Plant to Face New Opponent After McCumby Bout Postponed

Caleb Plant is set to face a new opponent on an entirely new card and date following the postponement of an August 17 bout with Trevor McCumby, sources told BoxingScene.

The former IBF super middleweight champion was reported to have agreed to fight McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) on his return to the ring but a cut over his opponent’s right eye led to the postponement of the August 17 card in Orlando, Florida.

Although the fight was not announced officially by PBC, Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) took to social media to say he was taking on the undefeated McCumby. Sources say the WBA interim super middleweight title bout was billed to be PBC’s first non-PPV Prime Video headliner.

“There was never an official announcement so there is no new date,” a PBC source told BoxingScene. “We’ll announce Plant’s fight in the coming days and it’s possibly going to be an entirely new opponent given the severity of McCumby’s cut”.

Plant is yet to make a ring return in over a year since losing a 12-round unanimous decision to David Benavidez in March 2023. The 32-year-old Plant from Nashville, Tennessee became a world champion in 2019 after a unanimous decision victory over Jose Uzcategui.

Plant went on to make three successful title defenses against Mike Lee, Vincent Feigenbutz, and Caleb Truax before unifying his 168-pound IBF belt against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for the undisputed championship in November 2021. The Mexican earned an 11th round stoppage victory.

Meanwhile, McCumby, a 31-year-old from Glendale, Arizona, is yet to land himself a world title shot having won three straight since ending a near-five year layoff in May 2023. 

He returned with a fifth-round stoppage win over Vicente Rodriguez, followed by a first-round KO of Rodolfo Martinez one month later. Most recently, McCumby won a wide 10-round unanimous decision over Christopher Pearson in January.