On January 13, 2019, José Uzcátegui (28-2, 23 KOs), the super-middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Caleb Plant (17-0, 10 KOs).
José Uzcátegui is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna, 3 months and 16 days ago. Caleb Plant is on a 17-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Rogelio Medina, 10 months and 27 days ago.
The winning odds are at 81.9-18.1 in favor of Caleb Plant. José Uzcátegui is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Plant should win this fight.
Caleb Plant defeated José Uzcátegui via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Plant improves his record to 18-0, while Uzcátegui adds a loss to his record at 28-3.