How much did Plant make against Canelo

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has just one belt left to add to his collection.

Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) picked up the WBO belt when he beat Billy Joe Saunders in a knockout earlier this year. He now is the holder of the WBA, WBC, WBO and The Ring belts in the super middleweight class.

That leaves just the IBF left to claim, and he'll have a challenge to bring it home. The current holder of the belt is Caleb Plant, who enters the fight with an undefeated 21-0 record with 12 knockouts.

While only one fighter will walk out with all the belts, both will receive solid paydays for their efforts in the ring on Saturday. Here's a look at how much each will earn, as well as the fighters' net worth, ahead of the fight.

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant fight purse, prize money

These two fighters are each going to earn a nice payday for Saturday's fight, but the big name on the card will be the one earning the lion's share of the purse. According to Boxing News 24, there will be a purse of $50 million split between the two, with Alvarez receiving $40 million and Plant earning $10 million.

What is Canelo Alvarez's net worth?

Alvarez is among the most successful athletes in the world, and has the net worth to back it up. He has a net worth of $140 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

What is Caleb Plant's net worth?

Plant still has a ways to go to catch Alvarez. According to Exact Net Worth, he has an estimated net worth of around $3 million. His payday on Saturday could go a long way toward helping him move that up.

Canelo Alvarez career record

• Nationality: Mexican
• Born: July 18, 1990 (31 years old)
• Height: 5-9
• Reach: 70.5 inches
• Record: 56-1-2 (38 KOs)

Caleb Plant career record

• Nationality: American
• Born: July 8, 1992 (29 years old)
• Height: 6-1
• Reach: 74 inches
• Record: 21-0-0 (12 KOs)

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Edward Sutelan is a content producer at The Sporting News.

Canelo Álvarez and Caleb Plant face off on Saturday to become the undisputed champion of the super middleweight division. Any Canelo fight is high profile, but this one is especially so as he looks to finish off cleaning out the division.

This is a big money for fight both boxers. Canelo is due to earn a guaranteed $40 million while also claiming 60% of PPV proceeds, per multiple reports. Plant is slated to earn a guaranteed $10 million plus 40% of PPV proceeds.

Canelo earned an estimated $35 million for beating Billy Joe Saunders in his last fight. He’s quick worked his way up the financial ladder in recent years. A decade ago he made a reported $1 million for his fight against Kermit Citron. His first fight with eight-figure earnings came in 2018 when he made an estimated $15 million for his first super middleweight fight, against Rocky Fielding.

Plant is making far and away his largest purse. In his last fight, against Caleb Truax, he made $750,000 in guaranteed money. Canelo opponents have done well for themselves even if they are more likely than not to lose. In the Canelo-Saunders fight, the challenger earned an estimated $8 million, per Mike Coppinger.

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant will reportedly both receive eight-figure guaranteed paydays after going 11 rounds together in their undisputed fight on Saturday night.

Boxing’s pound-for-pound king found a destructive finish in round 11 to become the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight world champion.

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The fight began with some positive early signs for Plant as his jab troubled Canelo early on.

It did not take long for the Mexican to start closing the distance though, as he consistently cut of the ring and hammered Plant with hooks to head and body.

Canelo finally made the breakthrough in round 11 as he smashed Plant with a left hook which put him on wobbly legs and then floored him with a follow-up right uppercut.

The American made it back to his feet, just about, but fought on for only seconds more before being put down again and finished with a series of right hands.

With the victory, Canelo was crowned undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight champion of the world.

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The guaranteed purses (not including PPV extras) have been revealed for the fight, according to Dan Rafael.

Canelo reportedly earned a guaranteed purse of $40million.

Plant reportedly earned a guaranteed purse of $10million.

Since becoming a free agent a year ago, Canelo has been able to negotiate independently with promoters to secure the best deal possible for his fights.

For his fights with Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim and Billy Joe Saunders, he worked with Eddie Hearn on DAZN.

For Plant, he’s worked with Al Haymon on Showtime PPV.

It is unknown where the Mexican will choose to fight next, having previously stated that all options remain open as he retains his independence.

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