Uzcategui was regarded as the division's boogeyman, with his only loss in a span of seven fights coming by disqualification against Andre Dirrell, whom Uzcategui defeated in a rematch. Plant carried a 21-0 record with 12 knockout wins into the bout with Alvarez. Plant won the IBF super middleweight title by defeating Jose Uzcategui by 12-round unanimous decision in 2019, knocking down Uzcategui twice.
He trained in Nashville for a time after turning pro in 2014 and relocated to Las Vegas to pursue his career. Press conference: Caleb Plant and Canelo Alvarez come to blows during press conference for super middleweight bout Canelo Alvarez in unified super middleweight bout Olympic team.Ĭanelo vs Plant: Caleb Plant embraces underdog role vs. He won a national Golden Gloves title and earned a spot as an alternate on the 2012 U.S. He won six amateur world kickboxing championships before deciding to focus on boxing. His father had a background in kickboxing and Plant took up martial arts. His family lived in a two-bedroom trailer in rural Ashland City, a small town about 25 miles northeast of Nashville. Plant was born in a hospital in Nashville on July 8, 1992. Here's what you need to know about Plant: Caleb Plant was born in Nashville Vincent FeigenbutzĮven casual boxing fans know of Canelo Alvarez, who came into Saturday night's fight in Las Vegas with the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization championships in the 168-pound super middleweight division.įewer know about Caleb Plant, 29, who came into the scheduled 12-round unification fight as the International Boxing Federation champion.