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Canelo Álvarez vs Ivan Illescas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Canelo Álvarez

Ivan Illescas

Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) and Ivan Illescas (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Álvarez

63

Wins39 KO · 62%

3

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Illescas

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Álvarez leads 1–0

Canelo Álvarez and Ivan Illescas have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.

Canelo Álvarez and Ivan Illescas have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.
Met2007Mar 30Series
Canelo ÁlvarezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ivan IllescasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Álvarez 4 · Illescas 0 of 4 measurable rows
ÁlvarezIllescas
Record†
63-3-2 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
94.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
61.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
62%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Canelo Álvarez: 5′7″
Ivan Illescas: No height on file
Reachnot held
Canelo Álvarez: 70″
Ivan Illescas: No reach on file
Agenot held
Canelo Álvarez: 36
Ivan Illescas: No date of birth
Stance
Canelo Álvarez: Orthodox
Ivan Illescas: Not recorded

Canelo Álvarez left, Ivan Illescas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Canelo Álvarez63 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Canelo Álvarez: 63 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (62%) and 24 on the cards (38%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 62%24 on the cards 38%

Ivan Illescas0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ivan Illescas: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Illescas yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Canelo Álvarez 68, Ivan Illescas 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Canelo Álvarez had won four in a row before losing a decision to Terence Crawford. Álvarez last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 401 days ago.WWWWL

Charlo Sep 2023Munguia May 2024Berlanga Sep 2024Scull May 2025Crawford Sep 20253.4 tracked bouts per year

Ivan Illescas last boxed on May 12, 2007 — 7,100 days ago. Illescas had lost two straight.LL

Álvarez Mar 2007Jean May 2007

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Canelo Álvarez and Ivan Illescas ever fought each other?
Yes. Canelo Álvarez and Ivan Illescas met once on March 30, 2007, and Canelo Álvarez won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WMar 30, 2007 · Álvarez · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Illescas?
Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2 and Ivan Illescas is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Canelo Álvarez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Álvarez63–3–294.1%

Illescas0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Álvarez or Illescas?
Canelo Álvarez has 39 knockout wins and Ivan Illescas has 0. Canelo Álvarez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Álvarez3961.9%

Illescas0

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Illescas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Canelo Álvarez and Ivan Illescas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Illescas?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 2 bouts tracked for Ivan Illescas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez68bouts

Illescas2bouts

How They Win ↓

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