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LAS VEGAS — Top-ranked pound-for-pound boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will face Caleb Plant for the undisputed super middleweight championship Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs), who is the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO and The Ring champion, last fought in May, a referee technical decision victory over Billy Joe Saunders to win the WBO title. Alvarez is on a seven-fight win streak dating to his majority decision win over Gennady Golovkin in September 2018 to win the WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight titles.
Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) is making his fifth defense of his IBF title, which he won in January 2019 with a unanimous decision win over Jose Uzcategui. He and Alvarez have already had prefight drama, with Alvarez throwing a punch at him in a press conference and both fighters calling the bout “personal.”
Saturday’s bout will determine the first undisputed super middleweight champion in boxing history. Sporting News is tracking live fight updates and round-by-round highlights from Alvarez vs. Plant and the entire card. Follow for complete results from Saturday’s pay-per-view event.
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live updates, highlights
Alvarez and Plant will enter the ring at approximately midnight ET. Live updates will begin at that time.
See below for complete results from the undercard.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant results from full card
Anthony Dirrel vs. Marco Hernandez
This section will be updated when the fight begins.
Rey Vargas vs. Leonardo Baez
This section will be updated when the fight begins.
Elvis Rodriguez knocks out Juan Pablo Romero in the 5th round
9:39 p.m.: Rodriguez needed a little time to warm up and finished the job with a beautiful straight left hand that sank Romero’s battleship in the final seconds of the fifth round. Romero sat on the canvas and watched the referee count him out. Excellent performance and a great way to get back to his winning ways.
9:35 p.m.: It looked like Romero was starting to get ahead in the fight by taking the second and third rounds until Rodriguez leveled him with a left hand and followed with a combination that sent Romero to the canvas. A very competitive and fun fight to open the PPV.
9:26 p.m.: Elvis Rodrigue and Juan Pablo Romero might be getting ready to give us a banger for the opening fight of the PPV. The action is picking up in round 2 with some heated exchanges.
9:13 p.m.: We’re getting things started with Elvis Rodriguez looking to get back on the winning track against Juan Pablo Romero. Rodriguez suffered his first loss by majority decision against Kenneth Sims Jr. The knockout artist looks to get a finish against Romero, who competed in the 2016 Olympics.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant start time
- Dat: Saturday, Nov. 6
- Time: 9 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. PT
- Main event: Midnight ET | 9 p.m. PT (aprox.)
The main card for Alvarez vs. Plant is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET, with the two fighters expected to enter the ring around midnight. The timing of the main event could change depending on the length of the undercard fights.
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How to watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant
- United States: Showtime pay-per-view
- United Kingdom/Ireland: BT Sport Box Office
- Showtime pay-per-view price: $79.99
- BT Sport Box Office price: £19.95 (United Kingdom), €29.99 (Ireland)
Saturday’s bout will be broadcast on Showtime pay-per-view in the United States, while BT Sport Box Office will show the fight in the United Kingdom. The pay-per-view event will cost $79.99 on Showtime. In the United Kingdom, the bout will cost £19.95 on BT Sport Box Office, while in Ireland the fight will cost €29.99 on the service.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant fight card
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant for WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO super middleweight championship
- Anthony Dirrell vs. Marcos Hernandez; super middleweights
- Rey Vargas vs. Leonardo Baez; super bantamweights
- Elvis Rodriguez def. Juan Pablo Romero via 5th round KO (2:59)
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