Report by: Damon “Latinbox” Gonzalez
Photo credits: Lester Silva
Los Angeles, CA. – Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant (18-0, 10 KO) dethrones the
IBF super middleweight champion Jose Uzcategui (28-3, 23 KO) in a unanimous decision victory on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California On Premier Boxing Champions Fox Sports 1 telecast.
In the opening rounds you couldn’t overlook the pace Caleb Plant establishes early on by trying to look like the bigger man snapping his jab and picking his spots.
Uzcategui surprisingly giving up his hight as Plant was placing his punches as
Uzcategui was throwing his.
Plant was using his long arms and fighting on the outside as Uzcategui walking into counter punches gets dropped as Plant showing good power shots set traps Uzcategui walked right in.
Plant continues to show good strategy throughout the contest taking advantage of Uzcategui reckless aggression, Plant just kept pressing as Uzcategui found ways late in the fight by placing his punches correctly landing on Plant successfully, the adjustments were made Uzcategui never came up with an answer too Plant’s arsenal giving him
unanimous scores of 116-110, 115-111 and 116-110, Plant wins his first title.