Jose Armando Resendiz vs Caleb Plant Preview May 31st, 2025
The WBA Interim Super Middleweight Title is up for grabs this Saturday, May 31st when unbeaten former IBF Super Middleweight boss Caleb Plant of Nashville, Tennessee puts it on the table against Jose Armando Resendiz of Mexico. The 12-rounder from Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen live in most nations on Amazon Prime Video. Plant was last in action in September when he stopped Trevor McCumby in the ninth round. In his previous outing, Plant dropped a 12-round unanimous decision to David Benavidez in March, 2023 for the WBC Interim Super Middleweight Belt. Resendiz last boxed in February when he halted Fernando Paliza in the fifth round.
Resendiz vs Plant Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Jose Armando Resendiz +1000
- Caleb Plant -2500
My Pick
Resendiz is 26 years old and has boxed 89 rounds since making his pro debut in 2018. He makes his ring walk with a record of 15-2 with 11 Ko’s and has been fighting as a super middleweight and ,middleweight recently after starting his career as a light heavyweight. He stands 5-feet-10-inches tall with a 69-inch so gives up three inches in height and five inches in reach to Plant. His first defeat as a pro came at the hands of Marcos Hernandez by 10-round unanimous decision in September, 2021 after being dropped in the second round. He was also beaten by eighth-round TKO by Elijah Garcia in September, 2023.
As far as power is concerned, Resendiz appears to have enough of it to cause some damage as 73.3 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage including 11 of his last 12. However he has lost two of his past five fights. In addition, his quality of opposition hasn’t been the greatest as just nine of his 17 opponents have entered the ring with a winning record. Resendiz’s biggest wins have been against the likes of former world champion Jarrett Hurd as well as Heber Rondon, Quilisto Madera, Michel Rosales Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez Lopez.
The 32-year-old Plant, who now resides in Las Vegas, won the IBF Super Middleweight Title in January, 2019 when he beat Jose Uzcategui by unanimous decision and dropped him twice on his way to victory. He then defended the belt against Mike Lee by third-round TKO in 2019 before stopping the unheralded Vincent Feigenbutz in 2020 and beating Caleb Truax by unanimous decision in January, 2021 before losing to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez via an 11th-round stoppage in November, 2021 for his first loss as a pro in a shot at the WBC and WBO Titles.
Plant enters the ring with an impressive record of 23-2 with 14 Ko’s and has boxed 163 rounds since turning pro in 2014. He’s a good-sized 168-pounder at 6-feet-1-inch tall with a 74-inch wingspan but doesn’t really possess great one-punch power, regardless of his sensational ninth-round knockout of Anthony Dirrell in 2022. He has a good knockout ratio of 60.1 per cent in his victories but has stopped just two of his past five opponents and has two wins and two losses in his past four contests. Plant enjoyed a fine amateur career and fought in the 2011 and 2013 Golden Gloves tournaments.
He was also an alternate for the American Olympic Team for the 2012 Games in London, England. His best wins as a pro have been over Dirrell, Truax, Lee, Uzcategui, Rogelio Medina, Juan De Angel, Carlos Galvan, Thomas Awimbono, Adasat Rodriguez and Andrew Hernandez. He possesses fine mobility, skills and speed and will try to utilize those attributes against Resendiz. He also has a pretty good chin despite being stopped by Alvarez.
Prediction…
Plant has plenty of experience against top-level opponents but Resendiz can’t be overlooked due to his power. The oddsmakers look at this fight as a bit of a mismatch but even though it may be closer than expected, Plant should have his hand raised and has a good chance of stopping Resendiz.
Plant is a level above Resendiz at this stage of their careers.
Play Plant -2500 @ BetOnline.ag
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