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      Canelo Alvarez earns £30m GUARANTEED before PPV bonuses with Caleb Plant banking at least £7.4m with purses revealed

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      CANELO ALVAREZ is set to earn a GUARANTEED £30million to fight Caleb Plant – before any pay-per-view bonuses are added on. And Plant is set to earn at least £7.4m for his part in the first-ever, undisputed super-middleweight undisputed title decider.
      Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant before their fightCredit: Amanda Westcott
      The pre-fight purses were revealed by Dan Rafael, and do not consist of anything earned after the PPV success.
      For Canelo’s wins over Callum Smith, 31, in December 2020 and Avni Yildirim, 29, in February, Forbes reported he made £23.7m.
      And for his last win, against Billy Joe Saunders, 31, in May, the Mexican was believed to have been paid close to £25m.
      Canelo took eight rounds to break down Saunders, and leave the previously unbeaten Brit with FOUR face fractures.
      That came after some heated trash talking but Alvarez warned Plant, 29, has lit a fire under him like no other.
      And he promised to make the undefeated American pay – within the 12 round distance.

      Canelo, 31, predicted: “That’s why we are here and Saturday night, we are gonna make history.
      “He’s a good fighter with a lot of skills, but he’s nothing new for me. I’ve been in there with a lot of good fighters, so it’s nothing different.
      “I think in my opinion, it’s going to be seven to nine rounds.”
      Canelo’s last three fights have all been as a free agent on DAZN promoted by Eddie Hearn.
      But Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champion’s – who Plant is signed with – prized the four-division champion over to Showtime PPV for the unification bout.
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      Logan Paul calls out boxing star Tyson Fury for MMA fight, claiming ‘the bigger they are, the harder they fall’

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      LOGAN PAUL has called out Tyson Fury to an MMA fight, and claimed: ‘The bigger they are, the harder they fall’. The YouTuber’s brother Jake, 4-0 as a boxer, is set to face Tommy Fury on December 18 in Florida.
      Logan Paul called out Tyson Fury to an MMA fight
      WBC heavyweight champion Tyson FuryCredit: Ryan Hafey
      But it did not stop Logan from admitting his respect to Tommy’s older and undefeated brother Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion.
      And while appearing to rule out ever boxing the Gypsy King, instead the social media influencer laid out a challenge to fight in the cage.
      Asked for his favourite fighter, Logan responded: “Probably Tyson Fury. I love Tyson Fury.
      “I think Jake should fight Tommy, then I should fight Tyson.”
      Logan, 26, was then probed to clarify his callout to Fury, 33, and whether he would be willing to fight the boxing superstar.
      And he said: “Yeah, sure. In an MMA match. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, brother.”
      Fury has flirted with the idea of an MMA switch once his boxing career is done.

      But more recently, he shut down the idea but admitted he would be open to a striking bout, in MMA gloves, but with grappling permitted.
      Logan meanwhile, wrestled in high school and has always eyed a move into the cage.
      He has boxed three times before, his opening two bouts against online rival KSI, 28, with the first ending in a draw.
      But they later turned professional a year later and Logan was beaten via scrappy split-decision.
      The American then returned this June for a sensational exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather, 44, who gave away TWO STONE.
      And after Mayweather failed to score a knockout, no winner was declared.
      Logan has now been linked with a fight against heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, 55, who returned last November in an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr, 52.
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      Canelo vs Plant LIVE RESULTS: Stream, TV channel, UK start time as Alvarez takes on American in Las Vegas – updates

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      CANELO ALAVREZ returns to the ring against Caleb Plant in a massive super-middleweight undisputed title fight TONIGHT.The pair will clash at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC and Ring Magazine titles at 168lbs, with the winner set for a bumper 2022.

      TV/Stream: BT Sport Box Office
      Start time: Midnight GMT
      Ring-walks: 4:30am GMT

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      BENN BACKS…
      WBA Continental Welterweight champion Conor Benn is backing Canelo to stop Plant tonight, but suggests that the American shouldn’t be underestimated.
      Benn said: “You guys have been asking for my prediction and my prediction is Alvarez between 8 and 11 for a stoppage.
      “But I wouldn’t write Caleb Plant off. If anyone can beat Alvarez, Plant definitely has the skillset to do so.”
      Benn signed a new five-year deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom back in July and is 19-0 with 12 knockouts.

