Instead, expect Zach Parker or Anthony Dirrell to be on the docket after Canelo enjoys the long rest he declared he has earned. The PPV undercard is weak even with low standards, featuring Anthony Dirrell and Rey Vargas, plus Elvis Rodriguez trying to get rehabbed and moving forward, now with PBC instead of Top Rank. Plant is slated to earn a guaranteed $10 million plus 40 percent of the PPV proceeds. Canel vs Plant fight start around 8 pm local time, or 4 am GMT in the UK. The current WBO, WBC and WBO super-middleweight champion will take on the IBF super-middleweight champion on November 6. In less than a month’s time, the two fighters will face each other in the ring at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The venue will likely be Las Vegas, and highly likely T-Mobile Arena again. Guadalajara’s Alvarez and Las Vegas’ Plant will fight for Alvarez’s WBA, WBC and WBO 168 pounds crowns and Plant’s IBF belt. Once he adjusts to the unbeaten Plant’s style, though, Alvarez believes beating the IBF 168-pound champion could become relatively easy.
As for how they match up, it’ll be Plant’s pure boxing ability against Charlo’s aggression and power. Canelo now faces arguably his toughest challenge since being outclassed by Floyd Mayweather Jr in the early stages of his career as he pushes the limits of his ability while rising up the weight classes. He was just 23 at the time and suggested a bit more experience would have come in handy and has subsequently claimed it was an honour to fight the legendary Mayweather. That’s because he watched Floyd Mayweather give Alvarez his only defeat eight years ago. Since that night nearly eight years ago, Canelo has won championships from light middleweight all the way up to light heavyweight and he told Tyson he plans on sticking around for another seven at least. 9:18 p.m.: It is time for the co-main event of Canelo vs. Valley Christian comes into the event with a seeding time of 43.26, while Warren JFK has a 43.39. They’ll both race in Heat 1 of the preliminary races Friday with hopes of advancing to the final Saturday. Chaney’s Rhiea Ann Gordon has her eyes on capturing two state titles this weekend after qualifying in both the 100- and 200-meter races.
If Plant can keep up his dominance, he’s bound to come home with another state title this season. But, the Spartans made their way into the state meet and have a seed time of 1:28.32 in the 4×200 relay and a 41.82 in the 4×100. Now they’ll look to come home with a state title and etch their name in the Boardman record books. Boardman sprinters Trey Depietro, Cameron, Logan Thompson and Ben Alvarico came together at regionals to qualify for two state relay events: the 4×200 and 4×100. The Spartans had one of the top times in the state in the 4×100, but a fumbled baton at the regional meet almost cost them. The news came as a source of frustration for Lawrence Okolie, with the Briton holding the WBO cruiserweight world title and sensing one opportunity to unify slip away: “That’s another belt I can’t unify now. A year ago, Girard’s Ricky Marsico came in as a runner-up in the 800-meter race. Sophomore Caleigh Ricahards will go for the double state title as a qualifier in the 3200 and 1600, while Emily Butler qualified for the 800-meter state title race.
I think Canelo will do well to get a stoppage against Bivol. Canelo at the bell. England’s Saunders (30-1, 14 KOs) was competitive versus Alvarez for seven-plus rounds, until Alvarez fractured Saunders’ left orbital bone by landing a right hand during the eighth round that prevented Saunders from answering the bell for the ninth round May 8 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Alvarez will face the undefeated Dmitry Bivol on his next appearance on May 7. On his last outing in the light heavyweight category, Alvarez had knocked out Sergey Kovalev for the WBO belt. Bivol upped the tempo in round two, quintessentially sticking behind the jab, one he expertly crafted throughout a stunning amateur career, with the swift-footed Russian maintaining the distance to stay out of range. What that potentially means is Plant will stay inactive, resting his injured hand for the next eight months until he faces Canelo in September. The bout is expected to be rescheduled in the spring; GGG would of course need to defeat Murata to keep the hope of an Alvarez fight alive, no matter which path Canelo chooses. At the moment, Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) has plenty of time to decide which path he wants to pursue for those dates.