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Canelo Alvarez: From poverty to a potential world champion
Golovkin will face his toughest test yet. The Kazakh is unbeaten in his 37 professional fights, but Alvarez has beaten some of the biggest names in boxing, including Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley.
Canelo Alvarez: From poverty to a potential world champion
Boxer Canelo Alvarez arrives at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on September 12, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez will challenge WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin for his titles at T-Mobile Arena on September 16 in Las Vegas. / AFP
By Staff Reporter
September 13, 2017

On Saturday, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will take on the unbeaten world middleweight boxing champion, Gennady Golovkin, in what is being billed as the fight of the year in Las Vegas.

Alvarez has risen from the backstreets of his Mexican hometown to the top of his sport.

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