David Benavidez handed Caleb Plant his second career loss last night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when he came from behind to win their long-awaited grudge fight.
After years of needle, the feud came to a head in front of a packed house in Nevada on Saturday night with Benavidez eventually living up to his favourite's tag after an early onslaught from his rival. The pair had been going back-and-forth for years, and finally settled their feud in an interim WBC title fight that should finally set up Benavidez for a shot at undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez.
The bout started in Plant's favour, with the underdog boxing cleverly at range and keeping himself safe, picking up rounds for the first half of the fight to race into an early lead. By the halfway stage Plant was ahead on two scorecards, with one judge giving his rival just one round.
