Caleb Plant andSaul Alvarez will fight November 6 in Las Vegas.- Plant is America's best super middleweight boxer and is confident he beats the sport's No.1 fighter.
- "Don't be surprised if it's easier than y'all think," he recently said.
America's best super middleweight Caleb Plant is talking about taking down the No.1 boxer on the planet, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
The two combat athletes will fight November 6 in Las Vegas in a unification match that will have all the major world titles in the 168-pound division on the line.
Alvarez has gone through a gauntlet run of opponents since suffering his sole loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013, beating Miguel Cotto, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Sergey Kovalev, among others, to become a champion in four weight classes.
Recently, he's taken apart Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim, and Billy Joe Saunders in an eight-month span to collect three of the four main super middleweight championships.
Plant holds the other title, and represents a unique challenge because of his height, strength, and
"I like my chances in any fight," Plant said according to Boxing Scene, confident he can extend his undefeated pro boxing record of 12 knockouts from 21 wins against Alvarez.
Plant even said he thinks the fight will be easier than many believe.
"I'm willing and ready to take it wherever it has to go to get my hand raised but don't be surprised if it's easier than y'all think," said Plant.
The 29-year-old, a growing star in the Premier Boxing Champions stable, has steadily been building an audience base on Fox
He won the IBF super middleweight world title in 2019 with a decision win over Jose Uzcategui, and has defended the belt having beaten Mike Lee by knockout, Vincent Feigenbutz by stoppage, and Caleb Truax by decision.
Plant's box office event later this year, which will take place on Fox Sports pay-per-view, will be the fighter's greatest challenge to date.
But it is not one he says he will shirk away from.
"If I didn't believe that I can win, y'all wouldn't have these cameras in front of my face right now," he said.
"And, you know, you guys have made plenty of fight predictions before and you guys have been wrong. But you know how many times I've been wrong? None."
Plant said he's used to being the underdog his entire life, but developed great belief in himself when he began winning competitions as an amateur fighter - including the 2011 Indianapolis Golden Gloves.
"Ever since I started boxing, from my first tournament that I went to, people telling me what I can't be, what I can be. You know, 'I don't belong in this sport', 'I'm never gonna become a world champion.'
"And it seems like the more people tell me I couldn't, the more I believe in myself.
"And at this point, every comment or every time someone says that you can't do it, I feel like I'm just even more right. You know what I'm saying? So, I'm just ready for the fight."