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Josesito Lopez came up 2 divisions to fight Canelo; I didn't like that and I don't like this either. Of course, Charlo is much better than Lopez so maybe we'll see a fight.

I love this fight actually. Charlo is practically an undefeated fighter, his L against Harrison was BS and he avenged close fight against Castano (i scored it a draw). His fight with Martyrosyan was also close and controversial but it was long time ago. He has very strong resume. I will be probably only one on this forum who like this fight more than Canelo - Benavidez. Been waiting for this for years. Wasnt hyped for Canelo fight like this since GGG 2. No boxing no life

Here is what the press conference participants had to say Tuesday from Palladium Times Square:

CANELO ÁLVAREZ
“Thank you to Jermell for taking this fight. I’m very happy to be in this position and to be in big fights. Jermell is a great fighter who takes on big challenges just like I do. I always take risks.

“Jermell is a great fighter and this is a fight that’s been out there as a possibility for a long time. Now is the correct time for this fight.

“I’m gonna put everything into the ring. My experience, my power and my skills. It’s going to take everything to win this fight. It’s going to be a great night for the fans.

“It’s good that people are saying I’ve lost a step. It’s fine. I know why I didn’t look as good in my last two fights. I know why and I’m different now. I’m preparing now for a different type of fighter.

“I’m 100% focused on this fight. Then we’ll see what happens after. Everyone wants drama and for us to fight on this stage, but when two fighters are 100% focused like we are right now, it’s gonna make it a great fight in the ring.

“I have everything that he says he has as well. I have experience and I’ve been in this position a lot of times. That’s why we’re here. We’re going to find out if he’s got enough on September 30.

“I love being in these kinds of fights. Stay tuned on September 30 because this is gonna be a great night for boxing.”

JERMELL CHARLO
“This is a long time coming. Canelo and Eddy are legends in the game of boxing. They’ve put on great shows and I want to be the one that gets in there and takes it all away from them.

“Me and my brother Jermall have been putting on for boxing and it’s our time now. A lot of people are worried about the wrong things. When you want to win something this big, you have to risk it all.

“I just want to quiet my haters and doubters and turn non-believers into believers. I’ve watched a lot of great people in the sport of boxing and now I think this is the best moment for me to leave my mark. With two great fighters in there, you get nothing but fireworks. When this fight presented itself, it was a no-brainer to make this happen.

“I’m gonna train my ass off and be intelligent. I know I’m moving up in weight, but who cares? That won’t stop me from getting in there and doing it the way I do it. I’m excited for this moment.

“My heart, desire and determination will give me what I need to win. I guarantee a great night and that you’re gonna hear some lions roaring.

“I don’t have any excuses. Whatever happens happens. I came here to win this fight. I’m not laying down. I don’t care what anyone says.

“I’m so proud to be one of the fighters who’s able to get in there and step up and fight the best. I’m gonna be training my ass off. Tune in on September 30. Be there or be square. We’re gonna turn this into a whole new ball game.”

EDDY REYNOSO, Canelo’s Trainer and Manager
“Here we are in New York, once again announcing what will be one of the best fights in recent memory. Styles makes fights, and I believe that both Charlo and Canelo possess the kind of contrasting styles that fans will love to see in a fight.

“Charlo is a great champion and has a great trainer in as Derrick James. He is a great fighter with a big heart that has gotten up off the mat after losing, and that makes him even more dangerous. He lost, but he also redeemed himself and showed that you can redeem yourself to earn big fights like this one.

“This will definitely be a challenge. Charlo is capable of ending the fight at any moment, and we must be ready for anything he migh do.

“We know it will be a tough fight, but we are always ready. You will all see a great fight, and you will also see a very different Canelo compared to the one you saw during the last few fights.”

DERRICK JAMES, Charlo’s Trainer
“This is a fight that Jermell Charlo has always wanted. It’s the type of fight he’s needed to put him into super superstardom. Canelo is a great fighter with a great trainer and they’ve been so consistent over the years. It’s hard to do that in boxing.

“It’s gonna take Jermell being the best version of himself. He’s gonna have to be focused in training camp and focused in the fight. He’s gonna get what he needs to get because of the focus he has and because he knows he has to be himself.

