Caleb Plant: “I Need A Rematch With Canelo”

By: Sean Crose

He could not have been probably the most flashy of Canelo Alvarez’ opponents, however there was little question Caleb Plant was legit competitors when he and Canelo squared off for the undisputed tremendous middleweight championship of the world. Reality be advised, Plant composed himself properly within the bout. Canelo, nevertheless, was a person in his prime, one who was on a spectacular seven battle, three yr profitable streak. The crimson haired star was, merely put, to not be denied. A brutal fistic assault within the eleventh spherical put Plant down and out. That was again in November of final yr.

Suffice to say, so much has modified since that point. Plant and his spouse Jordan welcomed a child woman final summer season. Plant additionally has a hoop return lined up for October fifteenth when the 30 yr outdated will face former phrase champion Anthony Dirrell. But issues are modified for Canelo as properly. After besting Plant in November, he misplaced for the primary time since 2013 when he challenged Dmitry Bivol for Bivol’s WBA mild heavyweight title the next Might. Then, simply final week, Canelo was criticized in some circles for not stopping getting older arch rival Gennady Golovkin of their third battle.

Now, as his return will get nearer, Plant has been requested if he’d be concerned with going through Canelo a second time. “That wasn’t my finest camp going into that battle,” he stated to FightHype of final yr’s battle with Canelo, “however regardless that’s not the explanation I misplaced. I misplaced as a result of I obtained caught with an amazing shot and I obtained stopped.” Plant made it clear within the interview, nevertheless, that he desires to satisfy Canelo within the ring once more. “I desire a rematch with Canelo,” the 21-1 fighter stated. “If I’ve to select up each final high tremendous middleweight within the division to get to that, that’s what I’m going to do.”

Though followers is probably not clamoring for a second Canelo-Plant battle, the Tennessee native continues to be one of many high tremendous middleweights on the planet. Though the laborious hitting David Benavidez is seen as a severe match for Canelo, the favored Canelo might be heading for a rematch with Bivol his subsequent battle. Apart from, Canelo may additionally want surgical procedure on his hand earlier than he returns to the ring. Meaning he is probably not preventing at tremendous middleweight once more for some time. And it appears that evidently Plant a is man whose keen, a minimum of in the meanwhile, to be affected person.