A pair of super middleweight stars will co-headline PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video in separate fights. Caleb Plant takes on Mexican knockout artist Armando Reséndiz and undefeated two-division champion Jermall Charlo battles Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna on Saturday, May 31st at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The lineup will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and stream exclusively on Prime Video for all Prime members in the United States and select countries. Two of the sport’s most supremely talented and outspoken fighters, Plant and Charlo will look for emphatic victories on May 31st to set up a 168-pound grudge match and settle their feud in the ring after years of call outs and a viral dust-up that nearly saw them come to blows. Tickets for the live event will go on sale Friday, April 4th at 10 a.m. PT through AXS.com. Pre-sale tickets are available on Thursday, April 3rd from 10 a.m. PT until 10 p.m. PT through AXS.com with code: PBC
The main event will see former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant take on Reséndiz in a twelve-round matchup that sees Plant defend his WBA interim title for the first time. Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) has shown his mettle in memorable fights, including stoppages in each of his last two victories. He most recently vanquished Trevor McCumby last September, bouncing back from a flash knockdown to stop McCumby in round nine. Before that, Plant ended an extended war of words with former champion Anthony Dirrell via a single punch in October 2022, knocking out the former two-time champion to deliver one of 2022’s most memorable KOs. The 32 year-old Plant, who was born in Nashville, TN and now lives in Las Vegas, won the IBF title in a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Jose Uzcategui in 2019. Plant dropped Uzcategui in the second and fourth rounds and cruised to victory for the championship, before going on to successfully defend the title three times. His two lone defeats have come to two of the sports’ top fighters, as he dropped an undisputed championship match against Canelo Alvarez in November 2021 and a decision to two-time world champion David Benavidez in a March 2023 slugfest.
“I’ve been quietly grinding with my team since my last fight, and just like always, I’ve left no stone unturned in my preparation,” said Plant. “No setback and no amount of money or success can change the love I have for boxing or change my competitive spirit to be a winner. On May 31 I’m coming to put on a show and leave no doubt that I’m one of the best in the world.”
The 26 year-old Reséndiz (15-2, 11 KOs) was unbeaten in his first 12 fights after turning pro in 2018, showing impressive power with an eight-fight knockout streak. After coming up on the short end of a decision to Marcos Hernandez in September 2021, Reséndiz was impressive in stopping the former unified world champion Jarrett Hurd in the 10th-round of their March 2023 matchup. A native of Nayarit, Mexico, Reséndiz dropped a decision to top middleweight Elijah Garcia in September 2023, before most recently bouncing back to earn a fifth-round TKO of Fernando Paliza this February.
“I’m very happy to have this opportunity on May 31,” said Reséndiz. “I’m thankful to be in a great fight once again, this time against a former world champion in the main event of a stellar night of boxing. I know this is going to be a tough fight, but I will prepare as hard as I possibly can to win and dedicate this win to my beloved Mexico.”
