Boxing: Canelo Alvarez eager to dispose Caleb Plant
LAS VEGAS — Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez tipped the scales at a ripped 168 pounds on Friday afternoon for his super middleweight unification bout against Caleb Plant. Plant, an American from Las Vegas via Tennessee came in at 167 pounds during the official weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena where both fighters will duel on […]
Jonas Sultan emerges as a force among bantamweights
NEW YORK — At 14-0 with 14 knockouts, Carlos Caraballo was groomed to be Top Rank boxing’s next big star. Days before his fight with Filipino bantamweight Jonas Sultan, the promotional giant inked the 25-year old Puerto Rican and Miguel Cotto protege to a lucrative multi-year deal. But something strange happened inside the Hulu theater […]
Canelo Alvarez has a not so silent admirer in the Philippines
LOS ANGELES– When Canelo Alvarez climbs the ring this Saturday in hopes to unify the super middleweight title belts against Caleb Plant, the Mexican superstar will have a legend rooting for him somewhere in the Philippines. Manny Pacquiao. Boxing’s only eight-division champ has since retired from the sport and is currently making a run for […]
