Canelo Alvarez Takes Brandon Moreno Under His Tutelage Canelo is the current WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring Super-Middleweight Champion. He is in negotiations to take on IBF Champion Caleb Plant on September 18. Canelo is known for training with some of Mexico’s brightest boxing stars but now he’s sharing his knowledge with an MMA titleholder. Here’s a clip of Canelo sharing the gym with Moreno. If Brandon Moreno wasn't dangerous enough already, now he's in the gym, learning from @Canelo 😬 Moreno has expressed his desire to be MMA’s version of legendary Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez during an interview with MMAJunkie.