“Jermell should be comfortable with the weight on fight night. He’s daring to be great. He’s all about stepping up and taking the challenges. He wants to be undisputed in two weight classes at the same time.

“It’s all about us coming in and doing what we do best. Both guys are gonna try to do whatever they can do to come out successful. It’s gonna be a great and exciting night of boxing.”

TOM BROWN, President of TGB Promotions
“September 30 will be another night of history. It’s impressive what both men have accomplished to become undisputed. And we also have the back-to-back Trainer of the Year winners in Eddy Reynoso and Derrick James up here as well. It’s everything you would want for a mega fight.

“Canelo is truly one of the sport’s best ever. He’s a hero in Mexico and universally respected. He’s a throwback fighter who takes on all challengers and he’s boxing’s biggest star.

“Jermell will bring everything he’s got to this fight. He’s cleaned out the division and beaten every fighter he’s faced. He’s not just convinced he can win this fight, he’s convinced he will.

“This is a classic old school fight with two guys who can really crack. It will come down to who can handle themselves under fire. It’s a super fight you don’t want to miss.”

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, President, SHOWTIME SPORTS®
“Coming off some of the biggest and most anticipated fights in recent memory, we have a special one on September 30. This is another matchup with historic implications, the first bout in the four-belt era pitting two undisputed champions.

“Regardless of who you are rooting for, these two men are among the elites in boxing. Both have historic achievements. Canelo has defeated 18 world champions in his career. He has fought at least one world champion every year for the last 10 years.

“Jermell Charlo is the first undisputed 154-pound world champion in the four-belt era. He could join Terence Crawford as the only male boxer to become undisputed in two weight classes in the four-belt era.

“This event is a rare opportunity to witness greatness. Greatness means not being satisfied with being the first and only four-belt undisputed super welterweight champion. Greatness is pushing for more; more challenges, more history, continuing to test the limits of your own performance. Greatness is taking tough fights and big challenges when you don’t have to.”

Elijah Garcia-Armando Resendiz To Be Part Of Canelo-Charlo Undercard On Showtime PPV

Elijah Garcia and Armando Resendiz produced the most impressive victories of their developing careers on the same “Showtime Championship Boxing” card March 4.

Five months later, they agreed to fight each other in an intriguing battle between ambitious, emerging, young middleweight contenders. Boxing Scene has learned that Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs) and Resendiz (14-1, 10 KOs) will square off in a 160-pound bout on the Showtime Pay-Per-View portion of the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo undercard September 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Garcia, 20, knocked out previously unbeaten Uruguayan contender Amilcar Vidal in the fourth round of their 10-round match March 4 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Their Premier Boxing Champions fight was considered a significant step up in opposition for Garcia, a powerful southpaw who aspires to own a middleweight world title by the time he is 21.

In the following fight Showtime televised that night, Resendiz upset former IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champ Jarrett Hurd. Resendiz battered and bloodied the favored Hurd (24-3, 16 KOs) on his way to a 10th-round knockout caused in large part by a grotesque gash on Hurd’s lip.

Resendiz led on all three scorecards – 89-82, 87-84 and 87-84 – entering the 10th and final round against Hurd. His career-changing victory versus Hurd helped Resendiz atone for a surprising 10-round, unanimous-decision defeat to Marcos Hernandez (16-6-2, 3 KOs) in September 2021 at The Armory in Minneapolis.

Mexico’s Resendiz hasn’t fought since he stopped Hurd, who ended an almost 21-month layoff when they fought. Garcia, of Wittmann, Arizona, returned to the ring just seven weeks after he knocked out Vidal (17-1, 13 KOs).

He went the distance in that bout – a 10-round, unanimous-decision victory over Mexico’s Kevin Salgado (16-2-1, 11 KOs) on the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia undercard April 22 at T-Mobile Arena. Garcia-Salgado was the opener of Showtime’s four-fight pay-per-view telecast that night.

As BS.com and other outlets previously reported, the Alvarez-Charlo undercard will also include a junior middleweight match in which left-handed contenders Jesus Ramos (20-0, 16 KOs), of Casa Grande, Arizona, and Erickson Lubin (25-2, 18 KOs), of Orlando, Florida, will square off.

