The 2 will meet in Las Vegas in a bout which can see the winner change into the undisputed champion, with Canelo trying so as to add Plant’s IBF title at 168lbs to his assortment. But this is a major, major, major coup, but as great as it is to bring Canelo back to DAZN, I’m rooting for Callum Smith to be the winner. And he has continued taking on the best at 168, beating unbeaten super middleweight champions Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders. Saul conquered the super middleweight title of the World Boxing Council, defeating the tough English fighter, Callum Smith, by unanimous decision at the end of 2020. “Canelo” showed that he is undoubtedly one of the best fighters today, showing a great waist movement and an excellent punch, which allowed him to take a wide decision against a brave Smith who never gave up. For all the bad blood and vitriol exchanged between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant on the build to Saturday's super middleweight undisputed championship bout in Las Vegas, fight week turned out to be much more about the task at hand for both fighters.
Both fighters had been set to take to the ring this year and if they both had won it could have lead to a potential world title fight in New York. On fight week, they will be joined by two former world champions. Only five men have been quintuple world champions - Americans Floyd Mayweather, Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, plus the Philippines' Manny Pacquiao. Fearful of another brawl on stage, organizers of their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event separated the super middleweight champions from the time they arrived until the time they left. As super middleweight champions, the competitive nature was natural, but the poison between them grew over time. Caleb grew up in a good environment along with his sibling in Ashland city. LAS VEGAS - Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant were kept apart again after they weighed in Friday afternoon at MGM Grand Garden Arena. What a sequence: Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte, Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano and now Canelo is toppled in Las Vegas by Bivol in a fight to restore faith in a city where men are too often broken in the boxing ring.
The pair met for the first time last month ahead of the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night, but things descended into chaos during the press conference. Alvarez was so determined to win a title in a third division that he arranged to move up from middleweight to fight Fielding, who held the WBA “regular” super middleweight title at the time. Prediction: Alvarez to win via KO/TKO/DQ (-200) is the most logical bet. Plant was left with a cut under his right eye, and Alvarez was bleeding from a very small cut on his left forearm. After a competitive opening two rounds, Alvarez started landing his left hook in the third, and from then on he called the tune. After the Mexican's left hook floored Plant, the American managed to beat the count and get back on his feet - only to be pummelled by a flurry of punches before he hit the canvas again and the referee stopped the fight. Right from the first gong, Plant walked Truax down and smothered him with a slick combination of punches. While Alvarez undoubtedly lost several close rounds to Plant, all it took was for him to find the shots in the eleventh round that first knocked down Plant and ultimately finished him.
Though he isn’t known for one-punch KO power, Plant is highly aggressive and tends to land with volume, slowly breaking opponents down. The Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant undercard has now been officially confirmed prior to their undisputed showdown. Saul Canelo Alvarez is the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet right now and the face of the sport. The pound-for-pound king will look to finish his set of titles in opposition to Caleb Plant in a huge super-middleweight fight. Prior to that, ex-WBC super-bantamweight champion Rey Vargas will meet Leonardo Baez. Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez believes Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez would defeat Caleb Plant if they meet. Minneapolis’ Morrell (6-0, 5 KOs) is listed by multiple sportsbooks as a 16-1 favorite to defeat Henderson (15-1-1, 11 KOs), of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Alvarez: “It’s very totally different from regular and it’s undoubtedly probably the most animosity I’ve had with an opponent heading into a giant battle. It’s a classic technique vs power matchup between two of the best boxers alive, but oddsmakers clearly favor the Mexican as being the first super middleweight in history to unify the division… Both men are looking forward to becoming the first four-belt unified champion at 168, and that has provided an added rush to the electrifying matchup.