These are the 3 fights that Canelo Álvarez remembers the most 0:58
(CNN Spanish) -
This November 6 in Las Vegas will remain an unforgettable date in international boxing.
Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez was crowned the undisputed champion of super middleweights, after defeating Caleb Plant by knockout.
The Mexican boxer sought to become the first Latin American to reach this milestone.
Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez arrives in the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
(Photo by Al Bello / Getty Images)
Before the fight, Álvarez assured CNN that this fight against Caleb Plant was the most important of his career, for everything that was at stake.
An undisputed champion
Only five boxers in history had held the undisputed title, that is, at the same time having the four belts of the main bodies that govern international boxing: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Organization.
But so far none had made the mark in the super middleweight division.
The "Canelo" exposed the titles of the WBC, WBO and the WBA, while Plant disputed the IBF.
Both posed with their belts during the weigh-in on November 5.
(Photo Al Bello / Getty Images)
The era of the four belts (IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO) begins in 2007 and these have been the undisputed champions:
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Terence Crawford - Super Lightweight-2017
Josh Taylor - Super Lightweight-2021
Bernard Hopkins - Middleweight-2004
Jermain Taylor - Middleweight-2005
Oleksandr Usyk - Cruiserweight-2018
Saúl Álvarez - Super middleweight-2021
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