      HEARN BACKS CANELO
      “It’s a good fight. Caleb Plant is an exceptional fighter. He’s a great mover, has good fundamentals; I just don’t see him beating Canelo Alvarez. I’ve been watching boxing for 33 years live and I’ve never seen anything like him,” the Matchroom chief said.
      “And I’ve watched [Floyd] Mayweather live, Mike Tyson, Prince Nassem Hamed, Joe Calzaghe, I’ve watched great Brits, Mexican fighters, I’ve watched [Manny Pacquiao], I’ve watched [Juan Manuel] Marquez – I’ve seen all these guys live and I’ve never seen anything like Canelo Alvarez.
      “Plant has a chance because he’s a world class fighter. He’s a brilliant fighter, he’s always got a chance, but something has to go wrong [for Canelo[, you know what I mean?
      “If you get the best Canelo Alvarez against the best Caleb Plant, Canelo Alvarez wins 10 times out of 10.”

      WARD PICKS PLANT
      Andre Ward has been helping Caleb Plant throughout training camp and is backing his pal to beat Canelo Alvarez tonight.
      “I’m not a believer when you face a guy that’s powerful or a guy that’s supposed to have punching power you’re [supposed to] avoid him and being perfect for 12 [rounds],” he said.
      “Like, I don’t believe in that. Like, I like to go rattle their cage. In fact, you gotta rattle the cage.
      “What I mean by that is that sometimes you gotta [sic] go to that power and smother it.
      “You gotta let them know, whoever it is, hey, you can get hurt, too.
      “Caleb is a guy that has more power than they realize.
      “I think he’s physically strong. I just think it’s always crazy until you do it. It’s easy for fans to choose – the easy pick is Canelo because of his history and everything he accomplished.
      “But I’ll support Caleb, win, lose, or draw. But I think he has a great opportunity to go out there and shock the world. He just needs to put his mental on and make it happen.”
      PLANT 🗣
      Plant said: “I know only one thing better than proving people right, and that’s proving people wrong. I’ve been doing that my whole life. As soon as I stepped on the stage, people started talking about what I can’t accomplish and what I can’t do.
      “Where I come from, there is no boxing community. There was no other pro I could look to and say that if he can do it, then I can do it. All I had was my mind and my heart.
      “I don’t do this to be famous or to get attention. When I first started, it was just me and my dad. No one thought I’d be standing here today.”
      RESPECT
      Boxing legend Mike Tyson was in attendance at the weigh-in between Canelo and Plant last night.
      When asked what it means to have Tyson there to watch him fight, Canelo spoke of his admiration for the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title.
      He said: “It means a lot, he was a great fighter, a legend. I want to be like him one day, so it means a lot.”
      Tyson also posed for photos with Canelo and his daughter, who was also present at the weigh-in and matched her father in a yellow silk outfit adorned with the Mexican flag.

      TALE OF THE TAPE

      TIMINGS ⏰
      Canelo Alvarez’s big fight with Caleb Plant will take place on Saturday, November 6 – TONIGHT!
      The fight will emanate from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
      There should be close to 15,000 fans in attendance at the huge event.
      Canelo vs Plant will get underway in the early hours of Sunday, November 7 for fans in the UK, with ring-walks set for around 4am GMT.
      MAIN CARD 📋

      Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant – super-middleweight
      Anthony Dirrell vs Marcos Hernandez – super-middleweight
      Rey Vargas vs Leonardo Baez – super bantamweight
      Elvis Rodriguez vs Juan Pablo Romero – super-lightweight

      THE PERFECT PUNCH
      BT Sport have posted a clip on their Twitter account revisiting Canelo’s incredible sixth round KO against Amir Khan back in 2016.
      Alvarez beat Khan comfortably to claim his 47th professional win and retain his WBC and The Ring middleweight titles.
      The blow has been called ‘the perfect punch’ and left the Brit looking well and truly dazed on the canvas at the T-Mobile Arena, unable to continue.
      The KO is a perfect example of Canelo’s danger as a ‘counterpuncher’, catching Khan with a formidable blow just as he was gearing up for a swing of his own.
      Canelo Alvarez’s KO of Amir Khan is iconic 📸It’s been called a perfect punch 👊It’s downright terrifying 😳It’s even better in slow-mo 😱#CaneloPlant | Tonight | BT Sport Box Office pic.twitter.com/MXoHwGYrxe— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) November 6, 2021

