American IBF super-middleweight champion whose technical boxing skills, disciplined approach and underdog triumph over Canelo Álvarez shocked the boxing world.
Caleb Plant is an American super middleweight boxer known as 'Sweet Hands' for his technical precision and polished boxing skills. He won the IBF super middleweight title with an upset victory over José Uzcátegui in 2019 and made four successful defences. His highly anticipated unification fight against Canelo Álvarez in 2021, while ultimately a defeat, demonstrated his technical ability at the highest level of the sport.
IBF Super Middleweight Champion, unification bout vs Canelo
How They Played
Technical boxer with strong fundamentals and ring IQ
Lasting Impact
Skilled technical boxer who unified super middleweight division
Career Honours
- IBF Super Middleweight Champion 2019
- IBF Super Middleweight Champion (first reign, defended title five times)
- IBF Super Middleweight Champion (second reign 2022)
- NABO Super Middleweight Champion
- WBC Youth Super Middleweight Champion
- Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Title Challenger 2021
- ESPN Prospect of the Year 2019