Crawford has spent most of his career at 147 pounds or below, with only one fight at 154 pounds last August, where he defeated Israil Madrimov to claim the WBA super welterweight title. In contrast, Canelo has competed as high as 175 pounds, showcasing his ability to dominate across multiple weight classes.

Some boxing fans and analysts worry that Canelo’s size and power might be too much for Crawford. Jermell Charlo, who faced Canelo in September 2023 after moving up two weight divisions himself, has firsthand experience with the Mexican superstar’s strength—and he has a clear warning for Crawford.

Jermell Charlo’s warning

Charlo, the undisputed super welterweight champion at the time, stepped up to face Canelo but was dominated in a one-sided fight. Canelo won nearly every round and even scored a knockdown, securing a unanimous decision victory.

After the fight, Charlo opened up about the sheer power of Canelo’s punches, offering a cautionary tale for Crawford. “Canelo’s a mother(expletive) beast. Maybe I felt that more because it was my first time at this weight division,” Charlo said. “I wish I could’ve gained a little bit more weight, but I can’t control my body like that. That was my true first time feeling a woozy shot.”

What’s next for Canelo and Crawford?

Crawford will soon find out if he can handle Canelo’s power when they meet in September. The fight could be for undisputed super middleweight status if Canelo first defeats IBF champion William Scull in May.

Charlo’s testimony highlights the immense challenge Crawford will face. Canelo’s power, combined with his experience in higher weight divisions, could prove to be a decisive factor. The question on everyone’s mind is whether Crawford’s speed, skill, and technical brilliance will be enough to overcome Canelo’s brute force.

This is undeniably one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year. Two of the best pound-for-pound fighters are set to square off in a bout that promises to be of immense interest. What’s on the line are none other than the WBC, WBO, WBA, and IBF super middleweight titles, all currently held by Canelo Alvarez.

The Mexican champion enters this fight fresh off his victory against John Ryder in May of this year, boasting a record of 59-2-2 (39 KOs). However, he is now faced with one of his most formidable challenges to date in Jermell Charlo. The american, who returns to the ring after over a year, last fought and emerged victorious against Brian Castano. His professional record stands at 35-1-1 (19 KOs).

When will Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo fight?

The super middleweight fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo will take place today, September 30 at 9:00 PM (ET).

Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo: Time by State in the US

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How to watch Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo

This super middleweight fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo will be broadcast in the United States on Showtime PPV.

It’s gonna be a celebration of boxing, but also about Mexican culture and Canelo knows the event is a huge showcase for his country. That’s why music will be a very special ingredient.

In his previous fight, Peso Pluma was the favorite to sing the Mexican anthem at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara but in the end, Canelo Alvarez took a different direction and chose Beto Vega. Now, a female star will take the stage at T-Mobile Arena.

Who is singing the Mexican anthem in Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo fight?

Danna Paola is 28-years old and was born in Mexico City. She’s currently one of the top stars in the country, especially with a massive impact on social media thanks to almost 35 million followers on Instagram.

Danna Paola recorded her first album when she was only six years old. However, the rise to fame came as an actress in soap operas and TV series. Then, in 2013, Danna’s spectacular voice became known worldwide when she played the role of Elphaba in the Spanish adaptation of ‘Wicked’, the famous Broadway musical.

From that point on, Danna Paola was unstoppable. An amazing success in music and a TV sensation in the Netflix series ‘Elite’. She has won 4 MTV Millenial Awards, 1 MTV Europe Music Award, 9 Kids Choice Awards and is also a Latin Grammy nominee.

After much waiting, the fight between the American Jermell Charlo and the Argentine Brian Castano will finally take place in which all the titles of the super welterweight category will finally be unified, after what was the first really high-level fight , and whose result was a draw that left many doubts.

After their fight that took place on July 17, 2021, the Argentine assured that: “I feel like I was robbed. I don’t take anything from Charlo: he’s a great puncher, he caught me with some good punches at times, but I survived”. The fight without a doubt has many attractions and that is why, in addition to the high level of both, it will be interesting.

Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano: Fight information

Date: Saturday, May 14
Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano: Time by State in the US

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Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano: Storylines and Head-to-Head

The American fighter Jermell Charlo has a record as a professional in 36 fights of 34 wins (18 of them by KO) 1 loss and 1 draw; while the Argentine Brian Castano (who is undefeated in professionalism) has a record in 19 matches of 19 wins (12 of them by KO) 2 draws and of course no losses.

With these numbers we can realize that the percentage of KO of both is high, so we will have to be attentive to exchanges and power shots since the fight could be defined there. On the other hand, it will be an interesting clash of styles, between a more mobile Charlo and a more compact boxing Castano.

