Plant vs. McCumby Fight Results: Plant Serves Up A 9th Rd TKO

LAS VEGAS – Caleb Plant had to get off the canvas to do it, but he scored a ninth-round TKO of a tough Trevor McCumby. The fight took place on the Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga undercard at T-Mobile Arena.

McCumby shocked Plant in the early rounds, displaying a surprising amount of power. In the fourth round, the Phoenix-based fighter floored Plant with a left hook to the shoulder. But everything changed from the fifth round on, as Plant bullied the inexperienced McCumby against the ropes with a plethora of power shots, including uppercuts, left and right hooks, and taunts along the way. Plant improved to 23-2 (14 KOs). McCumby (28-1, 21 KOs) lost for the first time in 14 years as a professional.

Both men fought at a measured pace in the opening round. In the closing stages of the frame, Plant connected with a body-head combination and a left hook upstairs. Plant shook his head at McCumby after getting clipped with a right hand at the beginning of round two. McCumby followed up with a left hook that knocked the former titlist back. With seconds left in the round, McCumby drove Plant into the ropes with a left hook and pushed him down to the canvas. The third round featured solid back-and-forth action. McCumby connected with a right hand that forced Plant to hold before twirling him around to the canvas. They fought on even terms from that point forward, but Plant bounced back late with a counter right hand and body shots that kept McCumby honest.