Professional career Jermell Charlo

1 professional career

1.1 years
1.2 rise ranks

1.2.1 charlo vs. rosado
1.2.2 charlo vs. andrade negotiations
1.2.3 charlo vs. matirosyan


1.3 wbc light middleweight champion

1.3.1 charlo vs. jackson
1.3.2 charlo vs. hatley
1.3.3 charlo vs. lubin

professional career
early years

he began professional career on december 8, 2007 four-round decision win on corey sommerville. on april 19, 2008, stopped jesus villareal in 3 rounds , after scoring impressive first-round tko on dwayne jones in june, charlo added names rodrigo villareal (tko4) , deon nash (w6) victims list before year out. in 2009, scored shutout four-round decision on juan serrano on february 28, got decision win on carlos garcia on 6 rounds on april 4, tko d federico flores jr. in eighth round on june 26, defeated vardan gasparyan in six, , finished year second-round knockout of unbeaten prospect abdon lozano.

charlo scored sensational one-punch knockout of chicago s chris chatman in third round. chatman s previous loss six-round decision 2008 u.s. olympian demetrius andrade in 2009, no match charlo, controlled awkward opponent of fight. in third round, landed flush straight right hand chatman s chin , knocked him out @ 1 minute, 22 seconds. win, @ age of 22, charlo had record of 22 wins, no losses 17 wins inside distance.

on june 8, 2013, charlo fought former light welterweight contender demetrius hopkins (33-2-1, 13 kos). in close , forth affair charlo controlled action in rounds aggression , power shots, defeated hopkins unanimous decision. 3 judges scored 115-113. crowd seemed displeased performances.

charlo next fought in october against 34 year old jose angel rodriguez (17-2-1, 2 kos) in scheduled 10 round fight @ bb&t center in sunrise, florida. charlo won fight in last round via tko.

rise ranks
charlo vs. rosado

charlo defeated philadelphia veteran boxer , former world title challenger gabriel rosado (21-7, 13 kos) on january 25, 2014 @ d.c. armory in washington, d.c. on showtime. charlo passed biggest test of career , looked doing out boxed rosado win lopsided 10-round unanimous decision. judges scored fight 100-90, 99-91 , 97-93 in charlo s favor. charlo landed 50% of punches thrown compared rosado s 18%.

on may 24, 2014 charlo defeated charlie ota @ bell centre in montreal, quebec. charlo dropped in round 3 still won unanimous decision after twelve rounds, scorecards reading 118-109 twice , 115-111.

charlo vs. andrade negotiations

charlo scheduled fight demetrius andrade @ mandalay bay resort & casino on december 13, 2014 wbo light middleweight title before fight cancelled due purse issues. andrade reportedly offered $250,000, later increased career high $300,000 purse.

charlo vs. matirosyan

following cancellation of andrade fight, charlo fought in december 2014 against mario alberto lozano on undercard of amir khan vs. devon alexander @ mgm grand arena in las vegas. charlo won clear 100-90 on 3 scorecards of 10 round fight.

on march 28, 2015 charlo fought biggest test date, against former world title challenger vanes martirosyan (35-1-1, 25 kos) @ palms casino resort in las vegas. charlo won contentious unanimous decision. scores 97-93, 96-94, 96-94.

in october 2015, charlo knocked out former light middleweight champion joachim alcine (35-7-2, 21 kos).

wbc light middleweight champion
charlo vs. jackson

during annual wbc convention in kunming, china announced charlo fight john jackson (20-2, 15 kos) vacant wbc light middleweight title. title became vacant following retirement of floyd mayweather jr. fight took place on may 21, 2015 @ cosmopolitan of las vegas, in las vegas. card included top light middleweight boxers erislandy lara, vanes martirosyan, austin trout , brother jermall, defended ibf title. through first 7 rounds, charlo had won 1 round on 3 judges scorecards, badly trailing (64-69). in round 8, charlo hit jackson right hand head followed 2 lefts jackson turned away adjust mouthpiece , failed keep guard up. referee tony weeks jumped in protect jackson, knocked corner turnbuckle, , signaled knockout 51 seconds round.

charlo vs. hatley

in december 2016, @ wbc 54th convention in miami, florida. announced charlo due fight 2 mandatory fights. first of 2 defenses in february 2017 against charles hatley, ranked #2 wbc. second mandatory decided when winner of #5 ranked erickson lubin vs. jorge cota ranked #8 on march 4 fight winner of #3 ranked martirosyan , contender. lubin knocked cota out in round 4 of fight moving towards becoming youngest world champion @ age of 21.

charlo s defence against hatley pushed april 22, 2017 on shawn porter vs. andre berto undercard. confirmed before fight charlo earn $100,000 , hatley receive $85,000 purse. charlo defended wbc title first time when knocked hatley out unconscious in round 6 after right hook head. before end, charlo in control landing successive power shots. hatley knocked down in round 3 following combination of shots charlo. in aftermath of fight, charlo spoke potential unification fight against jarret hurd, won vacant ibf title in february 2017, title belonged jermell s twin brother jermall moved middleweight. fight averaged 401,000 viewers on showtime.

charlo vs. lubin

on may 11, 2017 wbc updated rankings, placing 21 year old undefeated american prospect erickson lubin (18-0, 13 kos) @ number one. moved following win on cota. ranking made lubin mandatory challenger charlo s world title. on july 20, boxing scene reported fight take place on september 30, 2017 part of double header, include jarrett hurd defending ibf title against former light middleweight champion austin trout on showtime. on august 24, ringtv announced fight between charlo , lubin take place on october 14 @ barclays center in new york city. on card see erislandy lara defend wba title against terrell gausha, card being billed super welterweight triple-header.

in front of 7,643, charlo won fight via first-round knockout retain wbc title. opening round cagey, charlo , lubin not throwing , hardly getting hit. end came in closing stages of round when charlo landed huge right hand, landing flush on lubin, dropping him backwards onto canvas. lubin did manage up, fight had been stopped referee harvey dock, halted fight after lubin dropped , seeing him in pain. after fight, charlo called out ibf champion jarrett hurd, “give me title. want hurd. hurd fought. won. give me hurd. want hurd. lubin believed have continued, admitted stoppage fair, stating caught me blind shot. didn t see coming. landed it. got up. felt keep fighting, happens. wanted entertain crowd. caught me blind shot didn t see.” official time of stoppage 2 minutes, 41 seconds. member of lubin s camp threw chair @ jermall charlo after fight ended. charlo earned purse of $450,000, while lubin earned $225,000 fight. fight averaged 495,000 viewers , peaked 537,000 viewers on showtime.