Saul Alvarez Net Worth, Bio, Fight, Gennady Golovkin, Wife, Kids

Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan is famously or professionally known as Canelo Alvarez or Saul Alvarez. He is a Mexican professional boxer. Saul Alvarez net worth seems more attractive due to his professional career and hardworking as a boxer in the Light Middleweight division.

Alvarez has been able to 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.

The professional boxer is the first and only boxer in history to become an undisputed champion at super middleweight, having held the WBA, WBC, and Ring magazine titles since 2020 and the IBF and WBO titles since 2021.

Similarly, Alvarez is well known as an excellent counterpuncher who can exploit openings in his opponents’ guards while avoiding punches with head and body movement. However, he is also known as a formidable body puncher.

Saul Alvarez: Quick Facts

Full Name	Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan
Known Name	Saul Alvarez
Net Worth	$180 million
Date of Birth	18th July 1990
Birth Place	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Age	32 years
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Father’s Name	Santosh Alvarez
Mother’s Name	Anna Maria Barragan
Siblings	Ramon Alvarez, Ricardo Alvarez, and Rigoberto Alvarez
Wife/ Girlfriend	Marisol Gonzalez
Children	Emily Cinnamon Alvarez
Education	N/A
Height	5’8″ or 176 cm
Weight	75 kg or 165 pounds
Body Measurements	42-33-15 inches
Shoe size	10 (US) or 43 (EU)
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Mexican
Sexuality	Straight
Religion	Christian
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Reddish Brown
Profession	Boxer
Marital Status	Unmarried
Married Date	N/A
Social Media Presence	Instagram, Facebook
Last Updated	August 2022

Saul Alvarez Net Worth and Income

Saul Alvarez net worth as of now is $180 million as of 2022. His earnings come from boxing in the Light Middleweight division.

Similarly, Saul is a four-division world champion who has been described as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport. He has proven a formidable opponent for every fighter he’s ever faced.

Saul Alvarez Net Worth in various currencies

Name of Currencies	Value of Net worth
Kuwaiti Dinars	55,251,000 KWD
US Dollars	$ 180,000,000
Euros	177,268,500 €
Pound Sterling	148,851,000 £
Indian Currency	14,294,619,000 INR

Saul Alvarez Major Purse History

American Boxer	Earned Amount (IN USD)
Sugar Shane Mosely	$1.2 million
Josesito Lopez	$2 million
Floyd Mayweather	$12 million
Miguel Cotto	$5 million
Amir Khan	$25 million
Gennady Golovkin I	$40 million
Gennady Golokin II	$30 million

Contracts

Alvarez signed a 5-year fight contract on 17th October 2018 with Oscar De La Hoya’s promotion company and DAZN for $365 million. However, the deal will cover 11 fights starting with his 15th December 2018 matchup against Rocky Fielding in New York.

Although, he earned $95 million from his empire between June 2018 and June 2018.

The boxer also earned $40 million in the following 12 months. Moreover, Saul earned $90 million between June 2020 and June 2021.

Houses Collection

Saul Canelo has his own in Insane Guadalajara and stays with his family. Currently, he resides in a million-dollar mansion in the metropolis. The boxer used to live in Del Mar, California, in 2015 in an 11,970 square feet mansion.

But this property was later sold for a whopping $6 million.

Although the mansion has a two-story great room, a formal dining room, a wood-paneled office/library, a game room, an exercise room, and a movie theater.

It also had a swimming pool and spa, which the mansion was bought in 2013 for $5.8 million.

Cars Collection

It is reported that the Mexican professional boxer has many bike and cars collections. Saul Alvarez net worth is used in cars purchase too.

• Bugatti Chiron
• G63 AMG
• Beast of Beverly Hills
• Shelby Mustang
• Lamborghini Urus
• Lamborghini Gallardo
• Bently
• Rolls Royce

Charity

Saul is well-known for his charity work and always does his part when an opportunity arises. The boxer donated $1 million after a severe earthquake hit Mexico. Likewise, he has also extended helping hands to a Children’s hospital in his hometown in Mexico.

