{"id":180164,"date":"2025-09-30T14:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/180164\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:08:12","slug":"caleb-plant-hopes-to-reboot-once-division-settles-in-wake-of-canelo-alvarezs-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/180164\/","title":{"rendered":"Caleb Plant hopes to reboot once division settles in wake of Canelo Alvarez’s defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caleb Plant <\/a>may have a few losses plastered to his record, but he doesn\u2019t believe his standing at 168 pounds should be affected.
Coming up short against Canelo Alvarez <\/a>and David Benavidez is nothing to be ashamed of. Losing to Jose Armando Resendiz, however, was a bit alarming<\/a>. <\/p>\n

That May 31 defeat in Las Vegas didn\u2019t shatter his confidence, though. Despite it all, the former IBF champ believes he\u2019s still the one to beat. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like the super middleweight division is in a great spot,\u201d Plant told The Ring <\/a>recently. \u201cA lot of big names, a lot of big fights that can be made. I feel like I\u2019m still here at the top.\u201d
A few weeks ago, the division gained a new champion. Terence Crawford, who moved up from 154 pounds, beat Alvarez for his Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Although Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) told the sold-out crowd of more than 70,000 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas that he felt comfortable, he was noncommittal on his future. <\/p>\n

That, in turn, places Plant in limbo. The 33-year-old doesn’t have a fight date lined up, but he\u2019s stated on numerous occasions that he’d prefer Jermall Charlo, Edgar Berlanga or Jaime Munguia. <\/p>\n

Those fights may still happen, but Plant (23-3, 14 KOs) has some things to clean up. Against Resendiz, he was outworked and outmuscled. The fancy footwork he normally shows and eye-catching combinations were absent. <\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t his proudest moment, but Plant feels he learned from it. And while a loss normally pushes someone toward the bottom of the ladder, he\u2019s confident that his name and star power still command respect. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in a position to give the fans and boxing more big fights,\u201d Plant said. <\/p>\n

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