Super middleweights Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo (pictured) kicked off fight week events with a media workout Wednesday before co-headlining --in separate bouts-- PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video this Saturday, May 31st at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Plant will step in against Mexican knockout artist Armando Reséndiz, while Charlo faces veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna on the four-fight card that streams exclusively on Prime Video for all Prime members in the United States and select countries. The workout also featured middleweights Yoenli Feliciano Hernandez and Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis, who will lock horns for ten scheduled rounds, plus Isaac “La Bestia” Lucero and hard-hitting Omar Valenzuela, who match up in a junior middleweight attraction that opens the streaming presentation at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Tickets for the live event are on sale now through AXS.com. Here is what the fighters had to say Wednesday from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino:
JERMALL CHARLO
“Las Vegas, I missed you. It’s been a long time coming but I’m back. It’s Lions Only.
“You’ll see I’m back when you see me jabbing and doing my thing. I’m really excited to get back in the ring
“Get your popcorn early. Don’t blink. I’m coming to show everyone what I can do.”
THOMAS LAMANNA
“I feel great and I’ve come back from the loss to Erislandy Lara by doing it the right way. I’m gonna go in there it and give it everything.
“We waited for a big opportunity and this is a great one. He’s a big name and a two-division world champion. But I belong here and I’m gonna show everyone why I belong here.
“The fans make boxing go. Without them, there is no boxing. I’m so grateful for everyone supporting me. I’m using it all as fuel for the fire and it’s gonna help give me the edge against Jermall.”
CALEB PLANT
“It feels great to be here back on the big stage again. I’ve been in nothing but world title fights and title eliminators since 2017, so I’m ready to show out.
“I never get too high or too low. I’m focused and even-keeled. I’m locked in. We had a great training camp and I’m ready to whoop ass.
“I appreciate all the fans and their continued support. Make sure you stay tuned and come out on Saturday.”
ARMANDO RESENDIZ
“I’m very excited and motivated to be on such a huge card and I promise I’ll give everything in the ring on Saturday night.
“A win will mean everything. I’m fighting one of the best fighters in the world, so it will mean so much. I promise to give the fans an exciting fight.
“The Mexican support means everything to me. It motivates me to give it my all.”
YOENLI FELICIANO HERNANDEZ
“I don’t worry about my opponents, I came here prepared to win like I always do.
“I know that I have to be calm in the ring, because eventually things are going to go my way. If I stay steady in there and do what I have to do, victory will be mine.
“My mentality is what leads to my power. It’s about mind and body.”
KYRONE DAVIS
“We’re ready to have some fun in the ring in Las Vegas. I can’t wait for it to be fight night.
“I’m ready to go. This is what I’ve been working for. This is my time, because we train for these moments.
“If you get in the ring with me, you have to know that I’m coming to win. I’m going in there to take his ‘0’.”
ISAAC LUCERO
“This is a dream come true for me to be right here on this stage in Las Vegas. I would have prepared for this fight the same way regardless, but to be facing a fellow Mexican on a card like this is something I know that I have to take advantage of.
“Valenzuela is gonna learn what it’s like to take a loss. I could care less about his record, because he has never fought someone like me before.
“If there is one thing I can guarantee, it’s that you’re gonna see nothing but action on Saturday night.”
OMAR VALENZUELA
“I’m really grateful for this opportunity. It’s exciting to be in Las Vegas where boxing is king and I’m pumped to show everyone what I can do.
“You can bet that we’re going toe-to-toe on Saturday. It’s gonna be an all-out Mexican classic and we’re gonna give the fans what they want to see.”