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Caleb Plant Training Photos Gallery - Undefeated super middleweight contender Caleb "Sweethands" Plant hosted a media workout in Las Vegas Friday as he nears his first world title opportunity when he takes on IBF 168-pound champion Jose Uzcategui in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Sunday, January 13 from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Earlier this week Caleb Plant (17-0) told BoxingScene.com's Lem Satterfield that he, "wasn't scared of Jose Uzcategui" and "expects to make the fight look easy." He previously said that he planned on out boxing the IBF super middleweight champion who lives in Mexico and is originally from Venezuela.
IBF champion Jose Uzecategui vows to give unbeaten Caleb Plant “the beating of his life,” having minimized his 168-pound challenger’s left hand injury as an excuse for pulling out of their initially scheduled date in August.
Caleb Plant Training Camp Photos Gallery - Unbeaten 168-pound contender Caleb "Sweethands" Plant took time to talk about his current training as he prepares to battle IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Jose Uzcategui in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Sunday, January 13 from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Battle-hardened Venezuelan Jose Uzcategui defends his IBF Super Middleweight World Championship against unbeaten top challenger Caleb Plant in prime time on Sunday, January 13 on FS1 and FOX Deportes presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
IBF champion Jose Uzecategui doesn’t mince words regarding his plans for unbeaten 168-pound mandatory challenger Caleb Plant when they clash on January 13 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on FOX (8 p.m. PT/ 5 p.m. PT).
FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of the new deal, featuring eight world champions and more than two dozen of the world's best boxers going toe-to-toe. The schedule includes five world-class boxing fight nights live on FOX and FOX Deportes, four more on FS1 and FOX Deportes, and the first FOX PBC Pay-Per-View in March.
IBF champion Jose Uzecategui has ambitious desires for what he hopes to be his first four 168-pound world title defenses. The 27-year-old Uzecategui (28-2, 23 KOs) expects to face IBF-ordered mandatory Caleb Plant (17-0, 10 KOs) sometime in early 2019 as a follow-up to his title-winning ninth-round stoppage of Andre Dirrell in a March rematch of Dirrell’s disqualification victory from May 2017.
Caleb Plant Video Interview - The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame had their sixth annual induction weekend. The prestigious induction ceremony was held on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 7-10 p.m. in the Augustus Ballroom at Caesars Palace. The ceremony, which annually honors the best from Nevada’s rich boxing history, was filled with boxing superstars.
Once named the IBF super middleweight champion, the Venezuelan resident of Tijuana - Jose "Bolivita" Uzcategui - claims to be ready for any challenger or the champion in the weight division. Uzcategui believes the only reason why James DeGale vacated the belt was for fear of facing him in the mandatory fight that the sanctioning body had ordered.