Special preview: Benavidez vs. Plant
WBC STATISTICS
WBC Interim Super Middleweight World Championship
March 25, 2023 / Las Vegas, Nevada / MGM Grand Garden Arena
TGB PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:
DAVID “El Monstruo Mexicano” BENAVIDEZ (USA)
WBC Interim Super Middleweight Champion
Former 2-time WBC Super Middleweight World Champion
Age: 26 / Date of birth: December 17, 1996
Residence: Seattle, Washington / Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
Record: 26-0, 23 KOs / Total rounds: 118 / World championship fights: 4-0, 2 KOs
Height: 6’0.5″ – 184cm / Reach: 74.5″ – 189cm / Stance: Right-handed
Promoter: Sampson Lewkowicz / Manager, trainer: Jose Benavidez Sr.
CALEB “Sweet Hands” PLANT (USA)
Ranked WBC No. 1 at Super Middleweight
Age: 30 / Date of birth: July 8, 1992
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada / Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
Record: 22-1, 13 KOs / Total rounds: 142 / World championship fights: 4-1, 2 KOs
Height: 6’1″ – 185cm / Reach: 74 ” – 188cm / Stance: Right-handed
Advisor: Al Haymon / Manager: Luis De Cubas Jr. / Trainer: Stephen Edwards
WBC SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
1. Ray Leonard (US) 1988 – 1990
2. Mauro Galvano (Italy) 1990 – 1992
3. Nigel Benn (GB) 1992 – 1996
4. Thulane Malinga (S. Afr) 1996
5. Vincenzo Nardiello (Ita) 1996
6. Robin Reid (GB) 1996 – 1997
7. Thulane Malinga (S. Afr) * 1997 – 1998
8. Richie Woodhall (GB) 1998 – 1999
9. Markus Beyer (Germany) 1999 – 2000
10. Glenn Catley (GB) 2000
11. Dingaan Thobela (S. Afr) 2000
12. Dave Hilton (Can) 2000
13. Eric Lucas (Can) 2001 – 2003
14. Markus Beyer (Germany) * 2003 – 2004
15. Danny Green (Australia) Interim 2003 – 2005
16. Cristian Sanavia (Italy) 2004
17. Markus Beyer (Germany) * 2004 – 2006
18. Mikkel Kessler (Den) 2006 – 2007
19. Joe Calzaghe (GB) 2007
20. Carl Froch (GB) 2008 – 2010
21. Mikkel Kessler (Den) * (Emeritus) 2010
22. Carl Froch (GB) * 2010 – 2011
23. Andre Ward (US) 2011 – 2012
24. Sakio Bika (Cameroon) 2013
25. Anthony Dirrell (US) 2014 – 2015
26. Badou Jack (Sweden-US) 2015 – 2017
27. David Benavidez (US) 2017 – 2018
28. Anthony Dirrell (US) * 2019
29. David Benavidez (US)* 2019 – 2020
30. Canelo Alvarez (Mexico) 2020 –
31. David Benavidez (US)* Interim 2022 –
* Regained
WBC TOP 10 SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
1. Ray Leonard (US)
2. Joe Calzaghe (GB)
3. Nigel Benn (GB)
4. Andre Ward (US)
5. Markus Beyer (Germany)
6. Carl Froch (GB)
7. Mikkel Kessler (Denmark)
8. Robin Reid (GB)
9. Danny Green (Australia)
10. Eric Lucas (Canada)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY
25 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, five of whom have regained the title: Thulane Malinga (S. Africa), Markus Beyer two times (Germany), Carl Froch (GB), Anthony Dirrell (US), David Benavidez (US).
75 super middleweight world championships bouts have been sanctioned in WBC history.
MEMORABLE WBC SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS
Sep. 17, 2022 Canelo Alvarez W12 Gennady Golovkin – Las Vegas, Nevada
May 21, 2022 David Benavidez TKO3 David Lemieux (interim) – Glendale, Arizona
Nov. 6, 2021 Canelo Alvarez TKO11 Caleb Plant – Las Vegas, Nevada
May 8, 2021 Canelo Alvarez TKO8 Billy Joe Saunders – Arlington, Texas
Dec. 19, 2020 Canelo Alvarez W12 Callum Smith – San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 23, 2019 Anthony Dirrell TW10 Avni Yildirim – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep. 28, 2019 David Benavidez KO9 Anthony Dirrell – Los Angeles, California
Feb. 23, 2019 Anthony Dirrell TW10 Avni Yildirim – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb. 17, 2018 David Benavidez W12 Ronald Gavril – Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep. 8, 2017 David Benavidez W12 Ronald Gavril – Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan. 14, 2017 Badou Jack D12 James DeGale – Brooklyn, New York
Apr. 30, 2016 Badou Jack D12 Lucian Bute – Washington, D.C.
