Canelo Vs Plant: Latest News, Articles & Breaking Stories

Canelo-Plant Showtime PPV Show On Track To Reach 800,000 Buys

•4 years ago

Canelo Alvarez’s return to boxing’s traditional pay-per-view platform Saturday night was a bigger success than anticipated. BoxingScene.com has learned that the total buy rate for the Showtime Pay-Per-View event headlined by Alvarez’s 11th-round knockout of Caleb Plant is on track to reach 800,000. That total includes only domestic buys in the United States through cable and satellite operators, as well as digital sales that have consistently accounted for an increasing number of buys in 2021.

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Canelo: Showtime, PBC, Al Haymon Treated Me So Well; We’ll See What Comes Next Year

Keith Idec

•4 years ago

LAS VEGAS – Boxing’s most sought-after free agent didn’t divulge much information regarding his next move late Saturday night. Canelo Alvarez has plenty of options, but the only commitment he made in the immediate aftermath of his 11th-round knockout of Caleb Plant was that he probably won’t return to the ring until May. The Mexican icon has fought four times in less than 11 months and after fully unifying boxing’s super middleweight titles he feels as though he needs a longer break before he returns to the ring.

Caleb Plant: I Showed I Belong on Top Level - I'll Be Champion Again!

BoxingScene Staff

•4 years ago

Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) tasted the first defeat of his pro career on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In a full division unification, with the IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC super middleweight world titles at stake, Plant suffered a knockout loss at the hands of Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs).

Canelo Stamps His Legacy With Undisputed Super Middleweight Crown

Corey Erdman

•4 years ago

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

Canelo: My Body Needs Rest; I Need To Recover; Probably Gonna Be May When I Come Back

Keith Idec

•4 years ago

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez completed his busiest run Saturday night since he attained star status in the boxing business nearly a decade ago.

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Canelo: Plant Was a Difficult Opponent, A lot of Ability, I Do Respect Him

BoxingScene Staff

•4 years 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.

Photos: Canelo Stops Plant in Eleven To Make History - MONSTER Gallery

Boxing Photos

•4 years ago

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: Canelo Alvarez Talks KO of Plant, Making History, The Future, More

BoxingScene Staff

•4 years ago

(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.

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant: CompuBox Punch Stats

CompuBox

•4 years ago

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 Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant: Official Scorecards

BoxingScene Staff

•4 years ago

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.

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