Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated Australian superstar Tim Tszyu blitzed contender Carlos Ocampo with a stunning, first-round knockout on Saturday to defend his interim-WBO junior middleweight title, as he headlined a packed event from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Tim Tszyu doesn’t doubt the seriousness of Jermell Charlo’s hand injury. A frustrated Tszyu just thinks the ease with which he handled Tony Harrison impacted Charlo’s approach to the recovery process and having their 154-pound title fight rescheduled. Tszyu stopped Detroit’s Harrison, the only opponent who has beaten Charlo, in the ninth round March 12 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Two-division world champion Shawn Porter believes the junior middleweight fight between Jermell Charlo and Tim Tszyu is now becoming a very tight encounter. Charlo, the undisputed world champion at 154-pounds, has been inactive since May of last year, when he picked up a knockout win in his rematch with Brian Castano,
Mexican contender Carlos Ocampo, who takes on undefeated Tim Tszyu for his Interim-WBO 154-pound title, has promised to derail the Australian star before his hometown crowd.
LAS VEGAS – Charles Conwell considers Brian Mendoza the caliber of opponent he needs to beat to move himself into legitimate position to challenge Jermell Charlo for 154-pound supremacy. Conwell expects Charlo to defeat Tim Tszyu whenever the undisputed junior middleweight champion’s left hand heals
Jermell Charlo has grown tired of what Tim Tszyu has said about him while Charlo’s left hand heals. The undisputed junior middleweight champion promised to make Tszyu pay for that trash talk once their title fight is finally rescheduled. Charlo predicted that he’ll knock out Tszyu when the IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO 154-pound champion took to Instagram Live on Saturday night from the backyard of his home.
Once viewed as the biggest star amongst a division filled with them, Vasiliy Lomachenko’s stock has dropped considerably over the years. In 2020, having aggregated three of the four major world titles, Lomachenko, at least according to many, was considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Yet, following an upset loss to Teofimo Lopez, coupled with a protracted stint on the sidelines, the overwhelming belief is that Lomachenko has lost a step. That notion, ultimately, was only reinforced after his latest outing.
Due to the elite-level scrappers that reside in each and every weight class, naming one fighter as the division’s best becomes a practically impossible task. In the junior middleweight division, however, Jermell Charlo has separated himself from the rest of his peers.
Junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu has accused undisputed world champion Jermell Charlo of intentionally delaying their fight while boozing under the bright lights of Las Vegas. Tszyu, the mandatory challenger under the WBO, was scheduled to face Charlo back in March.
To a large extent, Jermall Charlo has been linked to Canelo Alvarez for a number of years. But while the truculent Houstonian has continued to push for a showdown vs. the pound-for-pound star, Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs), his identical twin brother, has now thrown his name into the mix.