Caleb Plant’s struggle towards Trevor McCumby has been added to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga undercard, which can happen on September 14th on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Canelo-Berlanga can be proven on DAZN and PBC on Prime Video PPV. The previous IBF tremendous middleweight champion Plant’s struggle towards McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) was postponed as a consequence of McCumby’s minimize in coaching.
Dan Rafael reviews 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 combating McCumby appears apparent for these causes:
- It’s a winnable one. McCumby is seen as no risk to Plant, and it must be a simple win until his loss to David Benavidez final yr took one thing out of him.
- Plant needs 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 will be extra palatable if Caleb appeared like gold towards the little-known McCumby. It’s nonetheless a foul concept for Canelo to struggle 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 vital that the undercard be loaded with as many names as doable.
Undercard Issues
Plant, 32, partially serves that objective, however his struggle towards the little-known 14-year skilled McCumby isn’t a large enough identify to ensure success for the cardboard. Even hardcore boxing followers have by no means heard of McCumby. Plant should have been determined to struggle this man.
Canelo will want much more than the struggling Plant to herald the buys and promote tickets. Plant has misplaced two out of his final three fights and can be coming off an 18-month layoff when he fights on September 14th.
Hopefully, McCumby is not going to endure extra 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 struggle.
Given the boxing public’s lack of curiosity in Canelo’s struggle towards Berlanga, he may have greater than Plant added to his undercard to pique followers’ curiosity.
Berlanga is seen as an totally 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 shouldn’t be it.
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