Still-confident Caleb Plant returns Saturday night
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Welcome to the Fight Freaks Unite recap podcast coming off of a lightweight boxing weekend that had an entertaining Showtime triple title topped by by Sebastien Fundora decision victory over Carlos Ocampo to retain the interim WBC junior middleweight title. We’re reviewing this map – but wait, there’s more! Listen to my exclusive interview with the former super middleweight titlist Caleb Factory, who returns to the ring on Saturday for the first time since losing to Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed title.
That is, when he takes on former two-time titlist Anthony Dirrell in the co-feature of the Deontay Wilder – Robert Helenius PvP card.
Here’s what we discussed on this episode (in order):
Fundora’s lopsided win over Ocampo, referee Jack Reiss’ performance in the fight, and Fundora’s future.
We also discussed the other two fights on the card, Carlos Adames’ impressive third-round knockout of Juan Macias Montiel to win an interim middleweight belt and Fernando Martinez’s one-sided win over Jerwin Ancajas to retain his world junior title. bantam-weight.
You can hear my thoughts with TJ Rives recapping the PBC card in Carson, CA by clicking below,
My interview with Plant. We discussed several topics including his stoppage loss to Canelo for the undisputed super middleweight title last fall, the loss, the birth of his daughter in August, the change of coaches to start working with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards and thoughts on battling Dirrell. .
As usual, Plant, who lost his IBF belt to now undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez last November, didn’t lack confidence, At 21-1, 12 KOs, the Las Vegas resident knows that a victory impressive will put him back on the radar for bigger fights and maybe another title shot.
As for Dirrell, 37, he is ready to take on the challenge of the ultra-confident Plant. He is 34-2-2 with 25 knockouts. He had the WBC 168-pound crown until September 2019, when David Benavidez stopped him by TKO in LA
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