Canelo Alvarez fight surpasses UFC 268 in number of pay-per-view package sales

K. Usman and C. Alvarez fought on the same night (Photo: Montage/Super Fights

Held on the same night, the UFC 268 and the boxing match between Canelo Alvarez placeholder image and Caleb Plant shared the attention of fight fans. However, in the number of sales of pay-per-view, the duel of the noble art defeated Ultimate and managed to attract a greater number of fans. The Mexican's fight sold around 800 thousand packages compared to 700 thousand for the event chaired by Dana White.

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According to 'Sports Business Journal', the duel between Canelo Alvarez placeholder image and Caleb Plant sold 800 pay-per-view packages. The fight ended with a knockout victory for the Mexican in the eleventh round and established the boxer as the undisputed champion of the IBF (International Boxing Federation), WBC (World Boxing Council), WBO (World Boxing Organization), WBA (World Boxing Association). of Boxing).

The event led by the rematch between Kamaru Usman e Colby covington had around 700 thousand packages sold. After a very balanced confrontation, the Nigerian emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision and remained the owner of the welterweight belt (up to 77,1kg). The card also had the maintenance of Rose namajunas as strawweight champion (up to 52,1kg) after defeating Wheilli Zhang, also on points.