Interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) held a Las Vegas media workout on Tuesday, May 13, to preview his forthcoming fight taking place on Saturday, May 31 on a loaded four-fight PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video event from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
“Sweethands” Plant, 32, will take on Mexican knockout artist Armando Reséndiz (15-2, 11 KOs) in the main event. The co-headliner will see undefeated two-division champion Jermall Charlo square off against veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna.
A former IBF Super Middleweight Champion, Plant plans to fight the winner of Charlo-LaManna, but first has a very dangerous opponent to contend with in the form of hard-hitting Mexican, Reséndiz, whose last three wins have all come by knockout.
From the DLX Boxing gym in Las Vegas, Plant revealed exactly what he expects from his Mexican opponent when they lock horns on May 31.
Caleb Plant: “Reséndiz is a tough competitor and this is his moment. He’s looking to seize his big moment and I remember what it was like when I had my big moment, and how badly I wanted it. I’m expecting him to come in guns blazing. But we’ve got something for him.
“In all of my fights I’m looking to go in and put a show on. Sometimes you may win in impressive fashion and sometimes you might get a close decision. The most important thing is getting your hand raised. But I’m still looking to dominate.
“First things first and that’s handling business on May 31. If Charlo can handle his business, or whatever happens in the co-main event, I’m looking for that winner… If he’s able to handle business, me and Charlo can run it.
“I feel like my skills are as sharp as ever. People can see that I’m smoothing out all the edges of my game. I’m going to keep becoming a more well-rounded fighter overall.
“My job is to stick to the game plan and listen to my coaches. I have a great team and we’ll be comfortable with wherever the fight goes.
“What I crave is to be a winner and a champion. I want to cement my legacy and show my children firsthand what it looks like to work hard at something. Have I fallen short a couple of times? Yeah, but I did it with integrity and the way a warrior would do it. If you fall short, you dust yourself off and you keep going.
“I’m an elite athlete and I’ve been tuning out things around me my whole life. No matter what’s going on, or what other fights might be in the future, I know how to lock in on the task at hand.”
