Is Canelo Alvarez half-Irish?

Unlike many other multiracial countries, we tend to not track ethnic backgrounds very closely, but since he is Northern European white in appearance, and from a rural area in Jalisco (Tlajomulco de Zúñiga), I would speculate (if his family has been there for generations) he could be of French descent, more than Irish. read more

The guess is that an Alvarez ancestor marched among their ranks."There might have been an Irish grandfather somewhere there in my past," said Alvarez, whose mom, Ana Maria, is the only other redhead in a family that includes seven brothers, all boxers. read more