How to watch or live stream Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano in the US

This fight between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano to unify all the titles in the superwelter division that will take place today, May 14 at 9:00 PM (ET), can be watched in the United States on: Showtime.

Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano: Predictions and Odds

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The long-awaited rematch between the two champions will finally arrive, after the fight ended in a draw on July 17, 2021. It will be the chance to finally own a unified super welterweight champion, and after what was a great first fight, the fighters are ready to drop everything in a rematch.

The American champion has a record as a professional in 36 fights of 34 wins (18 of them by KO) 1 loss and 1 draw; while the Argentine (who is undefeated in professionalism) has a record in 19 matches of 19 wins (12 of them by KO) 2 draws and of course no losses. The high percentage of KO stands out in both, which is always a positive fact before any fight.

Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño: Date

The unification bout of the super welterweight category between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño, will take place this Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 PM (ET) with the main event expected around 11:00 PM (ET).

Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño: Time by State in the US

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TV channel in the US to watch Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño

This Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño in the super welterweight division will take place this Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 PM (ET) with the main event expected around 11:00 PM (ET) can be watched in the United States on: Showtime.

The 31-years-old fighter held a thrilling fight against Castaño in July 2021. It was necessary to go to the cards to figure out who the winner had been, but the judges decreed a Split Decision Draw. Both warriors wanted an immediate rematch that has been postponed three times. It seems that finally will happen on May 14.

A huge reward awaits the winner of the Charlo vs Castaño bout: become the Undisputed Super welterweight Champion. Nowadays in boxing, there are only 2 boxers that hold that honor: the Scottish Josh Taylor, in the 140 pounds, and Canelo Alvarez, in the Super middleweight class.

What is Jermell Charlo complaining about Brian Castaño?

The second fight between the Iron Man(34-1-1, 18 KOs) and the Argentinian WBO 154 pounds Champion (17-0-2, 12 KOs) was supposed to be held first on February 26, then it was moved to March 19, to finally be rescheduled, apparently for good, on May 14. The latter reason was Castaño’s biceps injury. This upset Jermell Charlo cause he believes the real motive is other.

“These guys are from Argentina. Not to talk bad about Argentina. But when you know that the risk is very high and that your reward might be a little low, you’ll try to find every type of way to take advantage… I asked for legal drug testing. I asked them to drug test on Tuesday and then, all of a sudden, on a Thursday, he pulls outthe fight.” stated Jermell onBrian Custer’sThe Last Stand Podcast.

It seems that Charlo’s circle asked him to cool down, but the explosive character of the Louisiana native has won the battle: “I was told to be quiet. Sorry, I can’t be quiet. Can’t be quiet whenholding all these belts in the back and you know your life is on the life and your family cares, so then I started thinking like, ‘Hold on, I must speak up.‘”.

Jermell Charlo’s message to Welterweight Champion Terrence Crawford

BudCrawford has shared his intentions of moving up to the 154 pounds weight class to try to become a three-division World Champion and has pointed out Jermell Charlo as his main target. This was motivated because of his unsuccessful attempts to clash with Errol Spence Jr, one of the mega-fights boxing fans have anticipated for a long time.

“How ‘bout he do what’s best and go fight Errol Spence, then? Shut up, take a little bit less money, be quiet, humble yourself, and fight Errol Spence, he a stud. Do what he say, and you might (get the fight). Sit yo ass in your weight division and see if you can beat one of them. Be the challenger sometimes. These people don’t know how to do that. They don’t know how to be the challenger. That’s his problem. He thinks he’s too high up on the horse.” expressed Jermell Charlo againtoBrian Custer’sThe Last Stand Podcast.

Charlo also shared his prediction about what could happen if he meets Terrence Crawford on the ring in the 154 pounds: “Come f…g with me you gonna get knocked the f…ck out. I’m a knockout artist baby. I ain’t here to play no games. I don’t get paid for overtime. I don’t see him beating me, with the skills that I have and how hard I really go, and how hard I train. He barely doing the stuff that I was doing in 2010.”

Originally, Charlo and Castaño were supposed to meet on March 19 at the Crypto Arena, formerly the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. However, an injury to the Argentinean’s biceps forced the postponement and generated a bunch of speculations about whether it would actually take place.

Jermell Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) is the WBC, WBA, and IBF World Super Welterweight Champion. Meanwhile, Brian Castaño (17-0-2, 12 KOs) is the holder of the WBO 154 pounds belt.If there is a winner, the boxing world would have an undisputed champion in a third division, joining Josh Taylor (Super lightweight division) and Saul Canelo Alvarez (Super middleweight division).

