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Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano II
WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring Undisputed & TBRB Light Middleweight Titles
May 14, 2022
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WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring Undisputed & TBRB Light Middleweight Titles
May 14, 2022
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00:00We'll look at the numbers for this match and you know Castagna wants to get on the inside where he
00:06can do his good work. Well the height and reach of Charlo is a factor and the counter punching of
00:14him as Castagna comes in and that physical advantage is going to make that a little tougher.
00:19However, Castagna was able to do it many times in the first fight. How often can he do it here?
00:24Rules for this championship bout. No three knockdown rule as we're here in California.
00:29The referee or doctor can stop the fight. The fighter cannot be saved by the bell in any round.
00:38The longer wait is over. Here's Jimmy Lennon Jr.
00:43Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California as Premier
00:59Boxing Champions presents the featured bout of the evening brought to you by Lions Only
01:04Promotions, TGB Promotions and Showtime. Sponsored by DraftKings and Geico.
01:13This bout is sanctioned by the WBC, the President Mauricio Suleiman, Supervisor Alberto Guerra.
01:19The WBA, President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, Supervisor Renzo Bagnariol. The IBF, President
01:27Daryl Peoples, Supervisor Levi Martinez. And the WBO, President Francisco Valcarcel, Supervisor
01:34Richard DeCure. Along with the California State Athletic Commission, the Chairman is Peter
01:40Villegas, Executive Officer Andy Foster. Our three judges scoring this bout from ringside.
01:46From Connecticut, Glenn Feldman. From Oklahoma, David Sutherland. And from California, Zachary
01:54Young. Introducing our third man to the ring, the referee in charge of our main event is
02:00Jerry Contou. All right, fans, here we go with a rematch main event of the evening. 12 rounds
02:09of boxing for the undisputed 154-pound championship of the world. And now, ladies and gentlemen in
02:18attendance and boxing fans, joining us around the world, live from Carson, California, it's
02:28showtime!
02:35Introducing to you first, on my right, fighting out of the red corner, wearing white trunks
02:41with pink trim, hailing from San Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He weighed in at 153 and three-quarter
02:50pounds, undefeated in his campaign to the ring with a record of 17 wins, no losses in two draws,
02:57with 12 wins coming by way of knockout. Tonight, in his fourth world title appearance, ladies and
03:04gentlemen, here is the two-time world champion and the current undefeated, reigning and defending, WBO
03:11154-pound champion of the world. Introducing Brian Eboksi Castanjo!
03:27And his opponent, ready to fight across the ring in the blue corner, wearing silver trunks, gold and red trim,
03:33hailing from Houston, Texas. He weighed in at a trim and ready, 152 and three-quarter pounds,
03:40with a record of 34 wins, one loss and one draw. He has 18 wins coming by way of knockout tonight.
03:49In his ninth world title appearance, ladies and gentlemen, here is the current reigning and defending
03:56WBA, WBC, and IBF 154-pound champion of the world. Introducing Jermel Ironman Charlo!
04:15Once again, a referee in charge, Jerry Cantu, now to give instructions.
04:22You have received instructions in the dressing room.
04:29You have received instructions in the dressing room.
04:31Give me a good, clean, hard fight. Touch them up. Good luck to both of you.
04:32Referee Jerry Cantu, 20 years pro experience working his 498th professional bout.
04:39Referee Jerry Cantu, 20 years pro experience working his 498th professional bout.
04:54Referee Jerry Cantu, 20 years pro experience working his 498th professional bout.
05:17Finally, the bell at round one. Will any fighter do anything considerably different in the rematch?
05:25Who will seize tactical control early?
05:30The first round of the last five was really a cautious, collective round for both, for both guys.
05:36Let's see if this is the same thing.
05:39And Charlo already splitting CastaƱo's guard with the jab.
05:44He normally takes CastaƱo one or two rounds before he reaches the level of volume.
05:49Now the last fight, he averaged 48 punches a round. He normally averages 77.
05:55Whether he can get up to that number remains to be seen, but he wants to be better than the 48.
06:04Their first fight was the first time in the history of the 154-pound division that a unification bout ended in a draw.
06:12As Charlo lands the right and then the double left hook to the body and upstairs.
06:17So early aggression from Iron Man.
06:20That's early on is the first round. As you notice, he didn't want to commit too much to it.
06:24He landed a one-two body shot and he pulled right back, got in place to the distance to maintain that jab.
06:31Pumping an effective hard jab at CastaƱo.
06:36Looking to walk him down. CastaƱo going to the body and then gets countered with a right hand from Charlo.
06:42CastaƱo working to the body with the jab. That was one thing I thought they were trying this fight.
06:48It's a different maneuver to help lower that guard and give him a chance to work his way in.
06:54There have been only eight draws in the history of boxing and unification fights.
07:01Yeah, this is definitely a pace that, you know, favors Charlo. You want to maintain this, this rhythm, choose your punches.
07:13And there he doubles up the jab. Utilizes footwork under a minute left in the first.
07:20And now CastaƱo, both of them exchanging. And Charlo backed up.
07:26Nice left hook by CastaƱo, though Charlo himself landed some. So far in this round, Charlo has not felt the ropes.
07:33Well, it's a much, they promised to do more in the opening round and they are.
07:38Yeah.
07:39A little jab from CastaƱo. Yeah, Charlo doing a good job just staying off the ropes, circling around.
07:44But, but, CastaƱo just, little by little, he's getting in closer.
07:47Left hook to the body by Charlo, a right hand of the body.
07:50So, Charlo putting in the early investment to the body of CastaƱo.
07:56And that's something that Charlo doesn't normally do.
07:59No, he's not a body puncher. Nice overhead right by Charlo.
08:02CastaƱo has done some good work even in the middle of the ring.
08:05He wants to show he can do that, that it doesn't have to be against the ropes.
08:089 of 33 for Charlo, 8 of 32 for CastaƱo. Great opening round.
