Brian Castano is beyond pleased that his immediate rematch with Jermell Charlo won’t take place in his opponent’s hometown of Houston.

Premier Boxing Champions’ Al Haymon initially intended to bring their second 154-pound title unification fight to Toyota Center in Houston. After their March 19 fight at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles was postponed due to Castano’s biceps injury, Haymon moved the event to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Argentina’s Castano (17-0-2, 12 KOs) is more concerned, however, with who he’ll fight May 14, not where they’ll go at it a second time.

Castano contended during a virtual press conference Thursday that he wants to make Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) pay for the things he has said since Castano postponed their rematch in February. Among other things, Charlo claimed Castano faked his injury to give himself more time to prepare for a main event Showtime will televise.

“The crowd really isn’t a factor for me,” Castano said. “While I appreciate the support, it’s all about me and him inside the ring. And I promise you, I’m gonna make him pay for everything that he has said and everything that happened in the first fight. I’m gonna break him and I’m gonna make him suffer. And that’s all that matters. It doesn’t matter if it’s in front of one, two, three hundred, or 20,000 people. What I have my sights set on is him and only him – me and him inside the ring, that’s all.”

Charlo declined to respond Thursday when Showtime’s Brian Custer, who moderated the press conference, asked about Castano’s comments.

“I don’t have no response,” Charlo said. “That’s what they want me to do – they want me to be quiet. They don’t want me to talk. ‘OK, Brian Castano. OK. OK. We will see.’ ”

Castano, 32, and Charlo, 31, fought to debatable split draw July 17 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

New Jersey’s Steve Weisfeld scored Castano a 114-113 winner of that “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event. Nevada’s Tim Cheatham saw their completely competitive 12-round fight as a draw, 114-114.

Puerto Rico’s Nelson Vazquez oddly scored their far closer contest 117-111 for Charlo. Vazquez somehow scored nine rounds for Charlo.

Both boxers insisted on a rematch rather than making mandated title defenses. Unless their rematch results in another draw or a no-contest, Castano or Charlo will become boxing’s first fully unified 154-pound champion of the sport’s four-belt era next month.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.