Canelo Alvarez doesn’t yet know for sure, but said Saturday he most likely won’t return to the ring until May.
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Canelo Alvarez stopped Caleb Plant in the 11th round of their unification title fight at MGM Grand Garden to become the first undisputed champion in the history of the 168-pound division.
Winless in his last two fights, the former 168-pound titlist came to Las Vegas needing a win to revitalize his career.
Mayer deviated from her tempered, tactical style and overpowered the aggressive Hamadouche to claim a 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 decision and unify the IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles.
Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant engaged in a staredown and traded trash talk to the delight of the first crowd to attend in a weigh-in in Las Vegas since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Canelo Alvarez will meet undefeated Las Vegan Caleb Plant for the undisputed super middleweight championship Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The 31-year-old Californian has returned to Las Vegas to unify the super featherweight division against IBF titlist Maiva Hamadouche of France.
The two fighters exchanged blows during their previous promotional press conference in September, but remained calm Wednesday.
Devin Haney (26-0, 15 knockouts), a Las Vegan born in the Bay Area, will defend his crown Dec. 4 against former two-weight world champion Joseph Diaz Jr. (32-1-1, 15 KOs) at MGM Grand Garden.
Never before in the four-belt era has someone unified the super middleweight division. But Caleb Plant is relaxed as he approaches the most consequential fight of his career.