After knocking Caleb Plant out in the eleventh round of their scrap, Alvarez managed to retain his WBA, WBO, The Ring and WBC super middleweight titles.
He also usurped Caleb Plant’s IBF super middleweight throne to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of the world. What’s more, he also solidified his position in boxing lore by becoming the first Mexican national to become an undisputed champion.
How did the Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant fight turn out?
Although it took a little longer than his camp and the fans expected, Canelo Alvarez managed to fight his way to super middleweight glory soon enough.
Plant managed to take the fight to the championship rounds before getting knocked down for the first time in the 11th round. What followed was a terrible onslaught that sent Plant sprawling on the mats for the second and last time.
Although Caleb Plant managed to outbox Canelo Alvarez in the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds, the judges scored the contest in Alvarez’s favor until the knockout (98-92, 97-93 and 96-94).
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