Canelo is 5-1 favorite over GGG

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A New Crown, the Power of Innovation, and the Eternal Legacy of Sal Sánchez

By Mauricio Sulaimán / WBC President / Son of José Sulaimán

A new world champion shook the boxing world on Saturday with a display of courage, valor, …

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin introduced themselves to the media and fans after making their "Grand Arrivals" for their trilogy fight Saturday night here at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo is a 5-1 favorite.

The first WBC super middleweight world champion was the American Sugar Ray Leonard. The WBC has had 23 world champions with 83 world championship fights in 12 countries and since then the Mexican Canelo Álvarez has been the only world champion from Latin America.