Jermall Charlo On Canelo: “I Hope We Get Him On Cinco De Mayo”

 

If Jermall Charlo looks good and wins his ten-round battle against the skilled Jose Benavidez Jr. on Showtime PPV this Saturday night, he claims he would like to be the one facing Canelo Alvarez on May 25th, the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) informed the press that, while he was scheduled to face Canelo, the undefeated super middleweight champion, in September of last year, he was not psychologically prepared for the match. He so gave his brother Jermell the benefit of the doubt, and while Jermall did perform admirably, he still hopes to take on Canelo and maybe even settle the score for the Charlo family with a win.

 

Jermall (32-0, 22 KOs) must defeat Benavidez Jr. (28-2-1, 19 KOs) in their co-feature fight on the David Benavidez vs. Demetrius Andrade show on Showtime PPV on Saturday night in order to advance to a possible fight with Canelo. The 31-year-old Benavidez Jr. appeared to have a serious grudge after getting up twice during today's final press conference and acting as though he wanted to take Jermall on stage. Benavidez Jr. has never taken home a world title or defeated a top-tier fighter in his lengthy 13-year professional career.


- Vladimir Krull

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