The new date of the Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño fight

The big obstacle for Charlo vs. Castaño II to be rescheduled was the Argentinean’s immediate mandatory defense of his WBO title. However, the WBO made a last-ditch effort and allowed his fighter to clash with Charlo as long as his fight did not go beyond the next date.

“The WBO World Championship Committee grants sanction approval of the Undisputed Jr. Middleweight Championship Contest between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano… The fight must take place no later than Saturday, May 14, 2022.” states an official WBO ruling leaked byBoxing Scene.

Nevertheless, if the fight suffers anymishap that prevents it to happen, Castaño’s WBO title will be declared vacant. On the other hand, if Jermell Charlo is the only one not in the condition to be part of the fight, the Argentinean boxer would be immediately forced to fulfill the mandatory defense of his belt.

The Iron Man, twin brother of Jermall, the current WBC World Middleweight Champion, was particularly interested in meeting Castaño in the ring to put a conclusion of what has not ended well for any of them after getting a split decision draw in their first fight in July 2021.

Jermell Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) continues his training camp in anticipation of his next fight, which could be a quick-to-schedule mandatory defense of his title or the unification rematch against Brian Castaño (17-0-2, 12 KOs)for which he would have to wait for more than 5 weeksuntil the Argentinian is fully recovered of his biceps injury.

Castaño’s painful reason to dump theirunification rematch according to Jermell Charlo

On his social media, Jermell Charlo unleashed all his anger and frustration for the postponed unification rematch against Brian Castaño, which was to be held on March 19, on which his WBC, WBA, and IBF 154 titles, and Castaño’s WBO belt, were going to be on the table. There, he shared his position about why the Argentinian titlist has withdrawn from the boxing clash.

“Castano pulled out of the fight to buy more time for a bigger ass beaten… It’s not on me, it’s in me. The air we breathe is not the same. True essence of what Lions Only really means.” statedthe Iron Manconcerning the delay of his return to aring.

Also, Charlo demanded Brian Castaño to prove the alleged injury he had suffered on his biceps the main reason for the fight to be postponed: “I won’t let this type of adversity slow my grind. I peep all they moves, two steps ahead. Tell Castano show those doctor reports and take them VADA (anti-doping tests) so we can move forward with knocking his ass out.”.

What is true, is that Jermell Charlo is eager to have all the Super welterweight belts as soon as possible: “One more belt to grab and I’ve completed a dream than an eight-year-old (Charlo on his own) once had. Never changed my mindset only to get stronger.”, shared the Lousiana native.

At 34 years old,BudCrawford is 38-0-0 (29 KOs) and the current holder of the WBO World 147 pounds belt. He made his last appearance in the ring on November 2021, when he defeated the tough Shawn Porter via a TKO in the tenth round.Showtime has announced his retirement after his loss.

The status of undisputed World Champion is well-known by Crawford, as he has achieved that feat at his time in the Super lightweight category, in which he reigned from 2015 to 2017. Previously, he owned the WBO Championship in the 135pounds. This means the Omaha native is a three-division World Champion.

Terrence Crawford’s plan to become again an Undisputed World Champion

If Errol Spence Jr does not give Crawford a shot quickly, this is after fighting, and likely defeating, Cuban WBA Champion Yordenis Ugas, boxing fans could miss one of the most anticipated clashes of recent years, given that Terrence may be considering to jump into the 154 pounds division for an opportunity to take Jermell Charlo’sSuper welterweight belts away.

“If I can’t get the Spence-Ugas winner, I’d love to get the Jermell and Castano winner… I can have that fight and be undisputed at 154.” stated Crawford toBehind the Glovesin London, where he attended the Amir Khan defeat against his countryman Kell Brook.

Nebraska’s pride said he is not craving anymore to have an opportunity against Spence Jr as he feels he has done everything he could to get that fight. Even more, now that he is a free agent, after splitting away from Bob Arum’s Top Rank, and is able to negotiate with whomever he wants.

“I want that fight (but) If it happens, it happens. I’ve been calling for it for years now. If it don’t, it don’t… The fight fans gotta be the ones that push for it. They gotta be the ones that demand it. I did my part. I’ve done my part by being professional by going through everybody they put in front of me. I don’t know what I can do any different, anymore.” stated the current WBO Welterweight titleholder.

The physical differences between Crawford and Charlo

Even though Terrence Crawford feels confident in his skills and experience to challenge Jermell Charlo for his Super welterweight belts, it may be a tough challenge for Terrence. TheIron Man is3 years younger andheights5’11”, while Budbarely reaches 5’8″. This must be added to the weight that Jermell could reach after defeating the scale. Definitely a risky move for Crawford.

Jermell Charlo (34-1-1)vs Brian Castaño (17-0-2) I happened on July 2021. A Split Decision Draw after a nice fightleft all, the contenders and the boxing crowd, wanting an answer to the question of who the best boxer of the 154-pound division is and deserves to have the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts.