      CANELO 🗣
      The Mexican is supremely confident this week.
      Alvarez has said: “You are not on my level and you will see on November 6. You don’t want to fight now, I promise you.
      “We come from nothing and we worked hard to be here. For somebody to lie and talk trash about us, that upset Eddy. It is what it is though. We just have to show everyone who we are on November 6.
      “Caleb might be on the same level as Saunders and Smith, but he’s not on my level. I respect that he isn’t here to back down. You can see from today that this is definitely going to be a good fight.”
      CANELO’S PLANS 🤔
      Assuming Alvarez beats Plant and ends his streak with all four 168lbs belts in his grasp, the opportunities to have mega-fights from thereon would be near endless.
      Alvarez is a huge star in the U.S. and Mexico and can continue to fight on pay-per-view, as a free agent, for the rest of his career, if he wanted.
      If Alvarez were to stick around with PBC and Showtime for a while, a big-money fight with Jermall Charlo, the current WBC middleweight champion, would make sense.
      There’s also former champion at super-middleweight and rising star David Benavidez to possibly contend with.
      With DAZN, however, there’s still a potential trilogy fight with Golovkin to explore, with the Kazakh fighter still feeling begrudged about the results in their first two fights.
      Otherwise Alvarez could revisit the light-heavyweight division, where’s previously been the WBO champion after beating Kovalev in 2019.
      Current WBC and IBF champ Artur Beterbiev would arguably represent the toughest test of Alvarez’s career, as he boasts a menacing 100% KO ratio, the only titleholder in boxing to have that under his belt.
      Or there’s WBA champion Dimitry Bivol, a route that seems the more likely, given his relationship with promoter Eddie Hearn, whom Alvarez is closely aligned with.
      TITLE FIGHT NO. 19
      Canelo will take part in his 19th world title fight tonight against Caleb Plant and has a very impressive record so far.
      The 31-year-old Mexican has only ever lost one title fight, which was against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013.
      The solitary draw came against Gennady Golovkin in 2017.
      But Canelo won the rematch a year later to claim the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles.
      He has since defended his belts on six occasions, most recently against Billy Joe Saunders in May this year.

      HOW TO WATCH 📺
      Alvarez’s clash with Plant will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
      You can live stream the action from the BT Sport Box Office app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
      The event will set you back £19.95.
      GOOD EVENING!
      Hello there and welcome to SunSport’s coverage of Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant – the winner of which will claim the undisputed crown in the super-middleweight division tonight.
      Alvarez was last in action back in May, when he TKO’d Billy Joe Saunders in the 8th round of their title clash in Texas.
      Plant has had to wait a little longer for this fight, having not fought since January, when he outpointed Caleb Truax.
      The Nashville fighter won his first world title in 2019, beating Venezuelan Jose Uzcategui, and has since defended it three times.
      Alvarez is on a hot streak of wins following his draw with Gennady Golovkin back in 2017.
      He’s since beaten Golovkin, Rocky Fielding, Daniel Jacobs, Sergey Kovalev, Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim and Saunders, becoming a four-weight world champion in the process.
      Plant’s IBF title at 168lbs represents the final piece of Alvarez’s jigsaw, which could see the Mexican crowned as his country’s first ever undisputed champion.
      Alvarez and Plant had originally planned to clash back in September, but negotiations fell through before a solution was found weeks later.
      The fight will be held on Showtime pay-per-view in the U.S., which will be the first time Alvarez hasn’t fought on DAZN stateside since 2018.
      A win for either fighter would crown the second undisputed champion in 2021, after Josh Taylor picked up all the belts at 140lbs in his win over Jose Ramirez back in May.
      So sit back and relax, we’ve got you covered this evening and all throughout the night.
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      Boxing legend Frank Bruno rekindles romance with ex-lover Nina Coletta who helped mental health recovery

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      BOXING legend Frank Bruno has rekindled his romance with an old flame who has helped his mental health recovery.Nina Coletta dated the ex-heavyweight champ for four years until 2016.
      Frank Bruno has rekindled his romance with Nina ColettaCredit: Solarpix
      Pals say they grew close again when Frank, 59, “reached out” after he was admitted to hospital following a relapse in his fight with bipolar disorder.
      Nina, 56, who runs a hairdressing business in Glasgow, has been splitting her time between her home in Scotland and Frank’s in Bedfordshire.
      A source said: “Frank is in a great place right now and Nina is a big part of that. She’s been really supportive and Frank is happier than he’s been in a long time.”
      The dad of four wrote of his latest health battle in 60 Years a Fighter, out this month.
      Our source said Nina, who joined him at the Pride of Britain awards last week, told Frank the book would be an important step in opening up about his feelings.
      They added: “Frank was proud to take her to the awards where she met his friends.”