Well undercard seems to be better than for Crawford - Spence ...at least some bigger guys and not bantams and flys as usual

This fight is a big money grab for both. I think Canelo stops lil Charlo and his brother too. Different levels.

Ugas-Barrios WBC Interim Title Fight To Be Part Of Canelo-Charlo Showtime PPV Card

The Yordenis Ugas-Mario Barrios fight is back on, and it’ll take place on a huge stage.

Boxing Scene has learned that Ugas and Barrios will fight for the WBC interim welterweight title on the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo undercard September 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ugas-Barrios will be one of three bouts Showtime will televise as part of its pay-per-view undercard before Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) defends his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles versus Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs), boxing’s undisputed 154-pound champion.

As Boxing Scene first reported Wednesday, young, emerging middleweight contenders Elijah Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs) and Armando Resendiz (14-1, 10 KOs) will square off in the intriguing pay-per-view opener of Premier Boxing Champions’ card that night. Another high-stakes battle between junior middleweight contenders Jesus Ramos (20-0, 16 KOs) and Erickson Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) will be part of Showtime’s pay-per-view broadcast as well.

The WBC ordered Ugas-Barrios in mid-March, when it was believed that Errol Spence Jr., then the unbeaten WBC 147-pound champion, would move up to the 154-pound limit for at least one fight against Keith Thurman. Spence instead came to an agreement two months later to finally fight Terence Crawford, who stopped Spence in the ninth round of their title unification fight July 29 at T-Mobile Arena.

Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) has until next week to exercise his contractual right to an immediate rematch with Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), which likely would be contested at the junior middleweight maximum of 154 pounds. If Crawford were to move up to the 154-pound division for a Spence rematch or another fight, the winner between Ugas (27-5, 12 KOs) and Barrios (27-2, 18 KOs) would be elevated to full champion by the WBC.

The Cuban-born, Las Vegas-based Ugas hasn’t fought since Spence stopped him in the 10th round of their welterweight title unification fight 20 months ago at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. A ringside physician wouldn’t allow Ugas to continue due to severe swelling around his right eye.

The 37-year-old Ugas lost his WBA welterweight title to Spence, who retained his IBF and WBC belts in that Showtime Pay-Per-View main event.

The 28-year-old Barrios beat Puerto Rico’s Jovanie Santiago (14-3-1, 10 KOs) by eighth-round technical knockout in his last fight, which Showtime aired February 11 from Alamodome in Barrios’ hometown of San Antonio. That ended a one-year layoff for Barrios, who hadn’t fought since Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs, 1 NC) defeated him by unanimous decision in their 12-rounder in February 2022 at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.

There was a time since the WBC ordered Ugas-Barrios five months ago that it appeared Ugas would fight Thurman next. Thurman, of Clearwater, Florida, hasn’t fought in the 18 months since he beat Barrios.

Press Release | Undercard Information

Three matchups featuring rising stars, top contenders and former world champions from 147 to 160 pounds will highlight a robust pay-per-view undercard leading up to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo undisputed super middleweight championship clash on Saturday, September 30 live on SHOWTIME PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo Promotions will present the Premier Boxing Champions Pay-Per-View.

In the co-main event, undefeated sensation Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr., will take on hard-hitting top contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin in a 12-round super welterweight special attraction. The pay-per-view also includes former world champions Yordenis Ugas and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios going toe-to-toe for the Interim WBC Welterweight Title. Opening up the action at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT are rising middleweights Elijah Garcia and Armando Reséndiz squaring off in a 10-round attraction.

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Canelo Promotions and TGB Promotions, are available through AXS.com.

“These three matchups deliver everything boxing fans could hope for in a pay-per-view undercard and are worthy of the historic main event clash they will lead up to,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Each fighter stepping into the ring has an opportunity to catapult themselves to the top of their respective division with a win on September 30. Fans can expect to see all of these competitors give everything they have to emerge victorious on SHOWTIME PPV at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.”

A strong southpaw who at 22 has yet to come close to hitting his ceiling as a fighter, Ramos (20-0, 16 KOs) blitzed then-unbeaten Joey Spencer in March, dropping him in round one before stopping him in round seven to earn the TKO in his sensational 2023 debut on the undercard of David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant on SHOWTIME PPV. A native of Casa Grande, Ariz., Ramos also owns back-to-back 10-round unanimous decisions over Brian Mendoza and Javier Molina in 2021, which he followed up by defeating Luke Santamaria and Vladimir Hernandez in 2022. Overall, the youthful Ramos has gained recognition with highlight-reel KOs, stopping seven of his last 10 opponents, showcasing his skills and ability to end his fights early.

