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SPORTS SHORTS 256: CANELO ALVAREZ VS. CALEB PLANT TALE OF THE TAPE By Maloney L. Samaco PhilBoxing.com Sun, 07 Nov 2021  CANELO ALVAREZ Real name: Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán Nickname: Canelo ("Cinnamon") Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Official Weight: 168 lbs. Reach: 70 1/2 in (179 cm) Nationality: Mexican Born: July 18, 1990 Age: 31 Place: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Stance: Orthodox Total fights: 59 Wins: 56 Wins by KO: 38 Loss: 1 Draws: 2 Rounds: 425 KO rate: 64.41% Debut: Win over Mexico's Abraham Gonzalez by 4th round TKO on October 29, 2005 at the Arena Chololo Larios, Tonalá, Mexico * * * Álvarez is ranked as the world's best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec, The Ring, Boxing Writers Association of America; Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and ESPN. He is also ranked as the world's best active super middleweight by BoxRec, The Ring, TBRB, and ESPN. * * * Titles held past and present: WBA (Super) super middleweight champion WBC super middleweight champion WBO super middleweight champion The Ring super middleweight champion WBO light heavyweight champion WBA (Super) middleweight champion WBC middleweight champion Ring middleweight champion IBF middleweight champion WBO light middleweight champion WBC light middleweight champion WBA (Unified) middleweight champion The Ring light middleweight champion WBC Silver light middleweight champion WBC–NABF welterweight champion WBC Youth welterweight champion WBO Latino welterweight champion WBA Fedecentro welterweight champion Jalisco welterweight champion * * * Last fight: Win over United Kingdom's Billy Joe Saunders by 8th round TKO on May 8, 2021 at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.A. * * * Second to the last fight: Win over Turkey's Avni Yıldırım by 3rd round TKO on February 27, 2021at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S.A. * * * Only Loss to American Floyd Mayweather Jr.by majority decision on September 14, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A. * * * Pay-per-view bouts in millions: Mayweather vs. Canelo 2,200,000 Canelo vs. Chávez 1,000,000 Canelo vs. Golovkin 1,300,000 Canelo vs. Golovkin II 1,100,000 * * * Trainer/Manager: Eddy Reynoso Promoter: Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport * * * CALEB PLANT Real name: Caleb Hunter Plant Nickname: Sweethands Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Official Weight: 167 lbs. Reach: 74 in (188 cm) Nationality: American Born: July 8, 1992 Age: 29 Place: Ashland City, Tennessee, U.S. Stance: Orthodox Total fights: 21 Wins: 21 Wins by KO: 12 Loss: 0 Draw: 0 Rounds: 122 KO rate: 57.14% Debut: Win over Travis Davidson by 1st round KO on May 10, 2014 at the Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. * * * Titles held: IBF super middleweight champion * * * He is ranked as the world's second-best active super middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, third by ESPN and The Ring, and fifth by BoxRec. * * * Last fight: Win over American Caleb Truax by unanimous decision on January 30, 2021 at the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. * * * Second to the last fight: Win over Germany's Vincent Feigenbutz by 10th roundTKO on February 15, 2020 at the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. * * * Trainer: Justin Gamber Manager: Luis DeCubas Promoter: Al Haymon of Premier Boxing Champions Click here to view a list of other articles written by Maloney L. Samaco.  |
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