Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu has found himself as the odd man out - with expected opponent, undisputed world champion Jermell Charlo, reaching a deal to move up by two weight divisions to challenge undisputed super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
A representative for Dmitry Bivol always felt Canelo Alvarez was simply using his charge’s name for clout. The WBA light heavyweight titlist from Russia was expected to fight Alvarez in a rematch this fall, but the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a deal.
Not everyone is a fan of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-Jermell Charlo bombshell announcement. Tim Tszyu is one of seven combined mandatory challengers between the two undisputed champions and who is directly impacted the most by their confirmed fight September 30 in Las Vegas. The second-generation boxer expected to challenge for Charlo’s fully unified junior middleweight crown by that very deadline and wasn’t pleased with the update on his outstanding mandatory title shot.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will proceed with plans to fight a Charlo in September. Just not the one that everyone expected. The undisputed super middleweight champion confirmed a deal in place to face Jermell Charlo atop a September 30 Showtime Pay-Per-View event from a yet-to-be-determined Las Vegas venue. Alvarez announced the fight Friday afternoon to end weeks of speculation and also dispel previously and widely believed rumors that he would next face WBC middleweight titlist Jermall Charlo.
Tim Tszyu sort of came out of nowhere. Although he spent the first 20 fights of his career taking on unheralded fighters in Australia, Tszyu kicked in the WBO’s door and found himself ranked number one in the sanctioning body at 154 pounds.
Dmitry Bivol is keeping a close eye on the outcome of a potential super middleweight fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo.
Jermell Charlo believes Gervonta “Tank” Davis is the prime mover of this current era of boxing. Charlo, the undisputed 154-pound champion from Houston, Texas, had high praise for the southpaw from Baltimore, in a recent interview, calling him the “face of boxing.”
A showdown between contender Tim Tszyu and undisputed Jr. middleweight champion Jermell Charlo was on the books for early 2023. An injury to Jermell Charlo kept him out of the ring until what will likely be the fall of this year. It’s probably the best thing that could have happened for Tszyu and for the scope of the event itself.
Former world champion Shawn Porter is overly impressed with the recent performances from undefeated Australian superstar Tim Tszyu. Tszyu is the mandatory challenger to undisputed world champion Jermell Charlo. The World Boxing Organization ordered the contest to take place by the end of September.
Tim Tszyu jokingly suggested that Jermell Charlo should move up from the junior middleweight division during his post-fight press conference Sunday. All kidding aside, Tszyu is certain that Charlo takes him more seriously than the undisputed 154-pound champion took