The 29-year-old made Alvarez chase him around the ring, ducking and dodging everything the Mexican superstar was throwing his way. Had the fight gone to the scorecards or even if Alvarez had won a close or unanimous decision, the door would have been left open for a potential immediate rematch. Root description.-Thick, fleshy and freely branching; white, close to 155A, in color. Aside from handing Plant the first “L” of his career, Alvarez had something that Plant’s first 29 career opponents hadn’t come close to doing: knocking him out. It appeared that Alvarez had underestimated Plant’s elusiveness, and he even said as much in his post-match interview. Plant also ended the round with a stiff jab that appeared to catch Alvarez off guard. “To be honest with you, yeah, I was a little frustrated,” Alvarez admitted. The Dog' is currently coming off a victory over Marcos Hernandez on the undercard of Plant's bout against Alvarez last November. Footage from the scene showed the raging fire, and the sounds of explosions coming from the wall of flames. Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) was certainly listening, and he sounds as if he welcomes the challenge. But as the fight reached the championship rounds, Plant began to wane.
The American made the apology to Canelo Alvarez after their fight on Saturday night, in which Plant was knocked out in the 11th round. Canelo returns to the ring for the first time since stopping American Caleb Plant to become the undisputed super-middleweight champion in December last year. The 29-year old American fighter, on the other hand, doesn’t have quite the same experience. Benavidez has instead been linked to a bout with David Lemieux that same month. That’s what Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, said following the third-round victory over David Lemieux for the vacant WBC interim super middleweight title. The card will also see former Super Middleweight champ Anthony Dirrell face Marcos Hernandez, unbeaten former Super Bantamweight champ Rey Vargas make his Featherweight debut against Leonardo Baez, and rising Dominican prospect Elvis Rodriguez take on Juan Pablo Romero. Dirrell fights will meet soon after. Instead of facing Benavidez next, Plant is expected to face off against Anthony Dirrell. Plant has held the IBF title since January 2019, taking a decision over Jose Uzcategui.
The Ashland City native suffered his first defeat on Saturday night, suffering an 11th-round knockout to Canelo Alvarez and losing his IBF super middleweight title in the process. Caleb Plant noted that he's willing to fight anyone to get back to facing Canelo Alvarez. To avoid additional expenses and frustrations, you want to get things right the first time. Canelo lands a right hand. Everything is ready for the fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Russian Dmitry Bivol to take place next Saturday, May 7, a bout that will be the Mexican's return to 175 pounds in search of the WBA Semi-Complete World Championship. It seems that he may soon have his next target. The former IBF Super-Middleweight Champion was reportedly in talks to face David Benavidez in May. Alvarez sat back and picked his spots and eventually cemented himself as boxing’s first-ever undisputed super middleweight champion. Plant has not fought since losing to Alvarez in November 2021 by TKO.
Plant said he wants to earn a rematch and he'll fight anyone to make the second installment happen. In an interview with Tha Boxing Voice, he noted that he wants to fight Alvarez again in the future. Despite what David Benavidez’s win on Saturday signifies, the 25-year-old won’t be meeting undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez next. He attained his twenty-sixth win in 26 fights and seemed focused on the future rather than his incredible display in Arizona. In the end, we came out with the win. Finally, he came up to face the Canadian pugilist Lemieux at the Gila River Arena on Saturday night. Lemieux and Plant vs. During the first half of Saturday’s fight, Plant was under Alvarez’s skin. “That means taking half a month off after a three-and-a-half month camp and then go right back to work, right? In the second half of the fight, it was exactly how we envisioned it. Golden Boy is still trying to negotiate the Canelo-Smith fight, however. Canelo Alvarez ticket prices start around $70 and go up to the $4000 range depending on the popularity of the fight, seat selection and venue. Canelo Alvarez of Mexico celebrates after defeating Caleb Plant of the US by TKO in their super middleweight title unification fight in Las Vegas.