On September 17, 2022, the 32-year-old undisputed super-middleweight world champion, Canelo Álvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs), faced a 40-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Golovkin was on a 4-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Gennady Golovkin via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Canelo improves his record to 58-2-2, while Golovkin adds a loss to his record at 42-2-1.
On September 15, 2018, Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin met again in an immediate rematch.
Canelo came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days. Golovkin was on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Gennady Golovkin via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring titles. Canelo improves his record to 50-1-2, while Golovkin adds a loss to his record at 38-1-1.
On May 8, 2021, the 30-year-old WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-middleweight champion, Canelo Álvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs), and the 31-year-old WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days. Saunders was on a 30-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 4 days.
Billy Joe Saunders refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Canelo Álvarez is crowned the new WBO super-middleweight world champion. Canelo improves his record to 56-1-2 (38 KOs), while Saunders adds a loss to his record at 30-1.
On December 15, 2018, a 28-year-old Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title held by 31-year-old British boxer Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs).
Canelo came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months. Fielding was on a 6-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Canelo Álvarez made easy work of Rocky Fielding, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Canelo improves his record to 51-1-2 (35 KOs), while Fielding adds a loss to his record at 27-2.
On September 17, 2016, a 26-year-old Canelo Álvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) got a shot at the WBO super-welterweight title held by 28-year-old British boxer Liam Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs).
Canelo came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Smith was on a 18-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Canelo Álvarez stopped the champion via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO super-welterweight champion. Canelo improves his record to 48-1-1 (34 KOs), while Smith adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.
On November 21, 2015, a 25-year-old Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring middleweight title held by 35-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and the vacant WBC title.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days. Cotto was on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring and WBC titles. Canelo improves his record to 46-1-1, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 40-5.
On December 19, 2020, a 30-year-old Canelo Álvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles held by 30-year-old British boxer Callum Smith (27-0, 19 KOs) and the vacant WBC title.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 17 days. Smith was on a 27-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 26 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Callum Smith via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Super), The Ring, and WBC titles. Canelo improves his record to 54-1-2, while Smith adds a loss to his record at 27-1.
On September 30, 2023, the 33-year-old undisputed super-middleweight world champion, Canelo Álvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs), faced a 33-year-old American boxer Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days. Charlo was on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 16 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Canelo improves his record to 60-2-2, while Charlo adds a loss to his record at 35-2-1.
On May 7, 2016, the 25-year-old WBC and The Ring middleweight world champion, Canelo Álvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs), faced a 29-year-old British boxer Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Khan was on a 5-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 8 days.
Canelo Álvarez stopped Amir Khan via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring middleweight titles. Canelo improves his record to 47-1-1 (33 KOs), while Khan adds a loss to his record at 31-4.
On April 20, 2013, the 22-year-old WBC super-welterweight champion, Canelo Álvarez (41-0-1, 30 KOs), and the 27-year-old WBA (Unified) super-welterweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Canelo came in to the fight on a 37-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Trout was on a 26-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Austin Trout via unanimous decision and unifies the WBC, WBA (Unified), and The Ring super-welterweight titles. Canelo improves his record to 42-0-1, while Trout adds a loss to his record at 26-1.