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Two major Canelo Alvarez rivals to feature on same event
A pair of super middleweight stars will co-headline PBC Championship Boxing in separate attractions as interim WBA super middleweight titlist Caleb Plant takes on Mexican knockout artist Armando Reséndiz while undefeated two-division champion Jermall Charlo battles veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna on Saturday, May 31 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Two of the sport’s most supremely talented and outspoken fighters, Plant and Charlo will look for emphatic victories on May 31 to set up a 168-pound grudge match and settle their feud in the ring after years of call outs and a viral dust-up that nearly saw the championship fighters come to blows.
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The main event will see the former IBF super middleweight world champion Plant take on an explosive power-puncher in Armando Reséndiz in a 12-round matchup that sees Plant defend his Interim WBA super middleweight title for the first time.
Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) is long established amongst boxing’s elite and has continued to show his mettle with memorable fight after memorable fight, including emphatic stoppages in each of his last two victories.
He most recently vanquished the hard-hitting Trevor McCumby last September, bouncing back from a flash knockdown to stop McCumby in round nine.
The 32-year-old Plant, who was born in Nashville, TN and now lives in Las Vegas, won the IBF title in a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Jose Uzcategui in 2019. Plant dropped Uzcategui in the second and fourth rounds and cruised to victory for the championship, before going on to successfully defending the title three times.
His two lone defeats have come to two of the sports’ top fighters, as he dropped an undisputed championship match against Canelo Alvarez in November 2021 and a decision to two-time world champion David Benavidez in a March 2023 slugfest .
“I’ve been quietly grinding with my team since my last fight, and just like always, I’ve left no stone unturned in my preparation,” said Plant.
“No setback and no amount of money or success can change the love I have for boxing or change my competitive spirit to be a winner. On May 31 I’m coming to put on a show and leave no doubt that I’m one of the best in the world.”
In the co-main event, undefeated two-division champion Jermall Charlo will step back into the ring to face the upset-minded veteran Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna in a 10-round super middleweight showdown.
A former world champion at 154 and 160 pounds, Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) will now begin his quest to become a three-division world champion in the stacked 168-pound division.
A native of Houston, Texas, Charlo first joined the ranks of world champion in 2015 with a dominant knockout of Cornelius Bundrage, and would go on to defend the title three times, including an emphatic stoppage of the then-undefeated Julian Williams in December 2016.
The 34-year-old would then begin a middleweight run that saw him earn the WBC championship and add victories over top contenders including Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Matt Korobov, Hugo Centeno Jr. and more.
Trained throughout his career by the renowned Ronnie Shields, Charlo’s most recent action came in November 2023 when he earned a unanimous decision triumph over Jose Benavidez Jr.
“I took the time to rebuild myself and I rebuilt my focus,” said Charlo.
“I’m locked in with my team and I’m ready for this new chapter at super middleweight. The journey continues. I’m back in full effect and I can’t wait to show my fans what I’ve been working on. It’s time!”
Charlo has been linked to a showdown with Canelo on multiple occasions after his brother, Jermell, lost to the Mexican back in 2023.
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