Caleb Plant hopes to place himself within the catbird seat as Canelo Alvarez’s subsequent opponent when he faces Trevor McCumby in a twelve-round conflict for the WBA interim tremendous middleweight title on September 14th on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
The previous IBF champion Plant is fortunate to be preventing McCumby for the WBA interim 168-lb title fairly than a extra harmful contender like Christian Mbilli.
Plant-McCumby will probably be preventing on Canelo vs. Edgar Berlanga undercard reside on DAZN PPV. Having Plant on the undercard will assist create fan curiosity in a rematch with Canelo if he’s victorious towards McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs). Canelo knocked out Plant within the eleventh spherical in a unification struggle three years in the past in November 2021.
A Division in Want of New Blood
It’s arduous to think about that Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) might be Canelo’s subsequent challenger, on condition that he’s two out of his final three fights and hasn’t fought in 18 months, however it’s a sign of how void of notable names within the 168-lb division.
Now that David Benavidez has moved as much as 168, even hardcore followers are unfamiliar with nearly everybody preventing within the tremendous middleweight division. Struggling, inactive fighters like Plant, 32, are about all that’s left. Plant misplaced his final struggle to David Benavidez by a one-sided 12-round unanimous choice in March 2013.
The tremendous middleweight division wants new blood to keep away from boring re-tread fights like Canelo-Plant, that are not interesting to followers, particularly when one of many fighters is as inactive as Plant.
A rematch could be attention-grabbing if Plant had been energetic and overwhelmed some good fighters, however he’s not achieved that. He misplaced to Benavidez, and that’s the one gifted man he’s fought. Dirrell is totally shot at this late stage in his profession, so it wasn’t a giant deal that Plant beat him.
“On September 14th, when the bell rings, we’ll see what his power appears to be like like,” stated Caleb Plant to the Stomping Floor YouTube channel, speaking about his struggle towards Trevor McCumby. “I do know I’ll be prepared for the second.
“I’ve been within the gymnasium since final June, six days per week. I’m sharp. I’ve been sparring, and on September 14th, you’re going to see one of the best Caleb Plant. The one factor that motivates me is to win the WBA interim title. I’m not wanting previous him.
“I don’t care about every other struggle. I have to concentrate on what’s in entrance of me,” stated Plant.
If Plant loses to McCumby, it’s arduous to see him coming back from this as a result of he’s seemingly not adequate to beat somebody like Christian Mbilli or Diego Pacheco to climb again into place. The inactivity Plant has had makes it arduous to foretell whether or not he’ll be victorious towards McCumby.
It’s not like Plant was ever an amazing fighter at 168, even when he was energetic, however he’s achieved nothing since his loss to Canelo in 2021. That might be his large $10 million payday for that struggle. Cash adjustments individuals.
