Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant replay: date, time, how to watch.
CANELO ALVAREZ MADE HISTORY BY KO’ING CALEB PLANT LAST SATURDAY. A REPLAY OF THE BOUT WILL AIR SATURDAY TO KICK OFF THE DAVID BENAVIDEZ-KYRONE DAVIS CARD.
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CANELO ALVAREZ VS. CALEB PLANT REPLAY
Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (before the live show)
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: Alvarez’s WBA, WBC, WBO and Plant’s IBF titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: Alvarez No. 2
Also on the show: David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis, super middleweights (live main event); Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights (live)
Background: Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) stopped Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) in the 11th round to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant replay: date, time, how to watch.
CANELO ALVAREZ MADE HISTORY BY KO’ING CALEB PLANT LAST SATURDAY. A REPLAY OF THE BOUT WILL AIR SATURDAY TO KICK OFF THE DAVID BENAVIDEZ-KYRONE DAVIS CARD.
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CANELO ALVAREZ VS. CALEB PLANT REPLAY
Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (before the live show)
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: Alvarez’s WBA, WBC, WBO and Plant’s IBF titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: Alvarez No. 2
Also on the show: David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis, super middleweights (live main event); Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights (live)
Background: Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) stopped Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) in the 11th round to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Kyrone Davis has no plans to follow script against David Benavidez on Saturday in Phoenix.
One person who doesn’t see Kyrone Davis as a stepping stone for David Benavidez is Kyrone Davis.
Benavidez, a former two-time super middleweight titleholder, is a heavy favorite to defeat Davis on Showtime Saturday night from Footprint Center in Phoenix. Davis took the fight on two weeks’ notice after Jose Uzcategui allegedly tested positive for a banned substance and will be doing battle in Benavidez’s hometown.
Tough assignment? Davis doesn’t seem fazed.
“Sometimes with stepping-stones, you trip,” he said during the final news conference before the fight. “We’ve seen it happen plenty of times. My job is to make sure Saturday night isn’t his night. I’m looking to have a good time and put my all into it.
“I’ve been doing this my whole life. Stepping up on two weeks’ notice is nothing for me. A guy trying to cheat is disrespectful to the sport. It’s my duty to the sport to step in. … I’m coming to fight and I’m coming to win.”
Kyrone Davis (foreground) says he doesn’t plan to lay down against David Benavidez. Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
Davis (16-2-1, 6 KOs) can box, the result of an extensive amateur career. And while he doesn’t have many big names on his resume, his surprising draw with two-time 168-pound champ Anthony Dirrell this past February opened eyes.
He also pointed out that both of his losses (against Junior Castillo in 2016 and Patrick Day in 2018) came at 154 pounds, a weight at which he wasn’t comfortable.
Benavidez, a big puncher, has stopped his last four opponents. Davis doesn’t plan to become No. 5.
“I showed that I can fight on this level against Anthony Dirrell,” he said. “That performance put me in position to get this fight. … All good things must come to an end. His knockout streak is cool, but who you fight matters.
“I’m nicknamed ‘Shut It Down’, not lay down. He’s supposed to want to put on a great show, but I’m looking to do what I have to do to win.”
Kyrone Davis has no plans to follow script against David Benavidez on Saturday in Phoenix.
One person who doesn’t see Kyrone Davis as a stepping stone for David Benavidez is Kyrone Davis.
Benavidez, a former two-time super middleweight titleholder, is a heavy favorite to defeat Davis on Showtime Saturday night from Footprint Center in Phoenix. Davis took the fight on two weeks’ notice after Jose Uzcategui allegedly tested positive for a banned substance and will be doing battle in Benavidez’s hometown.
Tough assignment? Davis doesn’t seem fazed.
“Sometimes with stepping-stones, you trip,” he said during the final news conference before the fight. “We’ve seen it happen plenty of times. My job is to make sure Saturday night isn’t his night. I’m looking to have a good time and put my all into it.
“I’ve been doing this my whole life. Stepping up on two weeks’ notice is nothing for me. A guy trying to cheat is disrespectful to the sport. It’s my duty to the sport to step in. … I’m coming to fight and I’m coming to win.”
