Alvarez's fight with Plant will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK and Ireland. Pound-for-pound rankings: Did Canelo Alvarez's win over Avni Yildirim earn him the top spot? Golovkin is one of the few challengers to the pound-for-pound title, but he’s also someone that could make an amazing catchweight fight if they were able to meet at somewhere around 163 lbs. Mike Tyson is not one to sugarcoat his words. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is no stranger when it comes to attracting viewers. 18 date in Las Vegas against Caleb Plant, sources told The Athletic on Tuesday, in a bout that will elevate the winner to become the first undisputed 168-pound champion of the four-belt era. The winner will become the first-ever undisputed super middleweight world champion in the three- or four-belt era, a goal Alvarez has chased for the past year. The American faces the toughest test of his career against the pound-for-pound king in the sport, as his Mexican opponent eyes unifying yet another division at super middleweight. As pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, Canelo fight nights are always going to draw a crowd and this fight should be no different.
Would be great to see a “Super Six” style round-robin with these guys while the top guys are tied up. He is just as direct as his fighting style. Plant (21-0, 12 KOs), 29, a Nashville native fighting out of Las Vegas, will be making his fourth title defense but taking a huge step up in competition. Haney and Diaz have exchanged fighting words for months on social media, and finally, it will come to a head: two men out to make the leap to the next level. Three months shy of his 21st birthday, Benavidez became the youngest champion in super middleweight history with a 2017 victory over Ronald Gavril. They competed in a rematch in '18, which was delayed by a few months after Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. However, some believe that there are still a few names in the said weight class that Canelo has to add in his resume. Why are Francis Ngannou and Kamaru Usman getting involved in boxing? Francis Ngannou has been linked to a potential boxing match against the WBC and lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury. BoxingScene. Now that the WBC sanctioned the fight, only time will tell if the two parties can agree to a set of terms to confirm the fight.
A long set of promos and time-filling is expected now for at least 15-20 minutes since these matches ended much before their target time of 11 PM ET. Canelo will be entering the ring for the fourth time in just under twelve months, after bouts against Callum Smith, Avni Yildrim and Billy Joe Saunders, all of which ended in victory for the Mexican. The 31-year-old superstar became the first boxer to unify all four recognized titles at 168 pounds and the first Mexican fighter to become an undisputed champion. Both Canelo and Plant hold versions of the world super-middleweight titles and will collide inside the squared circle next month, with the victor walking away with all the belts and will be known as the king of the 168lb boxing division. After winning world titles at both 154 and 160 pounds, it appears as though Charlo isn’t able to get the sort of fights that he craves.
Vittori (25-10-1, 12 KOs) has now lost eight of his past 13 fights. The animal agriculture industry has a heavy toll on the environment and is now recognized as a major contributor to climate change. And Alvarez has said that he is now taking this rivalry very personally, saying at an open workout yesterday: “It’s new for me to have this much bad blood with an opponent. Alvarez dethroned undefeated Briton Billy Joe Saunders to earn another world title belt at 168lbs, and is now eyeing the last title of Plant's to complete another undisputed set. The two men faced off for the first time when they met at a Los Angeles press conference last month, with Alvarez shoving Plant and both men briefly trading blows. The pair then came face-to-face for the first time, with Alvarez pushing Plant away before the American swung a punch, which the Mexican slipped. Canelo then replied: “Don’t make excuses before the fight,” before Plant added: “You’re a cheater.