Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
Charlo, Trout Press Conference Photos Gallery - Unbeaten super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo and former world champion Austin Trout went face-to-face Tuesday as they met with media in Los Angeles to discuss their showdown Saturday, June 9 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Jermell Charlo reacted as you might expect Tuesday to Erickson Lubin’s suggestion on Twitter that Charlo uses cocaine. Charlo called Lubin “a f***ing bum” after Lubin sent out a Tweet on Tuesday night of Charlo’s head, photoshopped on the body of an unidentified man who’s leaning over a pile of cocaine. Lubin attached the hashtag, “#LinesOnly” to the photo, a reference to the motto, “Lions Only,” often uttered by Jermell Charlo and his twin brother, Jermall Charlo.
Junior middleweight contender Erickson Lubin is back in the hunt for a world title shot. Last October at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Lubin was shockingly knocked out in the first round by WBC world champion Jermell Charlo. The outcome was shocking to many, as the contest was widely viewed as one of the better matchups of the year.
NEW YORK – Eddie Hearn had some fun at Jermall Charlo’s expense Thursday. While discussing Daniel Jacobs’ options during a press conference in Manhattan, the British promoter referenced the much-discussed, face-to-face meeting between Jacobs and Charlo last month at Barclays Center. Jacobs confronted Charlo due to comments made on social media while Charlo was being i
The 154-pound division continues to heat up as undefeated world champion Jermell Charlo defends his belt against former world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout Saturday, June 9 in a 12-round showdown live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
WBC junior middleweight world champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) would like to get his hands on WBA, IBF champion Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs) as soon as possible. Charlo was ringside this past Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and watched Hurd win a close twelve round split decision over longtime division ruler Erislandy Lara.
Jarrett Hurd is the man Jermell Charlo really wants to fight. For now, the unbeaten WBC super welterweight champion will settle for facing an opponent Hurd has beaten. ESPN.com reported Tuesday that Houston’s Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) likely will make an optional defense of his 154-pound championship against Austin Trout on June 9 in Los Angeles.
Jarrett Hurd expects to fight Jermell Charlo next. If Charlo wins his fight against undetermined opponent June 9 in Los Angeles, Hurd and Charlo both have stated that they want to fight for Charlo’s WBC super welterweight title and Hurd’s IBF, IBO and WBA 154-pound championships. Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza also has expressed interest in airing that intriguing matchup on the network later this year.
On Saturday night, Jarrett Hurd unified the IBF, IBO, WBA junior middleweight titles with a twelve round split decision win over longtime division ruler Erislandy Lara at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Jarrett Hurd unified boxing's junior middleweight division by knocking down Cuba's Erislandy Lara in the 12th round to earn a stunning spit decision victory on Saturday. The undefeated American is now the WBA, IBF and IBO 154-pound champion as he scored a shocking win over Lara, who suffered his first loss in over three years.