Caleb Plant Wins All 12 Rounds, Outpoints Caleb Truax to Retain IBF Title
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Los Angeles, CA (January 31st, 2021)– In the main event of an eight-bout Premier Boxing Champions card at Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday evening, January 30, 2021, International Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight champion Caleb Plant made the third successful defense of his title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over former champion Caleb Truax. The bout was minimally competitive but not close on the cards.
Plant, age 28, 21-0, 12 knockouts, Las Vegas, Nevada, simply outworked Truax for all 12 rounds, pitched a shutout against a mostly defensive former champion who appeared in top condition, but never tried to win. Plant claimed he broke his left hand early in the bout, but still did well enough right-handed to outland Truax. According to CompuBox, Plant landed 179 of 581 punches overall, to 47 of 389 punches landed for Truax). At age 37, Truax 31-5-2, 19 knockouts, of St. Michael, Minnesota, probably got his final opportunity to win a world title or regain a world title. There were few fans in attendance at the televised card, but he still put up a valiant losing effort nonetheless. Plant was land jabs and power shots, and Truax landed some punches here and there of little consequence. The fight was not of great interest.
Result: Caleb Plant Win 12 Caleb Truax, Super Middleweights
Scoring: 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 for Plant. Referee: Jerry Cantu
Premier Boxing Champions Undercard Results
Michael Polite Coffie KO 3 Darmani Rock, Heavyweights (0:59)
Brooklyn prospect 12-0 Coffie, in top condition, exposed Philadelphia’s fat 17-0 Rock, who was down twice and out from power shots to chin in third round. Referee: Jack Reiss.
Rances Barthelemy Win 10 Ali Rivera, Welterweights
Former International Boxing Federation World Lightweight champion Barthelemy now 28-1-1. 21-4 Rivera cut right eye accidental headbutt round 2, cut left eye punch round 3.
Joey Spencer KO 1 Isiah Seldon, Middleweights (2:15)
14-4-1 Seldon lost two points for intentionally punching Spencer three times behind head round one. 12-0 Spencer knocked a wild swinging Seldon down, who staggered getting up. The hot and cold Seldon, who won, then either drew or lost every other fight in his last eight pro bouts, is the son of former WBA World Heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon. Referee: Jerry Cantu
Brandyn Lynch Split Draw 8 Mark Anthony Hernandez, Middleweights
Los Angeles fighter 10-1-1 Lynch has a draw and no contests in last five pro bouts.
Scoring: 76-76 Draw. 77-75 Lynch. 77-75 Hernandez. Referee: Jerry Cantu.
Atif Oberlton (Pro Debut) KO 3 Nathan Davis Sharp, Cruiserweights (0:48)
Philadelphia light heavyweight southpaw Atif Oberlton, in pro debut bout for Al Haymon, stopped 4-3 Davis standing. Bout fought at cruiserweight. Both fighters weighed in 177.5.
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