Caleb Plant Vows To Prove He Isn’t A Quitter Against Trevor McCumby

Caleb Plant is ready to send a message against Trevor McCumby on Saturday on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga.

It is McCumby’s first massive step up in competition, but Plant is a sizeable betting favorite to get his hand raised. Entering the bout, Plant says this fight is personal for him as he looks to prove he still is a top contender.

“I feel like all fighters cross the line every time they sign the contract with me,” said Caleb Plant to DAZN Boxing (via Boxing247). “Any fighter that is in the way of the things I want to accomplish and the things I’ve worked so hard for. I’m 20-something years deep in the game. If you’re in the way of what I’m trying to accomplish, that’s personal for me.”

Along with wanting to prove he still is a title contender, Trevor McCumby has accused Caleb Plant of being a quitter. With that, he wants to prove to McCumby that he isn’t a quitter by getting a knockout win.

“On top of that, he’s been calling me a quitter and some other stuff, too,” said Plant about McCumby. “So, it’s definitely added motivation. I think it’s a facade. They told him [McCumby] to wear the hat for the press conference. I think it’s an act. He’s not a real country boy. He’s from the suburbs of Chicago… I’m a country boy. I’m a real cowboy. I’m a real gunslinger. So, when the bell rings, he’s going to find out that there are levels to this. Yeah, 359 rounds since my last fight. That’s obviously staying extremely busy and being in the gym this whole last year.”

Caleb Plant is 22-2 as a pro and coming off a decision loss to David Benavidez. Before that, he beat Anthony Dirrell by KO and before that, he suffered a TKO loss to Canelo Alvarez.