Sportsmail takes you through the essential details. As Manny Pacquiao hangs up his gloves for good, Sportsmail analyses the pounds-for-pound top 10 boxers of the 21st century. He's since gone 14-0-1, ascending to the top of the sport and becoming as big of a draw as any boxer. JEFF POWELL IN MEXICO: The passing of the torch from the greatest Mexican boxer of all time to his heir apparent took place in Guadalajara at the weekend. First off, I know you are based in Las Vegas, so I wanted to ask what the feeling has been like from folks in the boxing community since the horrific shootings that took place? Canelo emerged victorious against the American after securing a stoppage in the 11th round of their undisputed clash in Las Vegas, becoming the king of the welterweight division with four title belts. Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders go head-to-head in a mouthwatering super-middleweight unification clash on Saturday night. 1.3k shares Where do Canelo and Billy Joe Saunders go next after Dallas drama? Saul 'Canelo' Avarez returns to the ring this weekend to take on mandatory challenger Avni Yildrim. Undefeated IBF super middleweight world champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (19-0, 11 KOs) previewed his homecoming world title defense at a press conference in Nashville Wednesday, as he prepares to take on mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz (31-2, 28 KOs) on FOX February 15 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
The undefeated Brit has called on Demetrius Andrade to vacate his middleweight world title and step up to 168lbs to face him next month with the winner going on to face Canelo in early spring. The Brit heads into the fight of his life against pound-for-pound star Canelo as a huge underdog, but former multi-weight world champion Jones believes he has the style to win. Sportsmail provide you with all you need to know for the fight. He would need to beat guys that would have an excellent chance of defeating him. The undefeated American is widely regarded as the one to beat P4P king Canelo Alvarez thanks to his unique boxing style. JEFF POWELL: Eddie Hearn has two plans for taking Canelo Alvarez to Wembley, whatever happens in the even more magnificent home of the Dallas Cowboys this Saturday night. The fall out from Canelo Alvarez's victory over Billy Joe Saunders is still going on but attention will soon turn to where the two fighters go next.
JEFF POWELL IN MEXICO CITY: Canelo Alvarez is boxing's biggest star and can write another chapter in his legacy by defeating Billy Joe Saunders in their super fight on Saturday. He routinely threw 1,000 punches per fight. 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. The WBO congratulated him on his nuptials, leading fans to joke the 30-year-old booked his wedding so soon after the fight because he was so confident of not getting hurt. Canelo, 30, hasn't fought in over a year since he beat Russian Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO light heavyweight title in Las Vegas last November. Saul is focused on a return to the ring in November. Oleksandr Usyk is open to facing Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez next at cruiserweight - but only if he can keep his heavyweight world titles. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Caleb Plant meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning with the former's WBA, WBC and WBO belts and the latter's IBF title on the line.
Joshua lost his WBA, WBO and IBF titles to Usyk via a unanimous decision defeat in September. Caleb Plant suffered the first defeat of his career against now-undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas and has been taken to hospital since. JEFF POWELL AT THE AT&T STADIUM: This was not just the infliction of a first defeat. JEFF POWELL: Will Billy Joe Saunders EVER get over this brutal humiliation? From having to sell popsicles to get by to owning his own super-yacht! White was seen watching the Canelo fight on a cageside TV despite having the UFC action directly in front of him in New York, but does not want the UFC star taking on Canelo in a cross-over. Caleb Plant is the heavy underdog going into the biggest fight of his career. So Saunders went out of the biggest fight he will ever have in his life on his stool, not his shield. Five biggest storylines to watch for Canelo vs. Canelo ended his short-lived rivalry with Plant after defeating the American to become undisputed super middleweight champion. “I love that fight,” said Plant when asked if he’d like to fight Jermall Charlo. Taylor is the undisputed queen of the lightweights, holding all four belts and beating Delfine Persoon in a rematch of the only fight you could have argued Katie got a bit lucky in.