'Don't talk about my mom': Canelo and Plant trade punches at press conference

Undefeated IBF Super Middleweight champion Caleb Plant is seen with a cut under his eye after a scuffle with unified WBC/WBO/WBA super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez during a news conference Tuesday, September 21, 2021, in Beverly Hills, California. AP

Unified WBC/WBO/WBA super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez speaks during a news conference. AP

Caleb Plant wipes his head after being cut in a scuffle with unified Canelo Alvarez. AP

Caleb Plant is seen with a cut under his eye. AP

Unified WBC/WBO/WBA super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, left, shoves undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant during a news conference to announce their 168-pound title bout. The fight is scheduled for Saturday, November 6 in Las Vegas. AP

Unified WBC/WBO/WBA super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, left, faces off with Caleb Plant. AP

Unified WBC/WBO/WBA super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, left, poses with undefeated IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant during a news conference. AP

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) Canelo Alvarez slaps Caleb Plant during a face-off before a press conference ahead of their super middleweight fight on November 6 at The Beverly Hilton on September 21, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images / AFP

Canelo Alvarez shoves Caleb Plant during a face-off. AFP

Canelo Alvarez on the red carpet before a press conference ahead of his super middleweight fight against Caleb Plant on November 6. AFP

Canelo Alvarez is seen in a iPhone before a press conference. AFP

Canelo Alvarez slaps Caleb Plant. AFP

Canelo Alvarez on the red carpet. AFP

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant during a face-off. AFP

Canelo Alvarez speaks to Caleb Plant. AFP

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Caleb Plant traded blows on Tuesday as a press conference to hype their November showdown for the undisputed world super middleweight crown erupted into violence.

Unbeaten American Plant was left with a cut under his right eye following the fiery exchange at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills.

Mexican superstar Alvarez, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing, triggered the melee after coming face-to-face with Plant.

With both men appearing to trade expletives, Alvarez shoved Plant forcefully in the chest, sending the 29-year-old from Tennessee staggering across the stage.

Plant responded with a wild left hook - which Alvarez ducked comfortably before landing two counter-punches, causing a cut under Plant's right eye.

Security and members of both fighter's entourage both scrambled onto the stage to break up the fight.

The following press conference also threatened to erupt after Plant again addressed Alvarez with an expletive-laden tirade before accusing the Mexican of being a "drug cheat."

Alvarez tested positive for a banned steroid in 2018, forcing postponement of his fight with Gennady Golovkin.

"You're a drug cheat ... you're a cheater," Plant snapped.

"Don't make excuses before the fight," Alvarez responded angrily.

"Say whatever you say. I'm gonna see you on November 6. You're gonna see something special, and feel something special."

Alvarez later said the face-off turned violent after Plant insulted his mother.

"He can say whatever he wants to me, but not to my mum," Alvarez said. "He swung, I just pushed him."

Plant meanwhile insisted Alvarez triggered the brawl.

"All we was doing was staring at each other. He had something to say, I had something to say. He's gonna beat me, I'm gonna beat him," he said.

"And then he did what he did."

Alvarez will defend his WBA, WBC and WBO crowns against Plant, the IBF champion.

Alvarez, 56-1 with two drawn and 38 knockouts, seeks his eighth win in a row. Plant's record stands at 21-0 with 12 knockouts.