Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano - July 17, 2021

[Ruthless-RKO]

Stats

Jermell Charlo

Age: 31
Title: Lineal World Jr. Middleweight (2020-Present, 1st Attempted Defense); WBC super welterweight (2019-Present, 1 Defense); Ring/WBA/IBF Jr. middleweight (2020-Present, 1st Attempted Defense)
Previous Titles: WBC super welterweight (2016-18, 3 Defenses)
Height: 5’11
Weight: 153 lbs.
Stance: Orthodox
Hails from: Houston, Texas
Record: 34-1, 18 KO
Record in Major Title Fights: 6-1, 5 KO

Last Five Opponents: 134-12-1 (.915)

Current/Former World Champions/Titlists Faced: Joachim Alcine TKO6; Austin Trout MD12; Tony Harrison L12, KO11; Jeison Rosario KO8

vs.

Brian Castano

Age: 31
Title: WBO Jr. middleweight
Previous Titles: None (Held WBA sub-title at 154 lbs.)
Height: 5/7 ½
Weight: 153 ¼ lbs.
Stance: Orthodox
Hails from: Isidro Casanova, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Record: 17-0-1, 12 KO
Press Rankings: #2 (TBRB, ESPN, BoxRec); #3 (Ring)
Record in Major Title Fights: 1-0 (4-0-1, 2 KO in WBA sub-title fights)

Last Five Opponents: 160-11-3 (.928)

Notable Outcomes, TBRB and/or Ring Rated Foes: Michael Soro SD12; Erislandy Lara D12; Patrick Teixeira UD12

Additional Current/Former Titlists Faced: None

[DrDuke]

Charlo was such a poser at the weigh-in (as usual). Castano should flatten him.

[gregregegg]

Unreal how no one including myself cares about this fight even though it is an undisputed 154lb fight that anyone can win…

This could/should be a monster fight but even on the weakest week of competition iv ever seen no one cares.

[DrDuke]

Unreal how no one including myself cares about this fight even though it is an undisputed 154lb fight that anyone can win…

This could/should be a monster fight but even on the weakest week of competition iv ever seen no one cares.

The division lacked big names. The likes of Williams and Rosario were one day champions. Actually, that's why it was so easy to unify. Popular fighters are more pretentious in terms of negotiations, that's why we rarely see undisputed championship bouts today. Everyone wants to cash out. However, Charlo-Castano is a really good matchup. Avid boxing fans gotta be interested.

[gregregegg]

Unreal how no one including myself cares about this fight even though it is an undisputed 154lb fight that anyone can win…

This could/should be a monster fight but even on the weakest week of competition iv ever seen no one cares.

The division lacked big names. The likes of Williams and Rosario were one day champions. Actually, that's why it was so easy to unify. Popular fighters are more pretentious in terms of negotiations, that's why we rarely see undisputed championship bouts today. Everyone wants to cash out. However, Charlo-Castano is a really good matchup. Avid boxing fans gotta be interested.

Yea I’ll watch just no vibe around it, wish Tim tszyu got that shot at castano when Rex was stuck in Brazil. Tszyu vs charlo is a gunner fight I think.

[DrDuke]

Unreal how no one including myself cares about this fight even though it is an undisputed 154lb fight that anyone can win…

This could/should be a monster fight but even on the weakest week of competition iv ever seen no one cares.

The division lacked big names. The likes of Williams and Rosario were one day champions. Actually, that's why it was so easy to unify. Popular fighters are more pretentious in terms of negotiations, that's why we rarely see undisputed championship bouts today. Everyone wants to cash out. However, Charlo-Castano is a really good matchup. Avid boxing fans gotta be interested.

Yea I’ll watch just no vibe around it, wish Tim tszyu got that shot at castano when Rex was stuck in Brazil. Tszyu vs charlo is a gunner fight I think.

Tszyu againt both Charlo and Castano sounds great. And it'll sell because of Tszyu's surname. Actually, that's why it'll be better for Castano to win. Charlo is a too pretentious motherf*cker, his negotiations with Tszyu will probably be hard-going.

[The Asleep Lamps]

I hope Errol Spence is at this fight. I recall he was at Pacquiao vs Thurman and he grinned big once when Pacquiao landed.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Start Time: 9pm ET | 8pm CT (Local) | 6pm PT | 2am BST
Location: AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX
US TV: Showtime
Streaming: Showtime | FITE.tv ($9.99)

*Fight card subject to change.

Doors open at 5 pm CT. First fight starts at 5:30 pm CT

Main Card (Showtime in the US, FOX Sports on Kayo in Australia, FITE TV Internationally)

Undisputed Super Welterweight Championship - WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO & Ring Magazine belts
Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano

Interim WBA lightweight Championship
Rolando Romero vs. Anthony Yigit

10 Round Middleweight Bout
Amilcar Vidal vs. Immanuwel Aleem

Undercard (non-televised)

8 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Khiary Gray

8 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Pablo Rubio Jr vs. Eric Manriquez

4 Round Featherweight Bout
Amed Medina vs. Reginald Hinson

4 Round Heavyweight Bout
Roberto Zavala Jr vs. Levi James West

4 Round Featherweight Bout
Xavier Nunez vs. David Alfaro

[Ruthless-RKO]

It’s showtime!!

[tiny_acres]

I'm picking Charlo by close decision.

[skanksta]

Vidal vs Aleem first...

[bobcatbox]

Charlo making his ring walk! Let’s get it on!

[bobcatbox]

Round 1 - Castaño
10-9 Castaño

Excellent pressure. Landed a couple left hooks. Nice jabs to the body.

[gregregegg]

missed first 2 rounds watching a trash ufc fight.... this card is super early?

[bobcatbox]

Round 2 - Charlo fights fire with fire! Castaño not sure how to respond. 19-19.

[margaret thatcher]

let's go melly!

[gregregegg]

Castano just needed one more of them to put him down.

[bobcatbox]

Round 3 - a lot of whiffs and then Castaño rocks Charlo at the end of the round with a left hook against the ropes. 29-28 Castaño.

[bobcatbox]

Round 4 - very close round and tough to score. Charlo is beginning to split the guard with his 1-2s. 38-38.

[skanksta]

3-2 either way.

High quality Unification match.
I give Charlo the edge on counterpunching and defence, not sure the judges will..

[gregregegg]

Jermell dosent like being on the ropes. not entirely sure how good castano is at pushing fowards but he needs to do it. Wouldent leave it to the cards in mellos back yard..

[bobcatbox]

Round 5 - Charlo’s defense is proving effective. Castaño didn’t get him on the ropes as much that round. A very close fight. 48-47 Charlo.

[The Asleep Lamps]

Charlo needs to stay off the ropes. Maybe I'll be proven wrong but it looks to me like Castano can win.

[bobcatbox]

Round 6 - Castaño had a great rally at the end of the round. Landed some really nice and effective shots. Another tough one to score. 57-57.

[bobcatbox]

Round 7 - Charlo looking really tired at the end of that round. Castaño’s had him on the ropes a lot. The pressure is building up.

Castaño leads it on my card 67-66.