08:17Let's revisit the keys to victory for Charlo. Stay off the ropes. He did that very well in round one.
08:35He did establish his jab. He was starting to use that punch.
08:38And we saw one really nice right hand get in against CastaƱo and he'll want to continue that.
08:47As for Brian CastaƱo, throwing combinations, didn't get to that yet in round one, but he wants to do that.
08:56And the body, he started out jabbing to the body, but we're going to see left hooks downstairs.
09:00And then we're going to see the double left hook, which he did throw one time in that first round and clipped Charlo on the jaw.
09:09Throughout his career, we have seen that when Brian CastaƱo establishes strong momentum in the first few rounds, he tends to stay at that level for the remainder of the fight.
09:27And Al, you mentioned it took a little while in the first fight and, well, Charlo coming forward here in the second and CastaƱo responding, but both of them, especially Charlo, much more aggressive here early, Abner.
09:40Yeah, as he waits as CastaƱo comes in, Charlo pulls back and he lands his combinations.
09:45It's all about the counter.
09:46Yeah, counter punching from the outside, but hey, that is the second, third right hand that I see CastaƱo landing.
09:52And you said in the first fight, Al, the sneaky right hand of CastaƱo, and it's proving to be that early.
09:58Yeah, he's got a better right hand than most people think.
10:01That's the good work at range by Charlo, and this fight's going to be just like that the whole time.
10:07The times that CastaƱo has landed that right hand is because Charlo pulls back with his hand, with his left hand down.
10:13First time we've seen Charlo along the ropes and able to circle away, wanting to bait.
10:21CastaƱo in, flashes the jab, hoping to get CastaƱo to counter, then deliver a shot.
10:27Lands a nice right hand through the guard, there's the jab blocked by CastaƱo.
10:32Now we're yet to see CastaƱo's left hook.
10:35He's landed the right hand, he's got a follow-up with the hook.
10:38We saw that jab to the body by Charlo.
10:41That's how unified the titles against Jason Rosario.
10:44Dropping him and stopping him with what was really a jab to the body, Al, in the eighth round.
10:53Nice right hand from Charlo.
10:55And a left clips CastaƱo.
10:58Good movement from Jamel Charlo, and even though this isn't a big ring, it's 20 feet, he's used it very effectively so far in this fight.
11:07Very effectively.
11:08You can see the changes that he's made from last fight to this fight.
11:12He feels the touch on the glove, he comes back with the counter punch.
11:15There's a combination by CastaƱo, blocked and then Charlo, left uppercut, left hook behind the guard.
11:22And that left hand, a very effective weapon for Jamel Charlo.
11:26Under a minute left in the second.
11:28Lead left hook, right hand by CastaƱo.
11:30Left hook to the body by Charlo.
11:33CastaƱo has to be a little bit more aggressive.
11:38That jab and the style will make it difficult.
11:43And not just aggressive by closing the distance, you gotta throw punches.
11:46More volume from CastaƱo.
11:51And now the bigger Charlo.
11:54Oh, rips the left and the left uppercut up the middle by Jamel Charlo.
11:59Now that's in a position where CastaƱo wants to get in there and try to throw that hook.
12:07And especially with Charlo on the ropes, although it was in the second round,
12:10where Charlo hurt CastaƱo in the first fight with a left hook.
12:13CastaƱo comes back.
12:15And there CastaƱo lands a left hand.
12:20And we saw it in the first fight, CastaƱo would come on late in the rounds.
12:24Well, an intriguing second round.
12:30First CastaƱo coming in with an overhand right that gets there.
12:35We talked about the lead right that he throws that's so effective.
12:38And then later on, Charlo countering effectively.
12:42Here's the left hook.
12:43Now in the last fight, it was round two in which Charlo hurt him with the left hook.
12:48In this case, here we are in round two again landing a nice left hook.
12:53So, and then there's the right hand by Charlo.
12:56But CastaƱo getting in there as well.
12:58So that was a fairly close round.
13:01Though Charlo looked like maybe did a little better work.
13:04Round number three.
13:22Triple jab by Charlo.
13:25CastaƱo with some body movement.
13:27Trying to find a way to navigate to close the gap like he needs to do in order to find success.
13:33And did have success at times in that first fight last July.
13:38Now for some fighters, averaging about 50 punches a round wouldn't be anything to get excited about.
13:44But Charlo has averaged about 50 punches in this round.
13:47He normally averages 37.
13:49So he's been more active as he suggested he would.
13:52CastaƱo, only 88 punches so far in this fight.
13:55That's how you want to start the round.
13:57Charlo establishing the jab, the distance.
13:59And you saw when CastaƱo got in, what did Charlo do?
14:02He grabbed onto him right away.
14:03Charlo just misses with that sweeping left hook.
14:06Charlo fighting smaller, leaning back and has to be cognizant of the uppercut.
14:11Stiff jab and then the right hand of the body.
14:13So he's going to the body a lot sooner here in this rematch.
14:17Look at the steps back that Charlo takes.
14:20Yeah, good footwork.
14:22Not lounging on the ropes like we saw him do at times early and throughout the fight in their first meeting.
14:29Now there you go.
14:30CastaƱo, you want to take that jab away with that right hand over on top of the jab.
14:34Have Charlo think twice before he lands that jab.
14:46Minute and a half left in the third.
14:49Charlo goes to the body before going upstairs with the left hook and then the jab.
14:53CastaƱo with the left.
14:56And oh, that right uppercut caught CastaƱo, but he ate it well.
15:00CastaƱo landed the left hook to the body.
15:03Wanted to double, but Charlo did a very good job of leaving, exiting that situation.
15:09CastaƱo showed us a great chin in the first fight and again in this fight.
15:13And I mean, really both fighters because CastaƱo has great power and he's landing.
15:17He hurt Charlo.
15:18And it was in the third round of the first fight where he clipped Charlo with the left hook. Late.
15:23And this is a much closer round in round three.
15:26I don't know whether CastaƱo is doing enough to win it, but he's thrown more punches and has landed some.
