Hugo Centeno: record, next fight and profile →
Four-division champion Adrien Broner will battle former welterweight world champion Jessie Vargas in the 12-round main event of a SHOWTIME tripleheader on Saturday, April 21 in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Middleweight contender Hugo Centeno Jr. suffered a rib injury while training and his Interim WBC Middleweight World Championship bout with Jermall Charlo has been rescheduled for a Premier Boxing Champions event on Saturday, April 21 live on SHOWTIME.
The last time Hugo Centeno Jr. encountered an unbeaten opponent, Centeno knocked him out with one punch. Centeno cracked Immanuwel Aleem with a counter left hook that knocked Aleem silly in the third round of their August 25 fight in Miami, Oklahoma. Aleem fell to the canvas like a chopped tree and couldn’t continue.
Ronnie Shields, header trainer for top middleweight contender Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs), is confident that his boxer can beat any of the tops names at 160-pounds. Two weeks ago, a deal was announced for Charlo's next fight - when he takes on once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) in a mandatory fight on March 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Former super welterweight champion and top middleweight contender Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) has promised to clean out his new division - until one of the big names face him. Charlo will first collide with once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) for the WBC's Interim middleweight world championship on March 3rd, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Jermall Charlo Training Photos Gallery - Unbeaten former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo hosted a media workout Thursday in his hometown of Houston as he prepares for his WBC Interim Middleweight World Title showdown against Hugo Centeno Jr. Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Charlo Brothers Video Interview - NEW YORK - SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions unveiled the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING television lineup for the first half of 2018 in an unprecedented, first-of-its-kind Boxing Upfront at Cipriani's in New York City on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, it was officially announced that Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) would face Hugo Centeno (26-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBC interim-middleweight title. The contest will take lace on March 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn - with Deontay Wilder defending his WBC heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz in the main event.
Undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber'' Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis "The Real King Kong'' Ortiz Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Middleweight contender Hugo Centeno (26-1) will enter the ring against Jermall Charlo (26-0) for the interim WBC middleweight title with a lot of confidence if a deal to make the fight comes to fruition. The fight was recently ordered by the WBC and the winner will become the mandatory challenger to the winner of the Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez rematch that will likely take place on May 5th.