David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant LIVE: UK start time, undercard, live stream and how to watch as former world champions clash for shot at WBC title against Canelo Alvarez

David Benavidez and Caleb Plant will go head-to-head in Las Vegas this weekend to become Saul Alvarez's next mandatory challenger.

The former world champions will settle their differences on Saturday night and the winner will secure a fight with iconic Mexican Canelo.

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Benavidez is putting his 26-0 record on the line against Plant whose only career defeat came at the hands of Canelo in 2021. 

Both fighters are former super-middleweight champions, with ‘Sweethands’ Plant losing his title in his only loss two years ago. 

‘The Red Flag’ Benavidez was initially stripped of his title after testing positive for cocaine in 2018, before winning it back and then losing it again by missing weight ahead of his fight with Roamer Alexis Angelo in 2020.

With a title shot on the line, Benvidez and Plant are set to put on a show as they look to give themselves a chance at regaining their championship belt. 

Benavidez vs Plant: Date and how to follow

This 12-round super-middleweight title fight will take place on Saturday, March 25. 

It will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. 

Fight night is set to get underway at 12am UK time with the main event ringwalks scheduled to begin at 3am on Sunday morning for UK fans. 

No UK broadcasters have picked up rights to the fight yet but it will be shown on .

The talkSPORT network will have all the build-up and reaction to the event throughout fight week.

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Benavidez vs Plant: Undercard 

Subject to change 

• MAIN EVENT: David Benvidez vs Caleb Plant - for WBC interim super middleweight title
• Cody Crowley vs Abel Ramos 
• Jesus Alejandro Ramos vs Joey Spencer 
• Chris Colbert vs Jose Valenzuela
• Kevin Gonzalez vs Jose Sanmartin
• Orestes Velazquez vs Marcelino Nicolas Lopez
• Demler Zamora vs Jesus Abel Ibarra
• Daniel Blancas vs Nicholas Molina
• Robert Meriwether III vs Jesus Ramon Perez

Benavidez vs Plant: What has been said? 

At their pre-fight press conference last month, Plant was quick to take a dig at Benavidez being stripped of his title in 2018. 

He said: “I’m exactly where I want to be. I’m in the fight that I want… March 25th, you don’t got to worry about me pulling out.

“I’m gonna show up… and when I show up, I show up on weight, and I don’t test positive for cocaine neither.”

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After tensions rose due to the comments, Benavidez then took the microphone to say his piece back to his opponent. 

“There’s been a lot of s*** talking going back and forth, but on March 25th I get to put hands on Caleb Plant,” he said. 

“And trust me when I say I’m going to beat the living s*** out of you, p***y.

“And then when you’re on the f***ing ground, bleeding from your f***ing mouth you’ll learn how to respect a real f***ing monster.

“This dude, he has 13 knockouts… I was champion before you… You a chump. 

“You ain’t nothing. And come March 25th, mark my words, I’m gonna put this motherf***** in the hospital.”