15:31There was a nice left hook by CastaƱo.
15:32And there's a left by Charlo.
15:34Charlo had responsible defense in that first fight, but now they are anti-ramping up the output and the pressure.
15:44This is what makes this fight so exciting because that's where CastaƱo wants to be in the inside.
15:48But guess what?
15:49Charlo is a great counter puncher and he comes back with this one-two punch like he did right there.
15:52Oh, and there's a left hook by CastaƱo and left hook by Charlo in the late stages of the third.
15:59You can feel CastaƱo, though, warming to the task a little bit in this round.
16:05Charlo just misses with the right cross.
16:07Now CastaƱo throwing 68 punches, landing 18 in this round compared to 11 of 48 for Charlo.
16:17So another good round for CastaƱo here in round three, much like the first fight in the third.
16:23Here is where Charlo countering off.
16:30And now here he's against ropes, which he hasn't been much in this fight, landing a good counter right hand as CastaƱo tries to get those left hooks in.
16:40So Charlo countering well.
16:42And then here is CastaƱo on the inside again.
16:47That was one of the best punches CastaƱo threw in the round.
16:51An excellent left hook.
16:52And that's the punch CastaƱo wants to get in in this fight.
16:57We're on the inside.
16:58We're on the inside.
16:59We're on the inside.
17:00We're on the inside.
17:01How you feeling?
17:02Good.
17:03You good?
17:04Alright.
17:05Listen, on the inside, we're on the inside.
17:07Keep the short shots on the inside.
17:10And the uppercut.
17:11Everything's in the chest.
17:12I'm worried about the head.
17:17Derek James, Charlo's corner, wanting him to commit to the body work.
17:20Short shots on the inside and the uppercut.
17:23He said, don't even worry about the head.
17:25Yeah, we also saw Juwan Guzman, one of the best offensive fighters, you know, that I got to witness and see as a fighter.
17:32He was in Jamal's corner.
17:34Yeah, he speaks very highly about what Guzman has brought to the team.
17:40Of course, defense.
17:42Jab is a great defensive weapon.
17:45He can set up a nasty offensive attack.
17:47For the first time, CastaƱo is fainting and he's using some head movement.
17:51He was kind of coming in on a straight line before.
17:53Let's see if that makes it get inside better.
17:55Oh, Charlo rips a left hook to the body.
17:59CastaƱo comes back countered by Charlo again.
18:02Clipped him with the right and the left.
18:04And CastaƱo standing his ground but has to be careful against a guy like Charlo.
18:10Yeah, that was a great speed, great combination from Charlo.
18:14Again, CastaƱo keeps coming.
18:15Yes, he does.
18:16Closing the gap but Charlo is landing some good shots.
18:18There's the right hand.
18:19You want to follow up with the hook.
18:21And in that first fight we saw CastaƱo utilize a combination of aggression mixed with his responsible defense to at times disarm and mute the attack of Charlo.
18:34One of the questions will be, and Charlo is landing some very nice counterpunches here.
18:38What effect will the pressure of CastaƱo have as we move out?
18:42And how many of these early rounds has Charlo banked?
18:45Well, we're seeing Charlo utilize a lot more footwork.
18:48Yes, he's on the ropes but not as long and hasn't had to face much of an offensive onslaught from CastaƱo when he is on the ropes.
18:57Yeah.
18:58The few times that he is on the ropes, he counterpunches really well.
19:01Obviously CastaƱo lands one or two punches that are really clean.
19:04But I think for most, I think Charlo is landing some good shots.
19:12There's a lead.
19:13Left hook left.
19:14Hook to the body and right hand.
19:16CastaƱo putting together a combination in the final minute of the fourth.
19:20Both throwing left hooks and Charlo's landing with authority.
19:24And what an exchange here in the fourth in the center of the ring.
19:34Both fighters doing exactly what they needed to do for this fight.
19:37Yes, absolutely.
19:38Yeah.
19:39It's just a question of who's doing it better and who's doing more.
19:41Yes.
19:42There's that jab splitting the guard of CastaƱo by Charlo.
19:50Under 30 seconds left in the fourth.
19:52CastaƱo continues to stock.
19:55Charlo lands a left upstairs.
19:57There's a right uppercut by Charlo trying to avoid these shots on the ropes.
20:06Boy, when you fight Brad CastaƱo, you've got to be ready to fight three minutes, don't you?
20:11Great exchange.
20:12Oh, big right hand by CastaƱo.
20:15Fantastic finish to the fourth.
20:16No.
20:18Goal!
20:19Goal!
20:20Goal!
20:21Goal!
20:22Goal!
20:23Goal!
20:24Goal!
20:25Goal!
20:26Goal!
20:27Goal!
20:28Goal!
20:29Goal!
20:30Goal!
20:31Goal!
20:32Goal!
20:33Everything right here!
20:34Everything under it!
20:35nochmal too high!
20:36Too low!
20:37Is it right?
20:38Right down!
20:39Right down!
20:40He's back there!
20:41Well, what an ending to that round.
20:44This is where Charlo would get back on the ropes.
20:47Now, he was hit with some shots, but also countered well.
20:50Here was a nice left hook by Charlo, and that was right at the end of the round
20:56when the bell was ringing, and you could feel the intensity between these two men.
21:06We're doing well. We're doing well. Just keep throwing that combination.
21:11CastaƱo's father, Carlos Alberto, his trainer.
21:16We mentioned Derek James, Intermel, Charlo's corner.
21:22Round number five, scheduled for 12,
21:27to determine the first undisputed male 154-pound champion.
21:33It's a scary thing, but those are the rules that CastaƱo has to take in the inside.
21:38He has to throw ball and punching, and hoping he doesn't get counter.
21:43Oh! That left was at the bell line by Charlo.
21:46And there's a counter left by Charlo.
21:49Watch it!
21:50CastaƱo keeps coming, and it's Charlo on the back foot.
