The fight against Caleb Plant represented for Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez the possibility of receiving the highest earnings in its history , in addition to consecrating himself as undisputed super middleweight champion.
The Mexican, who is listed as a free agent, and He was about to reach a deal for the match that had been announced for the next one September in the city of Las Vegas.
ESPN’s Mike Coppinger , reported that negotiations for the showdown were derailed by contract disagreements , as instructed by various sources.
Sources: Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant are closing in on a deal for a Sept. 18 bout in Las Vegas, a PBC on Fox PPV, for the undisputed 168 – pound championship. One-fight offer from PBC that would likely earn Alvarez career-high payday https://t.co/ 823 vQiSV4P
– Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger ) July 20, 2021
Both Plant’s and Canelo’s teams had the contract in their hands and each raised multiple requests that caused the deal to collapse.
Although sources told ESPN that the talks could be reviewed, Canelo’s preparation time is running out, taking into account that he complies with the tradition of fighting on the weekend of the Independence Day celebration of his country.
CANELO WILL SWIM IN TICKETS AFTER THIS BATTLE 🤑🏊 ♂️
The fight between @ Canelo and Caleb Plant, which is would celebrate 20 September 🔥
The Mexican champion would receive the biggest purse of his career, which would make him the fight of the decade 🌎 pic.twitter.com/ZgEMHESTqA
– Vpro Sports (@VProSports) July 21, 2021
If the fight that would define the first boxer in history to unify the super middleweight belts does not take place, Canelo could have Russian Dmitry Bivol as an option at
Days before the portal claimed that the Mexican was offered an agreement with the Premier Boxing Champions company of Al Haymon, in the which establishes the profit from the sales of the broadcast, and would receive an incredible payment when agreeing a percentage for the sales in Pay Per View (PPV).
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