David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant Announced for PPV March 25
The two former world champions will go head-to-head in the highly competitive super-middleweight division, when David Benavidez takes on Caleb Plant on March 25.
Benavidez became the youngest ever 168lb world champion when he defeated Ronald Gavril by split for the vacant title in 2017. After defending only the WBC belt once, defeating Gavril in the rematch, Benavidez was stripped of his world title for recreational drug use.
In 2019, he knocked out Anthony Dirrell to regain his world title, before losing weight and lose the belt on the scale in the next match. The Mexican is still competing in the super-middle class and will go into the match with an undefeated record (26-0.23 KOs) and a streak of six consecutive overtime wins.
Meanwhile, former IBF champion Caleb Plant is a longtime rival of Benavidez, with online exchanges occurring frequently over the past few years.
Plant loses its undefeated record in 2021, lost to weight superstar, Canelo Alvarez in the eleventh round of their fight. ‘Sweet Hands’ has always been known for his boxing skills rather than his strength and will be expected to try to knock Benavidez down in this bout.
However, back in October, Plant proved he had the power to knock with one punch, mercilessly stopping Dirrell with one of the knockdowns of the year.
After confirming the event, the promoter, Stephen Espinoza, proudly spoke about the importance of the match and stated that it was not only a 50-50 but also a candidate of the match. year, Boxing scene report.
“This is one of the biggest and most explosive fights that can happen in boxing, not just in the super-middleweight class,” he said.
“It pits two boxers at the peak of their sport, both with extraordinary skill sets and contrasting styles, both of whom take great pride in the way they perform.
It was an exciting match and the outcome was unpredictable. Add in their mutual and genuine hatred for each other and we have an unstable 50-50 matchup and potential contenders for the fight of the year.
SHOWTIME is proud to bring this event and marks another important and exciting main event as we close the curtain on our 2023 schedule.”
Benavidez-Plant will take place on Saturday, March 25 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, and will be available to watch on Showtime PPV for US fans, with a UK broadcaster yet to be announced.