21:54Boy, it's the interesting thing about this, and Brian CastaƱo just always keeps coming in.
21:59And of course, Charlo's doing some good counter work, but Charlo doesn't stop.
22:03CastaƱo undefeated. Charlo launching the right hand off the ropes.
22:08These styles are just perfect for each other, really, for an exciting match.
22:16And most of the time, you have two face-to-face, you know, all-brow type of fight.
22:21But this is a clean, the referee really hasn't intervened in this fight.
22:26And Charlo with the combination, CastaƱo going to the body before going upstairs.
22:36There's a double, but then beautiful counter again.
22:39The left by Charlo that momentarily stopped CastaƱo in his tracks.
22:44CastaƱo is getting in better position to throw those double left hooks, and that one did land.
22:48But as you point out, Charlo's still smart, poised enough to counter it.
22:52And that's what the Charlo camp told us.
22:54Abner, you're mentioning it. What CastaƱo has to do in order to be successful
22:58actually plays into the fact that he opens himself up to these counters from Charlo.
23:03He does, and I think Charlo's camp knows that.
23:05And that's exactly it.
23:07Every time he feels a punch here and there, he'll counter right away.
23:11But it's hard because the volume that CastaƱo puts in, it's not as easy.
23:15So it's definitely a hard-working weight for both fighters.
23:19Charlo continues to be economical in his output when it comes to punches.
23:24But he's landing them, and CastaƱo is due.
23:26Nice right hand by CastaƱo.
23:28A double left hook, and there's a left from Charlo.
23:31Incredible two-way action.
23:45The roar of the crowd, all the commentary.
23:51You need less than 30 seconds left.
23:54Over 7,000 fans here as Charlo just jolted CastaƱo with a right uppercut.
23:59And there's a combination backing CastaƱo up.
24:0215 seconds left in the fifth.
24:13La la mia! What a fight!
24:16Well, that was some round, wasn't it?
24:31The first round of the round, CastaƱo got a lot done.
24:36We see him here doubling with the hook.
24:39And Charlo countering well.
24:41That is this fight in microcosm, really.
24:43And the nice right hand by CastaƱo.
24:46Then later in the round, there would be a moment here.
24:49Oh, nice right hand by CastaƱo.
24:51And Charlo was against those rubs getting hit.
24:54But, and after the first half of the round in which CastaƱo did extremely well,
25:00it was Charlo whose power came to the fore.
25:04Nice right hand.
25:05That sent CastaƱo back.
25:07And for about a 35-second period,
25:10Charlo was in complete control of that round and using his power.
25:20Well, we're just miles away from Tinseltown.
25:23Now, sequels aren't usually as good as the original.
25:26This one already is.
25:28Much better than even what the first was.
25:31Call this one Godfather.
25:33Something that Charlo did really beautiful when he heard CastaƱo.
25:38Well, he got a good shot in.
25:39He did a sidestep.
25:41He created a gap and he landed a nice uppercut.
25:44I want to see that from him.
25:45When then the up in the closest distance.
25:48CastaƱo leading with the right hand, but gets countered by the right from Charlo.
25:52And there's again the lead right by CastaƱo.
25:55But again, a quick counter from Jermel Charlo.
25:58Well, Charlo has to be careful.
26:00He's eating a lot of right hands.
26:02Yeah.
26:03Leaving that left hand down.
26:04Both of them have been down once in their respective careers.
26:07I apologize, Al.
26:08No, that's okay.
26:09And that is the part of CastaƱo's game that's a little underrated, but he can get it in there.
26:14We say they've both been defensively responsible in the first fight.
26:19A lot of these shots getting through tonight.
26:24Okay, if you're CastaƱo, you want to keep throwing that right hand.
26:27Jump in with that right hand.
26:28There it is.
26:29Throw the left hook.
26:30Keep going.
26:31Stay in the inside.
26:32Working a good rate.
26:33Now, if you're Charlo, you want to jab.
26:36Jab.
26:37Look at the power punches.
26:38Power punches.
26:39Power punches.
26:40You see an edge to CastaƱo.
26:41And of course, the jab edge will go to Charlo.
26:45So that's what kind of counteracts that a little bit.
26:49Charlo trying to utilize his footwork.
26:52CastaƱo not going anywhere.
26:54Doing a good job trying to cut off the ring and keep.
26:57Charlo corral.
26:58There's a jab from CastaƱo that lands countered by Charlo.
27:01Charlo utilizing his upper body movement, but getting tagged more often.
27:05You know, and we've seen CastaƱo land three, four good jabs.
27:09Underused weapon in the early rounds.
27:11It is.
27:12And we mentioned the jab.
27:13You got to be effective with the jab.
27:14Constant with the jab if you're Charlo.
27:16But then again, CastaƱo comes with the right hand.
27:18And there's a big right hand on cue, Abner.
27:21And there's a right uppercut by Charlo.
27:24You want to work inside punches now if you're Charlo.
27:29And the jab from CastaƱo.
27:31CastaƱo is putting together combinations.
27:34Going to the body.
27:35Charlo digging with the uppercut.
27:38This is the Brian CastaƱo that's a hard guy to deal with.
27:42Constant pressure and combinations.
27:44Two-time titlist.
27:46As is Jermel Charlo.
27:49But it's for all the marbles.
27:51It's to become undisputed.
27:52Right hand lands for Jermel Charlo.
27:59Left hook.
28:00Left uppercut on the inside.
28:01Left hook by CastaƱo.
28:05Tremendous two-way action.
28:08As we reach the midpoint of this historic night in Carson, California.
28:15The punch ball living up to its reputation here tonight.
28:25Dare I say?
28:26Already a Carson classic.
28:28And we're already only halfway through.
28:30Well, there's no lack of highlights to show you in this fight.
28:36And now there's CastaƱo using his jab to work his way in it.
28:39And that helped set up that right hand.
28:41And the right is becoming the dominant weapon for CastaƱo, which is not the norm in his attack.
