Caleb Plant says he wants Canelo Alvarez, Edgar Berlanga or Jermall Charlo after capturing the WBA interim super middleweight title with a ninth-round TKO victory over #8 Trevor McCumby in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Plant’s hit list
- JErmall Charlo: He has fought once in the last three years, and he is not ranked in the top 15 by any of the four sanctioning bodies. When he eventually returns, he is not expected to fight Plant.
- Canelo Alvarez: It is reported that Canelo will wait and see who wins the undisputed light heavyweight championship between Dmitri Bivol and Artur Beterbiev on October 12th. Canelo wants Bivol next May. So, if he wins that fight, Canelo will target him.
- Edgar Berlanga: The New York native lost to Canelo on Saturday night, and he probably won’t be interested in fighting Plant. Berlanga could make more money fighting David Benavidez or Jaime Munguia.
None of the three fighters who want Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) are expected to fight him next after clinching the interim WBA title. It’s not even a real belt.
Being WBA mandatory will be more beneficial to Plant than holding the interim title because it’s not going to help him get a rematch with Canelo, and his performance against McCumby on Saturday night didn’t help.
Plant is under the mistaken impression that the WBA interim belt he won will be elevated to the ‘regular’ belt, which David Morrell held before moving up to 175. What Plant doesn’t know is that the World Boxing Association has eliminated the ‘ordinary’ title as part of their reduction plan.
This means Plant will not be elevated to ‘ordinary champion’, as he has repeatedly told the media. The only way Plant can become a true champion with the WBA is if Canelo chooses to fight him, and that doesn’t seem likely.
“Berlanga didn’t really win a round. He was very defensive. Yes, me and Canelo. Me and Berlanga. Me and (Jermall) Charlo. I think these are three big fights that the boxing world will love, and three big fights that I will want to be in,” Caleb Plant said during the post-fight press conferencea list of the short hit list he wants for his next fight after his ninth round knockout victory over #8 ranked WBA contender Trevor McCumby on Saturday night.
The more logical options available for planting:
– Diego Pacheco
–David Morrell
– Christian Mbilli
– Osley’s Inglesias
– Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Last updated on 15/09/2024
