Jermall Charlo is an American professional boxer.
87 Facts About Jermall Charlo
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Jermall Charlo has held world championships in two weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation light middleweight title from 2015 to 2017 and the World Boxing Council middleweight title from 2019 to 2024.
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Jermall Charlo's identical twin brother, Jermell Charlo, is a professional boxer who was the undisputed light middleweight world champion.
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Jermall Charlo competed in the amateur ranks for one more year and finished with a record of 65 wins and 6 losses.
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On July 11,2009, Jermall Charlo faced Deon Nash, the opponent his brother Jermell went up against and beat in 2008.
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On October 24,2010, Jermall Charlo went up against Puerto Rican Carlos Garcia, whom his brother Jermell had fought a year prior.
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On March 28,2015, Jermall Charlo went up against a highly talented prospect, Michael Kenneth Finney at The Pearl, Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
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Jermall Charlo won all of the rounds on all 3 judges scorecards and won a unanimous decision victory.
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Jermall Charlo never allowed Bundrage to get into the fight, constantly applying pressure.
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Jermall Charlo stated it was on good terms and it would not affect how Jermall would perform.
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Jermall Charlo floored Campfort in round 2 with a counter right hand.
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Jermall Charlo recorded a second knockdown the following round after a flurry in the corner forced Campfort to take a voluntary knee.
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Towards the end of round 3 Jermall Charlo hit a perfect left uppercut clean to his left eye of Campfort's, compromising his vision was instantly to take a knee again.
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Jermall Charlo praised his jab, calling it the best in the business.
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On March 29,2016, it was announced that Jermall Charlo would make a defence against former world champion Austin Trout at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 21.
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Jermall Charlo landed the harder shots to dominate the action in the first six rounds.
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However, Jermall Charlo seemed to gas out a little in the second half of the fight, and was outworked by Trout.
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Jermall Charlo landed 130 of 474 punches thrown and Trout landed 117 of his 490 thrown.
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Trout received a purse of $300,000 and Jermall Charlo earned a purse of $500,000.
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Jermall Charlo retained his IBF light middleweight title with a fifth round stoppage of Williams.
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Jermall Charlo dropped Williams in the second round with a powerful jab.
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Williams came back and fought a clever fight, making Jermall Charlo miss, slipping punches, landing some good counters.
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In round 5, Jermall Charlo landed a right uppercut, dropping Williams hard.
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Williams got up, however Jermall Charlo went for the finish, and got it with a third knockdown after a barrage of punches ending with a left hook.
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Jermall Charlo officially vacated his IBF light middleweight title on February 16,2017, in order to move up to middleweight.
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Jermall Charlo had wanted to unify the light middleweight division, but there were no titlists available.
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At the time, twin Jermell, who Jermall Charlo had vowed not to fight, held the WBC title.
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Jermall Charlo stated after the Williams fight that he had been struggling to make weight.
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In March 2017, it was reported by ESPN Deportes that an announcement would be made for Jermall Charlo to fight WBC number 1 ranked, Argentinian boxer Jorge Sebastian Heiland in a final eliminator.
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Jermall Charlo weighed in a career high 159.2 pounds while Heiland came in slightly lighter at 158.2 pounds.
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Jermall Charlo became the mandatory challenger for the WBC middleweight title, with a stoppage win over an injured Heiland in round 4.
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Jermall Charlo first dropped Heiland in round 2 with a left to the head.
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In round 4, Jermall Charlo landed another left hook to the head which dropped Heiland again.
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Jermall Charlo earned $350,000 compared to Heiland who had $200,000 purse.
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On November 21,2017, the WBC announced that Jermall Charlo would have the opportunity to claim the Interim WBC middleweight title against Hugo Centeno.
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On fight night, in front of 13,964 in attendance, Jermall Charlo won the vacant WBC interim middleweight title after knocking out Centeno in round 2.
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The knockdown came when Jermall Charlo landed a left hook to the head followed by a right hand to Centeno.
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Jermall Charlo spend the first round stalking Centeno, who was reluctant to exchange.
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The card, which would be televised by FOX, would feature Jermell Charlo defending his WBC light middleweight title against Tony Harrison and Jermall Charlo defending his WBC interim middleweight title against former world title challenger Willie Monroe Jr.
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Jermall Charlo put in an unimpressive performance but retained his title via a controversial unanimous decision.
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Korobov's best punch was his left hand, which kept landing on Jermall Charlo, who seemed to have no answer for it throughout the fight.
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Korobov slowed down during the championship rounds which allowed Jermall Charlo to come on strong and win the remaining rounds, nearly stopping Korobov in the twelfth round, but Korobov used his experience to hold on.
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Jermall Charlo was the busier of the two, throwing nearly 200 more punches than Korobov.
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Jermall Charlo was an experienced guy who will make me better.