28:49As for Charlo, continued to do the good work.
28:53Using the jab to set up the straight right hand.
28:56And that's the right hand that a couple rounds ago had CastaƱo hurt.
29:00CastaƱo was busier in the last round.
29:03Threw more punches.
29:04Possibly landed more.
29:06And in the last few rounds, CastaƱo has kind of started to even things up in this fight.
29:12As close as it gets, as good as it gets.
29:16Number one and two with the 154-pound division.
29:21Meeting at the summit.
29:25Looking to become just the seventh male undisputed champion in the four-belt era.
29:31CastaƱo looking to become the first South American undisputed champ.
29:38Now call me crazy, but I think Charlo has to keep this fight in the center of the ring.
29:42That's what he said.
29:45You don't want to box too much.
29:47You're tiring yourself a lot.
29:48Keep that fight right where it is right now.
29:51Alright, let's bring in our unofficial scorer, Steve Farhood.
29:54How do you have it at the halfway point, my friend?
29:56Well, I have it dead even. 57-57.
30:00I gave the first three to Charlo.
30:02The next three to CastaƱo.
30:03It seems like when they brawl and exchange, CastaƱo gets the edge.
30:07For what it's worth, after six rounds in the first fight, the fight was even.
30:12After six rounds here, I have it even.
30:15The ebb and flow.
30:16They just blew all over again.
30:17Yeah, the ebb and flow of another scintillating show between Jermel Charlo and Brian CastaƱo.
30:24When it comes to adjustments as we begin the second half here, Abner,
30:29looking at what CastaƱo has been doing well,
30:32what would you like to see him do more of as Charlo comes forward with accommodation?
30:36He's touching him with that right hand.
30:38Take the jab away with that right hand.
30:39And that's exactly what he's doing.
30:41Charlo's not throwing it as much because he's scared of getting hit with the right out.
30:45Oh! About that left hook!
30:46Back, CastaƱo up!
30:47Another counter left!
30:49Staggered, Brian CastaƱo!
30:51And that's the well-timed hook from Charlo.
30:54But, boy, he could take a shot, Al.
30:56Yeah, that's for sure.
30:57And, Al, when you look, I mean, I was gonna ask you about Charlo.
31:00I guess what he's doing is what you'd like to see him do more of.
31:03Yeah, you know, he needs to make sure, as Abner said, that he stays in the center of the ring,
31:08uses a jab at a straight right hand, and doesn't get into those wild exchanges as much.
31:13Although he lands big power punches sometimes when he does.
31:18So you see everything from that.
31:19And he's neutralizing a little bit the numbers that CastaƱo in this round is putting up.
31:24But, man, you talked about the jab, which wasn't as active for CastaƱo in the first fight.
31:29Much more here in the rematch, and now Charlo trying to come back.
31:33But with CastaƱo, he's always under pressure.
31:37And CastaƱo has thrown 155 jabs in this fight.
31:41Incredible.
31:42A very good number for him.
31:43He wants to continue doing that.
31:45Even when it misses like that, it helps set things up for him.
31:53Jab from Charlo on the back for the ropes, hoping again to land a counter.
31:58Jab to the body by CastaƱo before Charlo's jab was blocked.
32:04And there, three-punch combination punctuated by the left uppercut.
32:08And there's a combination by CastaƱo.
32:10And again, it's Charlo picking his spot in that high of the hurricane,
32:15landing the counter shot, just missing with the left uppercut.
32:18Errol Spence Jr., he owns three of the four titles at Welterweight.
32:30He's cheering on his stable major, Mel Charlo, both under the tutelage of Derrick James.
32:36You can't hurt him unless you just watch him.
32:42You gotta hit him with the jab, back him down with the jab, hands up.
32:46When he hits you with that jab, shoot that right hand over the top.
32:50You might use it. You'll create it.
32:52Jamel Charlo had a good tactical round in that round.
32:56Using the jab in the straight right hand.
32:58Again, the beautiful jab.
32:59He controlled the distance very effectively in that round
33:02and minimized the aggression of CastaƱo.
33:07CastaƱo was able to attack from time to time, but there's the nice counter left hook by Charlo.
33:13And so, Jamel Charlo, very efficient in that last round.
33:17And landing some very nice shots.
33:19And when the pace is a little slower, definitely behooves Jamel Charlo as we go to round number eight.
33:25Jab to the chest by CastaƱo.
33:27And utilizing the jab a lot more, Abner, as we've mentioned.
33:31He's gotta do exactly what he did in the seventh round.
33:34Exactly that and make this fight a lot easier for Charlo.
33:38I know it's easier said than done because you have a really tough CastaƱo that is always going to give you a fight.
33:43But that's how you make it easier to fight.
33:45Keep the fight in the center of the ring.
33:46Jab, feint.
33:48Take the aggression from CastaƱo by doing that.
33:53Now, CastaƱo averaged 48 punches a round in the first fight.
33:57He's averaging 65 in this one.
33:59He's done better in terms of upping his rate.
34:02Not so much in the last round though.
34:07And you can sense, Charlo's seeing everything from that distance.
34:10Yeah.
34:11Oh!
34:12Except for that right hand.
34:13Except for that right hand.
34:14Again, the sneaky right for CastaƱo scores.
34:16He timed it over.
34:17He timed it over.
34:18Yes.
34:19And no!
34:20Charlo with the counter, the right hand.
34:22And that's how you take the jab away from Charlo.
34:24CastaƱo, the right hand.
34:25You do it again, it's right there.
34:27Jab, that split, the guard, three punch combination.
34:29Charlo ratcheting up his offense off the ropes.
34:32Now leading with the right and the left.
34:34And he's now starting to sit down on his punches.
34:36Flashing the jab.
34:40Meanwhile, CastaƱo has Charlo corralled in the corner.
34:47Ooh, Charlo just missing with the counter white cross.
34:50Charlo doing a much better job in his last couple rounds
34:53of staying off the ropes.
34:54When he gets himself close, he's wheeling off those ropes.
