Proof that you don’t always need a major title to put together a championship-level contest comes in the co-feature attraction Saturday evening at The Palms in Las Vegas.
Tasked with priming the crown on hand as well as Showtime viewers at home, Jermell Charlo and Vanes Martirosyan prepare to throw down for 10 rounds or less in a junior middleweight with nothing more than bragging rights at stake.
Charlo (25-0, 11KOs) was actually in the running for a title shot, due to face unbeaten 154 lb. beltholder Demetrius Andrade last December. The fight fell apart due to an internal rift within Andrade’s team, prompting Charlo to instead accept a stay-busy fight on a card topped by Amir Khan’s wide points win over Devon Alexander.
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Tasked with priming the crown on hand as well as Showtime viewers at home, Jermell Charlo and Vanes Martirosyan prepare to throw down for 10 rounds or less in a junior middleweight with nothing more than bragging rights at stake.
Charlo (25-0, 11KOs) was actually in the running for a title shot, due to face unbeaten 154 lb. beltholder Demetrius Andrade last December. The fight fell apart due to an internal rift within Andrade’s team, prompting Charlo to instead accept a stay-busy fight on a card topped by Amir Khan’s wide points win over Devon Alexander.
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