A champion's mettle: How Caleb Plant earned his Canelo Alvarez bout

LAS VEGAS — Caleb Plant can’t bring himself to admit triumph has already arrived just by stepping to the ring Saturday night against Canelo Alvarez. 

“It’s good, but yesterday’s victories don’t count anymore,” Plant said. “Becoming a champion was a goal, but it wasn’t the goal. The goal is to be one of the greatest of all time, and Saturday night is where I plant my flag.”