Saul "Canelo" \u00c1lvarez has agreed to face unbeaten Caleb Plant on Nov. 7 AEST in Las Vegas in a bid to become the undisputed super middleweight world champion.<\/p>\n
\u00c1lvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) and Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) announced their showdown today AEST. Promoters haven't selected a venue or booked an undercard for the pay-per-view show.<\/p>\n
\u00c1lvarez is the WBC, WBA and WBO champion at 168 pounds, while Plant holds the IBF super middleweight belt.<\/p>\n
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No Mexican fighter has ever held all four major super middleweight belts simultaneously, but the 31-year-old Canelo has put the accomplishment atop his dwindling list of unaccomplished pugilistic goals.<\/p>\n
"I am very excited to have this fight before me," \u00c1lvarez said. "I am happy because I am going to make history, and in my career, that's exactly what I want to do — leave my mark in boxing."<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canelo\/status\/1428452735074979843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n \u00c1lvarez has won seven consecutive fights since his draw with Gennady Golovkin in their first bout in September 2017.<\/p>\n \u00c1lvarez narrowly won his rematch with Golovkin to claim two middleweight belts, and he won titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight during his next three fights.<\/p>\n \u00c1lvarez's three most recent fights since the start of the coronavirus pandemic have all been at super middleweight. He beat Callum Smith by decision to win two 168-pound belts last year, and he picked up a third title by breaking Billy Joe Saunders' orbital bone during his stoppage victory in May.<\/p>\n The No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter originally wanted to return to the ring in September, but couldn't finalize a fight with Plant. \u00c1lvarez then nearly took a light heavyweight title fight before getting a deal done with Plant for November.<\/p>\n Plant is a highly respected 29-year-old fighter from Nashville, but he has never faced an opponent of \u00c1lvarez's calibre. Plant won his IBF title in January 2019 with a decision over Jos\u00e9 Uzc\u00e1tegui in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n