Hugo Centeno: record, next fight and profile →
Devon Alexander’s upcoming showdown with Ivan Redkach now has a home as well as a chief support. The scheduled 10-round welterweight bout will take place in San Jacinto, Calif., atop the June 1 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FS1. The location is roughly 2½ hours from Redkach’s Los Angeles hometown, where he has lived since turning pro in 2009.
Deejay Kriel dropped Carlos Licona three times late Saturday night to win by knockout in round 12 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. The fight took place after the main event bout featuring Leo Santa Cruz successfully defending his WBA featherweight title over late-sub Rafael Rivera. Licona (14-1, 2 knockouts) was making the first defense of the vacant title he won on Dec. 1, winning a split decision over Mark Barriga of the Philippines.
Cesar Juarez Battles Former Champion Ryosuka Iwasa in IBF Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator & Undefeated Carlos Licona Defends IBF Junior Flyweight Championship Against South Africa's DeeJay Kriel on Saturday, February 16 at Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live
Adrien Broner hasn’t been able to win a fight decisively since he stopped Ashley Theophane two years ago. Broner still won the ratings game yet again Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that Showtime’s telecast of Broner’s majority draw with Jessie Vargas was watched by a peak audience of 891,000 and averaged 782,000 viewers.
Charlo, Centeno Fight Photos Gallery - Former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo sent a statement to the middleweight division in the co-main event, knocking out previously once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. to capture the interim WBC 160-pound title.
Jermall Charlo Video Interview - Former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo sent a statement to the middleweight division in the co-main event, knocking out previously once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. to capture the interim WBC 160-pound title.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - In a battle for the WBC interim-middleweight title, Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 KOs) blasted out Hugo Centeno (26-2, 14 KOs) in two rounds.
Charlo, Centeno Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Fighters competing on Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader, headlined by four-division champion Adrien Broner battling two-division champion Jessie Vargas, went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in in Brooklyn before they enter the ring this Saturday, April 21 at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The selective Jermall Charlo (last 5 fights) averaged just 13.6 landed/43.1 thrown. He landed 5.9 jabs per round, but just 7.7 power shots per round (40.5%). Charlo opponents landed just 7.6 punches per round and just 4.8 power shots per round- more than half the middle. avg. Centeno (last 6 fights), isn't busy either and not nearly as accurate as Charlo. Centeno did land 6 jabs per round, but only 7.4 power shots per round (opponents landed 9.4 power shots per round).
While Hugo Centeno (26-1, 14 KOs) is a sizable underdog to Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) later tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, his trainer Eric Brown believes his fighter will be just fine as he battles for the WBC interim middleweight title.