The boxing world has been clamoring for a fight between Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo for close to two years, dating back at least to their altercation in July 2023, which concluded with Plant slapping Charlo.
This night is about bringing us closer to that fight.
When is Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz and Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna?
The main event of Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz and the co-feature of Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna sit atop a four-fight show on Saturday, May 31. The broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (1 a.m. BST).
What channel are Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz and Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna on?
Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz and Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna will stream on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Where are Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz and Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna taking place?
The fight is taking place at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Who is Caleb Plant?
Plant, a 32-year-old originally from Nashville, Tennessee, is a former super middleweight titleholder who now holds the secondary WBA “interim” belt at 168lbs. His reign began in early 2019, when he won the IBF title from Jose Uzcategui. Plant made three successful defenses before being stopped by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in November 2021.
Plant returned in October 2022 with a big ninth-round knockout of Anthony Dirrell, lost a clear decision to David Benavidez in March 2023 and spent 18 months away before battling it out with Trevor McCumby last September en route to a ninth-round TKO win. Plant’s record is now 23-2 (14 KOs).
Who is Jose Armando Resendiz?
Jose Armando Resendiz, 15-2 (11 KOs), is a 26-year-old from Mexico. His first loss came in September 2021 via unanimous decision against the 14-4-2 Marcos Hernandez. Resendiz bounced back with two wins, including a big victory over former unified junior middleweight titleholder Jarrett Hurd in March 2023. Resendiz was well ahead on the scorecards going into the 10th and final round when the fight was called off due to Hurd having a badly cut lip.
That landed Resendiz another opportunity as the B-side to Elijah Garcia, who at the time in September 2023 was still an undefeated middleweight prospect. Garcia stopped Resendiz in the eighth round on the undercard of Canelo vs. Jermell Charlo.
Resendiz returned this February after a 15-month layoff, putting away the 5-2-1 Fernando Paliza in five rounds.
Who is Jermall Charlo?
Charlo, 33-0 (22 KOs), is one of two fighting twins alongside former undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell. Jermall is returning from a lengthy break. His last fight was a November 2023 unanimous decision over blown-up former welterweight and junior welterweight Jose Benavidez Jnr. That victory over Benavidez came after 17 months out of the ring for Charlo, who has struggled publicly with his mental health and legal trouble.
He’s trying to right his ship and return to some semblance of the fighter who reigned as a junior middleweight titleholder from 2015 through the end of 2016, moved up to middleweight, won an interim belt and was then upgraded. Charlo’s biggest win at 160lbs was a unanimous decision against Sergiy Derevyanchenko in September 2020.
If Charlo has anything left, he should be able to shine against LaManna.
Who is Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna?
Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, 39-5-1 (18 KOs), is a 33-year-old from New Jersey. His defeats have come only against recognizable names, some of them prospects at the time (Antoine Douglas, Dusty Harrison), others fringe contenders (Jorge Cota, Brian Mendoza), plus one titleholder (Erislandy Lara).
That loss to Lara was an 80-second obliteration in May 2021. In the four years since, LaManna has won nine fights while also working on occasion as a boxing promoter – both for shows featuring him as well as those spotlighting others. In March, LaManna scored a second-round TKO of the 11-6-1 Noe Alejandro Lopez.
LaManna recognizes that he is the underdog, and why.
“We all know the task at hand. I know what I’m up against,” LaManna said at a recent press conference. “We all know this is my last shot. I’m gonna make it my last shot, my best shot. I’m gonna give it my all.”
What other fights are on the undercard of Caleb Plant vs. Jose Armando Resendiz and Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna?
Two more fights fill out the televised undercard at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Middleweight prospect Yoenli Hernandez, 7-0 (7 KOs), will face Kyrone Davis, 19-3-1 (6 KOs), best known for his draw with Anthony Dirrell in 2021, a TKO loss to David Benavidez later that same year, and an upset victory in his last fight, a June 2024 split decision over the aforementioned Elijah Garcia.
And a pair of unbeaten junior middleweight prospects will face off, with Isaac Lucero, 16-0 (12 KOs), taking on Luis Omar Valenzuela, 23-0 (20 KOs).
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