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Furthermore, the professional boxer has also offered monetary help to several organizations working for the betterment of children. Saul Alvarez net worth might be rising his charity works does make things right.

Endorsements

DAZN signed a whopping $365 million five-year eight-fight contract with Canelo in 2018. Similarly, he signed a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with sports equipment maker Everlast in 2014.

Likewise, the Paris-headquartered French luxury fashion house also has an endorsement deal with Alvarez. In 2016, the Mexican beer brand partnered up with Alvarez.

Eventually, Cognac brand Hennessy signed a partnership with the boxer in September 2017. Their partnership was announced with Hennessy’s Never Stop. Never Stop tagline.

Moreover, the partnership has Canelo promote the brand through content, digital micro videos, special events, and cross-channel promotions.

He is also an endorser of Mexican-based chain department stores named Choppel. Furthermore, the handsome man has partnered with many other companies such as Value GruponFinanciero, Roger Dubuis, Under Armour, Cleto Reyes, Golden Boy Promotions, and so on.

Wiki- Bio

Saul Alvarez was born on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Later, his family was originally from Los Reyes, Michoacan. The boxer’s mother’s name is Ana Maria Barragan, and his father’s name is Santos Alvarez.

His family moved to their current home Juanacatlan, Jalisco, when he was five.

The boxer learned horseback riding growing up in his family, which he continues today. The American star is the youngest child of eight children; however, seven of them are boys, and all of his brothers also became professional boxers.

Besides, his brothers are welterweight boxers Ramon Alvarez, Ricardo Alvarez, and former WBA interim world champion Rigoberto Alvarez.

The eight brothers’ Mumma also has Irish descent-owing to her fiery-red hair like Canelo. The couple had eight children together. Although their parents separated, they decided to part ways when Canelo was 15.

But they assumed joint responsibility for their children despite the pair getting divorced.

Similarly, the boxer is the world’s best active boxer as of May 2022 to BoxRec and the Boxing Writers Association of America. In the ranking, he was listed fourth by ESPN, fifth by the TBRB, and sixth by The Ring. 

Likewise, Alvarez is also ranked as the world’s best active super-middleweight by BoxRec, The Ring, TBRB, and ESPN.

Age and Height| How Tall Is Saul Alvarez?

The Mexican professional boxer Canelo was born on 18th July 1990. Currently, he is 32 years old. The fighter stands for 5’8″ or 176 cm and weighted around 75 kg or 165 pounds. Being a professional boxer, he has a good-looking height and a body figure with packs.

His body measurements are 42-33-15 inches, and he wears a shoe size of 10 (US) or 43 (EU). The 32 years boxer holds American citizenship and Mexican nationality and ethnicity. He has reddish brown hair and brown eyes.

Wife and Kids

Saul is married to his long-time love interest and girlfriend, Fernanda Gomez. The beautiful couple shared their vows and tied the knot in 2021 at the Guadalajara Cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Surprisingly, his wife Gomez is also a social media influencer, model, and businesswoman and owns a boutique named Fernanda Gomez Nailbar & Boutique. 

Additionally, the pair also have a child together. They have a daughter together by the name of Maria Fernanda. Besides this, the boxer has three more children with three different women.

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The professional boxer had three daughters named Emily, Mia Ener, Maria, and one son named Saul Adiel.  However, he is very close to all his kids, and it is believed that they all reside together with him.

Saul faces a very tough time and hectic schedule, although he does his best to be there for all his children.

Saul Alvarez Ex-Girlfriends

So talking about his past relationships and marriage before Gomez, he had numerous other romantic relationships. Alvarez got engaged to Marisol Gonzalez first in 2010.

But the boxer ended things with the 2003 Miss Universe pageant winner. However, the couple had a girl child named Mia Ener at the time.

