Caleb Plant Interview With Dan Rafael: ‘I’ll Stay Active Until We Run It’

On May 31, Caleb Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) vs Armando Resendiz will headline a PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video alongside Jermall Charlo vs Thomas LaManna. Former IBF super middleweight champion Plant will defend his WBA interim super middleweight title against Resendiz. Ahead of the bout, Sweethands spoke to Dan Rafael on the Big Fight Weekend YouTube channel, discussing the upcoming fight and reaffirming his desire to pursue the biggest challenges in boxing.

Caleb Plant Looking to Stay Active Ahead of Bigger Tests

Caleb Plant Looking Ahead to Resendiz

Looking ahead to his upcoming fight against Resendiz (15-2, 11 KOs), Plant said, “He’s tough, but tough ain’t enough.”

“I’m gonna go in there and do what I do. He’s gonna try his damnedest. But I’m gonna get the job done regardless. I’m gonna get my hand raised, and I plan on it being in fashion, but regardless of what happens, we’re gonna hear the words and still,” said Plant.

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When asked by Rafael about a potential fight against Jermall Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs), who will fight LaManna on the card, and how he stays focused on the upcoming bout with that fight a real possibility in the future: “Just worry about right now, focus on right now,” said Plant.

Plant Reveals ‘I’m Looking for the Biggest Tests’

Dan also asked Plant how much he wanted the Charlo fight, and Plant admitted: “I’m looking for the biggest tests. Munguia was busy with Bruno (Surace), Canelo was busy with (William) Scull. Edgar Berlanga is part of the witness protection program when it comes to me I guess, and I’ve been begging for that fight, asking for that fight and not much interest in it.

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“So, this was like the fastest way for me to get to a big fight (Charlo) that I want. But Charlo needed a fight to get busy, get active and  so I wanted it enough to say I’ll take one of those fights too, if you gotta get a fight to stay active, then I’ll stay active in the meantime and me and you can run it later in the year. This was the fastest way for me to get to one of those big fights, so I wanted it enough to do what I’m doing now,” added Plant.

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