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Jermall Charlo was given the opportunity to fight Gennady Golovkin in a non-title bout, which Adams ultimately declined, in order to fight for a world title.
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In front of a sold-out crowd of 6,408 fans, Jermall Charlo won a near-shutout decision.
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However, Jermall Charlo still managed to dominate throughout most of the fight.
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Jermall Charlo displayed good defensive skill, making Charlo miss on many occasions.
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Jermall Charlo was not able to get the desired knockout win, however it was revealed post-fight that he injured his left hand, which Jermall Charlo used as an excuse for not getting the stoppage.
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Jermall Charlo landed 151 of 634 punches thrown and Adams landed 73 of 334 his punches.
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In October 2019, it was announced that Jermall Charlo would make his second defence, headlining a Showtime card on December 7, against Irish Boxer Dennis Hogan at the Barclays Center in New York.
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Jermall Charlo was not happy to be taken the full 12-round distance in both his last two fights and aimed for a knockout against Hogan.
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Jermall Charlo dropped Hogan twice, en route to a seventh round TKO victory.
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Jermall Charlo delivered on his promise, producing a spectacular one-punch knockout.
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Jermall Charlo feinted a jab, setting up a left hook, which landed, pushing Hogan back towards the ropes.
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Jermall Charlo revealed he had been working on perfecting the uppercut for the fight.
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Jermall Charlo's nose was busted and he looked dazed as he rose to his feet.
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Jermall Charlo wanted to cement his status as a top middleweight.
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Jermall Charlo had previously been dropped by Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs but took them both the distance, losing close decisions.
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In what was probably his toughest opponent up to date, Jermall Charlo used a powerful jab, showed a good chin and a variety of shots to outpoint Derevyanchenko to a unanimous decision win after 12 rounds.
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Jermall Charlo would utilize his superior height and reach, and powerful jab to box effectively at the start of the bout, shaking the challenger late in the third with an overhand right.
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Compubox showed that Jermall Charlo landed 219 of 627 punches thrown and Derevyanchenko landed 180 punches of 681 thrown.
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Jermall Charlo was considered a dangerous opponent despite his losses as all his wins were via stoppage.
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Many predicted the fight to finish inside the distance, due to Jermall Charlo's punching power and all of Montiel's wins coming via stoppage.
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Jermall Charlo weighed in at 160 pounds on his second attempt after first weighing in 0.4 pounds over the limit to ensure he did not lose his title on the scales.
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Jermall Charlo was in control throughout the fight, winning a unanimous decision, retaining his title.
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Jermall Charlo was hurt multiple times in the fight more towards the closing rounds, after breezing through the opening 6 rounds.
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Jermall Charlo ended the fight with a cut over his right eye, which was caused in round 8.
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Jermall Charlo stated after that fight that he had never been cut before.
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Jermall Charlo landed more than double the amount of punches as Montiel, including a career-high 201 power punches.
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One solution, which came from Stephen Espinoza, was the fight to take place on Showtime PPV, as PBC was the lead promotion and in the event that Munguia won, Jermall Charlo would be able to trigger a rematch clause, which would then take place on DAZN PPV as Golden Boy would be the lead promotion.
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Sulaiman explained how the WBC would continue to support Jermall Charlo and revealed Jermall Charlo's inactivity stemmed from mental health problems.
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Jermall Charlo stated there would be no limit in terms of when Charlo had to fight.
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Jermall Charlo stated Charlo was ready, physically and mentally, to make a ring return.
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In October 2023, Jermall Charlo's next fight was formally announced against Jose Benavidez Jr.
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Jermall Charlo hit back, stating it had nothing to do with weight issues.
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Jermall Charlo considered the bout as a stepping stone and wanted to focus on defending his title against top contenders.
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Jermall Charlo was given time to shed more weight off and when he stepped back on the scales, he came in heavier at 166.6 pounds.
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On March 26,2025 Boxing Scene reported Jermall Charlo would make his long-awaited ring return against Thomas LaManna on May 31, at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
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Jermall Charlo did not know what to expect come fight night, as many questioned the mental state of Charlo, mostly due to his inactivity.
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Police documents claim that Jermall Charlo attended a bar with a large group.
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Jermall Charlo was formally charge with three counts of second-degree felony robbery, after footage showed him taking the check portfolio.
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Jermall Charlo responded yes and they told him to have the charge submitted again.
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Jermall Charlo was upset that his card was missing since it was a debit card tied to an account with a substantial amount of money.
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Jermall Charlo was arrested on February 11,2022 and charged with "Assault Causing Bodily Injury of a Family Member".
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Previously, Jermall Charlo had been investigated in May 2020 following an "alleged aggravated assault incident", which included a family member.
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Jermall Charlo was charged as a repeat offender following an incident which took place in Clark County, Nevada in 2015, where he was convicted.