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WEIGHTS AND PHOTOS FROM LAS VEGAS: CANELO - 168 LBS., PLANT - 167 LBS.

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LAS VEGAS -- Mexican superstar and WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant of the United States made weight Friday without any untoward incident as the two were held not close enough with each other during the face-off at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the Undisputed championship Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) in the 18,000 capacity venue. Alvarez is the heavy favorite to defeat Plant but the American promised make history Saturday night to become the first undisputed super middleweight in history.

Photos by Dr. Ed de la Vega.

WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO/RING Super Middleweight Titles
12 rounds
Canelo Alvarez 168 lbs vs. Caleb Plant 167 lbs


Alvarez flexes his muscle during Friday's weighin.


Plant flexes his muscle during Friday's weighin.


Canelo and Plant taunt each other during Friday's weighin.


10 Super Middleweight
Anthony Dirrell 168.5 lbs vs. Marcos Hernandez 168.5 lbs


10 rounds Featherweight
Rey Vargas 125 lbs vs. Leonardo Baez 126.5 lbs


10 rounds Junior Welterweight
Elvis Rodriguez 142 lbs vs. Pivi Romero 143 lbs

8 rounds Junior Welterweight
Rances Barthalemy 143 lbs vs Gustavo Vitorri 143 lbs

8 rounds Super Featherweight
Jose Gomez 131 lbs vs Jose Antonio Meza 132 lbs

6 rounds Super Flyweight
Jan Salvatierra 113 lbs vs Fernando Diaz 114 lbs

8 rounds Super Flyweight
Joselito Velasquez 114 lbs vs Gilberto Mendoza 114 lbs




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