Over the previous few years, it has felt like Canelo Alvarez has misplaced a good quantity of followers. Alvarez’s final knockout got here in 2021, when he stopped Caleb Plant. Since then, he misplaced handily to Dmitry Bivol and received his remaining six fights by resolution. His newest bout, in opposition to William Scull, left loads to be desired; even for Canelo himself.
Alvarez was visibly perturbed within the ring following the battle. He stated that he “hates” boxers who battle like Scull did, avoiding Canelo in any respect prices. Alvarez did not work too laborious to chop off the ring, although, which made it a really boring battle. Followers did not love what they noticed. However a win is a win, and Canelo celebrated it along with his crew and household like every other victory.
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Canelo has been lively on social media for the reason that battle, and on Tuesday, he revealed one thing in an Instagram story that not everybody would possibly know. Alvarez wished Jose “Chepo” Reynoso a cheerful birthday, calling him the “creator of my nickname“.
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Jose “Chepo” Reynoso gave Canelo Alvarez his nickname
Chepo, who’s the daddy of Alvarez’s present coach Eddy Reynoso, was the one who discovered Canelo at simply 14 years outdated. He took him underneath his wing and imparted his knowledge on the younger boxer, earlier than Eddy took over the “household enterprise”.
When Alvarez was nonetheless younger, Chepo gave him the nickname “Canelito”, as a result of his pink hair, which interprets to “little cinnamon”. As soon as Alvarez acquired older, he dropped the “little” on the finish, leaving him to be often known as “Canelo”. Clearly, it caught, and it is truthful to surprise if Alvarez could be as large as he’s if he did not have such an awesome nickname.
At 72 years outdated, Chepo Reynoso has taken a step again from boxing. However Alvarez will always remember what Chepo did for his profession.
