CANELO VS. PLANT IS OFFICIAL FOR PBC PPV!
Las Vegas, NV (August 19th, 2021)– Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant have agreed to terms for a November pay-per-view fight will be presented by PBC with Canelo Promotions as the co-promoter.
The deal ends weeks of failed negotiations between Canelo and PBC founder Al Haymon. Alvarez, who holds three 168-pound titles, and Plant, who owns the other belt, will battle to become undisputed super middleweight champion.
The fight was originally was targeted for Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, but the deal fell apart. Alvarez then entered talks for a 175lb title challenge of Dmitry Bivol, but before a deal could be completed, decided he wanted to fight in November.
Canelo Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) broke Billy Joe Saunders’ orbital bone in May, a ninth-round TKO to collect a third 168-pound title, he delivered a message to Plant: “I’m coming, my friend.”
Caleb Plant (21-0, 12 KOs), is the first PBC champion to earn an opportunity at Alvarez, however, he might not be the last. The deal between Canelo and PBC is for one fight, per PBC sources, but there is a possibility Alvarez will continue to face off against boxers from the stable. David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo, the middleweight champion who plans to jump to 168 at some point and is interested in fighting Canelo.
Alvarez’s last three fights were streamed on DAZN and promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom. Although Hearn won’t be involved with the promotion of the event, sources said, he’s expected to work on behalf of Canelo Promotions.
A 29-year-old Nashville native, Plant thought he had a deal with Alvarez last month after agreeing to a purse worth upward of $10 million. When the pact collapsed, Plant told ESPN: “His bark is bigger than his bite.”
Plant said Alvarez was set to earn more than $40 million (a career high) along with Mexican TV revenue and his Hennessy sponsorship. The sticking point, Plant said at the time, was an insistence from the Canelo side on a very particular contingency plan.
“If I get injured or sick, then he gets a late replacement for the same amount of guaranteed money, but if he gets sick or injured, then we’ve got to wait for him,” he said.
In the event a suitable replacement couldn’t be mutually agreed upon for Sept. 18, sources said, the event would be canceled rather than rescheduled.
This time around, the differences were ironed out.
Alvarez will have his chance to be called undisputed. So, too, will Plant, who will be seeking something far more: to prove he’s for real in his first legitimate challenge, but also the best in the world.
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