Boxer panned for 'embarrassing' celebration

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Former super middleweight champion Caleb Plant was booed heavy and warned by the referee for his solemnisation aft delivering a hefty knockout against Anthony Dirrell.

Competing successful in his archetypal combat since losing the IBF rubric to Canelo Alvarez past November, Plant was heavy criticised by each for his actions aft scoring a ninth circular KO implicit Direll.

The 38-year-old erstwhile two-time WBC champion was near successful a atrocious way, hardly moving connected the canvas with referee Harvey Dock instantly waving it off.

Plant mimed digging a sedate and pouring the ungraded onto his floored opponent, with the referee taking objection to the celebration, holding him backmost from continuing.

"Oh no, don't bash that. Don't bash that," 1 commentator said.

There was plentifulness of trash speech and atrocious humor successful the pb up to the fight, and Plant addressed it aft the bout.

"I'm definite each of you heard however helium (Dirrell) hates maine and however helium said helium volition ne'er fto a achromatic lad bushed him," Plant said.

"Let maine archer you thing – tegument doesn't triumph fights, skills triumph fights."

He added: "I was successful afloat power the full time.

"My manager kept telling maine to beryllium diligent and perceive to the crippled program and that's what we did. And past it was boom, baby!"

Plant past called retired WBC middleweight champion Jermell Charlo who was sitting ringside and has considered moving up a value class.

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