Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant fight predictions, odds, undercard, preview, expert picks, Showtime PPV, date
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History could be made on Saturday night in Las Vegas as all four recognized titles at 168 pounds are on the line
For all the bad blood and vitriol exchanged between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant on the build to Saturday's super middleweight undisputed championship bout in Las Vegas, fight week turned out to be much more about the task at hand for both fighters.
Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) went as far as saying during Wednesday's final press conference that "the media makes more of it when we do" when asked about the September scuffle between the two that went viral and caused a still visible cut below Plant's left eye. The native of Ashland City, Tennessee, was also quick to add, "we've both been in worse scuffles than that. When the bell rings, it's completely different."
The bell will finally ring this weekend inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET) where any lingering grudge talk will be replaced by that of history as the 168-pound division crowns its first four-belt undisputed champion with Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) looking to continue his march through the record books.
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