LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 13: Super middleweight boxer Caleb Plant poses on the scale during a … More
Caleb Plant vs. Armando Resendiz will headline a Premier Boxing Champions show on Prime Video on Saturday night from Las Vegas. On a pretty slow weekend for combat sports, the card has a chance to steal a piece of fight fans’ attention.
In case you’re interested, here’s how you can watch.
- Date: Saturday, May 31
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV/Stream: Amazon Prime Video
In the co-main event, Jermall Charlo returns to the ring in search of a return to glory and relevancy. He takes on Thomas LaManna.
If Plant and Charlo win their fights, the plan is for PBC to make a fight between the two later in the year. Plant and Charlo’s beef stems from a backstage altercation in 2023 that saw the former slap the latter.
It’s crazy to think this moment is literally powering Saturday’s event and potentially another show later in 2025, but apparently, that’s the case.
Here is a look at the complete card, which also features the next fight for rising lightweight star Curmel Moton.
- Main Event – Super Middleweight
Caleb Plant (23-2-0) vs. Jose Armando Resendiz (15-2-0) - Co-Main Event – Super Middleweight
Jermall Charlo (33-0-0) vs. Thomas LaManna (39-5-1) - Middleweight Bout
Yoenli Hernandez (7-0-0) vs. Kyrone Davis (19-3-1) - Lightweight Bout
Curmel Moton (7-0-0) vs. Renny Viamonte Mastrapa (4-1-1) - Super Bantamweight Bout
Carl Martin (25-0-0) vs. Francisco Pedroza Portillo (19-12-2)
Moton is a protégé of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and supremely gifted. Still just 18, Moton has already amassed a 7-0 record as a professional with six KOs.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 21: Jordan Plant (L) interviews Curmel Moton during boxer workouts at the … More
He should look impressive against Mastrapa, who will likely be in over his head.
While I wouldn’t expect Moton to be ready to be a serious title contender for at least two years, astute fans will likely want to get a glimpse of one of the sport’s next potential superstars.
Also on the undercard, undefeated super bantamweight KO artist Carl Jammes Martin takes on veteran Francisco Pedroza Portillo. Martin is from the Philippines, and his fighting style is all-action. The ‘Wonder Boy’ is just 26 years old and he has serious potential.
If he can score an impressive win, he will put himself in a position to be one of Naoya Inoue’s next challengers. With rumors swirling that Top Rank will land with Amazon Video, it makes the prospects of an Inoue-Martin fight all the more possible.
Another intriguing fight is the clash between undefeated middleweight Yoenli Hernandez and Kyrone Davis. Hernandez is ranked in the Top 10 by every governing body besides the IBF. He is the No. 1 contender for Erislandy Lara’s WBA title.
Davis is only ranked by the IBF, as he is seventh in those rankings. If Hernandez can stay undefeated as a pro, he would likely land in the IBF’s rankings, thereby creating more paths to a title shot against anyone wearing a title at 160 pounds.
With all due respect to Janibek Alimkhanuly, the unified IBF and WBO champion, the current landscape of middleweight champions is arguably weaker than it has been in a long while.
The division is hungry for a compelling star to emerge. We’ll see if Hernandez can rise to become a household name. Be on the lookout for results following the event on Saturday.
