Caleb Plant promises “good, old-fashioned ass-kicking” in fight against Trevor McCumby

Caleb Plant is confident of winning his next fight on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against Trevor McCumby. The 12-round fight will be capped by Canelo Alvarez against Edgar Berlanga. The two are fighting for the interim WBA super middleweight title.

Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) is making his first appearance in the ring this year and will be hoping to return to winning ways. In his last appearance last March, the former IBF middleweight champion lost a unanimous decision to David Benavidez.

In his next fight, the 32-year-old Ashland City native will face undefeated Trevor McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs). The 31-year-old challenger from Yorkville, Illinois, won a unanimous decision against Christopher Pearson in January. Plant said he is fully focused on his next opponent.

“I'm ready to show the fans what a good, old-fashioned beating looks like. His '0' has to go. That's over,” said Caleb Plant at today's media workout in Las Vegas.

“I've been training for over a year and it was good for me going into this camp. I was in the best shape I've ever been in when I started a camp. My sparring was the best I've ever had and honestly it was the smoothest camp I've ever had in my life. I expect that to translate into the ring as well.”

“This is McCumby's chance. Until now, he was a 30-year-old hopeful. He's waited a long time to compete in a big fight and I think that's because he doesn't believe in his abilities. He can talk as much as he wants, but actions speak louder than words. I take it personally that he chose me as his first fight.”

“I haven't thought beyond Trevor McCumby. I'm focused on the task at hand, but I know that winning this belt puts me in a good position for future fights.”

“My coach [Stephen Edwards] and my father [Richie Plant] are like an echo of each other. They're basically the same person and that makes everything really smooth.”

In the main event, undisputed Mexican super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez defends his WBC, WBA and WBO titles against undefeated Puerto Rican Edgar Berlanga. In the co-main event, Cuban Erislandy Lara defends his WBC middleweight belt against Danny Garcia from Philadelphia. In addition, former world champion Rolando Romero from Las Vegas will compete in the super lightweight division against Manuel Jaimes from San Jose, California.