After splitting the relationship with Gonzalez, he was in a brief relationship with Kate Del Castillo in 2012. Besides this, the professional boxer was also in relationships with Valeria Quiro, Nelda Sepulveda, and Shannon De Lima.

Wedding and Reception

At his wedding, Canelo arrived in a Rolls-Royce from which he descended to greet the fans from a distance. The couple said yes in front of the altar of the Guadalajara Cathedral.

Their wedding party on 22nd May with his family and friends of the couple.

At their wedding, famous personalities such as J Balvin, Prince Royce, Jaime Camil, the boxer’s brothers, and their trainers Jose Chope Reynoso also attended.

However, Gomez wore the spectacular groom’s dress, which Elie Saab Haute Couture made.

Their wedding celebration was held at Rancho Las Reinas in San Isidro Mazarepe with entertainment, politics, and sports personalities. Hundreds of people and dozens of Mexican media around the Guadalajara Cathedral were gathered.

Career

Similarly, after winning gold, Canelo went pro. However, amateur boxers don’t make their debut at age 15; he made the jump simply because no one else wanted to fight him.

The American star was fighting boxers much older than he was; he knocked out most of his opponents.

Even though Saul had won the welterweight title in 2006, after winning the WBC silver title in 2010, Alvarez moved to light middleweight.

The 5’8″ tall celebrity also became the first boxer to knock out Carlos Baldomir. He continued to defend his title time successfully and again, eventually beating Austin Trout in 2013.

In the same year, 2013, Canelo suffered a significant loss against Floyd Mayweather. The handsome man went on to win many more fights, starting with a victory over Alfredo Angulo in 2014.

Alvarez beat Miguel Cotto in 2015, and Alvarez secured the WBC, Ring, and lineal middleweight titles with this victory. Although, he defended these titles with a stunning knockout against Amir Khan.

Further Career

The boxer eventually dropped weight to challenge Liam Smith in 2016 and took the title from Smith with a devasting strike to the body. Although, the boxer fought with many boxers such as Julio Cesar Chavez Junior and Golovkin.

Similarly, Golovkin and Alvarez declared equal with a split decision in September 2017. Saul tested positive for an illegal substance and was suspended for six months. However, Golovkin was also stripped of his title.

Moreover, their rematch was still a priority for both fighters after a long period of negotiations. Eventually, it was scheduled for 2018. The boxer won the fight in another controversial decision, with many media outlets and fans scoring it in Golovkin’s favor.

So after earning a victory in super middleweight, he returned to middleweight to beat Daniel Jacobs.

Then later, the 5’8″ tall moved up two weight classes to beat Sergey Kovalev at light heavyweight in 2019.

Boxing Style

Canelo Alvarez is famous for his terrific counterpunching ability. He finds and sullies exploit small gaps in his opponent’s guards. Similarly, the boxer is also renowned for his influential body punches, often ending punched with a strike to the liver.

However, the 5’9″ tall wrestler is also known for his head movement, which makes him vulnerable. But this tactic does comes with its own set of maximum rewards.

Saul has shown his extraordinary intelligence in almost every fight. By setting traps for his opponents with creative combinations that keep everyone guessing.

The American star often ends fights with these combinations, so when you see him land more than three punches, the fight is usually over.

Career Earnings

In Mexico, Manny Pacquiao was allegedly offered a whopping $65 million to face Saul, but Pacquiao declined. Likewise, Alvarez would have many more opportunities to earn enormous money in significant fights.

He earned $1.2 million when he faced on 5th May 2012. The boxer eventually defeated Sugar Shane Mosely. The boxer defeated Jossesito Lopez on 16th September 2012. At that time, he earned $2 million, plus a $100,000 knockout bonus from Golden Boy Promotions.

Similarly, the boxer earned $5 million for the Mayweather fight despite losing. Additionally, he got a percentage of PPV profits, bringing his total up to $12 million.

