Who won Plant vs Medina?
Caleb Plant beat Rogelio Medina by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 17th, 2018, at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.
The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-109, 117-111 in favor of winner Caleb Plant.
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).
Plant vs Medina stats
Back in February 2018, Caleb Plant stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Rogelio Medina made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws.
Caleb Plant was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.
Medina had a height advantage of 9 inches over Plant. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Caleb Plant and Rogelio Medina fought out of an orthodox stance.
Plant was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 10 months later than Medina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 37 fewer professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Medina's 191.
Caleb Plant went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 6 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Rogelio Medina was ranked number 11 by the IBF in the 168lb division.
Activity check
Plant's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.
Medina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Plant vs Medina start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Plant vs Medina?
Plant vs Medina was broadcast on FOX in the US.
What were the odds on Plant vs Medina?
Caleb Plant was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Rogelio Medina made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.
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