Tuesday, November 19

Canelo Álvarez barely gives the weight limit in a fiery pre-fight ceremony with Caleb Plant


Saúl Álvarez le lanza una aparente amenaza a Caleb Plant en la ceremonia del pesaje.
Saúl Álvarez throws an apparent threat to Caleb Plant at the weigh-in ceremony.

Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP / Getty Images

LAS VEGAS – Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez gave the weight limit of the 168 pounds for his historic super middleweight unification bout against the American Caleb Plant .

In front of a massive presence of fans in the arena of the MGM Grand -including a sector that was making the discriminatory cry that is heard in soccer games – “Canelo” got on the scale and complied with the regulatory weight, seeing himself in impeccable physical shape and very happy having his entire family a few meters away.

Moments earlier, Caleb Plant had weighed 167 pounds. His expression was that of a man furious and ready to face his golden opportunity.

The fighter who wins on Saturday will become the first in history to be the undisputed champion of the super middleweight . And if Álvarez wins, he will be the first Latin American fighter to be the undisputed monarch.

After that, the two champions (Álvarez owns the WBC, WBA and WBO version titles, while Plant has the IBF version) had his last head-to-head before Saturday’s match , with e he precedent of September in Beverly Hills when punches were thrown and the Tennessee fighter suffered a cut to his face.

Loading their belts and separated by one or two meters, the fighters said things to each other, but neither wanted to reveal much of what they said .

“(I told him) It’s about time” , Álvarez told the interviewer. The Mexican added that he does not feel responsibility for being the current biggest star in current boxing and a great favorite: “It is motivation, not responsibility.”