The 5’8″ tall earned a purse of $5 million on 21st November 2015 when he defeated Miguel Cotto. HBO reported 900,000 PPV buys, which massively amounted to $58 million in domestic revenue during that fight.

However, Alvarez earned an estimated $15-$25 million in May 2016 when the boxer defeated Amir Khan. During the same time, the NCAS reported a live gate of over $7 million.

Moreover, the American star earned $44 million from endorsements and boxing purses between June 2017 and June 2018.

He also earned more than $40 million from the Golovkin fight, during which ESPN reported a live gate of over $20 million. Again in September 2018, Canelo was sure shot guaranteed $25 million when they fought to show up.

Later the rematch generated more than $94 million in PPV buys.

DAZN Deal

DAZN agreed to a $365 million contract in 2018 with Saul that guaranteed his next ten fights would be broadcast through them. It was one of the most colossal sports contracts in history.

Primarily, Canelo earned $95 million from this deal and several endorsements from June 2018 to June 2019.

However, the contract was supposed to be simple. During that time, DAZN would pay Golden Boy $40 million per fight over ten fights between 2019 and 2020. Alvarez’s eventually would be $35 million per fight.

Lawsuit

Saul filed a split of contract cases against DAZN, Golden Boy Promotions, and Golden Boy’s CEO, Oscar De La Hoya. His last massive fight was in November 2019 against Sergey Kovalev during that time. However, the lawsuit seeks $280 million in damage plus lost sponsorship and gate revenue.

Likewise, the lawsuit was sparked after a year of bickering among the parties. At that time of filing, Canelo would not have a single fight for all of 2020. However, DAZN has been reportedly upset at the opponents. So, he chose to face them, finding them not premier.

Alvarez was offered by DAZN half of his guaranteed $35 million amount to fight a boxer named Billy Joe Saunders. But the offer was refused by him.

Eventually, the central core of the lawsuit is that the boxer wants to be paid the $35 million. Later, he believes he is guaranteed to fight the opponents he proposes/chooses with DAZN and Goldenboy.

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The American boxer wants out of his contract so he can pursue fights independently. According to the contract, he believed he could select future opponents with Golden Boy.

Furthermore, the handsome man claimed that Golden Boy had a separate that gave DAZN the right to approve or reject potential opponents.

Honors and Achievements

• Current Unified WBA (super) Champion
• WBC  Champion
• Ring magazine and lineal middleweight champion
• Former WBA Fedecentro welterweight champion
• NABF welterweight champion
• WBC Youth World welterweight champion
• WBC junior middleweight champion
• WBO junior middleweight champion
• Ring junior middleweight champion
• IBF middleweight champion
• WBO light heavyweight champion

Social Media Presence

Instagram: 13.4 million followers

Facebook: 6.6 million followers

Twitter: 2 million followers

Interesting Facts about Saul Alvarez

• Saul learned horse riding on his horse farm in his childhood.
• The wrestler is the youngest of all of his brothers. However, Ramon and Ricardo are welterweight boxers, and Rigoberto is the interim WBA World Champion.
• This talented boxer started boxing at the age of 13 and won the silver medal at the Junior Mexican National championships.
• Eddy Reynoso and Chepo were his coaches/mentors.
•  The 5’9″ tall celebrity became a professional boxer at 15 after 19 months of training.
• Alvarez’s turning point in his career was when he won IBF Lightweight Champion Miguel Vazquez on 20th January 2006.

Frequently Asked Question about Saul Alvarez

• Who has Canelo lost to?

Canelo has lost just one fight with Floyd Mayweather.

• What is the net worth of Canelo Alvarez?

The net worth of Canelo Alvarez is $180 million as of 2022.

• Who is the best boxer right now?

Naoya Inoue is the best boxer right now.

• Who was Canelo Alvarez?

Caleno Alvarez was the 2005 Junior Mexican National Boxing champion.