These unhappy by the one-two punch of Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga and Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia on September 14th gained’t get the cavalry they craved, as organizers introduced that Caleb Plant vs Trevor McCumby and Rolly Romero vs Manuel Jaimes will spherical out the four-fight PPV.
Plant (22-2, 13 KO) and McCumby (28-0, 21 KO) have been slated to fulfill two Saturdays from now earlier than McCumby suffered an harm lower than per week after the bout’s reveal. An additional month of marination is just not adequate to make it palatable; Plant stays among the many greatest at 168, particularly with the Davids’ exit, whereas McCumby has no wins of notice.
For additional hilarity, the winner will turn into interim WBA champion regardless of each males being within the backside half of their prime 10. Crowning an interim champion on the identical evening their obligatory challenger fights for the actual title is basic WBA tomfoolery.
Not less than now we have these clips of Ahmed Elbiali making an attempt to leap Plant and getting his sh*t pushed in by “Candy Fingers’” crew.
“It feels good to be again. I’ve had a while away from the ring however I’ve used it properly,” mentioned Plant. “I’ve been within the fitness center since final June. I’ve sparred over 220 rounds prior to now yr and main as much as this combat, so I’m feeling sharper than ever. I’ve been smoothing the sides of my recreation and that is one of the best I’ve ever appeared and probably the most full my recreation has been and I feel that speaks volumes to what I’ve left in me to show. I assure that on September 14 you guys will see one of the best Caleb Plant but. All I can say is, he’s going to get his ass whooped.”
“Sports activities mirrors life and I see Caleb Plant because the image for many who are protecting so many down, and now it’s my job to combat again,” mentioned McCumby. “It doesn’t matter what sources it’s a must to use in opposition to me, I gained’t be saved down. I’m impressed by everybody who fights again, and that’s the mentality I’m bringing into this matchup on September 14.”
Former tremendous light-weight champion Romero (15-2, 13 KO) is 1-2 in his final three, a bogus “end” of Ismael Barroso sandwiched between brutal losses by the hands of Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz. He will get a a lot lighter contact in Jaimes (16-1-1, 11 KO), a Stockton membership fighter scheduled for his first ten-rounder.
To reiterate: that is what PBC is pitting in opposition to UFC 306, which options a captivating important occasion between electrical sniper Sean O’Malley and inhuman grappling machine Merab Dvalishvili. This doesn’t strike me as a very profitable lineup.
