Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez is the current WBC super middleweight world champion. Since 2011 Canelo has held world titles at super welterweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight. Canelo was the undisputed super middleweight world champion from 2021 to 2025. Canelo's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 4, in 2023. Canelo first became a world champion aged 20 after winning the WBC super welterweight world title by beating Matthew Hatton.
- World title bouts
- 29
- Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
- 25–3–1
- World titles held
- 15
- Longest world title reign (The Ring super middleweight, 2020–2025)
- 4 years, 8 months
WonLostDrawn or no contest
Timeline of world title events
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2026
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Canelo Alvarez beats Christian M'billi via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
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2025
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings
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Terence Crawford beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez beats William Scull via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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2024
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 7 pound for pound in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Edgar Berlanga via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
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Canelo Alvarez beats Jaime Munguia via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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2023
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 4 pound for pound in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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2022
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 5 pound for pound in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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Dmitry Bivol beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
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2021
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Caleb Plant via technical knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez beats Avni Yildirim via corner retirement 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as The Ring middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · The Ring
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2020
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the super middleweight champion in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Callum Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
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2019
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 2 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 5 at super middleweight in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the middleweight champion in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the WBO light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBO
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Canelo Alvarez beats Sergey Kovalev via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the IBF middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · IBF
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the WBC middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · WBC
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Canelo Alvarez beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
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2018
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 4 at super middleweight in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the middleweight champion in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Rocky Fielding via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
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Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as The Ring middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · The Ring
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2017
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the middleweight champion in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the WBO super welterweight world champion ends
Super Welterweight · WBO
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2016
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the middleweight champion in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 1 at super welterweight in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Liam Smith via knockout 9/12
Super Welterweight · WBO
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Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the WBC middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · WBC
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Canelo Alvarez beats Amir Khan via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBC and The Ring
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2015
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez the middleweight champion in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC and The Ring
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2014
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 1 at super welterweight in its annual ratings
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2013
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 1 at super welterweight in its annual ratings
The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 9 pound for pound in its annual ratings
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Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Canelo Alvarez via majority decision 12/12
Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
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Canelo Alvarez beats Austin Trout via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Welterweight · WBA Regular, WBC and The Ring
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 2 at super welterweight in its annual ratings
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2012
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Canelo Alvarez beats Josesito Lopez via knockout 5/12
Super Welterweight · WBC
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Canelo Alvarez beats Shane Mosley via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Welterweight · WBC
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2011
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 2 at super welterweight in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Kermit Cintron via knockout 5/12
Super Welterweight · WBC
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Canelo Alvarez beats Alfonso Gomez via knockout 6/12
Super Welterweight · WBC
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Canelo Alvarez beats Ryan Rhodes via knockout 12/12
Super Welterweight · WBC
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Canelo Alvarez beats Matthew Hatton via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Welterweight · WBC
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2010
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The Ring magazine rates Canelo Alvarez No. 10 at super welterweight in its annual ratings