Despite being a heavy underdog, the 33-year-old Charlo isn't afraid about moving up in weight to fight boxing's biggest star.
32m agoCharlo’s twin brother, Jermall Charlo, was initially in line to take on Canelo Alvarez. In the first of a three-fight deal with PBC, the Mexican superstar fully expected to take on the WBC middleweight champion. Jermall hasn’t fought since June 2021, however, in a hiatus that has been used to address his mental health. Although he has made progress in his recovery, he didn’t feel he was ready to face Alvarez in June and turned it down.
Charlo is accomplished in his own right. He holds all four titles at 154 pounds and is the undisputed light middleweight champion, which makes this the first matchup ever of undisputed four-belt champions. Still, he’s a heavy underdog against Canelo. He knows most are counting him out — he was met with boos from spectators when he took the stage for “Grand Arrivals” in the MGM Lobby on Tuesday — but that hasn’t shaken his confidence.
Charlo is vying to join the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and, ironically, Canelo, by jumping up two weight classes to become champion. Canelo is the stockier fighter and has fought up to light heavyweight at 175 pounds, but Charlo doesn’t view the difference as all that significant. Canelo came into stardom at light middleweight, after all, and only recently started to push into heavier weight classes.
“He has the tools to do it,” James said. “He has the speed. He has the skills. He has the athleticism. All those things are coming together, and we’ve helped build and develop a great strategy around everything he can do. So, he’ll go out there and put it to work.” Those were quality opponents, but they’re not Canelo. A win over this type of foe would cement Charlo as an undeniable star.
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