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Caleb Plant has let fans know that he's okay after his loss to David Benavidez.
'Sweet Hands' made his return to the ring over the weekend on Showtime pay-per-view. In the main event, he faced 'The Mexican Monster'. The pair battled for more than just bragging rights, as the winner was expected to face Canelo Alvarez next.
In their matchup on Saturday night in Sin City, the former super-middleweight champion came out firing early. Plant got out to an early lead, but the second half of the bout was all Benavidez. In the end, the Mexican star wound up getting the victory by unanimous decision.
After the end of the contest, many were concerned for Caleb Plant. While it wasn't the most lopsided fight of all time, the former champion took a tremendous amount of punishment in the second half of the contest. Luckily, Plant has taken to social media to give an update.
On Twitter, the former IBF super-middleweight champion updated fans about his injuries and overall health. Along with that, he sent congratulations to David Benavidez and made it clear that he had no excuses for the defeat to 'The Mexican Monster'.
See Plant's statement in the post below:
Caleb Plant Health Update: David Benavidez gives respect to 'Sweet Hands'
The hatchet appears to have been buried between David Benavidez and Caleb Plant.
While the two super-middleweight contenders were fighting to get a shot at Canelo Alvarez, it was more than that. The rivalry between Benavidez and Plant became very heated in the build of their fight.
That bad blood was evident on fight night, as the two refused to touch gloves before the bout. The pair then put on 12 rounds of violence, with the Mexican star claiming the win by unanimous decision.
With the fight being history, it seems that the two have decided to put a stop to their fued. At the post-fight press conference, David Benavidez paid respect to Caleb Plant and stated that he was a warrior like himself.
“I just told him, you know, man to man, I’m sorry for all the trash talk that we [did]. We went at each other. We talked a lotta s*** to each other. A lot of it, I’m not gonna say it wasn’t necessary, because it was necessary, because this fight was huge. You know, it was a huge fight and sometimes that’s what you need to bring the best out of two men. And we’re both warriors. He’s a warrior. You know, he definitely showed it."
See Benavidez's comments below from 34:47 onwards:
