Mar 25 2023
Saturday

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States

12 rounds contest @ Super Middleweight
22-1-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 111-117
  • 112-116
  • 113-115
UD 12
26-0-0

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Belts on The Line

Final Eliminator for: WBC World Super Middleweight Championship

The tape

30
Age
26
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
6' 1" / 185 cm
74" / 188 cm
Reach
76" / 193 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

KOKOUDTKOTKO
Form
TKOTKOTKOTKOKO
22
Wins
26
13
By KO
23
59
KO%
88
1
Loses
0
0
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2013

Tape rankings @ Super Middleweight

2
The Ring
1
1
WBA
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1
WBC
-
-
WBO
-
3
IBF
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Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez report

Who won Plant vs Benavidez?

David Benavidez beat Caleb Plant by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 25th March 2023 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 111-117, 112-116, 113-115 in favor of winner David Benavidez.

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 contest was a final eliminator for the WBC super middleweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Jose Valenzuela was defeated by Chris Colbert, Jesus Ramos beat Joseph Spencer and Cody Crowley defeated Abel Ramos for the WBC World Welterweight title.

Plant vs Benavidez stats

Caleb Plant stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

David Benavidez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a large advantage in power over Plant, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Plant's 59%.

Caleb Plant was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Benavidez had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Caleb Plant & David Benavidez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Plant's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Benavidez's, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months later than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 154 to Benavidez's 130.

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

Plant vs Benavidez form

David Benavidez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kyrone Davis on 13th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Footprint Center, Arizona, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ronald Ellis on 13th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had beat Roamer Alexis Angulo on 15th August 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

Before that, he had defeated Anthony Dirrell on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against J’Leon Love on 16th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

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Plant's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Plant vs Benavidez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Plant vs Benavidez?

The Showtime PPV show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Plant vs Benavidez?

Caleb Plant was a 5/2 (+270) underdog going into the contest, while David Benavidez made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-380) with oddsmakers.

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Caleb Plant - KO 10.53%

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