Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS – Jermell Charlo was wary of engaging with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night primarily because he felt the difference in weight between them almost immediately.
LAS VEGAS – Jermell Charlo had never been hit as hard in a professional prizefight as Canelo Alvarez nailed him with a right hand early in the seventh round Saturday night. Charlo, who was backed against the ropes when Alvarez split his guard with that right hand, took a knee several seconds
Australian junior middleweight star Tim Tszyu was shaking his head after watching the recent performance by his division rival, Jermell Charlo. On Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Charlo moved up by two full weight divisions to challenge Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight crown.
By Keith Idec – Canelo Alvarez expressed respect for Jermell Charlo because the unified junior middleweight champion came up two weight classes to challenge him Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. There was never a point in their 12-round, 168-pound title fight, though, that Alvarez sensed Charlo was actually trying to win. Charlo acknowledged after Alvarez easily defeated him by unanimous decision that he should’ve been more
Canelo Alvarez didn’t dismiss Terence Crawford as a potential opponent early Sunday morning. Boxing’s biggest star didn’t exactly say he is willing to fight the undefeated, undisputed welterweight champion next, either. Alvarez addressed a much-discussed showdown with Crawford as soon as his post-fight press conference began after his easy 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over Jermell Charlo on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo admits that he certainly felt the extra weight in his loss to Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. On Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Charlo suffered the second defeat of his pro career when he was dropped and dominated by Canelo, who retained the undisputed crown at super middleweight.
Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez successfully defended his world titles by dropping Jermell Charlo on his way to a dominant unanimous decision (119-109, 118-109 twice) in the Showtime PPV main event Saturday night from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo Promotions presented the Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view.
Canelo, Charlo Fight Photos Gallery - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a battle of undisputed vs. undisputed, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) dropped and dominated Jermell Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs) over twelve rounds to secure a unanimous decision win. (photos by Esther Lin and Ryan Hafey)
There was not a lot of leather thrown in this one. Canelo Alvarez was stalking and Jermell Charlo was moving. In the end Canelo Alvarez was 134 of 385, 35% compared to 71 of 398, 18% for Jermell Charlo.
Jermell Charlo left the ring with one more loss and one less belt than when the night began. Tim Tszyu was officially upgraded to WBO junior middleweight titlist the moment Charlo’s name was announced ahead of his failed challenge of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s fully unified super middleweight crown. An event billed as ‘Undisputed vs. Undisputed’ rang true until the pre-fight introductions, at which point Tszyu advanced from his previous interim title status to full titleholder per an August 3 ruling which permitted Alvarez-Charlo to move forward.