CANELO ALVAREZ did not need the scorecards of the judges after beating Caleb Plant, but was ahead with them all anyway.
Plant was knocked out by the Mexican in round 11, following two knockdowns. This made him the undisputed super-middleweight champion.
Canelo Alvarez after beating Caleb Plant
This is Canelo's first win in his 60-fight career that began when he was just 15.
He did it in brutal fashion, punching Plant into the ropes, leaving the referee no other choice than to wave it off.
All three judges scoredcards revealed that Canelo was ahead by one, two, and seven rounds.
Steve Weisfeld scored it, with 98-92, Dave Moretti, 97-93, and Patricia Morse-Jarman, 96-94. All in favor of Alvarez.
It was amazing! Jarman gave Plant just TWO rounds, the first and ninth.
Canelo also added the IBF title in his WBC, WBA, and WBO collections, making him super-middleweight supremacy within 11 months.
He stated, "I want to say thank you to everyone here." It wasn't easy to reach this point.
"But, with your support, My family, and my team, I've come a long way. This is for everyone, especially in Mexico.
Canelo, 31 years old, admitted that he never felt so much animosity towards an enemy as he felt towards Plant, 29.
However, after his victory, the sport’s greatest star gave credit to his opponent who, while he may not have come up with the numbers.
Canelo said: "My respect for Caleb Plant. He is a formidable fighter and has a lot of talent.
"We are men at the end. He wanted to fight me and he wanted to continue. We had a great fight today, and there is no shame in that.
"But, of course we came out on top."
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