The WBA -Tussentage Super -Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant and the challenger Jose Armando Resendiz successfully weighed today for their main meeting fight on Saturday, May 31. This is a fight that Caleb cannot afford to lose because he has a PPV collision against Jermall Charlo that comes next.
Plant (23-2, 14 food) is on his ‘Revenge tour’, and wants to achieve his second consecutive victory since losing against David Banavidez in 2023.
Jermall Charlo’s Prime Form & Trash Talk
Plant can be overshadowed by the performance of former two-section world champion Jermall (33-0, 22 COs), which looks in an excellent form and in excellent form, given the trash he did before his fight against Thomas Lamanna in the 10-round co-factory. Both fighters made weight today. Their event will be displayed directly on PBC on Prime video This Saturday, May 31. It starts at 20:00 ET / 17:00 pt.
Weigh-in-results
Caleb Plant – 167.2 Against Armando Resendiz – 167
Jermall Charlo – 167.4 vs. Thomas Pelanna – 166.6
‘A clear victory. If he makes the wrong move, I’m going to knock him out. If he doesn’t come to fight, I’m going to knock him out, ‘Jermall Charlo said Main event About his opponent, Thomas Lamanna Saturday. “Lamanna is going to take out first. Who is going to survive the longest? Probably that Vato (Jose Armando Resendiz) fighting Caleb plant. ‘
In 2023, Charlo did not show much power in his last battle against Jose Banavidez. It is a man he had to stop, given that welterweight Terence Crawford knocked him out. He is not nearly as big or as powerful as Jermall, yet he stops Jose.
“It’s fighting time. We are both locked up. You can tell it, ‘Lamanna said. “I’m in that area. I’m not going to say extra pressure because I have 40-something fights. Of course, he is the biggest name. This is the biggest opportunity, ‘Lamanna said of his opponent, Charlo. “I fought for a world title.”
Lamanna’s confidence to Charlo’s power
Lamanna did not say what game plan he should upset. He can waste his time if he plans to box out. The fighters who gave Charlo problems in the past were those who came with him.
‘Real confulary. I have a wonderful game plan, ‘Thomas says of how confident he’s beating Jamall. “He was off. One thing I have is momentum. I know how to make proper adjustments. I’m going to make proper adjustments as I said there in any way. ‘
Lamanna looks small and thin for a super middleweight. It’s hard to believe he’s fighting in this weight class because he looks fragile compared to Charlo.
“The key to success is activity. I think it’s active, but it’s not the only thing. I’m not going to just hit him by being active. We just have to find out. We have to make the fighting happen,” Lamanna said.
Last updated on 05/30/2025