      Frank won the WBC heavyweight crown in 1995 but struggled after retiring and split from wife Laura in 2001.
      Last month he told The Sun on Sunday lockdown led to his relapse, which saw him sectioned in June last year.
      His charity The Frank Bruno Foundation is holding a fundraising ball on November 12 to help others battling with their mental health.
      Frank Bruno is a former world heavyweight boxing championCredit: Getty
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      ‘He’s not hearing that final bell’ – Jake Paul vows to KO Tommy Fury and slams Love Island star’s ‘small’ past opponents

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      JAKE PAUL has vowed to KO Tommy Fury when the pair meet next month.And the American YouTuber has also lashed out at Fury’s boxing past, claiming Tyson’s sibling has only ever fought ‘small’ opponents.
      Jake Paul has vowed to KO Tommy Fury when the pair meet next monthCredit: Getty
      Paul believes Fury is yet to take on a fighter who can actually cause him damageCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Paul and Fury will finally meet in Tampa, Florida, on December 18 after a long-running social media feud.
      Paul has won all four of his fights, while Fury is unbeaten in seven.
      However, Paul believes his rival is yet to face a fighter of similar calibre.
      And the brother of fellow YouTuber Logan insists the bout will not need a points decision as he will KO Fury before the final bell.
      Paul declared: “I will TKO him in the later rounds, I think he’ll be gassed.
      “This will be his first time actually getting punched in the face by somebody who can hit.

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      “He’s always fought smaller guys with losing records. He’s not hearing that final bell ring.
      “He’s only been put in there with opponents that were meant to lose.
      “This is his first real test where his opponent isn’t some guy who’s just going to flop over.
      “He has no idea what he’s getting himself into. This is his first time under the big lights, on the big stage, and he’s going to crack under pressure.
      Is he actually a Fury, or will we find out that he’s just a half Fury?Jake Paul
      “The beautiful thing about this fight is the unknown. Is he actually a Fury, or will we find out that he’s just a half Fury?
      “Does he have the heart like his brother, or is he just living in the shadow of his brother?
      “The beautiful thing about this fight is stepping into the unknown, because this is also my first time fighting a real boxer, whatever that means.
      “He’s undefeated, he’s young, same age, same weight, same height, so it’s really a perfect match-up.
      “We’re just going to see who worked harder, who wants it more and who has that dog inside of them.”
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      Tyson Fury heads to the loo during eight-hour boozing session in clip shared by party girl

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      TYSON Fury heads to the loo during an eight-hour boozing session — in a clip shared by one of his female drinking pals.The heavyweight boxing champ spent an evening with Kailah Downie, 24, and Stella Kabelis, 21, in Manchester.
      World boxing champ Tyson Fury was seen heading to the loo during an eight-hour boozing session
      A clip shared showed the Gypsy King in a cocktail bar with Kailah Downie, 24, and Stella Kabelis, 21, in Manchester
      They later shared the toilet footage of married Tyson, 33, who last month beat Deontay Wilder.
      A source said: “He joked the Gypsy King was off to his throne.”
      Later Tyson went home to his family.
      Tyson’s gruelling third fight against Wilder last month saw him get up from the canvas twice to win in the 11th round — cementing his place in heavyweight boxing folklore.
      He, Paris and their family then spent two days partying in Las Vegas, enjoying champagne and vodka-fueled binges.
      Paris and Tyson met when they were teenagers and married in 2008.
      She gave birth to their sixth child Athena in August, and the pair previously told how they want 11 children.

      Last month Paris said she and Tyson try to enjoy as normal a life as possible, but added it was getting harder due to Tyson’s fame.
      She said: “We can’t go out in public a lot, it’s getting hard. Tyson’s so out there now and people respect him so much and want to be around him. It’s literally a nightmare to go anywhere.”
      A source said: ‘He joked the Gypsy King was off to his throne’
      The eight-hour drinking session comes a month after Tyson’s thrilling defeat of Deontay WilderCredit: Rex
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      ‘F*** him’ – Tyson Fury’s promoter claims Eddie Hearn has no say in Anthony Joshua’s future when asked about fight

