Plant vs Dirrell

Who won Plant vs Dirrell?

Caleb Plant beat Anthony Dirrell by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder beating Robert Helenius for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Gary Antonio Russell was overcome by Emmanuel Rodriguez, Michel Rivera was victorious over Jerry Perez, and Frank Sanchez beat Carlos Negron.

Plant vs Dirrell stats

Back in October 2022, Caleb Plant stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Anthony Dirrell made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Caleb Plant was the younger man by 8 years, at 30 years old.

Dirrell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Plant. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Caleb Plant and Anthony Dirrell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Plant was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 3 months later than Dirrell, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Dirrell's 184.

Caleb Plant went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Anthony Dirrell was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Plant vs Dirrell form

Plant had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on November 6, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Caleb Truax on January 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vincent Feigenbutz on February 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bridgestone Arena, Tennessee.

Before that, he had won against Mike Lee on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jose Uzcategui on January 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

Dirrell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mark Anthony Hernandez on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Kyrone Davis on February 27, 2021, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by David Benavidez on September 28, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had defeated Avni Yildirim on February 23, 2019, by technical decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

He had won against Abraham Han on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Caleb Plant had been fighting more than Anthony Dirrell.

Going into this contest, Caleb Plant had last fought 11 months and 9 days ago, while Anthony Dirrell's last outing had been 11 months and 9 days ago.

Plant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Plant vs Dirrell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Plant vs Dirrell?

Plant vs Dirrell was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Plant vs Dirrell?

Caleb Plant was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Dirrell made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.