Reséndiz shocks Plant, Charlo rolls, and Lucero flattens Valenzuela in stacked Vegas card

Mexican underdog Armando Reséndiz threw a wrench into the super middleweight pecking order Saturday night at Mandalay Bay, out-hustling Caleb Plant and snatching the Interim WBA strap in a scrappy split decision win on Prime Video. Two judges gave it to Reséndiz 116-112, enough to cancel out a 115-113 card for Plant—and enough to remind everyone that pressure and chin still count for something in this division.

Reséndiz muscles past Plant with relentless pressure

From the opening bell, Reséndiz stalked Plant like it was personal.

He cut the ring, threw heavy leather, and forced Plant into a pace he didn’t like. While Plant’s jab and movement landed points, they didn’t slow down the Mexican, who kept pushing forward, unfazed by pot shots or reputation.

Round 3 was a clear turning point—Reséndiz landed flush, backed Plant up, and set the tone for the chaos to come. The jab couldn’t stop him. The angles couldn’t confuse him. And by Round 7, he rattled Plant with a thudding right hand and a follow-up left hook.

“He caught me with one overhand right,” Plant admitted. “Other than that, nothing really hurt me or stunned me.” That’s fine. But he still lost.

Reséndiz owned the second half of the fight. Two judges gave him every round from 6 to 12. He out-landed Plant 186 to 108 and connected at a sharper clip—31% to 21%, per CompuBox. The numbers told the story: Plant boxed, but Reséndiz fought. And the fight won.

“I knew everybody was going to be against me,” Reséndiz said. “But I believed in myself… I’m ready to fight anyone.”

Charlo pounds LaManna in comeback beatdown

Jermall Charlo didn’t bother easing back into the mix. After a 30-month layoff, he dropped Thomas LaManna three times before the ringside doctor pulled the plug after Round 5.

Charlo was sharp, calm, and mean. He pumped the jab—44 landed—and laced LaManna with rights and hooks every time the veteran tried to trade.

He dropped LaManna in Round 3 with a clean combo. In Round 4, another left hook forced LaManna to a knee. The ref missed it, but video replay fixed that. Round 5? Charlo sent him to the canvas again, this time with a laser-guided right.

“I felt good,” Charlo said. “I got to work and I knew my timing was there.”

LaManna gave Charlo more respect than anyone has lately. “He was sharper than I expected. I expected him to come out guns blazing… he has a great, heavy jab.”

It wasn’t even competitive. Charlo’s still got it—and now he’s got options.

Hernandez thrashes Davis with 10-round schooling

Yoenli Feliciano Hernandez looked like a Cuban cyborg.

He floored Kyrone Davis in Round 2 with a five-punch combo capped by a brutal straight left, then cruised to a shutout win on all three cards (100-89). Hernandez out-landed Davis 217 to 41. Yes, 217 to 41.

This was Davis’s fourth loss, and it was his worst. He couldn’t find his rhythm, couldn’t land his shots, and couldn’t stop the bleeding. Hernandez just dissected him with ease.

“The fact that it wasn’t a knockout let me test myself,” said Hernandez. “I felt just as strong in the 10th as I did in the 1st.”

Cuban technicians with power are a problem—and Hernandez just stamped himself as one to watch at 160.

Lucero flattens Valenzuela in Mexican shootout

Omar Valenzuela came in 23-0. He left on his back.

Isaac Lucero dropped him with a thudding right hand late in Round 2 and then finished the job with a brutal flurry just before the bell. The ref stepped in at 2:57, and Valenzuela’s undefeated record vanished into the Las Vegas night.

“I knew it was a matter of time,” Lucero said. “Once I started landing, I felt him fade.”

The first round was close. Both guys traded shots in the pocket. Lucero appeared to score a knockdown near the end of the round, but it was ruled a shot to the back of the head. No matter—he got the real one in Round 2.

Lucero is now 17-0 with 13 knockouts. Trained by Bob Santos, he’s got power, composure, and timing—and clearly belongs in the next tier of contenders.

Full Results – PBC on Prime Video (May 31, Las Vegas)

• Armando Reséndiz def. Caleb Plant – Split Decision (116-112 x2, 113-115)
  Interim WBA Super Middleweight Title

• Jermall Charlo def. Thomas LaManna – RTD after Round 5

• Yoenli Hernandez def. Kyrone Davis – Unanimous Decision (100-89 x3)

• Isaac Lucero def. Omar Valenzuela – KO, Round 2 (2:57)