- Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is days away from getting his hands on
Caleb Plant . - The two super middleweight
boxing champions fight Saturday in Las Vegas.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez said all the crap his American opponent Caleb Plant said so far has made their boxing match personal.
The two super middleweight boxers put their world championship belts on the line for an undisputed title match Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The 168-pounders have developed a seething rivalry and even came to blows in September when all hell broke loose at a pre-fight press conference to formally announce the November 6 ruckus.
Alvarez and Plant had a bloody altercation when they threw hands at each other. Plant left the venue with a cut face.
The violence wasn't even the wildest thing to go down at the Beverly Hills, California presser. Plant stood across from "Canelo" and called him a drug cheat to his face.
"All the talk, all the shit he says … he crossed the line and maybe too much, that's why it's personal," said Alvarez, according to Boxing Scene.
Alvarez holds the WBA, WBC, and WBO championships at super middleweight after beating the division's other titleholders Callum Smith, in 2020, and Billy Joe Saunders, earlier this year.
The IBF champion Plant is the only other legitimate belt holder in the weight class, and so a victory for either man will anoint a clear dominant ruler.
"It's one of the most important fights for me," Alvarez said.
He continued: "They know what I'm going to do in the ring, even more so in this fight. When something is personal with me, it's different. In my mind, I have that special thing. It's going to be a really good night for us."