After waiting years for a Benavidez-Caleb Plant bout and not having it come to fruition, fans could be clamoring for this fight, too. Henderson stated, “We knew that he wanted to come out strong like he did, but we wanted to show that his punches weren’t doing anything. Clearly Canelo (57-1-2, 39 KO) sees a pathway to victory here, much like he did against what turned out to be a faded Sergey Kovalev at light heavyweight in 2019. The 34-year-old Makabu still looks to have what it takes to give anyone in his division the business, let alone a former junior middleweight most recently competing in the super middleweight division. The match was one of the most significant boxing had to offer, as it produced an undisputed super middleweight world champion, with Alvarez adding Plant's IBF title to the three - WBA, WBC, and WBO - he had previously claimed. On winning a bet at 200 lbs, Alvarez can become a five-weight champion. A move up to cruiserweight would surely be the kind of dare-to-be-great attempt akin to Manny Pacquiao winning a world title at 154 pounds or Roy Jones Jr. claiming a heavyweight belt. Canelo Alvarez will face Caleb Planton November 6 to unify the four super middleweight world championships.
Pound-for-pound kingpin Canelo Alvarez saw tremendous success in 2021, becoming the first-ever undisputed unified super middleweight world champion in the sport’s history. Alvarez was outboxed by the talented and much bigger Russian champion throughout their fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A massive crowd packed the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday to see elite boxer Canelo Alvarez, who has been part of three of the top grossing boxing gates in Las Vegas. Alvarez is returning to the Las Vegas area for the first time since November 2019, when he defeated Sergey Kovalev by knockout for the WBO light heavyweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The fight with Kovalev is the only time Alvarez has fought at 175 pounds. Caleb won a $750,000 prize in a fight on January 30, 2021, against Caleb Truax. Having fought twice in 2021, Alvarez made it three and aimed towards the undisputed title fight against IBF champion (then) Caleb Plant in November. All I will say is this inactivity has not been my fault," said Golovkin, who formerly sparred with both Alvarez and Murata long before the future opponents were champions. "I made a commitment to Ryota Murata and his team that he would be the next fight after my mandatory defense against Szeremeta, and I honored that promise.
But who will Canelo Alvarez fight next? Canelo Alvarez had a wish for Nashville native Caleb Plant. Round 1: Plant comes out rifling his jab. He’ll take him out. But to capture it, he had to take on the supremely-gifted Caleb Plant. Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol will take place Saturday, May 7. The main event is expected to begin around midnight ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last. He emerged victorious in a firefight with Dmitry Kudryashov before claiming his world title against Michal Cieslak. WBA Light Heavyweight World title on May 7 live on @daznboxing - Press conference next Wednesday in San Diego! To Benavidez, a matchup between them makes all the sense in the world. Starting off with a win against Callum Smith for the WBA and WBC titles, the Mexican then beat Billy Joe Saunders last May for the WBO strap. His criticism of Paul still stands though and it is not the first time Smith has called out the 24-year-old, comparing him to brother Logan in June this year. With one swift overhand right, Paul sent the former UFC champion crashing to the canvas along with the perception he is a YouTube sideshow and nothing more.
He had nothing lagging from the night before. That will be a feature all night. How busy will Alvarez be in 2022? He was a bigger, slicker fighter who did what Alvarez usually does to his opponents - impose his will on the man across the ring from him. The Canelo vs. Bivol main card will air on DAZN, which will show the fight via a special pay-per-view format. 700) in the main event, according to our partner, PointsBet. The bout took an odd turn early in fight week when Saunders suddenly threatened to pull out of the event, claiming Hearn and the Alvarez camp surprised him with a ring he felt was too small in an effort to neutralize his ability to use movement and boxing to pull off the upset. It is a PPV event, and Pay Per View Cost is $79.99. The fight would air on DAZN PPV at a still to be determined location. The fight would be the third meeting between Alvarez and GGG following a pair of thrilling decisions in PPV blockbusters that included a disputed draw in 2017 and a close Alvarez win the following year.