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Canelo Alvarez one fight away from achieving dream

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Photo credit: Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Boxing

WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 56-1-2 (38) is one fight away from achieving his goal of becoming undisputed world champion.

The 31-year-old four division champion made it clear when he moved up in weight in December last year that he wanted to acquire all four major world title belts.

He will get that chance when he clashes with IBF counterpart Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant 21-0 (12) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 6.

“At the end of the day, this is what I want to do with my career, make history,” Mexican superstar Alvarez said.

“These things, like becoming the first to be the unified champion at 168 pounds, is making history.

“To potentially be one of the few who holds this prestigious honour in any weight class makes me very happy. For my country, this would be a huge accomplishment.

“I want to be remembered as one of the greatest in the history of the sport.”

The 28-year-old Plant from Nashville, Tennessee understands the historic significance of the bout too.

“On November 6, the world will witness boxing’s first ever crowned undisputed super middleweight champion,” said Plant.

“When my hand is raised in victory, the world will know then, that I’m the new face of boxing.

“Everyone should order the pay-per-view now and get their popcorn ready because I’m about to put on a performance that will go down in history as one of the best ever. This man is in trouble.”

“This is the most highly anticipated fight of the year and rightfully so,’’ said Tom Brown, president of TGB Promotions.

“Canelo Alvarez has proven to be one of the best boxers in the sport today and he is seeking to become the first ever undisputed super middleweight champion.

“And Caleb Plant, who is a skilled technician in the ring and extremely confident in his abilities, wants to make history and not become a footnote.

“Both men will bring fire and determination into the ring and the eyes of the sports world will be focused on the action at MGM Grand on the evening of November 6.’’

“We are very happy to have been able to reach an agreement for this fight as we look to make history in becoming the first undisputed champion of Mexico or Latin America, and just the sixth man in the history of boxing,” said Alvarez’s manager Eddy Reynoso.

“We are going to train very hard, focus on growing the sport of boxing and plan to lift up the name of Mexico.”

“In one of our most prolific years to date, Showtime has delivered 17 live boxing events in 2021 so far with several more to come. None more significant, however, than November 6,” said Stephen Espinoza, president of Showtime Sports.

“We are proud to welcome Canelo Alvarez back to Showtime, now as the consensus number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the sport’s biggest draw.

“We also welcome undefeated world champion Caleb Plant to the network as both men chase a historic, undisputed world title in the most anticipated fight of the year.”

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