Caleb Plant’s combat in opposition to Trevor McCumby has been added to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga undercard, which can happen on September 14th on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Canelo-Berlanga will probably be proven on DAZN and PBC on Prime Video PPV. The previous IBF tremendous middleweight champion Plant’s combat in opposition to McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) was postponed because of McCumby’s reduce in coaching.
Dan Rafael experiences that Plant-McCumby will not be on a non-PPV PBC Prime card as deliberate. It’s now being packaged with Canelo’s card.
Potential Rematch with Canelo?
Plant’s rationale for preventing McCumby appears apparent for these causes:
- It’s a winnable one. McCumby is seen as no risk to Plant, and it must be a straightforward win until his loss to David Benavidez final 12 months took one thing out of him.
- Plant desires a rematch with Canelo as a result of massive cash
- Being seen on Canelo’s undercard helps set the desk for a rematch. A Canelo-Plant rematch is a tricky promote, however it might be extra palatable if Caleb seemed like gold in opposition to the little-known McCumby. It’s nonetheless a nasty concept for Canelo to combat Plant once more so quickly after knocking him out in 2021.
With the Canelo-Berlanga occasion on September 14th competing with a UFC card on the identical evening in Las Vegas, it’s essential that the undercard be loaded with as many names as potential.
Undercard Issues
Plant, 32, partially serves that function, however his combat in opposition to the little-known 14-year skilled McCumby isn’t a sufficiently big title to ensure success for the cardboard. Even hardcore boxing followers have by no means heard of McCumby. Plant should have been determined to combat this man.
Canelo will want much more than the struggling Plant to usher in the buys and promote tickets. Plant has misplaced two out of his final three fights and will probably be coming off an 18-month layoff when he fights on September 14th.
Hopefully, McCumby is not going to undergo further harm setbacks as a result of that’s the very last thing Plant wants. He can’t afford to spend so much of time ready for McCumby to be wholesome sufficient to combat.
Given the boxing public’s lack of curiosity in Canelo’s combat in opposition to Berlanga, he may have greater than Plant added to his undercard to pique followers’ curiosity.
Berlanga is seen as an completely undeserving fighter who’s a step down from Canelo’s final opponent, Jaime Munguia. PBC and Matchroom want to boost the undercard with some fighters followers wish to see as a result of Plant-McCumby just isn’t it.
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