his family’s farm, he learned horseback riding, which he continues today.
He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall.
Álvarez is the youngest of eight children, seven of them boys; all of his brothers also became professional boxers.
Among his brothers are welterweight boxers Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez, and former WBA interim world champion, Rigoberto Álvarez.
Canelo has won multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of those weight classes and lineal titles in two.
Canelo Álvarez Net Worth
Canelo Álvarez has an estimated net worth of $140 million. He made this money through his professional career as a boxer.