Kyrone Davis (foreground) says he doesn’t plan to lay down against David Benavidez. Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
Davis (16-2-1, 6 KOs) can box, the result of an extensive amateur career. And while he doesn’t have many big names on his resume, his surprising draw with two-time 168-pound champ Anthony Dirrell this past February opened eyes.
He also pointed out that both of his losses (against Junior Castillo in 2016 and Patrick Day in 2018) came at 154 pounds, a weight at which he wasn’t comfortable.
Benavidez, a big puncher, has stopped his last four opponents. Davis doesn’t plan to become No. 5.
“I showed that I can fight on this level against Anthony Dirrell,” he said. “That performance put me in position to get this fight. … All good things must come to an end. His knockout streak is cool, but who you fight matters.
“I’m nicknamed ‘Shut It Down’, not lay down. He’s supposed to want to put on a great show, but I’m looking to do what I have to do to win.”
David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis: date, time, how to watch, background.
FORMER TWO-TIME SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER dAVID BENAVIDEZ RETURNS TO THE RING AGAINST KYRONE DAVIS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME.
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DAVID BENAVIDEZ (24-0, 21 KOs) VS. KYRONE DAVIS (16-2-1, 6 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights
Prediction: Benavidez KO 7
Background: Benavidez was supposed to have fought rugged Jose Uzcategui in front of his hometown fans but the Venezuelan was pulled from the card after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance. Davis stepped in two weeks before the fight. Benavidez saw his second reign as a 168-pound titleholder end on the scale before his meeting with Roamer Alexis Angulo in August of last year, a fight he won by 10th-round stoppage. He followed that with an 11th-round knockout of Ronald Ellis in March, his fourth consecutive stoppage. He is a candidate to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship next May if he can win on Saturday. Davis, once an amateur standout, is a good boxer with limited punching power. The Delawarean enhanced his reputation by drawing with former two-time super middleweight titleholder Anthony Dirrell this past February, which made him a credible potential opponent for the top 168-pounders. He followed up with a unanimous eight-round decision over Martez McGregor in September, a fight in which Davis struggled.
David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis: date, time, how to watch, background.
FORMER TWO-TIME SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER dAVID BENAVIDEZ RETURNS TO THE RING AGAINST KYRONE DAVIS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME.
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DAVID BENAVIDEZ (24-0, 21 KOs) VS. KYRONE DAVIS (16-2-1, 6 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights
Prediction: Benavidez KO 7
Background: Benavidez was supposed to have fought rugged Jose Uzcategui in front of his hometown fans but the Venezuelan was pulled from the card after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance. Davis stepped in two weeks before the fight. Benavidez saw his second reign as a 168-pound titleholder end on the scale before his meeting with Roamer Alexis Angulo in August of last year, a fight he won by 10th-round stoppage. He followed that with an 11th-round knockout of Ronald Ellis in March, his fourth consecutive stoppage. He is a candidate to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship next May if he can win on Saturday. Davis, once an amateur standout, is a good boxer with limited punching power. The Delawarean enhanced his reputation by drawing with former two-time super middleweight titleholder Anthony Dirrell this past February, which made him a credible potential opponent for the top 168-pounders. He followed up with a unanimous eight-round decision over Martez McGregor in September, a fight in which Davis struggled.
David Benavidez’s focus is on Kyrone Davis, not Canelo Alvarez … for now.
David Benavidez isn’t concerned with Canelo Alvarez at the moment. He’ll be exchanging blows with someone else on Saturday.
The former two-time super middleweight titleholder faces late replacement Kyrone Davis in front of his hometown fans at Footprint Center in Phoenix — on Showtime — a week after Alvarez stopped Caleb Plant to become undisputed champion.
“I’m not thinking about Canelo,” Benavidez said during the final news conference before Saturday’s fight. “I’m just thinking about Kyrone Davis. I’m excited to give my fans a good show. I worked extremely hard for this fight and trained like it was for a world title.
“I’m ready for whoever they want to give me to fight next.”
Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) is happy just to be fighting on Saturday.
His original opponent, Jose Uzcategui, was pulled from the show after he allegedly tested positive for a banned substance. Davis, who had been sparring with Terence Crawford, was able to step in to save the event.
