Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
Jermall Charlo still considers a return to the middleweight division a realistic possibility for his next fight. The unbeaten WBC middleweight champion remains confident that he can get down to the division’s limit of 160 pounds, even though he came in 3½ pounds over the contracted catch weight of 163 pounds for his 10-round,
Jermell Charlo remains the true junior middleweight champion but is now two belts removed from undisputed status. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Houston’s Charlo has vacated the IBF 154-pound title, in lieu of honoring an overdue mandatory title defense versus Bakhram Murtazaliev. A purse bid hearing scheduled for Tuesday was canceled given the circumstances, an IBF spokesperson confirmed. Russia’s Murtazaliev will likely be ordered to next face Germany’s Jack Culcay as the two highest ranked contenders in the IBF ratings. Both fighters not only anticipated such a move but previously confirmed a willingness to move forward with such a fight if it reached that point.
Sebastian Fundora could once again challenge for the interim WBC title, though not in a bid to avenge his lone career defeat. A ruling was made during the 61st annual WBC convention that would allow Fundora to re-enter the interim title mix. It would come versus Serhii Bohachuk in lieu of a previously contracted rematch versus Brian Mendoza against whom he suffered a stunning seventh-round knockout defeat this past April to abruptly end his secondary title reign.
A purse bid hearing has been ordered for a long overdue mandatory title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the 30-day negotiation period assigned to the ordered Jermell Charlo-Bakhram Murtazaliev junior middleweight championship clash ended without a deal in place. The sanctioning body has now sent
A mandatory title fight more than three years in the making now appears destined for a purse bid hearing. BoxingScene.com has learned that very little progress has been made in the ordered Jermell Charlo-Bakhram Murtazaliev junior middleweight championship clash. The IBF instructed the respective camps for both boxers to enter talks beginning October 10, but the 30-day period—which ends November 9—has not produced much dialogue between camps.
Former world champion Antonio Tarver believes Terence Crawford would do better than Jermell Charlo in a potential showdown with Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
Whether he fights Jermell Charlo next or another opponent, Tim Tszyu feels like his recent run in his home country has elevated him to a different level. The unbeaten WBO junior middleweight champion claimed after his points victory over Brian Mendoza in Broadbeach,
David Benavidez has a higher opinion of Jermell Charlo than the 154-pound champion’s inactive twin brother, unbeaten WBC middleweight champ Jermall Charlo.
Tim Tszyu hopes to return to the ring sometime in March. The WBO junior middleweight champion still wants to fight Jermell Charlo next, but Tszyu thinks Charlo might try to fight another opponent or take an extended break between bouts after making a career-high payday for facing Canelo Alvarez
Shawn Porter knew it was somewhat of a long shot, but he wasn’t exactly ruling out the upset. Considering what Jermell Charlo has done at 154 pounds, Porter gave him the benefit of the doubt. Yet, as the rounds got more and more lopsided, Porter realized that he was incredibly wrong.