Canelo Alvarez children are apparently the icing on the love life of the professional Mexican boxer. Alvarez apart from sustaining many successful bouts across different weight categories to become one of the best in the ring also has an interesting personal life made up of his wife, Fernanda Gomez, and his children.
He is the first boxer to break the record for the undisputed champion at super middleweight by securing the WBA, WBC, and Ring magazine titles. Just like his stellar performance in the box, his life outside is quite fascinating. Here is all we know about his children.
Canelo Alvarez Children Have Different Mothers From His Previous Relations
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Unlike the popular belief that the professional boxer fathered all his children with his wife, Fernanda Gomez, his children were born to different partners that were once in his life. He and Fernanda dated for five years during which time he had relationships with others before finally getting back together.
Reportedly, Alvarez has three or four kids going by the source one is using. Though many sources claim he has four children, he has only confirmed three.
Notably, all his children were given birth to by four different women. As to the impact, his lifestyle will have on his kids, he holds onto the belief that his decisions are influenced by what is right for his children.
In fact, he allows them to watch his life match to get them to support what he does for a living.
1. Emily Cinnamon Alvarez
- Date of Birth: October 12, 2007
- Mother: Karen Beltran
- Age:17
His oldest child Emily is a product of his love affair with his childhood sweetheart, Karen Beltran. According to some sources, the multiple title winner was only seventeen years old when he discovered that his girlfriend was carrying their child.
Due to a sense of responsibility, he got an apartment for them and they moved in shortly after. Yet, the ill-fated relationship did not last long even though they had a child together. Karen left him after the birth of their daughter and moved on with her life.
2. Mia Ener Alvarez
- Date of Birth:
- Mother: valeria Quiroz
- Age: NA
His alleged third child Mia was born after his affair with the model, Valeria Quiroz. Though he has not publicly confirmed her as one of the children, speculations are still running rife about her paternity.
Obviously, Canelo is not the only celebrity Valeria ever dated. In the past, she dated the famous drug trafficker Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. He is currently serving a life sentence for drug trafficking in a US prison.
3. Maria Fernanda Alvarez
- Date of Birth: December 28, 2017
- Mother: Fernanda Gomez
- Age: 7
Canelo had a long-term relationship with a model named Fernanda Gomez. Though they finally tied the knot in 2021, she used to be one of the love interests in the boxer’s life.
Maria’s birth came in the midst of so much backlash against the star who had quit his pregnant girlfriend to be with another woman, Shannon de Lima. Her parents broke up before she was born even though they would later reunite after many years apart.
Shannon was married to the Puerto Rican singer Marc Anthony before her romantic affair with Canelo.
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4. Saul Adiel Alvarez
- Date of Birth: 2019
- Mother: Nelda Sepúlveda
- Age: 6
Canelo whose real name is Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan shares the same name with his son Saul Alvarez. Saul is a product of a relationship. Canelo and Nelda parted ways even before the birth of their son after he started seeing Shannon de Lima.
Nelda was a business partner of business partner before they switched their relationship to a romantic affair.
Quick Facts About The Alleged Father of Four
- ‘Canelo’ is a nickname that refers to his hair color which is red and likened to Cinnamon. His real name is Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan
- He started boxing at the age of thirteen and turned professional at the age of fifteen.
- The Mexican born is currently 34 years old and the youngest child among 8 siblings of a boxing family.
- Canelo Alvarez has a net worth of $140 million which he made from his successful career of more than 15 years and his real estate investments.
- He was suspended for 6 months in 2018 after failing a drug test.
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