Outside the ring, he was suspended for six months in April 2018 for testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. Alvarez said after weighing in at 174.4 pounds (79.11 kg) outside T-Mobile Arena, where fans chanted "Mexico! Mexico!" and Mariachi music played. The Alvarez team attempted to pivot from Plant to Bivol to save the September date. Bivol firing and Canelo has fantastic upper body movement. “I feel very good, my body is adapting very well. “I like my chances in any fight. “I want to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of all time,” Plant said, via ESPN. LAS VEGAS - When he decided to move up permanently to 168 pounds, Canelo Alvarez had the goal of becoming the undisputed super-middleweight champion. Dmitry Bivol is one of two Russians on this list who could offer Alvarez more than just the thrill and the challenge of a single fight. That means the likes of Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol might share a ring with him in the near future. He will challenge Dmitry Bivol, the WBA (Super) Light Heavyweight Champion, for his belt this weekend.
The card in Mexico featured a World Boxing Association Interim World Light Flyweight Title bout between Daniel Matellon and Jose Argumedo. The bout list on Boxrec is likely incomplete. Boxrec lists over twenty events organized by the company between 2010 and 2021, three of which were held in the United States. Officially, Canelo was given a controversial 12 round split decision win over Lara and an equally questionable 12 round draw against Golovkin in their first fight. For example, his handlers were nervous about the prospect of Alvarez fighting slick veterans Austin Trout and Erislandy Lara when he was in his early 20s. However, he demanded those fights, got them and had his hand raised both times. GGG is fighting at 160, but our goal is to fight at 168. Benavidez is a good fighter, but the only thing about him is that he does not have a belt. That means he’ll almost certainly fight in Las Vegas around Cinco de Mayo, with his fledgling company front and center. Tyson Fury will step on the scale Friday evening in Las Vegas. Gennady Golovkin lands a left against Canelo Alvarez in their middleweight championship bout at T-Mobile Arena on September 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2018, Alvarez signed a deal with DAZN, giving them streaming rights to his next eleven fights. At his post-fight press conference, Canelo (57-1-2, 39 KO) said he now plans to take a rest, saying he intends to return to the ring in May 2022, and also talked about squashing the beef with Plant (21-1, 12 KO), and admitted he was frustrated at times with Plant’s defensive ability and effort, giving his vanquished foe credit for a good fight. He then immediately made a fight with Smith, which he co-promoted himself. The deal was then dissolved, making Alvarez a free agent. The 11-fight, $365 million deal Alvarez signed in 2018 is dead. Despite guaranteeing Alvarez a purse of $35 million per fight, DAZN began offering just over half of that and regularly quibbled with the fighter and his promoter over which opponents the all-sports streaming app deemed to be on the "premiere" level. “As far as the money, putting it up, putting it where it’s supposed to be, investing it and looking at these multi-family units and residential units,” said Caleb Plant to Fighthype when asked what he’s going with the huge $10 million purse he received for his November 6th fight against Canelo Alvarez.
In Yildirim’s next two fights against his narrow loss to Dirrell, he was blown out of the water in four rounds by Canelo Alvarez in February 2021 and then soundly beaten by British domestic-level super middleweight Jack Cullen last July. If Benavidez wins, he would then be the rightful contender to Alvarez's super middleweight titles. The referee then stopped the bout at the 1:29 minute mark. Judging by Caleb Plant’s last professional bout against Caleb Truax in January 2021, he will try to capitalize and double down on his natural physical advantages. Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn previously promoted his professional debut against fellow YouTuber AnEson Gib. And on Tuesday morning he was granted a promoter’s license in Nevada, a hub of big-time boxing. Tickets go on sale starting Tuesday at 11 a.m. Prices will fluctuate based on many factors such as inventory and demand, so be sure to get your Canelo fight tickets before it's too late! Canelo is currently set to defend his titles against Avni Yildirim on February 27. If he moves past Yildirim, Canelo already agreed to fight Billy Joe Saunders in May.