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Caleb Plant retained his IBF super middleweight title with a shutout win over former titlist Caleb Truax, keeping Plant’s path to a huge fight with Canelo Alvarez later this year clear for the time being.
Plant won on scores of 120-108 across the board. Bad Left Hook also scored the fight 120-108 on a pair of separate unofficial cards. Related
The 28-year-old Plant (21-0, 12 KO) had no real trouble with the 37-year-old Truax (31-5-2, 19 KO), largely overwhelming the veteran with his speed, particularly off his jab. Even what Plant thinks is a broken hand didn’t really factor into the fight or become seriously noticeable, and Truax simply didn’t have anything in his arsenal to trouble Plant, though he did get through with the occasional solid right hand.
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Caleb Plant made a successful third defence of his IBF Super Middleweight title, as he dominated former champion Caleb Truax in a landslide points win in Los Angeles.
Plant won the title in January 2019 against Jose Uzcategui, and was last seen last February, halting Vincent Feigenbutz in ten.
Truax held the same belt in 2017, winning it and then losing it to James DeGale, and had scraped past the unknown David Basajjamivule last time out in January 2020.
Plant opened by investing plenty to the body of Truax, who made a ponderous beginning as he tried to work the champion out.
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Caleb Plant vs Caleb Truax
Round 1: Plant lands a jab to the body right away, then another moments later. Plant misses on a jab upstairs this time. Truax tries to come forward but walks into more body shots from Plant. Lead left hook lands for Plant, who just misses on a follow up body shot. Plant lands another lead left hook as Truax steps in. Truax lands a jab upstairs but Plant comes right back to the body and then gets back on his own stick. Right to the body lands for Truax. Left to the body lands clean for Plant. Left hook lands for Plant at the end of the round.