Plant was an underdog going into the bout, but stunned oddsmakers by flooring Uzcategui in the second round. A talented southpaw in his prime who otherwise had a breakout year by wresting a piece of the super middleweight crown from Jose Uzcategui in January, Plant, it seems, has been put on the slow track for his title reign. This match is fierce because both boxers are the best in the super middleweight. Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. “I’m very excited to bring my world title home to Nashville in my second title defense,” Plant said in a release by Premier Boxing Champions. Barring another of 2021’s endless boxing debacles, whoever wins this will become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of the four-belt era. Probably about 17 seconds, before the WBA super middleweight world champion began turning the heat on Henderson. “I had her blood sent off to do over 50,000 tests at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital which is probably the most prestigious children’s hospital in the world. Good evening boxing fans and a warm welcome to you, wherever you may be joining us from around the world!
Plant grew up in a small town called Ashland City, Tennessee and started boxing at the age of nine. Caleb’s mother, Beth Plant, had a substance dependency problem and his family endured poverty like many in the town. On the inside, though, he carries a deep grief having endured the worst fate that can possibly befall any parent. That’s why the concept of having everyone on the planet plant a tree is so exciting - imagine if there were 7.5 billion new trees planted. We're not keeping our fingers crossed and hoping things turn out how they should because that's not how life works," Plant says. "If you want something in life, then you got to believe it. He’s got a big knockout ratio, but this is my backyard, and I will not let any man come in here and rain on my parade. You have got to work for it.
In recent years, fighters like Jose Ramirez and Terence Crawford have drawn upwards of 12,000 fans in their hometowns of Fresno, California and Omaha, Nebraska, respectively. It took another four years, but in January 2019, his shot at glory finally arrived. His mother died on 9 March 2019 after being shot by a deputy police officer because her mother was pulling a knife on an officer in an ambulance. Everything came back negative. As he came towards the end of his impressive amateur career - in which he had been a reserve for the USA’s 2012 Olympic team - Plant fathered a baby girl, Alia. Through succeeding in his amateur career, he eventually escaped the clutches of poverty, criminality and substance abuse which surrounded him in his local community. This sequence continued for Plant as he ended his amateur career and turned professional with Al Haymon’s PBC. Plant said he is also ready for the overwhelming media spotlight that will shine on him as he prepares for the fight.
In the second round, Benavidez landed a spectacular uppercut, but ‘The Demolisher’ weathered the attack and resumed the fight. Plant may not get the hearts of fight aficionados racing by facing an unknown German, but that likely won’t matter to his hometown supporters. Plant recalled in an interview with The Mayweather Channel: “Alia was born with an unknown medical condition. “I’ve worked my whole entire life for this, 17 years straight,” Plant said as he tried and failed to compose himself in his post-fight interview. Alia Plant passed away in her mother’s arms aged just 19 months. “Maybe five times in 19 months. There would be months on end that I lived and stayed at the hospital, even in my training camps. Can he become the first man to solve the Canelo puzzle since Floyd Mayweather gave him his only loss back in 2013? The sweet science has more than a handful of stars that sell pay-per-views, but one of the biggest right now is Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who has looked nigh-unstoppable ever since his only loss to Floyd "Money" Mayweather.