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ANY notion that Caleb Plant might Abe suffering from a Canelo Alvarezinduced hangover were put to rest the moment he laid out Anthony Dirrell in nine rounds in October. Plant is keen to secure a rematch with the Mexican superstar and, though such a scenario may have seemed unlikely after he was stopped by Canelo in November 2021, he could emerge as the most deserving challenger at 168lbs with victory over David Benavidez at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand on Saturday night.

The WBC super-middleweight interim bauble, owned by Benavidez, is at stake. It’s easy to be critical of the strap because, on May 6, divisional world

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