Jermell Charlo: record, next fight and profile →
By Jake Donovan - No matter how they made it to this point, Jermall and Jermell Charlo still had to earn their way into the pages of boxing history. They both did so by overcoming the stiffest challenges of their respective careers barely an hour apart Saturday evening in Las Vegas. A come-from-behind knockout win by...
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada - Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13KOs) stopped John Jackson (20-3, 15KOs) in the eight round to capture the vacant WBC junior middleweight championship. He made history (with IBF champion Jermall Charlo) by becoming the first twin brothers to ever hold world titles in the same weight division.
In his last 5 fights, Jermell Charlo threw well below wgt. class avg. (40.5 per round), but landed 53.6% of his power shots. 13.2 of John Jackson's 16 landed punches per round (83%) are power punches.
Jermell Charlo (27-0, 12 KOs) might share exactly the same DNA with his twin brother Jermall, but boxing also runs deep in the genetic makeup of John Jackson's family. His father Julian (55-6, 49 KOs) was a two-division titleholder who ranks among the deadliest one-punch knockout artists in the history of the sport. Brother Julius (19-1, 15 KOs) is a contender in the super middleweight division.
Photos of Lara-Vanes, Charlo-Trout, Charlo-Jackson Weighin. In what the network has suggested as - or at least hopes to be - the starting point of an unofficial tournament, all fighters made weight for the Showtime-televised trio of title fights, which airs live from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In what the network has suggested as - or at least hopes to be - the starting point of an unofficial tournament, all fighters made weight for the Showtime-televised trio of title fights, which airs live from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the show, Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan meet in a rematch to their inconclusive Nov. '12 clash. Lara (22-2-2, 13KOs) - a Cuban defector who now trains out of Houston, Texas - checked in at 153.75 for the fourth attempted defense of his version of the super welterweight crown. Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21KOs) - a 2008 U.S. Olympian from California by way of Armenia - was slightly lighter at 153.5 lbs.
Jermell Charlo, Jermall Charlo Chart - LAS VEGAS - Undefeated identical twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo have the opportunity to become boxing's first twins to hold world championships in the same weight class when they enter the ring this Saturday, May 21 live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
John Jackson Interview - LAS VEGAS - The six elite 154-pound fighters competing on Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Photos by Stephanie Trapp
Charlo Brothers Discuss Their Fights - LAS VEGAS - The six elite 154-pound fighters competing on Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Photos by Stephanie Trapp.
Lara vs. Vanes Final Presser - LAS VEGAS - The six elite 154-pound fighters competing on Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.