Canelo vs Plant

Who won Canelo vs Plant?

Canelo Alvarez beat Caleb Plant by knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 6th, 2021, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Anthony Dirrell was victorious over Mark Anthony Hernandez, Rey Vargas beat Leonardo Baez, and Elvis Rodriguez defeated Juan Pablo Romero.

Canelo vs Plant stats

Back in November 2021, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 56 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Caleb Plant made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Canelo had an advantage in power over Plant, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Plant's 57%.

Canelo Alvarez was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Plant had a height advantage of 4 inches over Canelo. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 38 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Plant, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 345 more professional rounds, totaling 508 compared to Plant's 163.

Canelo vs Plant form

Canelo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Billy Joe Saunders on May 8, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Avni Yildirim on February 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Callum Smith on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Sergey Kovalev on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Daniel Jacobs on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Plant had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Caleb Truax on January 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vincent Feigenbutz on February 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bridgestone Arena, Tennessee.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Lee on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jose Uzcategui on January 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had beaten Rogelio Medina on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Canelo Alvarez had been fighting more than Caleb Plant.

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Caleb Plant's last outing had been 9 months and 7 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Plant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Plant start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Canelo vs Plant?

The Showtime PPV show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The BT Sport Box Office broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Canelo vs Plant?

Canelo Alvarez was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Caleb Plant made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.