Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) , who is coming off an 11th-round stoppage of Caleb Plant last November to unify the 168-pound division, will be making the second challenge of a light heavyweight title when he fights Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs). The 31-year-old Mexican superstar and current undisputed 168-pound champion is set to take on WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol of Russia in a 12-round, 175-pound title bout May 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Not many will be surprised by the outcome given Canelo is widely regarded as the best active pound-for-pound boxer on the planet right now - even if Plant was undefeated coming into this bout. Plant still has a ways to go to catch Alvarez. Mike Tyson knew exactly what was going to happen when "the best fighter of his generation" Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez stepped into the ring with Caleb Plant on Saturday night. One man who was pretty confident he knew what the result was going to be was 'Iron Mike', who had on more than one occasion predicted a knock-out victory for Alvarez before it happened.
Plante hasn’t fought since Alvarez stopped him, but at 29 years old, Plante is still a player in the division. He has good punching power, but at 33 years old, the Canadian boxer has been subjected to some abuse in his wins and losses. “He’s a good fighter,” Alvarez said of Bivol. Alvarez then found himself embroiled in a dispute with broadcaster DAZN and former promoter Golden Boy. It happened in the 11th round as Canelo landed a nasty left hook and then peppered Plant with two uppercuts. Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter! The other option might be Kamaru Usman, the UFC welterweight champion who matches up weight-wise as well. Canelo has Plant against the ropes and he’s throwing bombs, Plant defending well though. Both are PBC fighters run by Al Haymon, so Benavidez may have the inside track in Plant’s orbit, but he’s not shy about firing the next shot. 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.
Timothy Bradley Jr says Caleb Plant hasn’t got a cat in hell’s chance of beating Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez because ‘he has never been in there with anyone close to the level of Alvarez’. To save it, remove the plant completely from the soil. And that's it, job done. Fuentes comes in having lost three of his last four. Alvarez has almost 'completed boxing' having won world titles in four weights between super-welterweight and light-heavyweight. Plant won the IBF title with a unanimous decision victory over Jose Uzcategui in January 2019. He has made three successful defenses, including a decision win over former champion Caleb Truax in January. For three lights and a 10-week grow, your electricity cost is $120. After an ambitious stretch of three fights in 2021 and a total of four over a 12-month stretch dating back to December of the previous year, Alvarez appears focused on returning for the two most important dates on the boxing calendar: Cinco de Mayo weekend in May and Mexican Independence Day weekend in September, with both taking place in Las Vegas.
There are six weeks before the two meet with the chance to become the undisputed super middleweight champion in Las Vegas, and speaking after the incident Alvarez appeared to have found some new motivation after the spat. Next victim to the deadly punches was Bolton’s very own Amir Khan in fight where the Brit stepped up two weight classes. Additionally, a fight with the newly-crowned WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. would likely interest many fans. He previously wrested the WBO belt off of longtime 175-pound titlist Sergey Kovalev in their title bout in 2019, stopping the Russian in the 11th round. Alvarez took less than 12 months to collect them all, beating Callum Smith in December to claim the WBA Super and WBC titles last December before taking the WBO crown from Billy Joe Saunders earlier this year. Most people expect Alvarez to play a three-way match with Gennady Golovkin or a rematch with Bevol. Alvarez remains the undisputed middleweight champion despite losing the light heavyweight competition to Dimitri Bevol.