Caleb Plant believes that his look on Canelo Alvarez’s undercard on September 14th might “spark” conversations a couple of rematch.
The Potential for a Canelo Rematch
The previous IBF tremendous middleweight champion Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) misplaced to Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) by an eleventh-round knockout on November sixth, 2021, in a aggressive combat.
Since then, Plant has gone 1-1, and he’s hoping to choose up his second victory in three years when he faces unbeaten Trevor McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) for the WBA interim 168-llb title on the undercard of Canelo vs. Edgar Berlanga on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Plant has been out of the ring since March of final yr, however he insists that he’s been understanding and might be prepared subsequent month to face McCumby. Given the 32-year-old Plant’s inactivity, his current loss to David Benavidez final yr, and his knockout defeat by the hands of Canelo, it’s tough to foretell an consequence.
What Plant has going for him on this combat is that McCumby hasn’t confronted high-level opposition throughout his 14-year profession, and he’s taking an enormous step up at 31.
Plant’s Give attention to McCumby
“Proper now, I’m simply centered on the combat in entrance of me. Trevor [McCumby] is 28-0 with 21 knockouts. That is his second; that is his probability. So, I must put all my effort and power into that,” mentioned former IBF tremendous middleweight champion Caleb Plant to the media when requested if he’s hoping to get a rematch towards Canelo Alvarez if he’s victorious towards Trevor McCumby on September 14th.
It’s comprehensible why Plant would need to put all his power into his combat with McCumby as a result of he’s had that layoff, a loss to Benavidez, and the one win on his document within the final three years has come towards 38-year-old Anthony Dirrell and 37-year-old Caleb Truax.
“With that being mentioned, particularly with us being moved to the Canelo card, it might spark these conversations for a rematch, and as you all know,” mentioned Plant about his curiosity in a rematch with Canelo. “I’m not simply in it to get a payday. I’m not simply right here to come back and stop and bounce. I’m coming to combat.”
Plant’s Observe File
Even when Plant seems to be good towards McCumby, boxing followers will criticize him if he’s given a rematch with Canelo subsequent. It could look unhealthy that Plant can be going into the rematch with a 2-2 document in his final 4 fights and wins over lesser opposition.
Followers would like to see Canelo give one other fighter an opportunity, like Christian Mcbilli, Diego Pacheco, David Benavidez, or David Morrell.
“That’s what I like to do, and it will be good to get that chance [to fight Canelo again]. Proper now, that’s not my focus. I must deal with what’s in entrance of me,” mentioned Plant.
Caleb must deal with the duty at hand towards McCumby as a result of, regardless of his poor monitor document and up to date wins over aged mushy opposition, he may not win.
Dropping to McCumby would finish Plant’s dream of a rematch with Canelo, nevertheless it nonetheless wouldn’t be the top of the world. Plant has seemingly socked away the mega-money he comprised of the Canelo combat in 2021 within the financial institution, and he ought to have greater than sufficient cash to retire with out worrying about needing to get a 9-5 job like common of us.
“Being in the primary occasion on the primary Prime Video that wasn’t a pay-per-view would have been an honor clearly, nevertheless it don’t matter the place they put me. They may put me within the car parking zone, and we might field. It don’t matter to me,” mentioned Plant about his combat towards McCumby being moved off of non-PPV on Prime Video to the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga on PPV on September 14th.
Going from combating on in the primary occasion to being positioned on an undercard often can be a foul factor for a fighter, however in Plant’s case, he’s higher off as a result of he’s combating on Canelo’s card, and many individuals might be watching.
Plant’s Time Away from the Ring
“I’ve been away for a minute, however I promise you guys I’ve been utilizing my time correctly, and are available September 14th, you’ll see the most effective Caleb Plant but,” mentioned Plant.
Caleb doesn’t say what he’s been doing within the 1.5 years since his final combat to make use of his “time correctly,” however I’d wager that he’s not sharper for having been inactive. We’re not going to see a ring-rusty Plant look higher from his day out of the ring, which implies he might lose to McCumby on September 14th.
