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By Corey Erdman - There was a sequence at the end of round six of Canelo Alvarez’s victory over Caleb Plant on Saturday night that both changed and ultimately encapsulated the fight. In the first four rounds of the bout, Plant found some degree of comfort with an offensive approach built around poking and flicking jabs. Plant, who utilizes a shoulder
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez completed his busiest run Saturday night since he attained star status in the boxing business nearly a decade ago.
WBO, WBC, WBA beltholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made history by becoming the first undisputed super middleweight world champion when he stopped IBF champion Caleb Plant Saturday night live on SHOWTIME PPV in front of 16,586 screaming fans at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Canelo, Plant Fight Photos Gallery - MGM Grand, Las Vegas - For the IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC super middleweight world titles, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) became the undisputed champion with a sensational knockout of unbeaten Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) in the eleventh round. (photos by Ryan Hafey)
(video by Ryan Burton) - On Saturday night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) become the undisputed champion at 168-pounds with a sensational knockout of unbeaten Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) in the eleventh round.
Canelo, Plant CompuBox Punch Stats - Canelo Alvarez slowly broke down Caleb Plant by going to the body. 53 of his 117 landed punches were body shots and he landed 40.6% of his power shots. Canelo closed the show landing 9 of 14 power shots, with a knockout in the eleventh round.
Canelo, Plant Official Scorecards - MGM Grand, Las Vegas - For the IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC super middleweight world titles, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) became the undisputed champion with a sensational knockout of unbeaten Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) in the eleventh round.
By Keith Idec - Canelo Alvarez violently broke down Caleb Plant on his way to making the type of history Saturday night that means the most to the Mexican icon. Alvarez battered Plant, dropped him twice early in the 11th round and stopped the previously unbeaten Plant to become boxing’s first fully unified super middleweight champion in the sport’s four-belt era. Referee Russell Mora declared Alvarez the winner of their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event early in the 11th round, much to the satisfaction of a capacity crowd of 16,586 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Canelo, Plant Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant came together for the official weigh-in before they meet in the SHOWTIME PPV main event this Saturday, November 6 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
LAS VEGAS – Testing for performance-enhancing drugs was one of the primary reasons Caleb Plant didn’t fight Canelo Alvarez on September 18. As negotiations dragged on for their super middleweight title unification fight, Plant and Alvarez ran out of time over the summer to undergo two full months of testing administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. That was a non-starter for Plant, who was adamant about Alvarez adhering to VADA’s testing standards for at least two full months.