34:58Nip and tuck affair on the unofficial scorecard of Steve Farhood.
35:03Right hand again from CastaƱo.
35:06Left hook and the left hook from Charlo.
35:09And the high guard of CastaƱo nullifying some of the attack.
35:15Yeah, Charlo doing a fine job of coming right back on time
35:19with the one, two, three and moving.
35:21Not staying on the ropes.
35:22Final minute of the eighth.
35:25CastaƱo has Charlo on the ropes and on the break.
35:28Misses with the sweeping right.
35:30Charlo on the back foot.
35:32Again sticks the jab side to side.
35:36Charlo waiting to counter.
35:40CastaƱo avoids the left hook but doesn't avoid that left hook.
35:47But then counters with the left hook upstairs.
35:49CastaƱo to the body with the left hook.
35:51Charlo lands one to the head.
35:53A great investment for CastaƱo.
35:55Good body shots.
35:56And again, the lead right hand of CastaƱo continues to disturb Charlo.
36:01He's not known for that but as we've often said in his last two fights,
36:06he has a pretty sneaky good right hand.
36:08And there's a one, two by CastaƱo.
36:11It's a close round but Charlo's boxed well.
36:15Here from Carson, California, over 7,000 fans on hand for this historic night of boxing.
36:27More of an LOL, Bernstein, Abner Morris at ringside along with Brian Custer, Jim Gray
36:32and the entire Showtime Championship boxing crew.
36:36Brian CastaƱo throwing the right hand over the little bit lazy jab of Charlo.
36:47That punch did land perfectly but it did get in.
36:49And when Charlo leaves his jab out there, CastaƱo is able to get that right hand in.
36:55And remember, CastaƱo is shorter with giving away reach in this fight.
36:59So you would think those right hands wouldn't get in.
37:02Nice counter left hook by Charlo.
37:05And he's done that so often in this fight.
37:08And even off the ropes, he's trying to counter.
37:11You see him there while he's pinned a little bit on the ropes,
37:14he was the one doing the counter.
37:20That was a close round and maybe a pivotal one depending on how the judges scored it.
37:25This is now round number nine.
37:28CastaƱo leading with the left hook.
37:32Oh.
37:35Wow.
37:40Nice counter off the ropes again.
37:42The left hook and we're seeing some wear and tear on the face of Brian CastaƱo.
37:47But neither fighter yet to go down and they've thrown some heavy shots throughout this fight.
37:54And there's a nice combination.
37:56Scores for Charlo.
37:57Yeah.
37:58Charlo has found something.
37:59And another one.
38:00And that's a counter punching.
38:02On the ropes, off the ropes.
38:04In the last several rounds, Charlo has boxed very effectively.
38:09And he's now landing that textbook one-two through the guard.
38:12And CastaƱo in the center of the ring where Shamel Charlo would love to keep this fight.
38:18It's all about rhythm.
38:19You've got to feel that rhythm.
38:21Jab, jab.
38:22One step back.
38:23Come back.
38:24It's all rhythm in boxing really.
38:27And CastaƱo while he's pushing forward in the last several rounds hasn't been throwing the punches to get on the inside.
38:38But jabbing, not jabbing his way in and not controlling those combinations.
38:42There.
38:43You want to keep good throwing if you're CastaƱo.
38:45You want to keep it going.
38:46There's his spot to try and do it.
38:48And Charlo does a great job of getting off the ropes.
38:50More than a thousand punches thrown in this championship fight.
38:55Just past the midpoint of round number nine.
38:58The rematch.
39:02Exceeding expectations.
39:04And the power connects.
39:06You see, that's everything other than the jab.
39:08So you see the edge to CastaƱo.
39:10He is, according to show stats, leading in that department.
39:14But Charlo is certainly doing better in the jab department.
39:17And it's also where those punches are framed in what rounds.
39:21That's double round.
39:22CastaƱo putting pressure on three punch combination by Charlo coming back.
39:26But Charlo now has to put together these combinations.
39:29Has to up the offense.
39:33Much like Derrick James wanted him to do at this stage of the fight the last time around.
39:38He responded, remember.
39:40He swept all three.
39:41The final rounds on the judges' scorecards in their first fight.
39:4530 seconds left in the ninth.
39:48CastaƱo coming forward.
39:49Clipped again with the left hook upstairs.
39:51And another double left hook.
39:53Left uppercut by CastaƱo.
39:55Yeah, they're still stopping at CastaƱo.
39:57And again, taking these risks.
39:58No stopping Charlo.
39:59And of course, of course not.
40:01But CastaƱo has to bring in the fight.
40:03But Charlo doing a fine job of countering.
40:05I want to see a little bit more uppercuts in the inside from Charlo.
40:08We are definitely seeing more combinations from Charlo than we saw in the first fight.
40:14But CastaƱo now going upstairs and landing.
40:17One of the moments in that last round was Charlo lands the combination that's been a trademark in this fight for him.
40:33The jab and the straight right hand.
40:36And, you know, he's shown us some good defense as he's been on the ropes here.
40:41He's kind of holding on to CastaƱo and getting off those ropes.
40:46And this is the kind of boxing that he wants to do.
40:49Making CastaƱo miss with the hook.
40:51Now, CastaƱo had some good moments toward the end of the round.
40:55There's the little right hand that landed though.
40:57Charlo clipped him with a counter punch as well.
41:00And CastaƱo keeping up the pressure.
41:03And got in some pretty good shots toward the end of the round though.
41:08That right hand was one, but there were some other previews to that.
41:11Oh, CastaƱo sending a glance over to Charlo saying,
41:15Hey, we're definitely in a fight.
41:16And those are words that we were used to hearing the first fight that we saw.
41:20CastaƱo coming up late, coming up late in the rounds to try to steal them.
41:24And now starting aggressively and countered by Charlo.
41:28Round number 10, and this was the round in the first fight where Charlo heard CastaƱo
41:34and felt that he, what he said, made his only mistake in not stopping CastaƱo.
