Jermell Charlo

Jermell Charlo is a professional boxer who was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on May 19, 1990. He has an identical twin brother named Jermall who is also a professional boxer. The twins began training in a local gym ran by their father at the age of 13. Since Jermell had boxing in his blood, it was no surprise that he quickly became one of the best amateur fighters in his weight class. He ended up winning the bronze medal at the 2005 National Junior Olympic Games despite only boxing for two years.

Jermell Charlo did not have much interest in an extended amateur career, so he made his professional boxing debut on December 8, 2007. The 17-year old easily got a unanimous decision victory over Corey Sommerville. Charlo went on to win his next six fights before boxing in his first match scheduled for eight rounds. The match took place on June 26, 2009, against Federico Flores Jr. Charlo had the first tough fight of his young career, but he still pulled out a victory with a technical knockout in the eighth round.

Charlo followed up the win over Flores with eight straight easy victories to end 2011 with a perfect professional record of 16-0. While he had won less than half of his fights via knockout, Jermell showed off his power in his first fight of 2012. He instantly knocked out Chris Chatman with the first punch landed to start the third round. Charlo also had victories over Denis Douglin and Dashon Johnson in 2012.

Starting his career with 19th straight victories awarded Jermell Charlo the opportunity to fight Harry Joe Yorgey on January 26, 2013, for the vacant WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title. Yorgey put up a good fight, but he was ultimately knocked out in the eighth round. Charlo added another title to his resume six months later. He beat Demetrius Hopkins by unanimous decision to win the USBA light middleweight title. This was also the first time that he had to box a full 12 rounds. Both titles were vacated before they were defended.

Jermell Charlo got easy victories over Jose Angel Rodriguez, Gabriel Rosado, Charlie Ota and Miguel Alberto Lozano to end 2014 with a perfect record in his first 25 professional boxing matches. He faced world title contender Vanes Martirosyan on March 28, 2015. Both fighters put on a good show, but Charlo ultimately won a very close fight by a unanimous decision from the judges. He beat Joachim Alcine by technical knockout in the sixth round in his only other fight of 2015.

The string of impressive wins over highly ranked opponents let Jermell Charlo fight for his first world title on May 21, 2016. The match was against John Johnson for the vacant WBC light middleweight title at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The prestigious title was only available because Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired earlier in the year. Both boxers were rather inexperienced in 12-round matches, but the fight would not last that long. Jackson was knocked out by flurry of punches in the eighth round after dominating the first seven rounds.

What is Jermell Charlo's Record?

Jermell Charlo's record currently stands at 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws. Of those 34 wins he's stopped 18 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 53%. In his only defeat, he lost on the scorecards. He's boxed a total of 234 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 6.7 rounds on average.

What was Charlo's last fight?

Jermell Charlo's last fight took place against Jeison Rosario's on 26th Sep 2020, in Connecticut, United States. He won by knockout in the 8th round. That fight was 6 months and 25 days ago.

How active is Jermell Charlo?

Charlo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What belts does Jermell Charlo hold?

He currently holds the The Ring Junior Middleweight, WBC World Super Welterweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championships.

He won a vacant The Ring Junior Middleweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight belts against Jeison Rosario, beating him by knockout in the 8th round on 26th September 2020. He has held these belts for a total of 206 days (6 months and 24 days) and is yet to make a defence of any belt.

He won WBC World Super Welterweight belt against Tony Harrison, beating him by technical knockout in the 11th round on 21st December 2019. He has held this belt for a total of 486 days (1 year, 3 months and 30 days) and has defended the belt 1 time. He is yet to make a mandatory defence of this belt.

Where is Jermell Charlo From?

Charlo was born in the United States.

How Old Is Jermell Charlo?

The super welterweight is currently 30 years old. He was born on 19th May 1990, so he will turn 31 in 29 days.

How long has Charlo been fighting?

Jermell Charlo made his professional debut in December 2007, so he has been a pro for 13 years and 4 months.

How tall is Jermell Charlo?

Charlo is 5' 11" (5 Foot and 11 inches) which is 180cm (1 meter and 80 centimeters).

What is Charlo's Reach?

His reach is 72.8 inches (72.8") which is 185 cm (1 meter and 85 centimeters).

What stance does Jermell Charlo use?

Charlo fights from a traditional orthodox stance, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.

What are some potential opponents for Jermell Charlo?

Some potential future fights for Charlo include Jarrett Hurd, Erickson Lubin, Erislandy Lara, Patrick Teixeira and Jaime Munguia.

What will be Jermell Charlo's Next Fight?

Jermell Charlo is to face Brian Carlos Castano next on Saturday 17th July 2021. The fight will take place in the United States. The fight will be shown on ShowTime in the United States.

How can I stream Jermell Charlo's Fights?

In the US you can stream Jermell Charlo fight via ShowTime via Hulu, ShowTime via Amazon Prime and Showtime Anytime.

What are some recent Jermell Charlo results?

Charlo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Tony Harrison on 21st December 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jorge Cota on 23rd June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tony Harrison on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beat Austin Trout on 9th June 2018 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against Erickson Lubin on 14th October 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.