https://www.scmp.com/rss/501208/feed The latest news on Canelo Alvarez, Mexican professional boxer, including boxing news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters,dpa Reuters,dpa Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will bring another year of seismic shifts in boxing to an end in Miami on Friday night in a mismatch that illustrates how much the sport has changed, with online fame now almost as important as punching power. YouTuber-turned-pugilist Paul, who is stepping up from cruiserweight, is seeking to burnish his reputation against the 36-year-old British former heavyweight champ, who was knocked down four times as he lost his most recent fight, an IBF heavyweight title bout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3336958/jake-paul-v-anthony-joshua-mismatch-latest-show-how-much-boxing-landscape-has-changed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3336958/jake-paul-v-anthony-joshua-mismatch-latest-show-how-much-boxing-landscape-has-changed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:20 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Rukiya Anpo has made his intentions crystal clear ahead of his ONE Championship debut: the Japanese kickboxing ace said Marat Grigorian was only the first obstacle in his path to compatriot Masaaki Noiri. “Marat is my stepping stone to the belt,” Anpo told the Post after the ONE 173 press conference in Tokyo. “When I met him backstage, I told him exactly why I came to ONE: to get revenge against Noiri. That’s my mission here.” Noiri, the interim featherweight kickboxing world champion, beat Anpo... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3326109/one-championship-rukiya-anpo-says-marat-grigorian-just-stepping-stone-old-foe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3326109/one-championship-rukiya-anpo-says-marat-grigorian-just-stepping-stone-old-foe?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:20:42 +0000 Five people died and four were seriously injured in an explosion on Monday at a coal mine in northern Spain’s Asturias region, the nation’s deadliest mining accident in decades. Two other workers at the Cerredo mine in Degana, around 450km (280 miles) northwest of Madrid, were unharmed in the accident, local emergency services said. It was the deadliest mining accident in Spain since 1995, when 14 people died following an explosion at a mine in Asturias near the town of Mieres. Initial... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3304638/5-dead-spain-coal-mine-explosion-nations-deadliest-mining-accident-decades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3304638/5-dead-spain-coal-mine-explosion-nations-deadliest-mining-accident-decades?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:36:31 +0000 Saul “Canelo” Alvarez retained his undisputed super-middleweight world title on Saturday, seeing off Gennady Golovkin to complete their epic fight trilogy in Las Vegas. Mexico’s Alvarez was in charge for most of an electric 12 rounds at the T-Mobile Arena, winning a unanimous decision to spark wild scenes of celebration among the Mexican fans who made up most of the sell-out crowd. One judge scored the bout 116-112 while the two others had it 115-113. Dmitry Bivol: new boxing star’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3192905/alvarez-beats-golovkin-retain-undisputed-super-middleweight-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3192905/alvarez-beats-golovkin-retain-undisputed-super-middleweight-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Sep 2022 04:53:25 +0000 Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light-heavyweight world title with a unanimous points decision over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Sunday (HKT), handing the Mexican superstar just the second defeat of his career. Russia’s Bivol, 31, improved to 20-0 with 11 knockouts while multiweight champion Alvarez, the pound-for-pound king who went in a heavy favorite, fell to 57-2 with two draws. His only other defeat was to Floyd Mayweather at light middleweight in 2013. Alvarez made boxing history in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3176936/dmitry-bivol-batters-canelo-alvarez-las-vegas-wins-unanimous-decision?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3176936/dmitry-bivol-batters-canelo-alvarez-las-vegas-wins-unanimous-decision?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 May 2022 04:58:09 +0000 UFC president Dana White had money riding on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his boxing match against Caleb Plant in Las Vegas, and made sure not to miss the action – despite being cageside for his own event in New York. The Canelo-Plant bout went down at the same time as Saturday night’s UFC 268 card at Madison Square Garden, overlapping with the strawweight title fight between champion Rose Namajunas and challenger Zhang Weili. Dana White watching #CaneloPlant during #UFC268 at Madison Square... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155260/ufc-268-dana-white-watched-canelo-alvarez?