Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
Jermell Charlo is prepared to get at least one mandatory title defense out of the way. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Houston’s Charlo and Australia’s Tim Tszyu have reached an agreement surrounding their WBO junior middleweight title fight, thus avoiding a purse bid hearing. The fight was ordered May 31, with the two sides coming to terms well within the twenty-day negotiation period.
Australian star Tim Tszyu is looking to replicate what his famous father, Kostya Tszyu, pulled off 21-years-ago. Kostya Tszyu, who was deemed as the underdog, became the undisputed champion at junior welterweight when he stopped Zab Judah in two rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Australian superstar Tim Tszyu is now closing in on a world title shot. As BoxingScene.com reported on Tuesday, the World Boxing Organization issued an order which directs WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo to make a mandatory defense against Tszyu.
Jermell Charlo anticipated a swarm of mandatory title defenses to come into play the moment he was crowned undisputed champion. The first one is officially on the clock.
CARSON, California – Brian Castano has spent his past 22 rounds trying to beat Jermell Charlo. The well-informed former WBO junior middleweight champion would advise an ambitious Tim Tszyu to gain some more experience before the unbeaten Australian contender attempts to achieve what Castano couldn’t accomplish
CARSON, California – The reality of what he had accomplished Saturday night started to set in as a contemplative Jermell Charlo reflected during his post-fight press conference on his 10th-round knockout of Brian Castano in their remarkable rematch.
Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano drew Showtime’s biggest audience for live boxing in nearly three years Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research released figures Tuesday that indicated an average audience of 756,000 watched their fantastic “Fight of the Year” candidate. Showtime’s audience peaked at 832,000 during a 154-pound title unification rematch that Charlo won by 10th-round knockout at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
There are certain fighters opponents don’t want to see twice. It’s rare we get a fighter who is one of them and somehow makes their second chapters better than the original. Jermell Charlo is 2 for 2.
Tim Tszyu couldn’t help but chuckle at Jermell Charlo’s idea of a post-fight celebration following the biggest win of his career. Houston’s Charlo emphatically laid claim to the undisputed junior middleweight championship following a tenth-round knockout of Argentina’s Brian Castano (17-1-2, 12KOs). Charlo won Castano’s WBO belt, adding it to his collection of the lineal/WBA/WBC/IBF titles to the division’s first-ever male boxer to own every major title in the four-belt era.
Tim Tszyu doesn’t even want to consider the thought of waiting any longer for his overdue title shot. The second-generation boxer and current top-rated WBO junior middleweight contender make the trek from Australia to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California for the undisputed championship rematch between Jermell Charlo and Brian