The rematch was easily agreed upon but not scheduled. Firstly it was supposed to be held in February 2022, then it was moved to March 19 until the alleged injury of the Argentinian broke the compromise. So far, Castaño has not commented yet on the matter.

Jermell Charlo’s savior: a hungry second-generation prospect

With Castaño’s withdrawal, the WBO has pronounced itself to demand an explanation to the Argentinian Champion and also warning him that if there was not an answer soon, he must be forced to face the organization’s firstcontender: Australian Tim Tszyu.

The Soul Taker(20-0-0, 15 KOs) is the son of Hall of Famer and former longtime Super lightweight Champion Kostya Tszyu, and one of the most interesting boxing prospects. After noticing the failure of Charlo vs Castaño II, his team and he pronounced about the matter asking for a chance to step into the ring against the American WBC, WBA, and IBF Super welterweight titlist.

“We have said all along we won’t sit and wait, we will stay busy, the titles will come in due course and so we will work our way through this and keep you all posted. We have put it out there if Castano is out, we will happily step in and take Charlo. Stranger things have happened. Tim and our team are ready to go regardless of who stands in front of him in the ring in March.”, statedGlen Jennings, Tszyu’s manager to Boxing Scene.

Also, Tim Tszyu shared to Fox Sports News on his ownhis wish to take Castaño’s place in March 19 fight against Jermell Charlo: “I would love to take his title away from him in the United States. I would love to take the belt back with me to Australia. I want to do it the right way. I want this to happen.”

Charlo vs Castaño I was held on July 2021. The four belts, Charlo’sWBC, WBA, and IBF, and Castaño’s WBO, were on the table and the boxing community was eager to witness the rise of a new undisputed World Champion. The result was unexpected such as the quality of the clash.

The American and the Argentinian warrior offered a thrilling war that ended asa Split Decision Draw. The crowd demanded an immediate rematch and the contenders pleased it. March 19, 2022, was supposed to be the date on which Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño would answer the question of who the best man at the 154 pounds is.

The war unleashed by Brian Castaño’s withdrawal from Jermell Charlo unification rematch

Just a few hours after the leak of Brian Castaño’s (17-0-2, 12 KOs) drop-down of his compromise with Jermall Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs), the consequences started to emerge, and punch the 32-years-old Argentinian Champion. Even without a standingfight, Castaño will have to battle hard.

The bad news for the Buenos Aires native is that not only Jermell Charlo wants to keep struggling: also the WBO is attempting to find an answer, even a punishment, for Castaño for not being in condition to comply with the unification rematch.

Jermell Charlo’s blow to Brian Castaño

The Iron Manpublicly shared his anger with Castaño for the postposition of their clash. It is the second time that the Argentinian warrior pushes back the rematch fight for the Super welterweight supremacyas February 26 was the first original date scheduled for it to occur.

On his social media, Instagram specifically, Jermell Charlo shared his opinion about Castaño’s forced withdrawal: “(Twice)in a row they done tried to pull the same stunt. Naw I ain’t buying it.”. This increases for sure Charlo’s animosity againstthe WBO titlist, which was born after the Split Decision Draw result of their first fight was announced.

Castaño also receives a strike from the WBO

Boxing Scenereported that the World Boxing Organization, from whom the Argentinian fighter is the reigning 154 pounds Champion, demanded Castaño’s TGB Promotions an official explanation of why the unification rematch against Jermell Charlo was not being held. The answer expected must be sent 24 hours after its request.

The WBO, and the other 3 boxing organizations involved in Charlo vs Castaño II (WBC, WBA, and IBF), have agreed to stop themandatory defenses of their respective titles to allow the clash to happen. As there may be a minimum of 4 weeks of forced pause for Brian Castaño, it could be impossible to contain more time the mandatory fights. This could not only postpone but finally, avoid the rematch to occur.

However, the Organization’s position must be clear: Brian Castaño is the only guilty one for the collapse of the mega-fight against Jermell Charlo. The WBO President, Francisco Valcarcel, has stated this on Twitter: “Looks like no unification will take place …Who You can blame? Probably Castaño“.

A major beneficiary could emerge from this imbroglio: the Super welterweight contender Tim Tszyu (20-0-0, 15 KOs). The 27-years old fighter, son of boxing Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu, could be pushing to get the mandatory title shot against Castaño that he has gained in the ring.

As a ripple effect, Jermell Charlo would have to focus on satisfying the defense of his titles that IBF and WBA may already have for him, against RussianBakhram Murtazaliev(19-0-0), andUzbek Israil Madrimov(8-0-0), respectively.