The year-old even capped off the KO with a celebratory backflip. Prior to that pivotal punch, Hernandez held a slight edge in punches landed. I knew he thought I was going to throw that so I just came up with the uppercut. I came out here and made a statement. Mexico matchup in the second fight of the telecast. Two judges scored the fight a shutout, , while the third judge scored it Fighting for the first time at pounds, Vargas used his significant height and reach advantage to dictate the pace of the entire matchup.
And we planned to outbox him. We had a lot of good exchanges and there were moments when I stood in front of him and landed my punches. The plan was to fight and to box and punch without getting punched. I had to stand there and throw big punches. Already a former champion at pounds, Vargas now has his sights set on becoming a two-division champion.
Watch the stoppage HERE:. Resigned to defeat, Romero sat and watched as referee Robert Hoyle reached the count of Then I was able to straighten out. Never miss a fight! Saul is focused on a return to the ring in November. A fight with Plant still feels like the obvious route for Canelo. There's the history of the first-ever four-belt unification at pounds, the competitive nature of the fight on paper and the simple fact that both men seem to truly want the fight to happen.
Plant and Premier Boxing Champions weren't willing to give in to what they felt were unfair terms for the fight in September, sure, but time and money heal all wounds, especially in the fight game. The addition of a few extra months also gives time for both sides to calmly work through anything that was likely presented as "take it or leave it" in the late push to try to get Canelo a fight on a weekend that is traditionally a big one for Mexican stars.
The next round of negotiations has already started, and they started from a place where the two sides knew the hurdles that need to be cleared. Canelo had a clear plan for what the coming years looked like for his career and Plant was always the next man up.
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The Alvarez team attempted to pivot from Plant to Bivol to save the September date. Bivol holds the WBA light heavyweight title and Canelo has won gold at pounds before when he moved up to knock out Sergey Kovalev in November Bivol's team said they agreed to fight Alvarez for the light heavyweight belt in September at a pound catchweight, but Canelo and his team decided the window to make a fight had gotten too tight and instead opted for a move to November.
Still, Bivol's willingness to not only make the fight, but also make it at a catchweight, makes him the most likely option if the Plant fight falls through for any reason. The main card is set to start at 9 p. GMT with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 12 a. As ever with a live fight night, these timings are subject to change depending on the length of the undercard fights. DAZN uses cookies to help us deliver our services and improve your user experience.
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