Who is Canelo Álvarez’s wife? Everything we know about Fernanda Gómez
Canelo Álvarez’s career is well documented, but perhaps you don’t know much about his personal life. Join us for a look at the wife of Mexico’s biggest star.
As arguably the top pound-for-pound active boxer in the world today, on hearing the name Canelo Álvarez, most people may immediately think of his prowess inside the ring. Ahead of his super middleweight title defence against Jaime Munguía in Las Vegas tonight, let’s take look at another side of the Mexican world champions - his personal life.
Who is Canelo Álvarez?
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on July 18, 1990, Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán, known to us all as Canelo Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer and, quite simply, one of the greatest ever to step into a ring. With multiple World Championships to his name across four weight classes - light middleweight to light heavyweight - Canelo is the first and only boxer ever to become Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion. The Mexican has also held the WBA(Super), WBC, and Ring magazine titles since 2020.
Canelo, who has admitted that he might have two to three years left in boxing before he hangs up his gloves for good, returns to the ring for the first time since September 2023 when he defeated Jermall Charlo. Tonight’s bout will be the fourth time he has defended all of his super middleweight titles after seeing off the last three challengers: Charlo, Gennady Golovkin and John Ryder.
But let’s take a closer look at his personal life and the women who have been and are currently are part of it.
Who did Canelo Álvarez date before his marriage?
A father of four, Canelo has children between four different women. The first of those is Karen Beltran, who was Álvarez’s high school sweetheart. Indeed, at the tender age of 16-years-old Álvarez and Beltran came to the realization that she was pregnant. With that, daughter Emily Cinnamon Álvarez was born to the young couple, and for a time, things seemed stable. Eventually, however, the couple would separate though Canelo maintains a close relationship with his daughter to this day. Álvarez would later date model Valeria Quiroz, with whom he would have a daughter named Mia Ener. Following his brief relationship with Quiroz, Canelo would later fall for Nadia Sepulveda, who was also his business partner. The couple would welcome a son in 2019 named Saul Adiel Sepulveda. Once again, a split would be on the cards, and as such, Canelo and Nadia called it quits. It is understood that they maintain a healthy relationship.
Who is Canelo Álvarez’s wife, Fernanda Gomez?
Today Canelo Álvarez is married to Fernanda Gomez. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on June 22, 1996, Gomez is a model, businesswoman, and social media influencer with more than 1 million followers on Instagram. The owner of nail salons and stores in Guadalajara, Mexico, Gomez, has a current net worth of $20 million. In terms of how they met, Canelo and Fernanda first crossed paths at an OMB Gala in October of 2016. During those initial days, the relationship was somewhat unstable, and the couple would actually separate just a year later in 2017. They would later reconcile in 2018 and would shortly afterward welcome the birth of their daughter, Maria Fernanda Álvarez.
The now happy couple married on May 15 2022 in a lavish ceremony just a few short days after Canelo defeated Billy Joe Saunders for the WBO middleweight title. Though not much is known about their relationship, Fernanda continues to be a fixture at Álvarez’s fights, which is to say you can expect to see her when her husband takes on Jaime Munguía tonight.
Canelo has two other children from different relationships. His first daughter was born when he was 16 and just starting his boxing career and dating Karen Beltran. His son Saul Adiel is the fruit of his relationship with ex-girlfriend and former business partner, Nadia Sepulveda.