Caleb Plant

David Benavidez and Caleb Plant are powerhouses in the super middleweight division. Former champions, both men have longed to face one another, ...

GMT ET - Main event: 12 a.m. - Start time: 9 p.m. A former WBC super middleweight champion, Benavidez has beaten the likes of Dirrell, Roamer Alexis Angulo, and David Lemieux. However, at 26-0 with 23 wins via knockout, Benavidez feels like he is just getting started. I’m hitting harder, and I think it happened at the perfect time. [World-class boxing coaches make their picks for Tank Davis vs. David Benavidez and Caleb Plant are powerhouses in the super middleweight division. You’ll have to tune in on March 25 to find out for sure.” Plant thrives under pressure and will look to prove doubters and sportsbooks wrong. Since then, he's performed a deadly Knockout of the Year candidate against Anthony Dirrell.

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Although the commentators believed at times Plant was taking it too far. And in the end Plant somehow would last the distance, taking the fight to the judges’ scorecards — with Benavidez the worthy winner. In the end though, there could only be one winner. Round eight though was when the fight really started to turn in Benavidez’s favour — and when the crowd started to turn on referee Bayless. “That’s what everybody wants to see in September. The fight started to open up more in the third round for Benavidez, who became more active with a few hooks to the body as he drew closer to Plant.

David Benavidez's nonstop pressure wore Caleb Plant down Saturday night in the biggest win of his career, after which Benavidez called out undisputed ...

... I've got in there and I've rumbled with the best in the world; I haven't ducked anybody." He was stripped by the WBC in 2018 following a positive test for cocaine. "David was the better man tonight." He buckled Plant with a chopping right hand in Round 8 that sent the former champion stumbling. "I have a lot of respect for Canelo Alvarez, but he has to give me that shot now," he said. He showed tremendous heart throughout the bout, just as he did against Alvarez, and made it to the final bell while still exchanging. Plant, who lost his title to Alvarez via 11th-round stoppage in November 2021 for his lone previous defeat, showed off his impressive jab and footwork from the opening bell. When Benavidez worked his way onto the inside, Plant held each and every time. ... I don't think he's trying to avoid me; I just believe he has a lot of options." "I want to give a big shout to Caleb Plant," said Benavidez, ESPN's No. I hit him with a lot of hard shots." "We fought like warriors in the ring, and this guy's a f---ing helluva fighter.

Caleb Plant lost by unanimous decision against David Benavidez at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. The English fighter took a beating and ended up ...

"That's what everybody wants to see in September. "David was the better man tonight." "Just a precautionary check up. Just a few licks. ... I've got in there and I've rumbled with the best in the world; I haven't ducked anybody." After round eight, the fight was totally for Benavidez, the fighter of Mexican origin let everything he had loose, hit solid, but could not knock out his rival.