Armando Resendiz produced one of the biggest upsets in boxing this year, beating Caleb Plant via split decision to win the interim WBA super middleweight title.
As a result of the loss, a potential Plant fight against Jermall Charlo is in doubt.
The 32-year-old almost got out of jail on the cards when David Sutherland bizarrely scored the bout 115-113 in his favour. Max DeLuca and Steve Weisfeld thankfully both saw it 116-112 for Resendiz.
When he managed to land solid punches, Plant (23-3, 14 KOs) wouldn't follow it up with additional shots, looking extremely tentative through the fight. That's where Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) took advantage, landing multiple jabs and power shots.
It seemed like Plant was trying to get loose, though he utilized a sharp jab in the opening rounds. By the fourth, Resendiz was backing Plant up. Unlike Plant, he landed combinations and forced the American to overuse his energy. Plant's output continued to dip as Resendiz forced him by the ropes.
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By round 10, Resendiz bombarded Plant with shots. The latter was bleeding by the eye, and though he tried to get back into the fight, the final bell sounded.
Per Compubox, Resendiz landed 186 of 600 shots (31%), while Plant landed 109 of 509 (21%). 109 of Resendiz's shots were for power, while 77 were jabs. Plant is now 2-3 in his last fiveio fights.
Resendiz has won two straight, earning his biggest win since beating former unified super welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd in March 2023.
On the eve of the anniversary of Andy Ruiz giving us one of the biggest upsets in boxing history against Anthony Joshua, Resendiz, who also had Ruiz's old cornerman Manny Robles in his corner, got the job done.
Did Jermall Charlo win comeback fight?
The loss affected plans for the Charlo fight. Plant didn't follow through on his end. Did Charlo?
It had been over 500 days since Jermall (34-0, 23 KOs) entered a boxing ring before he faced Thomas LaManna (39-6-1). Once on top of the world with his twin brother Jermell, Jermall attempted to conquer a new weight class. While there was some ring rust, "Hit Man" returned in full force with a TKO win.
Charlo dropped LaManna in the third and put him down in the fourth with a left following a replay. Finally, he took him out in the fifth. He looked confident, had his hands down, and smiled through each round. Charlo landed 67 of 210 shots (32%), with 44 of those jabs.
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Will Charlo still face Plant, or will the two-division champion move on?
Elsewhere, there was a one-sided beatdown of Kyrone Davis by Yoenli Hernandez. An early knockdown had Davis in trouble, and Hernandez used uppercuts and jabs to punish Davis. The 27-year-old Cuban lost his knockout streak but has now won eight fights.
Opening the main card, Isaac Lucero was too much for Omar Valenzuela, as he averaged 83 punches thrown in two rounds for a TKO win. A knockdown in the second round was the beginning of the end and the referee called off the fight as Valenzuela was getting badly beaten up.
Before the main card, top prospect Curmel Moton went the distance against Renny Viamonte, earning a decision win. The 18-year-old is now 8-0.
The Sporting News provided results from the entire Caleb Plant vs. Armando Resendiz fight card.
Caleb Plant vs. Armando Resendiz full card results
- Armando Resendiz def. Caleb Plant via split decision (116-112, 113-115, 116-112)
- Jermall Charlo def. Thomas LaManna via TKO (0:01 into round six)
- Yoenli Hernandez def. Kyrone Davis via unanimous decision (100-89, 100-89, 100-89)
- Isaac Lucero def. Omar Valenzuela via TKO (2:57 into round two)
- Curmel Moton def. Renny Viamonte via unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
- Carl Jammes Martin def. Francisco Portillo via unanimous decision
- Cristian Cangelosi def. Samuel Figueroa via majority decision