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Canelo Alvarez Gave Heavyweight Frank Sanchez a Run for His Money

Published 11/06/2021, 8:23 PM EDT

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Canelo Alvarez, in a few hours from now, will enter the squared circle for the biggest and perhaps the most important fight of his career. The Mexican boxing star will fight Caleb Plant for the undisputed super-middleweight title.

As the p4p star is all set to enter the ring space, a video of his sparring the heavyweight pugilist Frank Sanchez surfaced on the internet.

Sanchez is an undefeated heavyweight who trains under Canelo’s coach, Eddy Reynoso’s wing. As a result, Alvarez thought of going toe to toe with the hard-hitting heavyweight in a fiery sparring session.

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Throughout his boxing stint, Canelo has stayed on the front foot to challenge himself against some bigwigs of the game. He purposely takes on mammoth challenges in his workout and sparring sessions to ensure that he wins his pro-boxing bouts with ease.

Alvarez is unquestionably one of the hardest workers in the room, and he always looks to push the boundaries with his grilling regimes.

Canelo Alvarez will lock horns with Caleb Plant for his shot to glory. Ever since he stepped up in the 168-pound division, his sole aim was to capture all the belts. Until now, he has claimed three of them with wins over the likes of Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders.

Can Canelo Alvarez end up being successful against Caleb Plant, too?

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Ahead of the Caleb Plant fight, Canelo Alvarez is the firm favorite. In his past few fights, Canelo has shown his aggressive fight style. As it has worked for him, he is expected to bring in something similar.

 

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That said, there are high chances of him coming out with all the belts. But, if ‘Sweethands’ comes up with a stern game plan, needless to say, Alvarez will have to dig in deep to register his name in the history books. It will be interesting to see how things go ahead.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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