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Saul "Canelo" Álvarez donates 1 million pesos to children with cancer

2021-11-18T06:39:36.130Z


Mexican boxer Saul "Canelo" Álvarez donates 1 million pesos to the Red Nose organization to help children with cancer.


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(CNN Spanish) -

After becoming the undisputed champion of super middleweight pesos, the Mexican Saul "Canelo" Álvarez made a donation of one million Mexican pesos (approximately US $ 48,000) to the Asociación Campeones de la Vida NR AC, known as Red Nose, which supports cancer patients in Mexico.

"Thank you Canelo for time and time again that you have opened your heart to the champions who fight against cancer, you are the #Milagro of many children and women. You are a Champion of life !!", read a tweet published on Sunday by the organization.

The boxer also shared the news on his verified Twitter account. 

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/4fcMUVeM14

- Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) November 15, 2021

"The truth is I am extremely happy, grateful to everyone. From the one who put in his 15 pesos, 20 pesos to the one who put in the million, which was in this case Saúl, the truth is, thank you very much to everyone," said Alejandro Barbosa, founder of Nariz Roja, in a live broadcast within the organization's verified Facebook account.

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"Al Canelo, as always, thank you for that big heart, brother, for answering 'yes', always 'yes' to life without hesitation and I really acknowledge that very much," added Barbosa.

According to Barbosa, the 3 million pesos raised over three weeks will be used for chemotherapies and radiotherapies for children and women with cancer.

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This is not the first time that "Canelo" has participated in an altruistic cause.

In October 2020, the boxer joined an initiative to help the black, Latino and Asian community in the United States with resources to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.

Source: cnnespanol

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