It’s been a good few days for Tapatio boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. On the night of  April 20 in San Antonio, Texas, the 22-year-old prevailed over undefeated American Austin Trout in a fight that cemented his credentials as an elite fighter on the cusp of even greater glory.

The U.S. critics, up until now skeptical of the worthiness of Alvarez’s opponents, were impressed. “Canelo graduates to true champion,” ran one headline; Canelo more than hype,” said another.

The reward: next up could be Puerto Rico’s top-flight Miguel Cotto on September 14 – a massive pay day on the eve of Mexican independence.

Back in Mexico, Alvarez – now a double world champion – was chumming around with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at his Los Pinos residence in Mexico City.  The encounter and photo op was probably a bigger PR coup for the president than Alvarez but the young Tapatio looked pleased enough with the attention.

This week there was more good news for Alvarez when a judge rejected an arrest warrant for Alvarez  for allegedly attacking fellow boxer Ulises “Archie” Solis in October 2011. Solis had claimed that Alvarez accused him of involvement with his girlfriend and then attacked him at a Guadalajara training facility, leaving him hospitalized with a broken jaw and a cracked tooth.

The judge said there was insufficient proof to order Alvarez’s arrest.