Canelo Álvarez is a Mexican professional boxer who is known as an excellent ‘counterpuncher’. He is also a four-division world champion who was ranked as the world’s best active boxer in November 2019. Apart from his boxing career, he has got some beautiful tattoos especially on the left side of his body. Let’s take a look at each one of them along with their meanings.

1. ‘Portrait of Daughter’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Portrait of Daughter’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

Meaning: In February 2018, the boxing star Canelo got the tattoo of his daughter, Emily Cinnamon Alvarez, inked on his left forearm. This tattoo was inked by the tattoo artist, Bolo, on February 24, 2018. Bolo uploaded the following pictures and video of Canelo’s tattoo on his Instagram.

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Canelo Alvarez with his daughter, Emily Cinnamon Alvarez

2. ‘NO BOXING NO LIFE’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘NO BOXING NO LIFE’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: To show his dedication towards his boxing career, Canelo got the tattoo ‘NO BOXING NO LIFE’ inked on his left arm in 2017.

In an interview, Canelo said,

I like boxing. I respect boxing. Boxing is my life. I keep training. I’m still learning. I like it. I respect my team and they say we need to train, so we train. That’s why I’m here in this position.”

3. ‘Eyes’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Eyes’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

Meaning: Canelo got the tattoo of his girlfriend, Fernanda Gomez’s eyes inked on his left forearm. This tattoo was inked by the tattoo artist, Dr Woo, in 2019.