Via Huck Allen: Jose Benavidez Sr revealed on Friday that former 168-lb champions David Benavidez and Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant are in talks to fight in September. This comes after the two boxers talked trash on social media today.
Benavidez Sr. said on Instagram on Friday that they “concludes an agreement with Caleb Plant in September 2022.” This will be a big fight that could end up on Showtime PPV. There are millions to earn in the war between Benavidez vs.
Furthermore, the winner of the fight will have the right to face undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez if the Mexican star does not choose to vacate his title to move up to 175th place permanently.
The former IBF Plant champion (21-1, 12 KOs) will head out for an undisputed 168 lb title fight against Canelo Alvarez last November in Las Vegas.
First off, former two-time WBC super-middleweight champion Benavidez will take on WBC 2nd place David Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs) on May 21 on Showtime in the Rights Council’s 168-lb title knockout match. Mr. World. The fight was made official today.
As such, the winner of the Benavidez vs Lemieux contest will be a must-have for WBC super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.
With 29-year-old Plant suddenly ready to fight the dangerous 25-year-old Benavidez, it shows that he is in a position where he feels he has nothing left to lose and everything to gain.
If Plant doesn’t make this risky fight against Benavidez, his options for a big money fight won’t exist in 2022. Plant has talked about wanting to take on Jermall Charlo later this year, but that fight is now out of talent. due to the Texas native is preparing for a game against Canelo Alvarez in 2023.
With Jermall waiting for a big money fight against Canelo, he won’t risk losing that fight by going into a risky interim match against Caleb Plant. There are just too many potential downsides to joining the ‘Sweethands’ Plant, and there’s no way Jermall would be crazy enough to go that route.
Plant gave Canelo a lot of trouble during their match last November before succumbing to his prowess in round 11. It wasn’t an easy fight for Canelo, who looked a far cry from him. with the boxer who has dominated most of his opponents for the past four years.
The best victories of Plant’s career went to these boxers:
Jose Uzcategui
Caleb Truax
Vincent Feigenbutz
Rogelio Medina
Mike Lee
