Canelo Alvarez, Caleb Plant, ready for the undisputed fight for the super middleweight title on November 6

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  • Mike CoppingerESPN

In the end, Canelo Alvarez got her husband.

Boxing main star and Caleb Plant have agreed on terms and signed contracts to meet in a fight for pay-per-view unification on Nov. 6.

The fight will be presented by PBC along with Canelo Promotions.

The deal puts an end to weeks of stalled and initial negotiations between ESPN’s No. 1-pound boxer and PBC founder Al Haymon. Alvarez, who holds three 168-pound titles, and Plant, owner of the other belt, will fight to be crowned as undisputed middleweight superchampions.

“I am very excited to have this fight in front of me. I am happy because I will make history and in my career it is exactly what I want to do: leave my mark on boxing,” Alvarez said in a statement released Thursday. “I can’t wait to see all my fans on November 6.”

The fight was initially being watched on Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, but by 11 a.m. the deal was broken. Alvarez then began talks over a challenge for Dmitry Bivol’s light heavyweight title, but before an agreement could be reached, the great Mexican decided to delay his return until November so he could focus on a field of full workout in San Diego.

Alvarez, 31, also wanted to focus on the man he always wanted: Plant. More than man, really, is what he wants to be Canelo: indisputable.

“The project since we got to 168 was this: to be the first undisputed Latin and Mexican. It’s something I’ve been projecting for over a year,” Alvarez coach Eddie Reynoso told ESPN. “It’s the advantage of being a free agent and having an excellent relationship with all the promoters; you can negotiate any fight and that benefits boxing. I’m very happy because we’re doing a great sports job as a coach and administrative as a manager. “We will work hard to win and continue to write history in Mexican and world boxing!”

After Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) shattered Billy Joe Saunders’ orbital bone in May, a ninth-round TKO to pick up a third 168-pound title sent a message to Plant: “I, my friend “.

Plant (21-0, 12 KOs), ESPN’s No. 3 boxer with 168 pounds, is Haymon’s first champion to win a crack at Alvarez, but he might not be the last. The deal between Canelo and PBC is for a fight, for sources, but there is reason to believe that Alvarez will continue to face the boxers in the stable. David Benavidez, ESPN’s No. 2 super middleweight, aligns with PBC, as does Jermall Charlo, the middleweight champion who plans to jump to 168 at some point.

Alvarez’s last three fights aired on DAZN and were promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom. Although Hearn will not be participating in the promotion of the event, according to sources, he is expected to work on behalf of Canelo Promotions.

Plant, a 29-year-old Nashville native, thought he had a deal with Alvarez last month after agreeing to a bag worth more than $ 10 million. When the pact collapsed, Plant told ESPN, “His bark is bigger than his bite.”

Plant said Alvarez would earn more than $ 40 million (a maximum career) along with Mexican television revenue and his Hennessy sponsorship. Plant said then that the point of adhesion was an insistence on Canelo’s side on a very particular contingency plan.

“If I get injured or sick, you will get a late replacement for the same amount of money guaranteed, but if you get sick or injured, we will have to wait for it,” he said.

In the event that an appropriate replacement for September 18 could not be mutually agreed upon, according to sources, the event would be canceled instead of rescheduled.

This time, the differences were resolved.

Alvarez will have his chance to be called undisputed. So will Plant, who will look for something much more: to prove that he is real in his first legitimate challenge, but also the best in the world.

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