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      TYSON FURY’S promoter Bob Arum has slammed Eddie Hearn by claiming he’s got ‘nothing to say’ about Anthony Joshua’s future.Hearn has been Joshua’s promoter since his professional debut in 2013 and remains one of his closest advisors in boxing.
      Arum has hit out at Hearn by insisting he has no say in Joshua’s futureCredit: Alamy
      Hearn has stated Joshua is taking the Usyk rematch nextCredit: Getty
      AJ lost his three world heavyweight titles to Oleksandr Usyk back in September but now intends to try and reclaim them in their contracted rematch.
      However, there has been talk of Joshua receiving a step aside fee in order for WBC champion Fury to take on Usyk for the undisputed crown.
      Yet despite those murmurings, Arum has shut down any possible negotiations with Hearn.
      When asked if he has spoke to Hearn about AJ stepping aside for a Fury-Usyk fight, Arum said: “F*** Eddie Hearn, he’s got nothing to say about it.
      “All he does is spin his mouth. Joshua will make the decision for Joshua.”
      The beef between Hearn and Arum comes just weeks after the Essex-based promoter claimed Fury cannot be considered an all-time great following his trilogy win over Wilder.

      He told iFL TV: “He’s only beat one guy in the last three years.
      “Maybe he beats everybody and goes down as one of the great heavyweights of all time, but to do that you have to beat the fighters of your era.
      “You can’t just fight one guy, so he needs to fight AJ, [Oleksandr] Usyk, Dillian [Whyte].”
      Joshua and Usyk are expected to meet in the first quarter of next year as they do battle once more.

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      Meanwhile, Fury is set to take on mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte in an all-British dust-up.
      Whyte, 33, has been waiting several years for a shot at the WBC crown and now finally looks in line to receive one in the early part of 2022.
      The winners of Usyk-Joshua II and Fury-Whyte could then meet for all the belts in the second half of next year. More

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      Tommy Fury will be trained by brother Tyson and his renowned coach SugarHill Steward for Jake Paul fight

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      TOMMY FURY will be trained by his brother and world heavyweight champion Tyson for his clash with Jake Paul next month.The 22-year-old will square off against the YouTube sensation in Tampa Bay, Florida on December 18.
      Fury is looking to remain unbeaten after his fight with Paul before ChristmasCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Heavyweight king Fury has been trained by SugarHill for two yearsCredit: Getty
      And it has now been revealed that WBC champion Tyson will help his sibling to prepare for the fight alongside his highly-respected coach SugarHill Steward.
      SugarHill, who is the nephew of legendary trainer Emmanuel Steward, has led Tyson to two victories over Deontay Wilder.
      Tyson opted to bring SugarHill in before the Wilder rematch in 2020 and went on to dismantle him inside seven rounds.
      SugarHill’s ‘Kronk’ style of boxing is well-renowned as an offensive approach and that was on display once again in the trilogy fight between the two heavyweights.
      This time Tyson stopped Wilder in the 11th round, climbing off the canvas to knock the American out cold.
      SugarHill, who is also a former Detroit police officer, has trained other world champions including Anthony Dirrell and Adonis Stevenson.

      Fury linked up with SugarHill after splitting with former coach Ben DavisonCredit: Getty
      He will be in Dirrell’s corner in Las Vegas this weekend as the American takes on Marcos Hernandez on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed clash against Caleb Plant.
      His boxing philosophy was there for everyone to see when Tyson revealed the advice SugarHill gave him before the Wilder knockout eventually came.
      The heavyweight champ said: “I need to thank my trainer. At the end there he told me, ‘get your jab working, only the big dogs pull it out late on’.
      “It was edge of the seat stuff and could’ve gone either way. SugarHill pushed me to knock him out late.”
      Meanwhile, Tommy and Jake are fighting at a much lower level than Tyson but are still fairly evenly matched heading into their December fight.
      Both are undefeated as professionals, Tommy after seven fights and Jake after four.
      And boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes it will be the ‘most embarrassing thing ever’ if Tommy is beaten by the internet star.
      He said: “I’ve only watched Tommy Fury once in a UK show beating a guy that I could’ve beaten.
      “And then I watched that last fight he was in, the four-rounder against the guy who sparred with Jake.
      “Logic and hope would tell you a professional boxer that boxed for a living and was also Tyson Fury’s brother should never, ever lose to Jake Paul.

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      “But Jake Paul is not horrific, there’s a lot of pro fighters worse than Jake Paul.
      “I’ve seen them, I’ve had a lot of them on my shows in with young kids coming through.
      “But it’s just the most embarrassing thing if he loses that fight.” More