Who is Canelo’s wife? As the best super-middleweight fighter on the planet and one of the pound-for-pound greats of the past decade, boxing fans want to know a little bit more about the personal life of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Here is everything you need to know about the Mexican’s love life and life outside of the public eye as one of the most famed boxers of the 21st century.
Who Is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s Wife?
Given the fact Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is such a popular figure and most famous fighter in the world, boxing fans want to know a bit more about his personal life.
As one of the best boxers of the 21st century, boxing betting sites regularly list the great Mexican as an overwhelming favourite for all of his fights. He really is one of the greatest boxers to have ever graced the ring.
Outside of his boxing career, far less is known about Canelo’s private life. That’s where we’re on hand at SportsCasting to reveal all there is to know about Canelo’s life outside of the ropes.
One thing we can reveal that the 35-year-old is married to his wife Fernanda Gomez. Gomez, the long-term partner of Alvarez and now Canelo’s wife, is a model and social media star.
The Instagram influencer has over 1.6m followers on the social media platform, as well as running a highly successful nail salon business too.
The fighting pride of Mexico and his wife have reportedly been dating since 2016. The pair kept their romance private and out of the public eye for a while, before announcing they were having a child together. Their first child, Maria, was born in December 2017.
Judging by the posts on social media, ‘Canelo’ and Gomez seem happily in love. They do seem to want to keep their private life out of the spotlight which is completely understandable, given how big a star ‘Canelo’ is and how much attention he already draws.
It is great to see that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez seems to have his personal life in a great place outside of the ring too. Not only is he winning inside the ropes, but he seems to be winning outside of them as well!
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Canelo Alvarez & Fernanda Gomez Dating History
It is widely reported that ‘Canelo’ and Fernanda Gomez met at a charity gala back in 2016, where they instantly hit it off. Soon after their initial meeting, the pair began dating. Their relationship was kept private for a while, before the pair were spotted together out in the public eye.
The couple were spotted celebrating Canelo’s victory over Julio César Chávez Jr back in 2017 at Jewel Nightclub in Las Vegas. This was one of the first public sightings of Gomez and ‘Canelo’, with it obvious to fans then that the pair were together.
Whilst Gomez was pregnant with their child back in 2017, the couple split up for a brief period. However, the couple soon got back together to continue their romance and have been together ever since.
Canelo’s wife Fernanda is now seen regularly sat at ringside for her husband’s fights, cheering her man on from outside the ring.
With Canelo’s net worth now surpassing $275m, the 35-year-old is happy to share his riches with Gomez and his wider family. It seems that the great Mexican boxer is incredibly happy with his life outside of boxing right now.
It seems that the pair are well and truly loved up with ‘Canelo’ happy to share some of his success with her.
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Does Canelo Have Any Children?
Gomez and Alvarez welcomed their first child together in December 2017, named Maria. This was in fact Canelo’s fourth child – he also has two daughters and a son from different relationships prior to his romance with Fernanda.
Finally, after several years of dating and having a baby together, ‘Canelo’ and Gomez got married in 2021 prior to the Mexican’s fight with Britain’s Billy Joe Saunders.
There are several photographs on Gomez’s social media accounts from her special day with her husband. After, photographs surfaced online of ‘Canelo’ and Gomez on their wedding day, the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) congratulated the pair on their special day saying:
“The WBO Family wishes lots of love and happiness to the recently married couple, Unified WBO Super Middleweight Champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Fernanda Gomez.”
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‘Canelo’ himself hasn’t said much on his marriage or on his wedding day, but did speak briefly on his relationship with Gomez recently.
The famed Mexican boxing hero told TNT Sports, “I feel way different, I am a happy man, more than before.”
Whilst in training camp for his huge Terence Crawford fight, Canelo’s wife Fernanda gave birth to their second child together, naming her Eva. This means ‘Canelo’ now has five children with four different women. Two with his wife Fernanda.
It’s great to see that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has both his life and career in tact. Boxing fans are excited to see ‘Canelo’ back in action for his next test, before he eventually hangs up his gloves in the next few years.
