Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing’s most illustrious practitioner will return to the ring this Saturday night in search of more belts and prestige. For the main event of this weekend’s pay per view card at the MGM Grand Garden Resort and Casino will feature none other than future Hall of Famer Canelo Alvarez,
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Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode In a career that’s likely Hall of Fame bound, Canelo Alvarez has thoroughly enjoyed pushing the limits of what he can physically do. After starting his career at 139 pounds in 2005, Alvarez has slowly but surely moved his way up the ranks. Now, presently speaking, Alvarez is a
Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Kirk Jackson “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life, think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” –
Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Time and time again, Jake Paul has brought about some of the more whackier events on his boxing undercards. Now, with the social media star turned professional boxer set to take on Tommy Fury on December 18th, at Amalie Arena, in Tampa Florida, an expected showdown between two fighters
Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode The last time Canelo Alvarez came nose to nose with Caleb Plant, the two got it on right then and there. Not only did the pair decide to swap fists well before their November 6th showdown, but a deep hatred towards one another soon followed. Roughly a month and
Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Sean Crose Although it might not be the most enticing undercard in the history of pay per view, there are a series of matches that will appear on the undercard of Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant event at the MGM Grand Garden Resort and Casino just outside Las Vegas. The 11-1-1 Elvis
Posted on 11/06/2021 By: Kirk Jackson There’s a famous proverb, known by many fans of the Marvel Universe, recognized in mass from a pop cultural standpoint. “With great power, comes great responsibility,” as some refer to this as one of Peter Parker’s (Spider-Man) core principles – with how he deals with juggling work life, school
Posted on 11/05/2021 By: Hector Franco Boxing’s most prevalent superstar and pound-for-pound king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) steps back in the ring this Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. On this occasion, he will be taking on Nashville, Tennessee’s Caleb Plant (21-0, 12 KOs), for the undisputed super
Posted on 11/06/2021 By: Kirk Jackson “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin Considering this weekend’s blockbuster event, featuring pugilists skilled at telling stories with their fists, both competitors aim to produce a memorable experience and leave
Posted on 11/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Caleb Plant heard the boos loud and clear. As the IBF super middleweight champion climbed onto the scales to weigh in one day before his showdown against unified titlist Canelo Alvarez, the crowd made their feelings known who they were backing. Not only has the doubters of Plant come
7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN On Saturday, we’re set to see arguably the biggest fight night of the year. Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, looks to become an undisputed world champion for the first time in his career as he faces Caleb Plant in a super middleweight unification fight at
3:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Kamaru Usman has one of the top fighters in the world in his crosshairs. It just so happens that it’s not a fellow MMA fighter. The UFC welterweight champion and ESPN’s No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound mixed martial artist said Wednesday at UFC 268 media day that he is targeting a
7:00 AM ET EDDY REYNOSO IS carrying Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez on his shoulders. It’s Cinco de Mayo weekend, one of the most important days in boxing. And the two, Reynoso as trainer, Álvarez as his boxer, are celebrating another win surrounded by the largest indoor crowd to ever watch a boxing match in the United
12:33 PM ET Jake Paul‘s next fight card will feature a familiar name to sports fans. Deron Williams, the former NBA All-Star point guard, will compete in a boxing match at the event headlined by Paul and Tommy Fury on Dec. 18 in Tampa, Florida, Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian confirmed Friday with ESPN.
9:24 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vergil Ortiz, one of the fastest rising stars in boxing, is making a change. The undefeated welterweight has long been with former trainer of the year Robert Garcia. But as he prepares for his first bout of 2022, he’ll do so at Canelo Alvarez’s San Diego gym under the guidance
6:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — When Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant faced off in September, the boxers exchanged blows; the latter emerged with a cut under his right eye. This time, with tensions at a fevered pitch, security ensured the fighters didn’t throw any punches (but still allowed them to be close
1:33 AM ET Mikaela Mayer took another step toward becoming the undisputed junior lightweight champion Friday night in Las Vegas, beating Maiva Hamadouche by unanimous decision to retain her WBO title and pick up Hamadouche’s IBF crown. Mayer won the fight 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 — with two scorecards not necessarily indicative of what happened in
6:10 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez faces Caleb Plant on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET, prelims at 6 p.m. ET) and all four major super middleweight title belts are on the line. The bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be for Alvarez’s WBA, WBO and WBC titles and