Benavidez had been looking forward to fighting Uzcategui, who Plant defeated to win the title he lost to Alvarez. However, he was also excited about his homecoming. He hasn’t fought in Phoenix since 2015.
Plus, his older brother, Jose Benavidez Jr., is fighting on the card. The elder Benavidez faces Francisco Emanuel Torres.
“It means the world to our whole family to be here in this position,” David Benavidez said. “I spent most of my childhood at Central Boxing Gym (which is two miles from the arena). The first mural out there was of my brother and I said that I wanted to be up there next.
“It’s really motivating knowing that Phoenix has our backs.”
None of the above means that he has lost focus on Davis, who he respects.
Davis (16-2-1, 6 KOs) made a statement this past February, when he drew with former champ Anthony Dirrell in Los Angeles. Benavidez stopped Dirrell in nine rounds to win the WBC belt for a second time, after which he lost it on the scale.
Benavidez, who has stopped his last four opponents, plans to do to Davis what he did to Dirrell.
“I’ve had a tremendous training camp this time around,” he said. “Hats off to Kyrone Davis for stepping up to the plate and taking this fight. I’m on a knockout streak and I’m keeping it going Saturday night. The fans want to see knockouts and that’s what I want to give them.”
He went on: “Once opponents feel my pressure, they realize it’s a whole different type of power. I want to see how he’s going to react to the power, combinations and speed. I’m going to keep doing what I do best and have fun.”
And then, if things go well, he can shift his attention to a certain Mexican superstar.
David Benavidez’s focus is on Kyrone Davis, not Canelo Alvarez … for now.
David Benavidez isn’t concerned with Canelo Alvarez at the moment. He’ll be exchanging blows with someone else on Saturday.
The former two-time super middleweight titleholder faces late replacement Kyrone Davis in front of his hometown fans at Footprint Center in Phoenix — on Showtime — a week after Alvarez stopped Caleb Plant to become undisputed champion.
“I’m not thinking about Canelo,” Benavidez said during the final news conference before Saturday’s fight. “I’m just thinking about Kyrone Davis. I’m excited to give my fans a good show. I worked extremely hard for this fight and trained like it was for a world title.
“I’m ready for whoever they want to give me to fight next.”
Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) is happy just to be fighting on Saturday.
His original opponent, Jose Uzcategui, was pulled from the show after he allegedly tested positive for a banned substance. Davis, who had been sparring with Terence Crawford, was able to step in to save the event.
Benavidez had been looking forward to fighting Uzcategui, who Plant defeated to win the title he lost to Alvarez. However, he was also excited about his homecoming. He hasn’t fought in Phoenix since 2015.
Plus, his older brother, Jose Benavidez Jr., is fighting on the card. The elder Benavidez faces Francisco Emanuel Torres.
“It means the world to our whole family to be here in this position,” David Benavidez said. “I spent most of my childhood at Central Boxing Gym (which is two miles from the arena). The first mural out there was of my brother and I said that I wanted to be up there next.
“It’s really motivating knowing that Phoenix has our backs.”
None of the above means that he has lost focus on Davis, who he respects.
Davis (16-2-1, 6 KOs) made a statement this past February, when he drew with former champ Anthony Dirrell in Los Angeles. Benavidez stopped Dirrell in nine rounds to win the WBC belt for a second time, after which he lost it on the scale.
Benavidez, who has stopped his last four opponents, plans to do to Davis what he did to Dirrell.
“I’ve had a tremendous training camp this time around,” he said. “Hats off to Kyrone Davis for stepping up to the plate and taking this fight. I’m on a knockout streak and I’m keeping it going Saturday night. The fans want to see knockouts and that’s what I want to give them.”
He went on: “Once opponents feel my pressure, they realize it’s a whole different type of power. I want to see how he’s going to react to the power, combinations and speed. I’m going to keep doing what I do best and have fun.”
And then, if things go well, he can shift his attention to a certain Mexican superstar.
Fight Week: Jaime Munguia and David Benavidez are scheduled to make their returns on Saturday.
FIGHT WEEK
JAIME MUNGUIA WILL FACE GABRIEL ROSADO SATURDAY AS HE CONTINUES HIS PURSUIT OF A MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE SHOT. ON THE SAME NIGHT, DAVID BENAVIDEZ RETURNS AGAINST KYRONE DAVIS.
