For the first time ever, we will have an undisputed super middleweight champion. Canelo Alvarez (56-1-2 with 38 knockouts) comes into his fight with Caleb Plant (21-0 with 12 knockouts) holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles. Alvarez is widely seen as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today, but Plant will look to deal him just the second loss of his career. Plant currently holds the IBF super middleweight title and has some real advantages coming into this bout.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant will take place on Saturday, November 6, 2021, from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Alvarez and Plant will square off for the undisputed super middleweight title on Showtime PPV with the promotion starting at 9 p.m. ET.
When: Saturday, November 6, 2021
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada
Why: Undisputed Super Middleweight Title
Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant Betting Odds
Canelo Alvarez -975
Caleb Plant +599
Total Rounds 9.5
Although Caleb Plant is unbeaten, Canelo Alvarez is a hefty favorite coming into this showdown. If you are unfamiliar with betting on boxing, you would need to bet $975 on Alvarez to win $100. Meanwhile, if you are looking to bet the underdog a $100 bet on Plant would return $599 if he were to knock Canelo from his pedestal on Saturday night in Sin City. As the fight nears, there will be decision betting too. You will be able to bet on whether the fight is decided by KO, TKO, or decision, and you can bet on which boxer will win the fight in that fashion as well.
Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant Preview
There’s a lot to like about Caleb Plant coming into this fight. Although he isn’t nearly as experienced as Alvarez, he has a distinct advantage when it comes to his height and his reach. Plant is 6’1 compared to Alvarez’s 5’8, and his 74-inch reach is 3.5 inches longer than his opponent’s reach.
One of the biggest concerns about Plant is his seasoning and lack of top-tier opponents in the past. He was 15-0 before he fought his first quality opponent, beating Andrew Hernandez by unanimous decision. Plant followed that up with a unanimous decision victory over former super middleweight title contender Rogelio Medina before getting a title shot of his own.
Plant scored a unanimous decision win over Jose Uzcategui in January 2019 to win the IBF super middleweight belt. He defended the belt six months later with a third-round TKO of Mike Lee and notched a second title defense with a 10th round TKO of Vincent Feigenbutz seven months later. Plant’s win over Caleb Truax in January was his third title defense, and he won all 12 rounds on each judge’s scorecard.
Canelo Alvarez is the biggest star in boxing. Alvarez has fought 59 times and is just 31 years old, making him one of the most seasoned fighters ever, and he’s still in his prime.
It’s been a while since Alvarez fought a quality opponent though. He hasn’t faced anyone that can really test him since stepping into the ring with Gennady Golovkin twice and earning two very favorable decisions.
Alvarez is a four-division champion that has previously won titles at light middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. He has largely fought at super middleweight recently though, taking down Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim, and Billy Joe Saunders since last December.
As always, the two fighters have looked to stir the pot before this week’s fight. Alvarez took offense to Plant using a swear word at him, and he told reporters that Plant had “crossed a line.” Never mind that Alvarez had used that same swear word towards Demetrius Andrade just a few months ago. There were a lot of acrimonious contract negotiations according to reports though, and that has certainly played a part.
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