SAUL ‘CANELO’ ALVAREZ VS CALEB PLANT PREVIEW
WHEN IS CANELO VS PLANT?
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will fight Caleb Plant on Saturday 6th November 2021 at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena in Nevada.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

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

Also, on the undercard will be Anthony Dirrell's and Mark Anthony Hernandez's contest and Rey Vargas' and Leonardo Baez's bout.

CANELO VS PLANT STATS
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez steps into the ring with a record of 56 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 38 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Caleb Plant will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Canelo has advantage in power over Plant, with a 68% knock out percentage over Plant's 57%.

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Plant has a height advantage of 4 inches over Canelo. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez & Caleb Plant fight out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo is 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 has fought 303 more professional rounds, 425 to Plant's 122.

Caleb Plant is currently ranked number 2 by the RING in the 168lb division.

CANELO VS PLANT FORM
Canelo has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Billy Joe Saunders on 8th May 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Avni Yildirim on 27th February 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 beat Callum Smith on 19th December 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 2nd November 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 4th May 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 remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, he had defeated Vincent Feigenbutz on 15th February 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 beat Mike Lee on 20th July 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 13th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

Hehad beat Rogelio Medina on 17th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

ACTIVITY CHECK
In terms of recent activity, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has been fighting more than Caleb Plant.

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez last fought 5 months and 26 days ago, while Caleb Plant's last outing was 9 months and 4 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Plant's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

WHAT TIME DOES CANELO VS PLANT START?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States, which is around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

WHO IS SHOWING CANELO VS PLANT?
The Showtime PPV show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The BT Sport Box Office broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (GTM).

HOW DO YOU STREAM CANELO VS PLANT?
In the US you can stream Canelo vs Plant via Fite.tv on a PPV basis. Once purchased, you can watch on your Smart TV, Phone or Desktop PC, and they have apps available on Roku, Xbox, Chromecast and Apple TV.

The whole event costs $59.99.

Stream Canelo vs Plant PPV live online or in the SHOWTIME app on supported TV and mobile devices. The Showtime have native apps for Apple TV (4th Gen+), Roku, Fire TV, Xbox One, iOS, and Android TV and mobile. SHOWTIME subscription is not required or included.

The whole event costs $69.99.

In the UK you can stream Canelo vs Plant and all BT Box Office boxing cards via the BT Sports app and player. You’ll need to sign up and pay for the fight on their website, before being able to sign into the app and watch the fight. It’s available online and in an app for Apple, Android and Firestick