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JAIME MUNGUIA (37-0, 30 KOs) VS. GABRIEL ROSADO (26-13-1, 15 KOs)
Odds: Munguia 7½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
Also on the card: Alexis Rocha vs. Jeovanis Barraza, welterweights; D’Mitrus Ballard vs. Paul Valenzuela Jr., middleweights; William Zepeda vs. John Moralde, lightweights; Arley Muncino vs. Jackie Calvo, flyweights
Prediction: Munguia KO 10
Background: Munguia, a former 154-pound titleholder, will be fighting at 160 for the fourth time as the slugging Mexican pursues a shot at another major belt. He has stopped four consecutive opponents since a majority decision over Dennis Hogan in April 2019, including a sixth-round stoppage of Kamil Szeremeta this past June. Munguia is ranked No. 1 by both the WBC (Jermall Charlo is champion) and WBO (Demetrius Andrade), which means an opportunity to become a two-division beltholder should be on the horizon if he continues to win. Rosado, a tough, but limited boxer-puncher, has fallen short against his best opponents but he stunned the boxing world by rising from a knockdown to stop unbeaten prospect Bektemir Melikuziev in three rounds on the Munguia-Szeremeta card. That victory helped him land in the main event on a significant card. Rosado is a significant underdog for a reason – Munguia is a better all-around fighter – but the Philadelphian always comes to fight, which gives him a chance to have his hand raised. He’s coming back down to 160 after three fights at 168,
DAVID BENAVIDEZ (24-0, 21 KOs) VS. KYRONE DAVIS (16-2-1, 6 KOs)
When: Saturday, Nov. 13
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights
Prediction: Benavidez KO 7
Background: Benavidez was supposed to have fought rugged Jose Uzcategui in front of his hometown fans but the Venezuelan was pulled from the card after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance. Davis stepped in two weeks before the fight. Benavidez saw his second reign as a 168-pound titleholder end on the scale before his meeting with Roamer Alexis Angulo in August of last year, a fight he won by 10th-round stoppage. He followed that with an 11th-round knockout of Ronald Ellis in March, his fourth consecutive stoppage. He is a candidate to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship next May if he can win on Saturday. Davis, once an amateur standout, is a good boxer with limited punching power. The Delawarean enhanced his reputation by drawing with former two-time super middleweight titleholder Anthony Dirrell this past February, which made him a credible potential opponent for the top 168-pounders. He followed up with a unanimous eight-round decision over Martez McGregor in September, a fight in which Davis struggled.
Odds: Galahad 10-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
Also on the card: Terri Harper vs. Alycia Baumgardner, junior lightweights (for Harper’s WBC title); Chris Billam-Smith vs. Dylan Bregeon, cruiserweights; James Flint vs. Dom Hunt, junior welterweights
Prediction: Galahad UD
Background: Galahad came close to winning his first world title when he lost a split decision to then-IBF 126-pound titleholder Josh Warrington in June 2019. Two years later, this past August, he stopped Jazza Dickens in 11 rounds to capture the same title (which Warrington had vacated). Galahad, whose real name is Abdul Bari Awad, was born in Qatar but grew up in Sheffield. The 31-year-old was out of boxing for about a year and half, between 2014 and 2016, as the result of a doping suspension. Martinez has remarkable staying power. The 35-year-old Spaniard, a 122-pound beltholder in 2013-14, has been fighting on an elite level for more than a decade. He received this title shot in part because of his strong performance against 130-pound contender Zelfa Barrett in February. Barrett was awarded a unanimous decision but many believe Martinez deserved the nod. He followed that disappointment with a wide decision over Jayro Duran in September. Martinez is 3-4 in world title fights.
Also fighting this weekend: Thomas Patrick Ward (30-0-1, 4 KOs) of England faces fellow featherweight contender Leonardo Padilla (20-3, 14 KOs) of Venezuela in a scheduled 10-rounder in Houghton-le-Spring, England (ESPN+).
Fight Week: Jaime Munguia and David Benavidez are scheduled to make their returns on Saturday.
