Caleb Plant says he believes he is still one of the top fighters in the Super Middleweight Division, with a loss last May against Jose Armando Resendiz.
Name recognition keeps him relevant
In terms of name recognition, plant is one of the better known fighters in the 168 pound division. He is still an important person in the weight class, who has many younger fighters who seem to have exceeded him. He is an old 33 and will have to try to get everything out of the sport because he doesn’t have much time left.
He did not look good in his last two fights against Resendiz and Trevor McCumby. Former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Plant (23-3, 14 costs) lost its WBA-Tussentage title of 168 pounds on May 31 in Las Vegas.
‘Very big names, very big fights that can be made. I feel like I’m still here at the top, ‘Caleb plant said Ring magazine about his place in the Super Middleweight Division.
Berlanga, Charlo, Munguia Options
The fighting that would be ideal for planting would be against one of these fighters:
- Edgar Berlanga
- Jermall Charlo
- Jaime mungiaa
It is winner for plants and will bring him a nice payday. Charlo and he has a history of the slack incident that took place on July 28, 2023. It was the plant that Jermall slapped when he grabbed his beard at Errol Spence against Terence Crawford.
Caleb quickly becomes part of the old guard, and he will have to be selective with his opponents if he does not want his career to evaporate within a year.
Plant is on the 5 -WBA, #12 WBC on Super Middle Weight. It is unlikely that the newly crowned undisputed super -middleweight champion Terence Crawford will show interest in fighting him. The loss of the plant to Resendiz makes him unfit for Crawford to fight because there would be no fan interest. Canelo Alvarez is not going to bother to fight the plant again, as he knocked out in the 11th round on November 6, 2021.
Can plant risk the risk of a resendiz re -broadcast?
What plant needs is to avenge its loss of resendiz, but it can be too risky to try. All the tricks that worked for Caleb in the McCumby fight were not effective. ‘Lethands’ plant chewed on the outside against Resendiz. When he chose to take it inside, it was even worse for him.
It will be a good idea for planting to stay away from these younger fighters:
- Christian Milli
- Diego Pacheco
- Lester Martinez
- Osleys Iglesias
Written by Ken Woods, the analyst of the box that has been covering world title fights since 2018.
Last updated on 09/30/2025
