Ryan Garcia on Devin Haney vs. As we move into the summer months starting in June, the undisputed lightweight title will be on the line in Australia when George Kambosos Jr. meets Devin Haney. Then, just three days later, the unified bantamweight titles are on the line in Japan when Naoya Inoue takes on Nonito Donaire. But as negotiations fell apart at the finish line, Alvarez has turned his attention elsewhere as he looks to schedule a fight for Mexican Independence Day Weekend for the first time since 2018. Will he get across the finish line? On to the anthems we go, Pike Romero first with the Mexican national anthem. About seven weeks out from Mexican Independence Day Weekend, Alvarez will need to lock down a deal over the next 10 days or so. Then, should Alvarez defeat Bivol, he will face longstanding rival Gennadiy Golovkin on Sept. 2018, when he beat Gennadiy Golovkin in their HBO pay-per-view rematch.
When HBO got out of the boxing business shortly after, Canelo signed a record deal with DAZN, which didn’t really come close to its original plan, which was for 11 fights. Plant will defend his IBF championship as well as his unbeaten record. The fight is expected to have close to 70,000 fans, which would break the record for the biggest indoor attendance for a boxing event in America. No details yet as to location or pricing, only that PBC will present the event alongside Canelo Promotions. You can watch a Canelo vs Plant free live stream on Azteca 7 (opens in new tab). If Alvarez and Plant can break barriers and draw a blueprint for a cross-platform fight, it could be a big victory for the sport as a whole. The pair put on an incredible battle in a 2019 Fight of the Year contender after Donaire rallied from being dropped to break Inoue's orbital bone late.
The money is at heavyweight, of course, and Hunter should be able to make enough noise to establish himself as a title contender. The latter was controversial, as it appeared Hunter won the fight. His Aug. 3 matchup with Mike Wilson won't show us much, but Hunter has earned his No. 8 spot in ESPN's heavyweight rankings. Commey isn't a spectacular opponent, but he's a strong, hard-nosed fighter who sits comfortably inside ESPN's lightweight rankings. If he chooses to remain with PBC for his next fight, he'll face a formidable challenge in Charlo, ESPN's No. 1 middleweight. Maybe PBC step in with a great offer for Jermall Charlo, but we also don’t think Canelo is looking to boil down to 160 anymore; he just has no reason to, the leverage in the sport is all his as long as he’s winning, and in this situation, he’d have two belts at 168 pounds and be seen as the clear top guy in that class. Given that the former IBF super-middleweight champion Plant is coming off an 11th round knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez last November, it would be a colossal disappointment for boxing fans to pay to see him fight the fading Dirrell rather than an elite fighter like Benavidez.
“We don’t have to take anything away from Caleb Plant. Canelo Alvarez anticipates some difficulties during the early stages of his upcoming fight against Caleb Plant. Alvarez was on the verge of fighting Caleb Plant after agreeing with PBC on all the major deal points. Not fighting would also disrupt a busy run for Alvarez, who has been the most active superstar we've seen in some time with three fights since December. They’re just not as good as the other three. The year has already seen major moments like Errol Spence Jr. dominating Yordenis Ugas to unify three of boxing's four world championships at welterweight. Saunders is as ready as he’s getting for this sort of fight, he’s a veteran, he’s been at the world title level for years now, it’s time to do this. Whatever comes my way, I’ll be ready for it. The fighters are ready! Garcia is part of a new class of fighters around lightweight that includes Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, George Kambosos Jr., and Gervonta Davis. There’s also the possibility that Canelo will move up to 175 to try and become the undisputed champion in that weight class.