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ONTARIO, California – Tony Harrison and Jermell Charlo were well behaved at their weigh-in Friday for their rematch. Harrison taunted Charlo on stage while holding the WBC super welterweight championship belt he took from Charlo last December. Other than that, Charlo and Harrison didn’t do anything out of the ordinary after making weight for the grudge rematch FOX will televise Saturday night from Toyota Arena.
ONTARIO, California – Tony Harrison needed something different from Detroit. That’s why the WBC super welterweight champion went away for an entire training camp for the first time in his career these past couple months. Harrison has trained in his hometown throughout his eight-year professional career, but he prepared for this rematch against Jermell Charlo in St. Petersburg, Florida.
By Keith Idec - ONTARIO, California – Jermell Charlo claimed in the immediate aftermath of his controversial loss to Tony Harrison that he’d pay closer attention to the selection of judges for their contractually mandated rematch. As of Thursday night, the former WBC super welterweight champion still didn’t know the identities of the three...
WBC super welterweight champion Tony "Superbad" Harrison has promised to do a lot of damage to former world champion Jermell Charlo. The two boxers have been trading words since las December, when Harrison won a controversial twelve round decision to capture the belt from Charlo. The rematch takes place on Saturday, December 21 in the FOX PBC Fight Night main event from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
Charlo, Harrison Rematch Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBC Super Welterweight Champion Tony "Superbad" Harrison and former world champion Jermell Charlo continued their war of words Thursday at the final press conference before they rematch this Saturday, December 21 in the FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)
By Thomas Gerbasi - A year ago, Tony Harrison was asked what life would be like if he took the WBC junior middleweight title from the hands of Jermell Charlo in their December 22 bout at Barclays Center. “I’m actually gonna carry it around like I’m JR Smith and walk around with no shirt and just the belt on my chest for a whole month...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - A year’s time has made quite a difference for Jermell Charlo. In December of 2018, while preparing for a title defense against Tony Harrison, the then-incumbent WBC 154-pound champion barely acknowledged his foe during a full-length interview...And when he did, he wasn’t exactly showering the challenger – then ranked fifth...
At this point, the only thing on which Tony Harrison and Jermell Charlo can agree is that they are due to fight each other later this month. Even that topic has been subject to debate, especially given the circumstances leading to this point. The pair of bitter junior middleweight rivals remain on course for their title fight rematch, which takes place Dec. 21 at Toyota Arena (nee Citizens Business Bank Arena) in Ontario, California.
Jermell Charlo answered incredulously once FOX Sports’ Brian Campbell asked how his rematch against Tony Harrison will be different. “How the rematch gonna be different?,” an animated Charlo replied during an upcoming episode of FOX’s “PBC Face To Face” series. “I’m gonna knock his ass out! How the rematch gonna be different? It’s easy to explain that.”
NEW YORK – Jermall Charlo has his own fight on which he is primarily focused this week. In the back of his mind, however, the WBC world middleweight champion cannot wait to watch his twin brother, Jermell Charlo, get his opportunity to win back the WBC super welterweight title December 21. Nearly a year to the day that Tony Harrison upset him by unanimous decision, Jermell Charlo will get his rematch two weeks from Saturday night in Ontario, California.