By and huge, Caleb Plant has used his otherworldly boxing abilities to keep away from the oncoming onslaught of an opponent’s assault, whereas peppering his man with simply sufficient offense to choose up the victory. Nevertheless, following his 11-round stoppage defeat by the hands of Canelo Alvarez in November of 2021, Plant has ostensibly flipped a change.
With the assistance of world-renowned coach, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) appeared extra daring and audacious throughout his showdown towards Anthony Dirrell on October fifteenth. On the night time, after lulling the previous two-time WBC tremendous middleweight belt holder to sleep, Plant uncorked a pernicious left hand, one which noticed Dirrell’s lifeless physique hit the canvas for a protracted period of time.
Subsequent up on Plant’s docket, is a possible showdown towards longtime rival, David Benavidez. Though the 26-year-old has proven to have a granite chin, Edwards is satisfied that, if Plant spots a gap, he is liable to go away anybody, together with Benavidez, immobile on the mat.
“I’m assured that Caleb can knock anyone out if he hits them clear and hits them the best manner,” stated Edwards to BoxingScene.com.
Benavidez, a former two-time champion at 168-pounds and present WBC interim tag holder, has lengthy been eager to get his fingers on Plant. With the pair fulminating through the years, they’ll look to solidify themselves as the subsequent in line to tackle present undisputed world champion, Canelo Alvarez.
Though an official date and venue have but to be revealed, each males have hinted that their mouthwatering showdown is prone to happen within the first half of the brand new yr. Because the infancy levels of coaching camp are slowly getting underway, Edwards isn’t falling in love with Plant’s newfound energy.
Whereas he would love nothing greater than to have his man concern a devastating assertion, so long as Plant provides one other big-time scalp to his ever-growing resume, Edwards might be grinning from ear to ear.
“On this combat, you do not search for one thing like that as a result of in the event you search for it, you don’t discover it. On this combat, we simply trying to win the combat. Nevertheless manner the win comes, it comes.”