Plant vs Truax

Who won Plant vs Truax?

Caleb Plant beat Caleb Truax by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 30th, 2021, at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 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).

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Plant was defending his his WBA Interim World Super Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Trevor McCumby in September 2024. He had held this belt for 9 months and 10 days.

Also on the undercard Rances Barthelemy was victorious over Al Rivera, Michael Polite Coffie beat Darmani Rock, and Joseph Spencer defeated Ravshan Hudaynazarov.

Plant vs Truax stats

Back in January 2021, Caleb Plant stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Caleb Truax made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Truax had a slight advantage in power over Plant, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Plant's 60%.

Caleb Plant was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Plant had a height advantage of 1 inch over Truax. Despite this, Truax had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Caleb Plant and Caleb Truax fought out of an orthodox stance.

Plant was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 1 month later than Truax, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 89 fewer professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Truax's 264.

Caleb Truax was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Plant vs Truax form

Plant had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Prior to 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Rogelio Medina on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

He had won against Andrew Hernandez on September 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

Truax had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against Peter Quillin on April 13, 2019 ended in a no contest at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by James DeGale on April 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated James DeGale on December 9, 2017, by majority decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten KeAndrae Leatherwood on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Grand Casino, Minnesota, USA.

He had won against Zachariah Kelley on August 20, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wisconsin Center, Wisconsin.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Caleb Plant had last fought 11 months and 15 days ago, while Caleb Truax's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 17 days ago.

Plant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Truax's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Plant vs Truax start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Plant vs Truax?

Plant vs Truax was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Plant vs Truax?

Caleb Plant was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Caleb Truax made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.