Caleb Plant slaps Jermall Charlo in the face while the two were backstage at the Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford weigh-ins in Las Vegas.
Caleb Plant : Slaps charlo | Weight class | Net worth
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.
Plant made his professional debut on May 10, 2014, when he was scheduled to fight Travis Davidson.
He won the fight by a first-round knockout, ending the fight after just 47 seconds. He won his next eight fights, five of them by stoppage.
Plant won his next two fight against Jamar Freeman and Tyrone Brunson by decision, before scoring another two knockouts against Adasat Rodriguez and Carlos Galvan.
Plant fought Juan De Angel on August 23, 2016. It was the first ten round fight in Plant’s career. He won the fight by a convincing unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 100-89 in his favor.
Caleb Plant slaps Charlo
Errol Spence and Terence Crawford fight Saturday, but backstage at Friday’s weigh-ins, two other boxers engaged in a physical altercation.
In a video, Caleb Plant smacked Jermall Charlo with an open hand, which audibly sounded throughout the vicinity and nearly ignited a brawl at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
It’s unclear as to what specifically triggered the altercation prior to the strike. Plant was quickly ushered away by a man who appeared to be a security guard. While Charlo did not strike back, he briefly followed Plant until he was rerouted by bystanders.
Plant, 31, is a former IBF super middleweight champion, who most notably fought Canelo Alvarez in November 2021.
Charlo, 33, is the current WBC middleweight champion. He has not competed since June 2021.
The two boxers have been beefing since last year after Jermall Charlo’s comments that labeled Caleb Plant a ‘stepping stone’ to fighting a bigger name in boxing.
Plant hit back immediately with a tweet calling out Charlo to a fight towards the end of 2022. The two did not meet in the ring but continued to express interest in fighting each other.
Caleb Plant Weight class
Caleb Plant is a 31-year old American professional boxer. He was born in Ashland City, Tennessee, U.S. on July 8, 1992.
Plant made his professional boxing debut at the age of 21, on May 10, 2014. He is a super-middleweight world champion.
In his 18th professional fight, Plant was scheduled to challenge the reigning IBF super middleweight champion José Uzcátegui, on January 13, 2019.
Uzcátegui was the former interim IBF super middleweight champion, and was later elevated to full champion when James DeGale vacated his title.
It was Uzcátegui’s first title defense. Plant was the IBF mandatory, having earned the right to challenge for the title after defeating Rogelio Medina by unanimous decision.
The fight was later postponed, as Plant suffered a broken left hand in training camp. Plant needed surgery to repair the injury followed by rehabilitation.
While Plant was recovering from his injury, Uzcátegui beat Ezequiel Maderna by unanimous decision, in a non-title bout contested on September 28, 2018. His fight with Uzcátegui was rescheduled for January 13, 2019.
The eleven month layoff from his bout with Medina was the longest in Plant’s professional career.
Plant came into the bout as a +161 underdog, while Uzcátegui was a -200 favorite to defend the title.
Plant got off to a great start, managing to score a knockdown in the second round. He had caught the off-balanced Uzcátegui with a left hook, which dropped the champion to the canvas.
Net worth
According to our research, The estimated net worth of Caleb Plant is $3 million Dollars.
Caleb Plant’s net worth is largely the result of his success as an American Professional Boxer.