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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 05: David Benavidez celebrates after defeating Denis Douglin during a super middleweight fight at 2300 Arena on August 5, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 05: David Benavidez celebrates after defeating Denis Douglin during a super middleweight fight at 2300 Arena on August 5, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
Super middleweight contenders David Benavidez and Caleb Plant are ready to fight for the number one contender’s spot for Canelo Alvarez‘s undisputed title at 168 pounds. The two are currently the top contenders in the division with Benavidez coming into the fight with an undefeated 26-0 record, while Plant is coming off a victory over Anthony Dirrell back in October.
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Interestingly, Plant has only lost once in his career at the hands of Alvarez but will be looking to get his revenge against him. However, he will first have to beat Benavidez who many feel is the uncrowned champion of the division. Moreover, things got heated between the two pugilists during the press conference for the fight after the pair confronted each other right out of the gates.
David Benavidez and Caleb Plant get into a heated argument
In a video uploaded by the channel ‘The Official Plant’, Plant can be seen getting off his car and heading to the conference. However, he meets Benavidez on the spot who immediately confronts him. “That’s a motherfu**ing deadman walking right there. You know what’s up,” said Benavidez. However, Plant was able to keep his calm and fired back, even bringing up a past failed drug test. “I make it to all my fights. I made it to all my fights on weight and coc*ine free,” said Plant.
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Back in 2018, Benavidez tested positive for the banned substance benzoylecgonine which is the key ingredient of the drug Plant mentioned. Following the test, he was stripped of his titles. Benavidez fired back at Plant telling him that everything will be settled on fight night. “Well see motherf**er I don’t give a f*ck,” said Benavidez. Lastly Plant would claim that his opponent didn’t scare him and only knew how to talk loud. “You’re not scary to me a lot of yip yap,” said Plant.
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NASHVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 15: Caleb Plant of United States poses with his championship belt after defeating Vincent Feigenbutz of Germany in their IBF world super middleweight championship bout. Bridgestone Arena on February 15, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. Plant defeats Feigenbutz by TKO during the tenth round. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
It looks like there is a lot of bad blood between the two and with the stakes this high, the fight does look like a great matchup. Moreover, the winner can finally make claim to Alvarez’s titles and face him for the undisputed crown.
Plant takes a dig at Benavidez after the press conference
In a tweet, Plant called out Benavidez for his antics at the press conference. He stated that the undefeated boxer and his father acted like a clown show bringing up the belts that were stripped from him due to failed drug tests. “Imagine bringing a bunch of belts to the press conference that don’t belong to you anymore…smh…(clown) show fr…,” he wrote.
The match is set to take place on March 25 and will have fans on the edge of their seats. In addition, we can finally see two fighters at the top of the division actually compete against each other, a sight that has become a rarity in boxing.
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