FIGHT WEEK
JAIME MUNGUIA WILL FACE GABRIEL ROSADO SATURDAY AS HE CONTINUES HIS PURSUIT OF A MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE SHOT. ON THE SAME NIGHT, DAVID BENAVIDEZ RETURNS AGAINST KYRONE DAVIS.
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JAIME MUNGUIA (37-0, 30 KOs) VS. GABRIEL ROSADO (26-13-1, 15 KOs)
Odds: Munguia 7½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
Also on the card: Alexis Rocha vs. Jeovanis Barraza, welterweights; D’Mitrus Ballard vs. Paul Valenzuela Jr., middleweights; William Zepeda vs. John Moralde, lightweights; Arley Muncino vs. Jackie Calvo, flyweights
Prediction: Munguia KO 10
Background: Munguia, a former 154-pound titleholder, will be fighting at 160 for the fourth time as the slugging Mexican pursues a shot at another major belt. He has stopped four consecutive opponents since a majority decision over Dennis Hogan in April 2019, including a sixth-round stoppage of Kamil Szeremeta this past June. Munguia is ranked No. 1 by both the WBC (Jermall Charlo is champion) and WBO (Demetrius Andrade), which means an opportunity to become a two-division beltholder should be on the horizon if he continues to win. Rosado, a tough, but limited boxer-puncher, has fallen short against his best opponents but he stunned the boxing world by rising from a knockdown to stop unbeaten prospect Bektemir Melikuziev in three rounds on the Munguia-Szeremeta card. That victory helped him land in the main event on a significant card. Rosado is a significant underdog for a reason – Munguia is a better all-around fighter – but the Philadelphian always comes to fight, which gives him a chance to have his hand raised. He’s coming back down to 160 after three fights at 168,
DAVID BENAVIDEZ (24-0, 21 KOs) VS. KYRONE DAVIS (16-2-1, 6 KOs)
When: Saturday, Nov. 13
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights
Prediction: Benavidez KO 7
Background: Benavidez was supposed to have fought rugged Jose Uzcategui in front of his hometown fans but the Venezuelan was pulled from the card after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance. Davis stepped in two weeks before the fight. Benavidez saw his second reign as a 168-pound titleholder end on the scale before his meeting with Roamer Alexis Angulo in August of last year, a fight he won by 10th-round stoppage. He followed that with an 11th-round knockout of Ronald Ellis in March, his fourth consecutive stoppage. He is a candidate to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship next May if he can win on Saturday. Davis, once an amateur standout, is a good boxer with limited punching power. The Delawarean enhanced his reputation by drawing with former two-time super middleweight titleholder Anthony Dirrell this past February, which made him a credible potential opponent for the top 168-pounders. He followed up with a unanimous eight-round decision over Martez McGregor in September, a fight in which Davis struggled.
Odds: Galahad 10-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
Also on the card: Terri Harper vs. Alycia Baumgardner, junior lightweights (for Harper’s WBC title); Chris Billam-Smith vs. Dylan Bregeon, cruiserweights; James Flint vs. Dom Hunt, junior welterweights
Prediction: Galahad UD
Background: Galahad came close to winning his first world title when he lost a split decision to then-IBF 126-pound titleholder Josh Warrington in June 2019. Two years later, this past August, he stopped Jazza Dickens in 11 rounds to capture the same title (which Warrington had vacated). Galahad, whose real name is Abdul Bari Awad, was born in Qatar but grew up in Sheffield. The 31-year-old was out of boxing for about a year and half, between 2014 and 2016, as the result of a doping suspension. Martinez has remarkable staying power. The 35-year-old Spaniard, a 122-pound beltholder in 2013-14, has been fighting on an elite level for more than a decade. He received this title shot in part because of his strong performance against 130-pound contender Zelfa Barrett in February. Barrett was awarded a unanimous decision but many believe Martinez deserved the nod. He followed that disappointment with a wide decision over Jayro Duran in September. Martinez is 3-4 in world title fights.
Also fighting this weekend: Thomas Patrick Ward (30-0-1, 4 KOs) of England faces fellow featherweight contender Leonardo Padilla (20-3, 14 KOs) of Venezuela in a scheduled 10-rounder in Houghton-le-Spring, England (ESPN+).
