“So while in camp for one fight his team is already negotiating for the next one? While Plant was a massive underdog going in, he showed his skill when he got in the ring. While Plant dabbed at his right cheek with what looked like a cloth, Alvarez was tending to his left forearm. 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. Canelo hasn’t been on a standard, traditional pay-per-view since his controversial 2018 rematch with Gennadiy Golovkin, which was HBO’s last big boxing event. The Dog' is currently coming off a victory over Marcos Hernandez on the undercard of Plant's bout against Alvarez last November. Canelo Alvarez became boxing’s undisputed super middleweight champion last night (Sat., Nov. 6, 2021) live on Showtime PPV and FITE TV from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the pound-for-pound star finished Caleb Plant via TKO in the 11th round.
Prior to even defeating Billy Joe Saunders via ninth-round TKO in May, Alvarez had laid out his blueprint to become boxing's first undisputed super middleweight champion. Then, once he fractured Saunders' orbital bone to collect the WBO title, Alvarez called Plant out as the missing piece to the puzzle. Negotiations between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Caleb Plant seemed dead for a moment. ESPN reported Thursday that Alvarez and Caleb Plant have come to terms on an undisputed 168-pound championship fight in November. But it appears Canelo will have a chance to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history after all. ESPN ranks Benavidez No. 2 at super middleweight, right behind Canelo. Now, Plant has to work his way back up the ladder, and judging from his post-fight social media post, he seems quite all right with that. Caleb Plant noted that he's willing to fight anyone to get back to facing Canelo Alvarez.
Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant. During the first half of Saturday’s fight, Plant was under Alvarez’s skin. Plant is now looking to make a return to the ring later this year for his first bout since the loss. Bivol, on the other hand, was unbeaten and had never been in the kind of ring war that wears fighters down. Canelo said in the ring. Canelo has 38 knockout victories in 59 pro fights (56 wins, one defeat and two draws). Dirrell fights will meet soon after. Yildirim’s performance against Dirrell - and eventual patience with sanctioning body semantics - was strong enough to have him firmly planted by the WBC as a mandatory challenger. Instead of facing Benavidez next, Plant is expected to face off against Anthony Dirrell. The former IBF Super-Middleweight Champion was reportedly in talks to face David Benavidez in May. 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. Canelo Alvarez celebrates his 11th round technical knock out win against Caleb Plant after their championship bout for Alvarez's WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight titles and Plant's IBF super middleweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The Tennessee native will be putting his IBF strap on the line for the fifth time, after recently following his one-sided points win over his fellow American Caleb Truax, and the 29-year-old will also put his unbeaten record in the line in what promises to be a fascinating contest. Although a venue has yet to be named, Canelo's WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles in addition to Plant's IBF 168-pound strap will all be on the line. Caleb Plant is an American boxer, who competes in the super middleweight division. Caleb Plant badly wants to fight Canelo Alvarez again and he's ready to work for it. 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. It appeared that Alvarez had underestimated Plant’s elusiveness, and he even said as much in his post-match interview.