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USC’s Galen Center, Los Angeles, California - Jermall Charlo (25-0, 19 KOs) scored three knockdowns to score a spectacular fifth round stoppage over previously undefeated mandatory challenger Julian Williams (22-1-1, 14 KOs, 1 NC) to retain the IBF junior middleweight title.
Jermall Charlo vs. Julian Williams Scorecard - IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) and mandatory challenger Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs, 1 NC) also weighed in at or below the contracted weight for their scheduled 12-rounder.
Jermall Charlo's 8.1 jabs landed per round nearly doubled wgt. class avg. He landed 48.8% of his power shots- 11.6% higher than wgt. class avg. Julian Williams was more dominant with his power shots, landing 51.3% and 19.9 punches per round to his over matched opponents 5.7 per round. Charlo's faced the better opposition.
Jermall Charlo considers experience against better opposition one of the advantages he owns over Julian Williams. Houston’s Charlo stopped Cornelius Bundrage (34-6, 19 KOs, 1 NC) in the third round 15 months ago to win the IBF 154-pound championship. In his last bout, Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) beat former WBA super welterweight champion Austin Trout (30-3, 17 KOs) by unanimous decision in a 12-rounder May 21 in Las Vegas.
Undefeated junior middleweights Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) and Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs), both 26, concur that they're facing their sternest tests to date when they clash at the USC campus in Los Angeles on Saturday. They share similar attributes and styles; both are proficient boxer-punchers with decent power in either hand, who match up pretty evenly in speed, defense and skill set.
Cuellar vs. Mares, Charlo vs. Williams Photo Gallery - A Los Angeles-area fighter caused controversy Friday in Omaha, Nebraska, but there wasn’t any drama on the scales in Los Angeles. All four fighters made weight for the two championship fights Showtime is scheduled to televise Saturday night from USC’s Galen Center.
A Los Angeles-area fighter caused controversy Friday in Omaha, Nebraska, but there wasn’t any drama on the scales in Los Angeles. All four fighters made weight for the two championship fights Showtime is scheduled to televise Saturday night from USC’s Galen Center.
Julian Williams looked directly at Jermall Charlo during a press conference Thursday in Los Angeles, where Williams delivered a message he doesn’t think Charlo will fully understand until they fight Saturday night.
LOS ANGELES - Featherweight world champion Jesus Cuellar and former three-division world champion Abner Mares went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their world title showdown that headlines action this Saturday, December 10 at Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles and live on SHOWTIME®. Photos by Stephanie Trapp
LOS ANGELES - Four of the top trainers in the sport, Freddie Roach, Robert Garcia, Ronnie Shields and Stephen Edwards met with media in Los Angeles to discuss their fighters' respective showdowns this Saturday, December 10 from Galen Center at USC and live on SHOWTIME®.