The time is right. Sampson Lewkowciz recalls how the fighter he promotes, David Benavidez, has always been rumored to fight Caleb Plant, but now it is a reality.
Fans hate the word marinating, but it appears the veteran promoter, moved his fighter so that the two fighters were able to get the maximum profits for their efforts.
“I went and made it happen,” Plant said via Instagram. “Contract signed. See you early next year.”
“You can’t hide from me anymore, I’ll see you soon,” Benavidez retorted.
Boxing in 2022, has been more about the fight that didn’t get made, but rather the good ones getting made - this fight Benavidez vs. Plant was a breath of fresh-air for fight fans.
“Listen, he’s a great boxer,” Lewkowciz said of Plant in an interview with ESNews. “He wanted that fight when he had 11, 10 fights. I remember he said, ‘Sampson [I want that fight].’ I said ‘No, it’s not the time.’ And then, you know — I respect all fighters. I would never say anything negative about anyone. Sometimes people fantasize. Boxers fantasize. It was fantasy when he had 10 or 11 fights, he wanted to fight Benavidez.”
The fight has been simmering underneath the surface for some time, as hardcore fight fans called for it, but after Caleb Plant stopped Anthony Dirrell in October, it seemed more feasible, as Plant is coming off the most sensational knockout of his whole career.
“Both guys wanted the fight,” Lewkowciz added. “It will be really a personal fight … I don’t know about hate. They don’t like [each other].”
