{"id":128145,"date":"2024-08-26T10:12:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/canelo-y-el-wbc-2\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T10:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T16:15:22","slug":"canelo-and-the-wbc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/canelo-and-the-wbc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo and the WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Canelo and the WBC<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On September 14, the T-Mobile Arena opens its doors for the much anticipated fight between Sa\u00fal \u2018Canelo\u2019 \u00c1lvarez vs Edgar Berlanga, for the super middleweight titles held by the Mexican, in an attractive duel Mexico vs. Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-berlanga-.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-berlanga-.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The super middleweight champion and Pride of Mexico Sa\u00fal \u201cCanelo\u201d \u00c1lvarez, is undoubtedly one of the greatests representatives of world boxing, as he has has accomplished brilliant and historic achievements. That\u2019s propelled and catapulted him to the pinnacle as the Superstar. One of the very greatest pound for pound.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"overflowingVertical aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canelo-wbc-middle.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canelo-wbc-middle.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCanelo\u2019s\u201d career has been strongly linked to the WBC, representing the Green and Gold for many years with outstanding results in his professional career. We recall some important points and highlights:<\/p>\n<p>-In 2008 he was chosen by the WBC to enter the \u201cRing Telmex\u201d program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/canelo-alvarez-telmex.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94131\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/canelo-alvarez-telmex.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Canelo_Telmex-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94132\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Canelo_Telmex-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-In 2009 he won the NABF championship as well as the WBC youth championship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/canelo-YOUTH.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87848\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/canelo-YOUTH.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-In 2010 he won the WBC Silver title by defeating the Argentine Luciano Cuello.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/canelo-silver.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94133\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/canelo-silver.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"663\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-He conquered the vacant WBC super welterweight championship defeating Matthew Hatton in 2011, defending it 7 times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20110426canelo715.jpg_43476632020\/04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83387\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20110426canelo715.jpg_43476632020\/04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-He conquered the middleweight title and won the WBC Diamond belt, by defeating Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/canelo-cotto-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84663\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/canelo-cotto-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-He participated in the first \u201cFight for Peace\u201d event of the Pope Francis Foundation \u201cScholas Occurrentes\u201d and the \u201cBoxVal\u201d program in 2016 defeating Amir Khan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/canelo-khan-fight-2020\/34.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58835\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/canelo-khan-fight-2020\/34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-He regained the WBC middleweight championship by defeating Gennady Golovkin on September 15, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/canelo-ggg-live-blog-F.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-74748\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/canelo-ggg-live-blog-F.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-He won the WBC super middleweight title by defeating Britain\u2019s Callum Smith, successfully defending it 3 times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/can2025\/11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87799\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/can2025\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/canelo-alvarez-2_1636280287.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91921\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/canelo-alvarez-2_1636280287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 He made 3 defenses of his green and gold title, also winning the WBO, IBF and WBA titles. He defeated Turkish Avni Yildirim, British Billy Joe Saunders and American Caleb Plant<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/can-elo-yildirim.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-99183\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/can-elo-yildirim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"616\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/canelo-sauders.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-99184\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/canelo-sauders.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"616\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/canelo-alvarez-derroto-caleb-plant.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-99185\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/canelo-alvarez-derroto-caleb-plant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"564\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 He defeated Kazakh Gennadiy Golovkin in the closing of a great trilogy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/canelo-golovkin-trilogy-fight-8.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/canelo-golovkin-trilogy-fight-8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrinkToFit\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fc6Z1pJakAEXm0x-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fc6Z1pJakAEXm0x-scaled.jpg\" width=\"719\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On May 6th, 2023, Canelo successfully defended his Undisputed World Super Middleweight Championship, defeating tough British John \u201cThe Gorilla\u201d Ryder by unanimous decision, at the Akron Stadium in Jalisco, Mexico. Then on September, He defeated Jermell Charlo by decision in Las Vegas, in an excellent fight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"overflowingVertical\" src=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MAP14261.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/suljosblog.com\/suljos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MAP14261.jpg\" width=\"719\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-125003\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/canelo-charlo-fight.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/canelo-charlo-fight.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/canelo-charlo-fight-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/canelo-charlo-fight-234x146.jpg 234w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/canelo-charlo-fight-50x31.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/canelo-charlo-fight-120x75.jpg 120w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last May Canelo defeated Jaime Mungu\u00eda in a great performance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118040\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2-768x556.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2-202x146.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2-50x36.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canelo-won2-104x75.jpeg 104w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"579\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of us who are part of the World Boxing Council send our best 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