Canelo Alvarez will continue his quest to unify all four major titles at super middleweight when he faces Caleb Plant on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET, with prelims at 6 p.m. ET). The bout, which will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be for Alvarez's WBA, WBO and WBC titles and Plant's IBF title.
Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs), 31, of Guadalajara, Mexico, faced Callum Smith in December 2020 and scored a dominant unanimous decision victory to win Smith's WBA super middleweight belt and the vacant WBC title.
Alvarez added the WBO title with an eighth-round TKO victory over Billy Joe Saunders in May.
Plant (21-0, 12 KOs), 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, has a height and reach advantage over Alvarez, and has fought the majority of his career at 168 pounds.
Plant won the IBF title with a unanimous decision victory over Jose Uzcategui in January 2019. He has made three successful defenses, including a decision win over former champion Caleb Truax in January.
The winner of Alvarez-Plant will become the first undisputed champion at super middleweight in the four-belt era.
Where can I watch the Alvarez-Plant fight card?
The main card on Showtime PPV begins at 9 p.m. ET, with the Alvarez-Saunders bout set for about 11 p.m. ET. The prelim fights start at 6 p.m. You will need to purchase the PPV to watch the main card.
The Alvarez-Plant PPV card part of the show includes a super middleweight battle between former two-time champion Anthony Dirrell against Marcos Hernandez, former junior featherweight champion Rey Vargas against Leonardo Baez and top junior welterweight prospect Elvis Rodriguez in a 10-round battle against Juan Pablo Romero.
The full card:
Title fight: Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant, 12 rounds, for Alvarez's WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight titles, and Plant's IBF super middleweight title
Anthony Dirrell vs. Marcos Hernandez, 10 rounds, super middleweights
Rey Vargas vs. Leonardo Baez, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Pablo Romero, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Jose Manuel Gomez vs. Jose Antonio Meza, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
Rances Barthelemy vs. Gustavo David Vittori, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
Joselito Velazquez vs. Gilberto Mendoza, 8 rounds, flyweights
Jan Salvatierra vs. Fernando Diaz, 6 rounds, junior bantamweights
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