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 1 draw. Of those 34 wins he has 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 246 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 6.8 rounds on average.

What was Charlo's last fight?

Jermell Charlo's last fight took place against Brian Carlos Castano's on 17th Jul 2021, in San Antonio, United States. This was judged a split draw after 12 rounds. That fight was 4 months and 16 days ago.

How active is Jermell Charlo?

Charlo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 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 433 days (1 year, 2 months and 7 days) and has 1 defence on the IBF and 1 defence on the WBA.

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 713 days (1 year, 11 months and 13 days) and has defended the belt 2 times. 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 31 years old. He was born on 19th May 1990, so he will turn 32 in 5 months and 16 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 11 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 Danny Garcia.

What will be Jermell Charlo's Next Fight?

Jermell Charlo's doesn't currently have a fight scheduled.

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

How can I stream Jermell Charlo's Fights?

In the UK you can usually stream Charlo's fights on Fite.TV – PPV.

In the US you can usually stream Jermell Charlo's fights via Showtime App and ShowTime via Hulu.

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 Jeison Rosario on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States.

Previous to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jorge Cota on 23rd June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Austin Trout on 9th June 2018 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.