Interim WBA Tremendous Middleweight champion, Caleb Plant, and WBC Middleweight roost-ruler holder, Jermall Charlo, have been booked to compete at an upcoming Premier Boxing Championship (PBC) occasion on Could 31, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
However, the gifted pugilists gained’t be combating one another.
Per a latest report from long-time boxing beat reporter, Mike Coppinger, Plant is ready to face off towards Jose Armando Resendiz (15-2) within the headlining act — which is able to air on Prime Video — whereas Charlo will duke it out towards Thomas LaManna (39-5).
Plant is coming off a win towards Trevor McCumby, defeating him by way of ninth spherical technical knockout again in Sept. 2024 (highlights), his first win since dropping a unanimous determination to David Benavidez. As for Charlo, he hasn’t been in motion since Nov. 2023, defeating Jose Benavidez Jr. in his final bout to maintain his excellent report intact (33-0).
Plant and Charlo have a heated historical past that got here to a head in July 2023. Certainly, Plant tagged Charlo with a vicious slap backstage throughout a random altercation (see it once more right here) that will have made Nate Diaz proud. Regardless of their long-standing beef, the 2 males have but to share the ring towards one another, however it’s highly-expected to go down in later 2025 ought to they each show victorious in Could.
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