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Alvarez, 31, came into the fight holding three 168-pound titles
(WBC, WBA and WBO) while 29-year-old American Plant owned the
IBF title.
After the Mexican's left hook floored Plant, the American
managed to beat the count and get back on his feet - only to be
pummelled by a flurry of punches before he hit the canvas again
and the referee stopped the fight.
"I want to thank everybody here tonight," Alvarez, wearing a
golden crown and holding all four belts, said in a post-fight
interview in the ring as a raucous crowd of over 16,500 fans
rose to their feet.
"It hasn't been easy to get to this point, but with your support
my family, my team - we've gotten really far. This is for
everybody, especially from Mexico. It's another one for our
team. We did it tonight."
Alvarez is the first Mexican and the sixth fighter overall to
hold all four belts.
When asked if he had plans to move up a weight class to 175
pounds, Alvarez said: "We don't know. We want a rest, we need
the rest we deserve."
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by William
Mallard)
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