{"id":62221,"date":"2016-08-16T22:16:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T03:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=62221"},"modified":"2016-08-16T22:17:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T03:17:22","slug":"caleb-plant-juan-de-angel-heats-up-pre-fight-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=62221","title":{"rendered":"Caleb Plant \u2013 Juan De Angel Heats Up: Pre Fight Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Caleb\"<\/a>By Jeffrey \u201cItalian Medallion\u201d Cellini<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undefeated prospect Caleb \u201cSweet Hands\u201d Plant,13-0, 10 KO\u2019s, will square off against hard-hitting Colombian Juan De Angel ,18-4-1, 17 KO\u2019s in a 10-round middleweight matchup that serves as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions Tuesday, August 23rd from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. The 6-foot-1 Plant won the 2011 National Golden Gloves championship and turned pro in 2014. Last year, the 24-year-old picked up six victories including hard fought triumphs over Jamar Freeman,14-5-2, 7 KO\u2019s in September and Tyrone Brunson, 23-6-1, 22 KO\u2019s in October. Fighting out of Nashville, he began his 2016 campaign by stopping Adasat Rodriguez,13-5-2, 9 KO\u2019s in January and delivered a fourth-round knockout of Carlos Galvan,12-5-1,11 KO\u2019s in June. This should be a great match featuring two heavy-handed punchers with tremendous power.<\/p>\n

Both men talked about their opportunity to headline the event on Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 during a press conference. \u201cIt\u2019s a blessing to be headlining on my own show,\u201d said Plant. \u201cIt\u2019s all thanks to my family and my team. I\u2019m happy with how far I\u2019ve come in my career. I\u2019ve had obstacles in front of me my entire life and I have had to rise to the occasion. I know De Angel is a tough guy, but I have too much in my game for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great camp in Colombia and I\u2019m going to Florida to put the finishing touches on training,\u201d said De Angel. \u201cPlant is strong and he counters well, but he gets hit hard and often. I\u2019ve had experience in big fights and I\u2019m going to do my best to put my hands on him. I\u2019m thankful for this opportunity and I\u2019m going to make the most it.<\/p>\n

The co-feature match of the night includes former New York Golden Gloves champion Earl Newman, 9-0, 7 KO\u2019s, who has shown impressive power in stopping seven of his first nine opponents since turning pro in 2014, in an 8-round contest. The 24-year-old Brooklyn native is coming in off of a stoppage victory over Dustin Craig Echard,14-3, 11 KO\u2019s in April. He faces his toughest opponent to date in the 21-year-old Leo Hall, 8-1, 7 KO\u2019s out of Detroit. Hall suffered his first loss of his career in his last fight last December against Christopher Brooker, 10-1, 5 KO\u2019s by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

Also on the card, 27-year old prospect Carlos Gongora, 5-0, 4 KO\u2019s takes on another 27-year old prospect Ronald Mixon,7-0, 6 KO\u2019s in an 8- round, light heavyweight contest.<\/p>\n