Bivol used his simple jab in every round; it created the space, kept the pace and just kept Canelo thinking. Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol are set to go head-to-head on Saturday night after successfully completing their weigh-in on Friday evening. The IBF super-middleweight belt holder is officially set to take on former titlist Caleb Truax on January 30th, at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California. 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. “Being the undisputed champion is huge for my legacy. Mexican star Canelo, 30, cemented his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of all-time when he became the WBO super middleweight champion by forcing Billy Joe Saunders to quit on his stool. However, we can speculate that it is very similar to the diet followed by the majority of professional boxers. The unbeaten world champion has been a professional for just six years and has already alarmed the boxing world with his unprecedented achievements. The cruiserweight champion does not care about the opinions that put Canelo as the favorite.
This kind of challenge is going to put me at the top in the history of boxing. “Even harder than getting to the top is staying there. 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. He’s now undisputed and unchallenged. “I hope he has a good chin because he’s going to need it on fight night. I know what I need to do. We need to be patient and get to the middle rounds so we can do what we want to do. The Mexican - who promised to finish Plant in rounds seven to nine - opened up a lead on the scorecards as the fight hit the halfway stage. He’s an excellent boxer and combines his boxing skills with good footwork to win almost all the rounds against his past opponents. Canelo Alvarez proved yet again why he’s considered the best fighter in the world, using a brutal body attack to wear down previously unbeaten Caleb Plant and stop him in the 11th round Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
That’s why I try to get better each and every day. While Plant tips his cap towards the former champion for stepping into the ring, he also believes he knows why Smith opted to take the fight with such little time to prepare. It made him only the sixth undisputed champion in the four-belt era, joining Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk and Josh Taylor. The UFC welterweight champion and ESPN's No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound mixed martial artist said Wednesday at UFC 268 media day that he is targeting a boxing match with Canelo Alvarez in the future. Currently competing in the super-middleweight division, Alvarez aims to become the unified super-middleweight champion of the world. After losing to Floyd Mayweather in 2013, Canelo has gone 15-1-1. Canelo unified the super-middleweight division in just 11 months. “We’ve been training for four months and preparation has been great. I have something special in my mind and I’m going to make it a great night for us. There’s nothing else crossing my mind. He’s the best fighter in the world and there seems to be nothing holding him back from going after the undisputed belt at 175 pounds now.
But it’s nothing new for me. With all of the talk, it’s become personal. Both fighters seem locked in and focused as we near fight night, and Canelo has admitted this is a more personal fight than he’s ever had. He’s upset people before. This is one of the biggest events of the year involving one of the best boxers right now, it is surprising that there was absolutely no security or a mediator present when the two fighters were facing each other and spewing hate into each other ears. It would be a huge affair between these two boxers and fighting at Anfield or a sold-out 02 is a real possibility. The 31-year-old Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) senses Plant is in for quite a surprise next month if he expects to encounter an opponent comparable to the fighter who faced Mayweather and Lara. Instead, it was classic Mayweather, handing yet another excellent opponent a 12-round decision loss. For Alvarez, the Mexican product accepted Plant’s no at the negotiating table and instead, went on to dish out a one-sided beating to Callum Smith. With names such as David Benavidez, Billy Joe Saunders and of course, Canelo Alvarez, many were expecting Plant to take on a much tougher task.