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Canelo Alvarez Gives Straightforward Prediction for David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant Fight

Published 11/18/2022, 3:30 PM EST

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Another blockbuster fight is set for 2023. In the first half of 2023, David Benavidez will fight Caleb Plant to walk even closer to Canelo Alvarez and his likes in the ring. Plant, 30, is 22-1 and had his last victory against Anthony Dirrell on October 15. Benavidez, 25, on the other hand, stands undefeated with 26 professional wins. Currently, Benavidez holds the WBC interim World Super Middleweight title in boxing and looks forward to facing Alvarez inside the ring.

For some time now, the boxing world has pondered over when Alvarez and Benavidez will finally meet. However, Alvarez is yet not contemplating a Benavidez fight. Instead, he wants to focus on a rematch with Dmitry Bivol who he fought on May 7th at T-Mobile. Despite not wanting to fight Benavidez now, Alvarez stated the likely outcome of the Plant vs. Benavidez fight.

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After the Benavidez vs. Plant fight was announced for 2023, Canelo Alvarez said, “Let’s see what happens in that fight. Truthfully, it’s a competitive fight. But for me, I think Benavidez wins. But like I said, my main objective is rematch with Bivol.” While stating the outcome of Benavidez vs.Plant, Alvarez expressed his main objective.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 03: WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez looks on during a news conference at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 03, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez will face Caleb Plant on November 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)Alvarez is not think about a fight with Plant or Benavidez at this moment. He wants to avenge his loss against the Russian, Bivol.

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After his loss to Bivol on May 7th at T-Mobile, Alvarez squared off against ‘GGG’ on September 17. Recently, Alvarez said he would want to face Bivol in September 2023. However, Bivol had something else to say about a rematch with Alvarez in boxing. Bivol is more keen on building a legacy. In doing so, he wants to fight for another belt in pro boxing.

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On being asked if he would fight Alvarez in a rematch in 2023, Bivol said, “I may not box him now. It’s up to me to choose what I want.” While Bivol plans to fight someone else, Alvarez thinks of having a tune-up style fight in May 2023 and then face Bivol in September for yet another fight.

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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