Revenge Jermella Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) vs. Brian Castagno (17-1-2, 12 KOs) has become the most watched boxing event on Showtime over the past three years. This fight became the main event of Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions tournament in Carson.
The California State Athletic Commission announced the fees of boxers who competed at the evenings organized last Saturday. Three major boxing tournaments took place in California last weekend. In the most important of them Jermell Charlo knocked out Brian Castagno, unifying all major junior middleweight titles. The American earned a million dollars for his performance, while the Argentinean's salary was half a million.
In rematch, the unified WBC, WBA and IBF world champion Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 18 KOs) won the undisputed super middleweight title with a spectacular tenth-round knockout victory over the former WBO champion Brian Castagno (17-1-2, 12KO) in the main event of the evening at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. In the tenth round, Charlo sent Castaño to the floor twice.
Jermell Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) and Brian Castagno (17-0-2, 12 KOs) met the welterweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony on the eve of the boxing evening in Carson. The WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF championship belts will be at stake. The first fight of these boxers ended in a draw. Charlo's weight was 69.3 kg, Castaño - 69.7 kg.
On May 14, a rematch should finally take place in the USA Jermella Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) and Brian Castano (17-0-2, 12 KOs) for four super middleweight championship belts. The fight was previously scheduled for March 19.