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155260/ufc-268-dana-white-watched-canelo-alvarez?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:21:33 +0000 We all scoffed when former UFC double champion Conor McGregor called out the generation's greatest boxer, Floyd Mayweather, back in 2017. But look what happened: star power plus big bucks equals dream match-up. Be you primarily an MMA or boxing fan, McGregor and Mayweather drilled the hype in before treating us to 10 rounds of combat Top Trumps. Now we see the UFC peppered with boxing-based MMA champions, who, post-McGregor era, are unafraid to call their shot and push for the one-in-a-million... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3043871/top-5-mma-and-boxing-superfights-fans-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3043871/top-5-mma-and-boxing-superfights-fans-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Dec 2019 01:00:08 +0000 It looks like Jorge Masvidal’s appeals for a mega-money boxing bout against Canelo Alvarez will be falling on deaf ears. “Gamebred” called out the three-weight boxing world champion after beating Nate Diaz for the “BMF” title in the main event of UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on November 2. The 35-year-old Masvidal doubled down on his claims that he could hang with Canelo in a boxing ring, saying he would “sleep” him and is “10 times the athlete”. “With all due respect, I’ve always thought... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3039534/canelo-alvarez-tells-ufcs-jorge-masvidal-he?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3039534/canelo-alvarez-tells-ufcs-jorge-masvidal-he?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Nov 2019 05:13:13 +0000 If it’s not Jorge Masvidal repeatedly offering to step in the ring with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, it’s Tyson Fury showing his willingness to fight just about everyone. Every day now seems to bring another cross-combat sport call out. It’s tempting to blame Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Conor McGregor – their 2017 super fight started it all with UFC fighters wanting to get in the boxing ring. It was referenced by Masvidal when he said he could take the UFC to 1-1 against boxing by beating Alvarez. Then... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3038028/ufcs-jorge-masvidal-fighting-canelo-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3038028/ufcs-jorge-masvidal-fighting-canelo-not?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2019 05:14:57 +0000 Newly crowned “BMF” champion Jorge Masvidal is confident that he is the man to derail four-weight world boxing champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The 35-year-old Masvidal (professional MMA record 35-13) who beat Nate Diaz to earn the UFC’s inaugural “bad a** [expletive]” belt in November, insisted that his mixed-martial arts background would cause Alvarez problems in the boxing ring, despite the Mexican’s superior technique. “I consider myself 10 times the athlete [Alvarez] is just because of MMA... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3037527/ufc-jorge-masvidal-says-he-could-sleep-canelo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3037527/ufc-jorge-masvidal-says-he-could-sleep-canelo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:32:03 +0000 Dana White blasted “scumbag” Oscar De La Hoya in a verbal outburst after UFC 244 wrapped up in New York on Saturday night. The Golden Boy Promotions CEO ran a huge Canelo Alvarez versus Sergey Kovalev fight on the same night in Las Vegas. UFC president White ended up having the last laugh, however, with broadcaster DAZN opting to delay the fight until the Nate Diaz versus Jorge Masvidal main event at Madison Square Garden had finished. The bout for the “BMF” title was also broadcast live to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3036121/ufc-244-dana-white-sounds-scumbag-oscar-de-la?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3036121/ufc-244-dana-white-sounds-scumbag-oscar-de-la?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:54:44 +0000 Saul “Canelo” Alvarez knocked out Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev in the 11th round of their bout in Las Vegas on Saturday night to claim the WBO light heavyweight crown in his debut at 175 pounds. The Mexican is now a champion in four weight divisions, following Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Mike McCallum in making the jump from a junior middleweight world title to light heavyweight. That 21-pound jump means Alvarez has to be in the conversation for best pound-for-pound fighter. That’s the view... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3036114/canelo-alvarez-stops-sergey-kovalev-spectacular-ko-fans-wait-ufc-244?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3036114/canelo-alvarez-stops-sergey-kovalev-spectacular-ko-fans-wait-ufc-244?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Nov 2019 09:51:23 +0000