Caleb Plant, former IBF tremendous middleweight Champion’, reportedly be returning to the ring subsequent month in opposition to unbeaten fringe contender Trevor McCumby in a headliner on August seventeenth on the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida.
This could be a non-PPV occasion staged by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC). The potential chief help bout is former WBC/WBO bantamweight Champion’ Stephen Fulton combating Ronny Rios.
Plant Seeks to Revitalize His Profession
Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) has two out of his final three fights, and he wants a tune-up now to get his profession transferring once more. He was overwhelmed by David Benavidez by a twelve spherical unanimous in his final combat on November 25, 2023, and didn’t look spectacular down these stretch in that contest.
Ranked #8 WBC and #10 WBA, Plant hasn’t gained a combat in two years since stopping Anthony Dirrell within the ninth spherical on October 15, 2022. That was a very long time for Plant to go between wins, and it’s necessary that he get some victories beneath his belt.
Extra importantly, Plant must be extra energetic than he’s been as a result of he’s fought simply yearly within the final two years, which isn’t practically sufficient for a non-PPV fighter. Plant misplaced his IBF title three years in the past to Canelo Alvarez, getting stopped within the eleventh spherical on November 6, 2021.
McCumby’s Golden Alternative
The 31-year-old Trevor McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) is ranked #11 WBA, and has been going through obscure opposition throughout 14-year professional profession. This can be his large probability to knock off a name-fighter, Plant, and if he can try this, he’ll get moved up the rankings at 158.
Plant can’t afford to get overwhelmed by this stage of opponent as a result of he’s already slid down the rankings on account of his 1-2 document in his final three fights. It’s potential he would have overwhelmed once more if he’d fought Christian Mbilli in 2022 as a substitute of then 37-year-old previous his greatest Anthony Dirrell.
Stephen Fulton Makes His Comeback
Former unified tremendous bantamweight Champion’ Stephen Fulton (21-1, 8 KOs) hasn’t fought since being knocked out within the eighth spherical by Japanese star, Naoya Inoue on July twenty fifth, 2023 in Tokyo. Fulton was utterly overmatched in opposition to Inoue, and destroyed in a one-sided combat.
The cash needed to have been good for the 29-year-old Fulton as a result of he’s been sitting for a whole 12 months since that loss. For a fighter to remain inactive that lengthy, it suggests the payday was good.
Fulton’s opponent, 34-year-old Ronny Rios (34-4, 17 KOs) is a 16-year professional, who was lately knocked out within the twelfth spherical by Murodjon Akhmadaliev on June 25, 2022. This can be a tune-up combat for Fulton to arrange him to tackle the proficient opposition once more.
