Caleb “Sweethands” Plant is a rising star with the skills to match. The bigger the stage, the better the performance from the Nashville, Tennessee native, as proven when he wrested the world title away from the incumbent, Jose Uzcategui, in January 2019. Plant’s story is far from complete, but his journey thus far is already compelling.
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Caleb Hunter Plant was born on July 8, 1992, and is an American professional boxer who held the IBF super middleweight title from 2019 to 2021.
As of November 2021, he is ranked as the world’s third-best active super middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, ESPN, and The Ring, and sixth by BoxRec.
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Caleb Plant took up boxing at age 8. He won the 2011 Golden Gloves in the light heavyweight division.
Plant was an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics. As an amateur Caleb won numerous tournament titles while compiling a record of 97 wins with 20 defeats.
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On November 3, 2022, Plant and David Benavidez both revealed that they had agreed terms to face each other.
The fight was scheduled as the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view, which is expected to take place on March 25, 2023, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Despite starting off the fight fast, Benavidez found a way back and Plant was heavily stunned and hurt near the end of the bout. He lost by unanimous decision with scores of 117–111, 116–112, and 115–113.
Caleb Plant salary: How much does Caleb Plant make per fight?
Reportedly, his fight purse was $10Milion. January 30, 2021: Versus Caleb Truax – ‘Sweethands’ won the match unanimously. Reportedly, his fight purse was $750,000. July 20, 2019: Versus Mike Lee – Caleb Plant dominated Lee and won after the referee stopped the match in the third round.
One can never be sure of the exact amount a boxer is making right before his bout, let alone one of this magnitude. As per reports, both Americans have agreed to a 50-50 contract. This will lead to Benavidez and Plant bagging $3-4 million each.
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