Who made his professional boxing debut on 20 January 2006 against Canelo Álvarez?

Miguel Vázquez (born 6 January 1987) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title from 2010 to 2014.

Vázquez made his professional debut on 20 January 2006 against Canelo Álvarez (who was just fifteen years old at the time) in a welterweight bout, losing a four-round split decision. He won his next eighteen bouts before losing a unanimous decision to Timothy Bradley on 27 July 2007.

Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán (born 18 July 1990), commonly known as Canelo or Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of those weight classes and lineal titles in two. In 2021, Álvarez became the first and only boxer in history to become the undisputed champion at super middleweight, holding this distinction until July 2024. He has also held the "Ring" magazine super middleweight title since 2020.