Caleb Plant vs Caleb Truax
Unbeaten IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant will defend his title against former champion Caleb “Golden” Truax in the FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes Saturday, January 30 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
- Caleb Plant
- Caleb Truax
Date: 2021-01-31
Location: Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Status: Upcoming
Result: Plant dominated the fight outboxing Truax from a distance while Truax tried unsuccessfully to get closer and force the action at close range. Truax suffered a bruise and a cut by the end of the fourth round. In the fifth, Truax attacked Plant but Plant used his jab punch to stay out of trouble. Round eight saw Truax connect with a troublesome right to Plant's jaw but Plant tried to get a knockout win in the ninth, becoming a bit more aggressive. In the twelfth and final round, Truax, seemingly sensing he needed a knockout to win the fight, threw punches from all angles in an effort to land a knockout punch, but Plant did not get hurt. After the scheduled twelve rounds of fighting were over, Plant was announced as winner by unanimous decision, the three judges scoring the bout by 120-108 in his favor, meaning he won all twelve rounds on each of the judges' scorecards.[7] Truax became 31-5-2 with 19 knockout wins and 2 knockout losses after the fight, while Plant's record went to 21-0, with 12 knockout wins.