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Caleb Plant desires to be the first ever undisputed super middleweight world champion. Photo Credit: Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions Caleb Plant made a successful third defence of his IBF Super Middleweight title, as he dominated former champion Caleb Truax in a landslide points win in Los Angeles. Plant won the title in January 2019 against Jose Uzcategui, and was last seen last February, halting Vincent Feigenbutz in ten. Truax held the same belt in 2017, winning it and then losing it to James DeGale, and had scraped past the unknown David Basajjamivule last time out in January 2020. Plant ...

Caleb Truax unlikely to uproot Caleb Plant Veteran Caleb Truax challenges Caleb Plant for his old IBF title, writes Matt Bozeat POUND-FOR-POUND king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez saying he intends to unify the 168lbs division this year adds interest to Caleb Plant’s defence of his IBF belt against veteran overachiever Caleb Truax in Los Angeles on Saturday (January 30) night. Talks about a Canelo-Plant fight broke down last year. Canelo instead took the WBA belt from Callum Smith last month while winning the vacant WBC strap in the process and Plant meets Truax, a former IBF champion who’s no...

Truax challenges Plant for his IBF super middleweight this weekend.

One man who could really have a break out year in 2021 is 28-year-old Caleb Plant. ‘Sweet Hands’ only fought once in 2020, but starts this year as he hopes to go on with a third defence of his IBF Super Middleweight title. Plant (20-0, KO12) puts his belt on the line against a former holder of the same title in Minnesota’s Caleb Truax (31-4-2, KO19), and the contest tops a Premier Boxing Champions bill. Plant turned professional in 2014 under the wing of the notorious Al Haymon, and came to wider prominence in 2018, widely outscoring Rogelio Medina to earn a shot at the IBF title. 

IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant to defend belt against Caleb Truax The fight was announced during Wednesday's PBC broadcast and by Plant on Twitter. Plant, 28, is undefeated at 20-0 with 12 knockouts, including a stoppage in his most recent contest in February over Vincent Feigenbutz. This will be Plant's third title defense since winning the belt in January 2019 when he defeated José Uzcátegui. Plant was twice linked this year to a bout with pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez before talks broke down on both occasions. Alvarez is scheduled to face Callum Smith on Saturday in Sa...