Elwin Soto def. Katsunari Takayama via 9th-round TKO (2:44) to retain the WBO light flyweight title. Katsunari Takayama for Soto's WBO light flyweight title. It was egregious to stop it at that very moment and disrespectful to Takayama, who was in a title fight and had been hurt far, far worse earlier in it. Plant vows that the moment and scope of the biggest fight of his life won’t get to him. Plant by clear decision or late round KO.. As I say that, he lands a solid uppercut - but Bivol finishes the round on the ascendancy with Canelo pinned to the ropes. Hard right hand by Canelo lands. Prior to this fight we had a bizarre scene when Frank Sanchez defeated Nagy Aguilera by technical decision when Aguilera decided he couldn't continue after a right hand barely grazed the back of his head. “It’s gonna be a fight. “It’s not underrated. Of course there’s some bigger fights to have, but I’m definitely pleased with my accomplishments and the things I’ve done in boxing so far. For eleven rounds, the boxing legend seemed bamboozled by the boxing clinic that the American was attempting to put on. 9:43 p.m.: Conway finally broke through in the ninth round with a pair of bruising uppercuts to put Cissokho down and nearly out.
Unfortunately for him, it was too little, too late as Cissokho won a split decision with interesting scores of 95-94, 96-93 and 92-97. The 97-92 score for Conway was incredibly wide but it seems that the right fighter won despite the knockdown. Soto is still hurting him and nearly finished him in the sixth round, but he's won over the fans with this effort. “If it’s worth it, if it makes money, it’s one of the fights that would get the fans on their feet. For such a high-profile boxing match, it’s no surprise that Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant is only available as a pay-per-view event in most countries. I just think it’s always crazy until you do it. WBC, WBA (Super) and The Ring champion Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) added Saunders' WBO title to his collection with a bruising performance in front of 73,126 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, a record crowd for an indoor boxing event in the United States. Canelo, currently at 56-1-2, holds four belts in the Super Middleweight division - WBA(Super), WBC, WBO, & the Ring. Golovkin made his pro debut in 2006. He became WBA (first interim, then official) middleweight champion in '10 and IBO champion in '11.
And moments after he finally ended the fight, the undisputed super-middleweight champion went over to the former IBF 168lbs titleholder to give him props for his herculean effort. Jermall Charlo doesn’t have a fight scheduled at the moment, but the reigning WBC middleweight titleholder will have a close eye on Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant on Saturday night, and also spoke with the PBC Podcast about two other possible fights: Gennadiy Golovkin and David Benavidez, among other topics. Canelo doesn’t let Plant duck away from him, firing one to the body and then head-hunting with his left. The perfect time for Canelo's next fight - Plant or anyone else - is September. Alvarez’s last fight was an eighth-round win over Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement in May. Recently, he's taken apart Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim, and Billy Joe Saunders in an eight-month span to collect three of the four main super middleweight championships. Fans would likely welcome bouts between Alvarez and middleweight stars like Demetrius Andrade, David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo, and Golovkin, although the best weight for these bouts to be contested at would still be up for debate.
Good evening boxing fans and a warm welcome to you, wherever you may be joining us from around the world! Nonito knows that, and fans should know it going in, too. I don't know if he connected on the slap or not, but Canelo came back with two shots to make his eye swell up. That all changed in the eighth when Canelo landing a blistering uppercut that immediately caused swelling on Saunders' right eye. Saunders is in trouble and his eye is swelling rapidly. He shouldn’t have too much trouble. How much longer can it go? I can see that being his downfall against Alvarez. Canelo Alvarez shared a touching conversation with Caleb Plant just moments after knocking him out in their fight last week. Canelo called me out, maybe we’ll see what happens (after his fight with Plant). At some level Usman must recognize the skill gap between himself and Alvarez as boxers, but the fight might still make sense for him if he can talk his way into it. The American does boast power though, as seen when he ended the career of the legendary Bernard Hopkins, and more recently when wiping out Eleider Alvarez.