41:39Now, Jamel Charlo is a good finisher in 12 round fights.
41:42He was very good in the fight with CastaƱo.
41:45He finished the Harrison fight well.
41:47He's come back in other fights when he fought John David Jackson.
41:51He's a good fighter in the later rounds.
41:54And if he has built up a little edge as Chief Farwood's scorecard suggests,
42:00CastaƱo could have a problem here because Charlo is usually good in these later rounds.
42:06And again, the office, the work in the office, which is the gym.
42:10We're talking about the defensive side from Charlo.
42:13Accommodation by CastaƱo and a better combination from Charlo as a counter.
42:17Joran Guzman having Joran Guzman in his corner.
42:20You can sense, you know, he's learned a lot from him.
42:25Using the whole ring, the jab.
42:28Steve Farwood unofficially feeling like Charlo has moved ahead in this fight.
42:34Of course, that's unofficial, but it feels like Charlo has done all these last few rounds.
42:39And CastaƱo normally is good at cutting the ring off.
42:48Hasn't been able to do that as well against Charlo, especially in these last three or four rounds.
42:52Locked up again.
42:58CastaƱo continues to put on the pressure, throws the right hand off the break.
43:03Great footwork from Charlo.
43:05Yeah, I was gonna say.
43:06Resetting.
43:07Really good footwork.
43:08And what does footwork people say?
43:09People think that it's just running around and that's footwork.
43:12No.
43:13Right hand from CastaƱo.
43:14Nice right hand from CastaƱo.
43:15Oh, and Charlo comes back with a combination.
43:18Final minute.
43:19Finish your thought on footwork.
43:20Yeah, finally did up.
43:21I mean, it's being placed at the right time.
43:23There it is.
43:24You put yourself in for the upper guy.
43:25Oh.
43:26That's right.
43:27Brian CastaƱo.
43:28A delayed reaction.
43:29And just like in the first fight, Charlo has CastaƱo hurt in the tent.
43:44in the 10th, but unlike the first fight, Charlo closes the show in the rematch in round 10.
43:58And Jermal Ironman Charlo, who turns 32 in five days, now rules the 154-pound division
44:09with an iron fist.
44:12What a left hook.
44:14The left hook closes the book on Brian CastaƱo here tonight.
44:28As he did in his rematch with Tony Harrison, Charlo's power ended up being the difference
44:36again late in a fight just like he did when he knocked out Harrison.
44:40We talked about it beforehand.
44:42They felt the power ultimately received a differentiator, and that is exactly what happened.
44:48And QL, you mentioned it, that in these later rounds, he makes those adjustments.
44:52He still has the power to get you out, and that was proven once again from Jermal Charlo.
44:59Well-placed uppercut, well-placed hook, and again, we're talking about the footwork.
45:05To be placed in the right place to throw those hands, and he did really well, Jermal Charlo.
45:13Jermal's twin brother.
45:16Jermal's twin brother, Jermal celebrating.
45:20And today, Errol Spence Jr. happy as well.
45:22His stablemate has made history.
45:24Sebastian Fundora in the background.
45:26he's like hey do i do i get next this division special moment for the twins yeah
45:35and a special moment for the child of family including his wife yes i mean this is uh you
45:40can almost feel the relief too the happiness and the relief because he was able to get the job done
45:46in this second fight this division continues to produce great fights and uh and what it demonstrates
45:55too is that charlotte who in recent fights has gone through the gauntlet of very good uh opponents and
46:04now here he is back on top with the undisputed championship not that he ever fell from his
46:10purse because he had the title but a very big win for him and again the 154 pound division delivers
46:16a very good fight charlotte records his 19th knockdown a knockout two more knockdowns in this
46:23fight 15 in his last 11 fights 10 in his last five and the power is for real yeah four of the last
46:37five fights he scored a knockout and he we will revisit how he did it here um he was boxing well
46:44for the last several rounds of his fight but then now he would set down on his power punches and it
46:50was the left hook that ultimately did the damage that left hook sent castaƱo down kind of a delayed
46:57reaction uh and remember in round two of the first fight the left hook of charlotte was what hurt
47:04castaƱo and he he brought that back out of mothballs for this uh later part of this fight we'll take a
47:11look again at the left hook a nice short left hook on the inside abner yeah nice uppercut but it was it
47:17it was a short left hook that got him right in the chin one of those punches you don't see and it
47:23it almost you could see that it didn't have that much power power but clearly it did
47:29yeah delayed reaction by castaƱo and charlotte you know people say well he doesn't really on the
47:35inside how good a fighter is he this is a demonstration he is a good fighter on the inside the compact
47:41left hook the fact that he got so much power behind it uh and landed it so perfectly and that
47:47that's the area where castaƱo wanted to be in this fight on the inside exchanging punches but
47:51it was charlotte that you know demonstrated the power that was the first knockdown then we would
47:58see a left hook of a different kind downstairs that would create the the second knockdown and now he
48:05was hurt and then that left hook to the body finished the job yeah that was the beautiful
48:11uppercut and then the body shot your body's already gone speaking of castaƱo he doesn't know where he
48:16is and then he hits hard with the body shot that just impact your body and just he went down
48:23jamel iron man charlotte planting brian castaƱo like a palm tree here in the golden state as charlotte's
48:34career reaches a crushing crescendo yeah for sure and that's a great way to describe not only
48:42what's happened to him oh globally but also what happened right now in this fight and it was once
48:48he had castaƱo hurt and you know what i love there is using the jab yeah taking his time he's already
48:54had him hurt but instead of throwing wild punches he's throwing that jackhammer jab and then he sees the
49:00opening for the body and charlotte's not known as a body puncher he got it done there yeah you got
49:07to give it to charlotte he made a lot of adjustments coming into this fight and they were really noticeable
49:12we saw him he made perfections and this is what happens when you make those adjustments and the twins
49:18have plenty of reason to celebrate their 32nd birthday in five days they made history together but
49:24tonight belongs to jamel iron man charlotte the first undisputed male 154 pound champ
49:37and we'll look at the numbers for this fight and see that charlotte was a little busier than he had
49:44been in the first fight and it's ironic that 173 landed is the exact number that castaƱo landed against him
