Caleb Plant
Caleb Hunter Plant (born July 8, 1992) is an American professional boxer who has held the IBF super middleweight title since 2019.
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| Real name | Caleb Hunter Plant | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sweethands | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Super middleweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Born | July 8, 1992 Ashland City, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||
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Amateur career
Caleb Plant took up boxing at the age of 8. He won the 2011 Golden Gloves in the light heavyweight division. Plant was an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Professional career
Plant turned pro in May 2014, signing with manager Al Haymon. Plant won 8 of his first 9 fights by way of knockout. He would get a shot at a world title in his 18th fight when he fought Venezuelan boxer José Uzcátegui. In the fight, he knocked Uzcátegui down twice en route to a unanimous decision win.[1]
Professional boxing record
| 20 fights | 20 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:23 | Feb 15, 2020 |  |
Retained IBF super middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | |
TKO | 3 (12), 1:29 | Jul 20, 2019 | |
Retained IBF super middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  |
UD | 12 | Jan 13, 2019 | |
Won IBF super middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  |
UD | 12 | Feb 17, 2018 | |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | |
UD | 10 | Sep 8, 2017 | |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  |
UD | 10 | Feb 25, 2017 | |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  |
UD | 10 | Aug 23, 2016 | |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | |
KO | 4 (8), 1:24 | Jun 3, 2016 | |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:37 | Jan 19, 2016 | |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | |
UD | 8 | Oct 31, 2015 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | |
UD | 8 | Sep 22, 2015 | |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:19 | Aug 15, 2015 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | |
TKO | 4 (6), 1:03 | Jun 27, 2015 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:49 | May 29, 2015 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:29 | Mar 6, 2015 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | |
KO | 1 (4), 1:35 | Dec 5, 2014 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
KO | 1 (4), 2:09 | Nov 1, 2014 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
KO | 3 (4), 2:55 | Jul 25, 2014 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
UD | 4 | Jun 27, 2014 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
KO | 1 (4), 0:47 | May 10, 2014 | |
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Personal life
Plant's daughter, Alia Plant, suffered an unknown medical condition which caused seizures. Alia died at the age of 19 months after she caught a respiratory infection which developed to pneumonia.[2]
His mother, Beth Plant, was shot by police after pulling a knife on an officer. She later died in hospital.[3]
See also
- List of super-middleweight boxing champions
References
- "Caleb Plant Drops, Decisions Jose Uzcategui To Win IBF Title". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- "Girl suffering from unknown disorder dies". Wsmv.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- "Boxing champ Caleb Plant's mom killed by cop in bizarre incident". nypost.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Amateur boxing titles | ||||
| Previous: Robert Brant |
Golden Gloves light heavyweight champion 2011 |
Next: Jerry Odom | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by José Uzcátegui |
IBF super middleweight champion January 13, 2019 – present |
Incumbent | ||