LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez entered the ring the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world and also the sport's biggest attraction. But now, for the first time in his career, he can call himself something else: undisputed champion.
Alvarez promised to punish Caleb Plant, and on Saturday he did just that with an 11th-round knockout victory at a sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena to unify all four 168-pound titles.
A left hook followed by a brutal right uppercut sent both of Plant's gloves to the canvas in the penultimate round. He never recovered. On unsteady legs, Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) attempted to escape danger, but Alvarez sensed the moment.