49:53which was the most ever landed against charlotte here's another interesting point castaƱo landed
49:58194 punches that exceeds the 173 so much he's the man that twice has landed the most punches against
50:05charlotte but in this case of course it wasn't enough for him to get the job done as entertaining
50:11as the first fight was this one that much more so and this one hey no draws no judges a definitive end
50:19to this historic night let's make it official with jimmy lennon jr
50:27ladies and gentlemen we have the time of two minutes 33 seconds into round number 10. he is the
50:34winner by way of knockout and now the undisputed 154 pound champion of the world jermel iron man charlotte
50:54charlotte celebrating with his family his two sons eli and jermel saint we saw his wife and and what a night
51:01jermel iron man charlotte and you know a word about brian castaƱo real quickly he fought his heart
51:11out tonight had some good rounds in the middle of that fight just this man was too much for him and he
51:16is now tasted defeat for the first time does brian castaƱo with jermel charlotte joins this exclusive
51:25club becoming the seventh male undisputed champion in boxing history in the four belt era and look at
51:33the luminaries he joins
51:37let's go to jim gray tomorrow thank you very much jermel congratulations you're in that exclusive club
51:44one of seven men and the first at 154 can you describe the emotion to have all four belts hey
51:51this is unbelievable i did it for us usa i did it for us shout out to carson california la the whole
52:01surrounding areas preach y'all for coming out hey lines only we put on the show i gave y'all 10 hard
52:06fight 12 rounds or 10 10 10 to 12 but uh i gave him my all and uh that was the results to it
52:15this was quite a battle and you guys have brought out the best in each other can you explain what it
52:20was like during this fight to be going through this yeah it was uh i could i could consider this
52:27to be a little bit like nerve-wracking you know i felt like this was my first fight you know when
52:31you get nervous and you know you get the ants in your pants and uh i just wanted to be in there i
52:35know castano was gonna give his all and i knew i had trained very very hard y'all can see i came in
52:40at 152 because i was really in shape and i wanted to make sure this was my fight but uh i'm just uh super
52:46excited for everything that uh me and my brother put on for lines only um the future is bright it
52:52sure is how did you contain and control your emotions with the late arrival and the long delay
52:58well you know i'm just getting there in the fight you know i don't care about um being late i don't
53:05care about who early you know i knew once i got to this this arena and i'm fighting outside in this
53:10beautiful place i have to get it on you've been great in rematches what adjustment and changes
53:16did you have to make to be successful well i listened to my corner this time i can say you
53:22know um you know i i got in my bag around the seventh round i started sitting down a little bit
53:27more instead of like boxing so much and moving around i see that uh he was wearing down a little
53:32bit and i was breaking him down so uh the obvious came aware and i and i and i stepped up it was
53:37basically an even fight until that seventh round and then you took control in seven eight and nine
53:42and then ending it in ten which we'll look at in just a moment but what changed the complexion of this
53:46uh i just started seeing my punches be more effective uh i get stronger by the later rounds
53:50if they didn't know uh and that's what happened all right let's take a look at this knockdown here
53:55in the tenth round with this vicious left tell us from your vantage point jermel what's happening
54:00he was up close and i tried to block it i didn't i threw a body shot and i threw a left hook
54:05and that was all she wrote
54:06yeah did you know it right then well once i seen him crumble right in front of me uh
54:16i'm pretty sure he was gonna get back up because you know that was the first knockdown but i knew it
54:20was over and now we jump to the end of the fight right here you could sense it yeah the jab landed too
54:27well the right hand came perfect and i threw the uppercut for sure i remember you know
54:34it takes body shot
54:38this quite certainly is how going forward you will be defined these two fights
54:43with castaƱo it takes a great opponent to bring out the greatness in someone else
54:48how will you view this going forward uh this legacy man this is something that is legendary
54:54i'm a legend thank god this is a beautiful thing and uh you know they gonna keep putting them in
54:59there when you're at the top like this you get a bunch of mandatory you get a bunch of number one
55:03guys so you just got to prepare and be ready for it at all times i've never seen you this calm
55:08and this is your your highest peak can you explain why i mean life is beautiful for me it's amazing i
55:14work really hard and i and i and i you know see the fruits of my labor soaring between me i got my yeah i got
55:20my young kids shout out to al hayman for all the opportunities he gave me you know shout out to you
55:25know my mom and my dad for raising such a decent young man and uh you know big ups to the wbc for
55:31being the first belt that i got and uh i'm right i ain't done dog i might move up to 60 and see if i can
55:37do it again uh-oh uh-oh congratulations terrific fight it was an honor to cover this thank you and it
55:43was if it wasn't for god you know i put god first in my life so and then that was one of the biggest
55:47things that i've uh accomplished at this camp thank you remus you have something you'd like to say
55:56good fight bro yeah good fight what's up baby yeah you took
56:09felix will everything that was said outside it's all
56:13bull everything that happened here we showed with warriors tonight and that's the main thing we got a
56:17feed our families how would you describe this fight
56:35yeah no that's about fight is we both were fighting you know back and forth there was power back and
56:40forth and then his right hand came over and won the fight via knockout and he's a champion what was the
56:45difference in this fight from the first fight what was the difference in this fight from the first fight
56:51that he hit me he got me
56:58are you okay
57:01you're a champion baby you understand you represent argentina well you represented argentina well
57:14yeah you represented boxing well thank you final thought
57:19what are you going to do with all these belts now could be fighter the year we went back and forth he
57:24landed some good shots and let's just let y'all know boxing is real let's get it lines only and you'll take
57:29some time to evaluate what you'd like to do next yeah i don't know what i'm gonna do next congratulations
57:34thank you thank you both
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