Sep. 9, 2015 Badou Jack W12 George Groves – Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr. 24, 2015 Badou Jack W12 Anthony Dirrell – Chicago, Illinois
Aug. 16, 2014 Anthony Dirrell W12 Sakio Bika – Carson, California
Sep. 8, 2012 Andre Ward TKO10 Chad Dawson – Oakland, California
Dec. 17, 2011 Andre Ward W12 Carl Froch – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Nov. 27, 2010 Carl Froch W12 Arthur Abraham – Helsinki, Finland
Dec. 6, 2008 Carl Froch W12 Jean Pascal – Nottingham, England
Nov. 3, 2007 Joe Calzaghe w12 Mikkel Kessler – Cardiff, Wales
Oct. 14, 2006 Mikkel Kessler KO3 Markus Beyer – Copenhagen, Denmark
Mar. 12, 2005 Markus Beyer W12 Danny Green – Zwickau, Germany
Jul. 10, 2001 Eric Lucas KO7 Glenn Catley – Montreal, Quebec
Mar. 27, 198 Richie Woodhall W12 Thulani Malinga – Telford, England
May 3, 1997 Robin Reid W12 Henry Wharton – Manchester, England
Mar. 2, 1996 Thulani Malinga W12 Nigel Benn – Newcastle, England
Oct. 3, 1992 Nigel Benn TKO4 Mauro Galvano – Marino, Italy
Dec. 7, 1989 Sugar Ray Leonard W12 Roberto Duran – Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 7, 1988 Sugar Ray Leonard W12 Donny Lalonde – Las Vegas, Nevada
Countdown to BLAST OFF!
Undefeated WBC interim super middleweight champion, David “El Monstruo Mexicano” Benavídez, and former world champion Caleb Plant, will clash in a powder keg showdown bout this Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Benavidez and Plant will transform their war of words to the ring deeds. Only one of them will emerge as the official challenger of the 168-pound division.
The undefeated 25-year-old Benavídez (26-0, 23 KOs) became the youngest 168-pound world champion in history at just 20 years old when he defeated Ronald Gavril via split decision for the vacant WBC title in 2017. Emerging from Phoenix, who now lives and trains in the Seattle area, Benavidez has established his place in the super middleweight division with knockout power in both hands and improving his in-ring performance with each fight.
When he was fifteen years old, Benavídez went from weighing 250 pounds to becoming a lean burn boxer under the watchful eye of his father and trainer, José Benavidez, and his brother and veteran contender José Benavidez Jr. During those times, he went through and came out of rugged sparring sessions against the champions. middleweight Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin. Benavídez is riding a six-fight winning streak by knockout, most recently coming in the third round over former champion David Lemieux last May.
Plant (22-1, 13 KOs), has used his skill and fortitude to rise to the rank of world champion and, in his most recent fight, showed one punch power, notching one of the best knockouts of the year over Anthony Dirrell in the ninth.
Plant, 30, who was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in Las Vegas, won the IBF title by unanimous decision in a big fight over Jose Uzcategui in 2019. Plant dropped Uzcategui in the second and fourth rounds, achieving the championship victory.
He made three successful title defenses, defeating Mike Lee and Vincent Feigenbutz by TKO in addition to a unanimous decision victory over former champion Caleb Truax. He subsequently lost to Canelo Alvarez in November 2021, in a bout where all the 168-pound titles were up for grabs.
This event is part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of relations between Mexico and the United States, representing the multiple connections that both nations share.
Through this exciting fight, we celebrate the kinship between the people of these two great nations, presenting an opportunity to pay tribute to the past and seize new opportunities to shape our shared futures.
The fight is promoted by Premier Boxing Champions and will be broadcasted on Showtime PPV.
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