Erickson Lubin: record, next fight and profile →
WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (29-0, 14 KOs) is hoping to set up a unification encounter this coming Saturday night. Charlo will be in action as part of a Showtime televised junior middleweight tripleheader, where two other world champions will defend their belts. The even takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Six of the top 154-pound world champions and contenders will look to put on a show for the fans in New York as they prepare to enter the ring for a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader Saturday, October 14 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®. The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara defending against undefeated Terrell Gausha. Coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and features hard-hitting unbeaten champion Jermell "Iron Man" Charlo taking on top contender Erickson "Hammer" Lubin and "Swift" Jarrett Hurd making his first title defense against tough former world champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout.
All Erickson Lubin seems to hear and read is that he isn’t quite ready for what awaits him next week. That moment of truth couldn’t come soon enough for the unbeaten junior middleweight contender, who’ll challenge WBC 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo on October 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Lubin (18-0, 13 KOs), a powerful southpaw from Orlando, Florida, can’t wait to prove just how prepared he is to become a world champion, even though he just turned 22 on Sunday.
World junior middleweight titleholder Jermell Charlo (29-0, 14 KOs) has raised his profile fighting from coast to coast on national TV over the last few years. But a lesser known fact is that, on the local front, Charlo founded a 8,700-square-foot gym, Charlo Boxing and Fitness three years ago in the Houston neighborhood where he grew up.
NEW YORK – Jermell Charlo’s knockout of Charles Hatley is considered one of the best performances of Charlo’s career. Charlo beat up the trash-talking Hatley, dropped him in the third round and knocked his mandatory challenger unconscious in the sixth round. Erickson Lubin wasn’t overly impressed with what the unbeaten WBC super welterweight champion did to Hatley.
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By Thomas Gerbasi - Erickson Lubin is a cool customer, the kind of fighter you won’t catch giving away his intentions with his eyes or demeanor. That alone makes him a tough puzzle to crack. Add in the power coming from his southpaw stance, and there’s no surprise that he’s soared into a world title fight against Jerm...
Jermell Charlo Training Camp Photos Gallery - A trio of 154-pound world champions will defend their titles as part of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader headlined by Erislandy Lara defending against undefeated Terrell Gausha, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, October 14 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®.
NEW YORK – Jermell Charlo hasn’t been able to return to the house he owns on the outskirts of Houston since Hurricane Harvey ravaged his hometown. Charlo cannot break away from training camp in Dallas to see with his own two eyes just how much damage has been done to his home. Thus far he has relied on reports from a few friends and some photographs.
NEW YORK – This is too much, too soon. That’s what Erickson Lubin keeps hearing and reading about his upcoming title shot against Jermell Charlo. The defending WBC super welterweight champion even questioned Wednesday what the 21-year-old Lubin has accomplished since he turned pro in November 2013 to justify becoming the mandatory challenger for his 154-pound title.