New Opponent for Caleb Plant on Aug. 15 PBC on NBCSN

By Jake Donovan

The show goes on for unbeaten middleweight Caleb Plant, which is a good thing considering he was already en route by the time word came of a change of opponent for his next fight.

Plant will appear on the August 15 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC Sports Network, serving in supporting capacity to former super middleweight champ Lucian Bute at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

The original plans called for Plant (8-0, 7KOs) to take on Hungary's Zoltan Sera. Instead, the fighting pride of Ashland City, Tennessee will now take on Chris Hermann of Germany in a scheduled eight-round swing bout.

Word eventually made its way to the rising prospect as he was en route from Nashville to Philly and eventually to Montreal.

"I'm excited that the fight is on," said Plant, who fights for the fourth time this year, all coming on the heels of his having to endure the loss of his infant daughter this past January.

Three of his last four fights have taken place in Pennsylvania, but was forced to withdraw from a late January card in Philadelphia after his daughter Alia succumbed to a rare condition known as Aicar Transformylase Imp Cyclohydrolase Deficiency, a disease with which she was born and forced to battle throughout her 20-month life.

Plant has emotionally rebounded with three straight wins, all ending in knockout. The 23-year old - who celebrated his birthday in July - has yet to be taken beyond the fourth round of any given night, but still prides himself on the skill set that allowed him to rise to prominence during his days as a gifted amateur.

Following a brilliant amateur career, Plant signed with adviser Al Haymon, making his pro debut on the undercard of Bermane Stiverne's vacant heavyweight title-winning knockout of Chris Arreola last May. Just 16 rounds of ring action of come of his first eight pro fights, including a 1st round knockout of Daniel Henry in an ESPN2-televised appearance this past March in Las Vegas.

As for his first pro fight outside of the United States - although just across the border - Plant insists that fans will bear witness to his full arsenal, and not just his explosive punching power.

"I'm going to fight smart and pick my windows where I can let my hands go with hard punches," Plant promises. "If I see him hurt, you can bet on it that I'll be gunning for the knockout.  My goal is to make a statement with an impressive performance, preferably a knockout."

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com . Twitter: @JakeNDaBox