HOUSTON, TX (Whiringa 2, 2015) – Tenei mua Rāhoroi i te NRG Arena i Houston, Texas, whitu amanaki, Karepe “Sweet-Ringa” Plant (11-0, 8 Koó), noho tūturu, toa i te ara o te whakatau loto ki tona hoa tauwhainga uaua ki te rā i roto i Tyrone Brunson (22-6, 21 Koó).

In the early rounds Plant used an educated jab to offset the power punches that Brunson was trying to land. As the fight went on, Caleb continued to apply pressure with the jab and started to land his overhand right. Brunson, i te pūruatanga o te nuinga o te whawhai, had no answer to the technical boxing skills that Plant was displaying. Caleb showed elusive defense throughout the fight when Brunson, nei i te painga taea, tamata ki te whenua i ona ngā. Plant, nei te wā i roto i te nifó u, won by an impressive unanimous decision. Scorecards read 79-73 rua me te 78-74.

Ki te te wikitoria, Plant is on the fast track to becoming a household name in the middleweight division. As 2015 whakatata te mutunga, Mana'o Karepe te ia tika i runga i te tere ki te faatupu i tona whāinga o te hoko i te toa ao.

“Katoa kei te haere rite whakaritea e ua ite e ahau whakakitea e ahau he rota o te paari ki Brunson,” ka mea a Tennessee taketake Karepe Plant. “Kei te ahau rite mo te taumata i muri whiwhi nga whawhai. As I step up in competition, I see myself going the distance more often. It’s a good thing because you never want to rely on your power to win fights. Although most of my wins have come by knockout, I’m more confident in my ability to box my way to a victory if I have to. With another year or so under my belt, Ka ite ahau ka waiho e ahau rite ki te wero tetahi i roto i te wehenga whitu.”

Plant vs. Brunson I teata hei wāhanga o Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i NBCSN a e whakatairangatia ana e Kite * Battah Whakatairanga.