Did ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Get a New Nickname? Story Behind Saul’s ‘Brit Boxer’ Moniker

Did ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Get a New Nickname? Story Behind Saul’s ‘Brit Boxer’ Moniker

Canelo is not Canelo Alvarez‘s real name. The Mexican superstar, of course, was named Saul by his parents, and was later nicknamed ‘Canelo’ (meaning cinnamon in Spanish) because of his red hair and freckles. But it turns out that the WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champ has another new nickname. Based on his perfect undefeated record against English boxers, British tabloid, The Sun has christened Canelo ‘Brit Basher’. Alvarez has fought an…