READ MORE:<\/strong> Billy Slater confirmed as Queensland State of Origin coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Legendary Carlton president John Elliott dies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The two champions scrapped after trading verbal barbs ahead of their their upcoming super middleweight title unification bout<\/a>, with the Mexican star pushing Plant after an apparent insult towards his mother.<\/p>\n Plant stepped forward and threw a left hook at \u00c1lvarez, who dodged it and threw an open left hand to Plant's face. The blow struck Plant's sunglasses, which jammed into his cheek and caused the cut.<\/p>\n The fighters' camps eventually separated them, but it took some time before security could get between them. Both men were also left alone during the ceremonial face-off, something White said should never have happened.<\/p>\n "I'm not surprised, s–t, Showtime is, they're great," White said with a sneer. "Those guys are really good at what they do. From production to press conferences, they're f—ing awesome.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Verstappen, Hamilton clash again as title fight gets nasty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Boxer banned for 'disgusting' tattoos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "How long have you been in the business that you would let two fighters go up to each other face-to-face without somebody there to try to \u2026 and then, when it breaks out, there was, like, two men that are there in between them before there's a man anywhere near it.<\/p>\n "You couldn't be f—ing dumber than what they did. Risk a massive fight with one of the biggest stars in the sport by not having the fighters safe.<\/p>\n "You can't let two alpha males walk up to each other face-to-face at the f—ing supper club or wherever the hell they were having that press conference and let two guys stare down without somebody there to break it up.<\/p>\n "But they're awesome. They do a good job at everything they do so it's not shocking."<\/p>\n Following the incident, \u00c1lvarez tweeted a video of the clash, with the comment; "Don't talk about my mum."<\/p>\n "You can say whatever to me, but not to my mom," Canelo said afterwards.<\/p>\n "I'm going to fight anyone who says something about my mom. And he swung first. I just pushed him. He swung first, and I do what I do. He crossed the line."<\/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
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