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Canelo Alvarez leaves Caleb Plant with nasty cut and covered in BLOOD after furious brawl at pre-fight press conference

, Canelo Alvarez leaves Caleb Plant with nasty cut and covered in BLOOD after furious brawl at pre-fight press conference

CANELO ALVAREZ left Caleb Plant with a bloody gash under his eye as the pair sensationally brawled at a press conference.

On Monday the pair announced they had agreed a deal to fight in Las Vegas at the beginning of November to unify the super-middleweight division.

Caleb Plant was left with a cut under his right eye after he brawled with Canelo Alvarez at a press conference
The Mexican initially shoved Plant after they exchanged words while they were squared up

, Canelo Alvarez leaves Caleb Plant with nasty cut and covered in BLOOD after furious brawl at pre-fight press conference

Plant then swung and missed Canelo, who landed a counter with his left hand

, Canelo Alvarez leaves Caleb Plant with nasty cut and covered in BLOOD after furious brawl at pre-fight press conference

Plant later claimed it was his sunglasses that caused the cut rather than a punch

But the first event to publicise the massive fight descended into chaos on Tuesday in Beverly Hills.

After the pair squared up and exchanged words, Canelo suddenly pushed Plant backwards.

The 29-year-old American then threw a punch at his Mexican rival in retaliation.

But pound-for-pound king Canelo, 31, showed lightning-quick reactions to dodge the incoming hook and then lit up Plant with a stunning counter-punch that left him with a nasty cut under his right eye.

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The left hand from Canelo shows just what is in store for the 21-0 Plant, who was left bloodied by the shot.

The Tenessee fighter suffered a gash under his right eye which has the potential to postpone the fight, according to ESPN reporter Mike Coppinger.

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Naturally, fans are already going wild on social media in reaction to the brawl.

One fan commenting on Plant said: “Serves him right for trying to hit Canelo with a cheap shot. Elite head movement and counter from Canelo too.”

Another added: “Who threw the first punch? Once you do that you can’t really complain, nevertheless absolutely insane scenes I hope the fight still goes on.”

A third said: “Welp see y’all in January 2022.”

Welterweight champ Errol Spence Jr also weighed in, saying: “Damn can’t get countered like that.”

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However, during a fiery press conference – in which Alvarez again became enraged after Plant brought up his past drug use – the American said he wasn’t cut from a punch, but rather his sunglasses.

He said: “It’s just a small cut. It’s from my sunglasses. I had sunglasses on. So when whatever happened, happened, it just scratched my cheek.”

, Canelo Alvarez leaves Caleb Plant with nasty cut and covered in BLOOD after furious brawl at pre-fight press conference

Plant is not the first to test Canelo’s patience during a press conference.

After defeating Billy Joe Saunders in May Canelo’s post-fight presser was disrupted by middleweight rival Demetrius Andrade.

Canelo belittled Andrade for becoming a champion without defeating any big names, before telling the American to “Get the f*** out of here”.

, Canelo Alvarez leaves Caleb Plant with nasty cut and covered in BLOOD after furious brawl at pre-fight press conference

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