Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live round-by-round play by play

Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live round-by-round updates and highlights. Follow along with FanSided on Saturday, Nov. 6, at roughly 11 p.m. ET.

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant have weighed in and are ready for a battle on Saturday, Nov. 6. The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, hosts another dynamic boxing event with vast implications for the super middleweight division.

Since turning professional in 2005, Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) has soared to the top of boxing’s pound-for-pound list. He’s the sport’s most popular fighter, and he proved that by packing the Grand Garden Arena with his fans a day before the fight during the weigh-in. Expect Alvarez’s enormous following to show up en masse.

Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) lacks Alvarez’s experience and résumé, but the 29-year-old from Ashland City, TN, will try to match Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the only other boxer to defeat Alvarez. The odds are stacked against Plant, but the IBF champion could surprise people and rise to the occasion.

Alvarez and Plant greatly dislike each other. Their altercation during their first press conference proved that, but the ongoing bad blood helps spice up this matchup. Alvarez has the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles, and the winner becomes the undisputed super middleweight champion.

Athletes and celebrities will be out in force to catch this matchup. So will FanSided, who’s covering the action live from Vegas. Anything can happen in boxing, especially with such a massive event. Book mark this page and visit when Alvarez vs. Plant begins. Expect ring walks to take place sometime from 11 p.m. ET on.

Get ready for an incredible fight! Coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime pay-per-view for $79.99. Whether you buy the fight or not, follow along with FanSided for round-by-round updates and highlights.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live round-by-round updates and highlights

Round 1

Plant came out with jabs to Alvarez’s body. He tried to keep Alvarez away with quick jabs to the head. Alvarez stayed patient and slowly crept forward.

Alvarez carefully looked for openings and scored with a right hand. He briefly caught Plant on the ropes and scored a combination. Plant showed a lot of nervous energy, while Alvarez looked very calm.

Round 2

Alvarez continued his methodical walk down of Plant. He started to use his right hand more and mixed in the left hook for good measure. Plant circled on the outside, and his power looked ineffective.

Plant relied on his jab and head movement but didn’t connect with any meaningful punches. Alvarez found it easy to close the distance.

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Round 3

Plant tried to score combinations early, but they were pitter-patter punches. Alvarez stayed in his defensive shell while moving forward. Plant was more elusive on the outside and used a lot of energy circling on the outside.

Plant’s did a better job of landing his jab but took a solid left hook from Alvarez. He ate the punch well.

Round 4

Alvarez went off with a combination that shook Plant in his shoes. Plant got trapped on the ropes, and Alvarez let him have it. The crows went wild for Alvarez, and Plant’s face started to look red.

Alvarez dominated the round and may have demoralized Plant.

Round 5

Alvarez showed confidence by throwing power punches. The crowd erupted with chants of Mexico as Alvarez kept up the action. He was warned for a low blow, and Plant was warned for holding.

They traded punches at center ring as Plant tried to show Alvarez he didn’t fear him. Plant started to hold when Alvarez got too close for comfort. Plant formed a bad habit of ducking his head, and Alvarez appeared to be timing him.

Round 6

Plant held Alvarez’s left hand, and Alvarez belted him with his right. Alvarez continuously pushed him against the rope and pegged him with a power jab and left hook. Plant looked hurt and like a deer in the headlights.

Alvarez started to connect more cleanly than at any point in the fight. Plant’s stock dived in this round as Alvarez looked in complete control.

Round 7

Plant tried to go back to his jab, which did score. However, Alvarez walked through it and threw a piledriving right hand. Plant stalled by holding.

Alvarez swung with bad intentions but didn’t always land. Plant caught Alvarez on the ropes but did nothing with the opportunity. Alvarez played cat and mouse and taunted Plant. There was a clash of heads, but no damage came of it.

Round 8

Alvarez started the round well and started to target Plant’s body more. Alvarez scored with several combinations, and Plant tried to roll with the punches. He did a commendable job but still took some punishment.

Plant also went to the body, but the power difference was clear. Plant ran for the last minute, as FanSided predicted he would do in the later stages of the fight.

Round 9

The rounds started to blur together in a pattern of Plant trying to box on the outside, with Alvarez eventually getting inside and landing several significant punches. To Plant’s credit, he took Alvarez’s power well.

Plant showcased his conditioning with constant movement on the outside while mixing in some counter punches.

Round 10

Alvarez turned up the heat with body punches. Plant continued to retreat. His counter punching wasn’t doing much and resorted to holding.

Alvarez fought more on the inside, and Plant looked a step slower. Plant offered up some offense, but Alvarez rocked him with a left hook to the head.

Round 11

Alvarez and Plant traded early. Plant showed some urgency but got caught by a left hook that stunned him. An Alvarez combination dropped him.

Plant got up to his feet on unsteady legs, and Alvarez punished him on the ropes. He drove down right hands that planted Plant to the canvas. It was over. Canelo won by round 11 TKO.

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Alvarez is the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world.

OFFICIAL RESULTS: Canelo Alvarez defeated Caleb Plant via round 11 TKO