In the undercard of the boxing evening in Brooklyn, New York, Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 KOs) scored a KO victory in the second round over Hugo Centeno, Jr (26-2, 14 KOs) and won the vacant interim WBC middleweight title, and therefore became an official contender for the title owned by Gennady Golovkin. After the fight, Jermall said that he would meet the boxer from Kazakhstan with pleasure.