Canelo vs. Plant: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Canelo Álvarez (Canelo) and Caleb Plant (Sweethands) put their super-middleweight belts on the line. Canelo brings the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring belts. Plant brings the IBF belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lHV w1 d0 | ||||
| sMD w2 d2 | sMD w1 d2 | sMD w1 d0 | sMD w1 d2 | |
| MD w1 d1 | MD w2 d2 | MD w1 d0 | MD w2 d3 | |
| sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d6 | sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d0 | |
| IBF |
|---|
| sMD w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Canelo Álvarez and Caleb Plant took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 185 cm, Caleb Plant is the taller of the two by 12 cms; Canelo Álvarez is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Plant also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Canelo's 179 cm. Canelo has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Plant.
Canelo is coming in to this fight with a record of 56-1-2 (38 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Billy Joe Saunders, which he won via 8th round RTD.
Plant comes in with an undefeated record of 21-0 (12 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 7 days ago against Caleb Truax, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Canelo will be 31 years and 3 months old. Plant will be 29 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 57-43 in favor of Canelo Álvarez. Here is the prediction for Canelo vs Plant.
Result
Canelo Álvarez defeated Caleb Plant via 11th round TKO. Plant's undefeated record of 21 wins comes to an end, and Canelo advances his win streak to 8. Canelo is now 57-1-2, and Plant 21-1.