
Should Armando Resendiz match wits with Caleb Plant?
Armando Resendiz might be wise to minimize the boxing skill and IQ of Caleb Plant by pursuing a knockout, writes Lance Pugmire.
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Armando Resendiz might be wise to minimize the boxing skill and IQ of Caleb Plant by pursuing a knockout, writes Lance Pugmire.

Super middleweight Armando Resendiz might be counted out by the oddsmakers, but he isn’t counted out by his team.

Mexico’s Armando Resendiz has promised Caleb Plant he will prove a considerably more rounded fighter after focusing on his footwork, defense, and tactical awareness ahead of their WBA interim super-middleweight title fight on May 31
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Caleb Plant's work ethic alone is enough of an indication that the former IBF super middleweight titlist treats every matchup like his opponent is out to steal food from his plate. That’s the mentality he carries into his upcoming clash with Armando Resendiz.

Caleb Plant will face Armando Resendiz and Jermall Charlo will meet Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna on May 31 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Caleb Plant has set a masterful example of how to respond to defeats in the ring, keeping himself relevant between fights by engaging in compelling physical and verbal action with future opponents and remaining a main-event fighter.

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Rising middleweight sensation Elijah Garcia (16-0, 13 KOs) emerged victorious via eighth-round TKO in an electrifying firefight against Armando Resendiz (14-2, 10 KOs).

Garcia, Resendiz Fight Photos Gallery - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a middleweight fight, Elijah Garcia (16-0, 13 KOs) traded heavy punches for most of the fight to eventually drop and stop Armando Resendiz (14-2, 10 KOs) in the eighth round.

LAS VEGAS – Elijah Garcia gave thankful fans a terrific action fight and eventually delivered an eighth-round knockout in the same ring he left disappointed with his previous performance five months earlier.

LAS VEGAS – Armando Resendiz respects Elijah Garcia’s willingness to fight anyone in the middleweight division. Resendiz sees the 20-year-old contender as a dangerous opponent as well, but he doesn’t think Garcia will present a greater challenge than the former champion Resendiz defeated in his last fight. Mexico’s Resendiz knocked out Jarrett