The 27-year-old Lubin (25-2, 18 KOs) returned to the ring in June to deliver an impressive fifth-round stoppage of veteran Luis Arias, who had never been stopped previously. Lubin’s previous outing saw him go toe-to-toe in one of 2022’s best fights, as he traded knockdowns with fellow contender Sebastian Fundora on SHOWTIME in April 2022. Heading into the Fundora fight, Lubin had put together an impressive six-bout winning streak since a loss to then unified and now undisputed 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo in 2017, a run that included triumphs over Jeison Rosario, Terrell Gausha and Ishe Smith. A native of Orlando, Fla., Lubin turned pro at 18 years old in 2013 and became one of the youngest prospects to ever appear on the developmental series SHOBOX: The New Generation®, earning “Prospect Of The Year” honors.

Ugas (27-5, 12 KOs) will step back into action on September 30 for the first time since an April 2022 unification bout defeat to Errol Spence Jr. on SHOWTIME PPV. He established himself as an elite welterweight after returning from a more than two-year layoff in 2016 following back-to-back losses in 2014. He punched his ticket as a world champion in January 2021 after winning a WBA belt by defeating Abel Ramos in September 2020. He solidified his world-championship status in August 2021, when he stepped in for an injured Spence to defeat legendary future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision. Hailing from Santiago, Cuba and now living in Miami, Florida, the Olympic bronze medalist trains in Las Vegas with renowned coach Ismael Salas and owns victories over then undefeated fighters Jamal James, Omar Figueroa Jr. and Bryant Perrella, plus veteran contenders Thomas Dulorme and Ray Robinson.

The 28-year-old Barrios (27-2, 18 KOs) most recently scored a sensational knockout of Jovanie Santiago in February stopping Santiago in the eighth-round. Barrios’ previous fight was his welterweight debut as he dropped a hard-fought decision to former unified champion Keith Thurman in February 2022. The San Antonio-product, who now trains with top coach Bob Santos in Las Vegas, became a 140-pound world champion in September 2019, using his aggressive style to edge out Batyr Akhmedov and earn a unanimous decision. Barrios lost the super lightweight title in another action packed, highly competitive bout, as he was defeated by three-division and five-time world champion Gervonta Davis in June 2021.

Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs) is one of 2023’s biggest breakout stars He burst onto the scene in March by blasting out the previously unbeaten Amilcar Vidal in the fourth-round to announce his presence at 160-pounds. The 20-year-old followed up that performance by dominating veteran Kevin Salgado on his way to a unanimous decision in April on the SHOWTIME PPV undercard of Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia. The precocious Garcia has moved fast since turning pro in 2020 and has knocked out six of his last eight opponents.

The 24-year-old Reséndiz (14-1, 10 KOs) earned a career-best victory in his last outing as he stopped former unified champion Jarrett Hurd in the 10th and final round of their March showdown on SHOWTIME. Reséndiz led on all three cards when the bout was stopped due to a severe laceration on Hurd’s lip. A native of Nayarit, Mexico, he now fights out of Los Angeles and will look to make it three-straight wins since a close decision loss to Marcos Hernandez in September 2021. Reséndiz turned pro in February 2018 and made a successful U.S. debut in April 2021 with a decision victory over Quilisto Madera.

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geronimo wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 01:59 Canelo gives Always few times to recover to his opponente, was that case with Kovalev, and now with Charlo. Just few months After their previous bouts, for me this is ridicolous.

charlo hasnt fought for a year and a half

My bad, he fought in 2022, I delete the message

This is how promo should look like

https://www.boxing247.com/press-boxing/ ... com/267536

Legendary journalist and blow-by-blow announcer Jim Lampley will be joining forces with PPV.COM as a co-host for Canelo vs. Charlo live viewer chat on the 30th of September.

Jim Lampley is a name synonymous with boxing. Known for his dynamic tenure on “HBO World Championship Boxing,” his work will be expanded as he provides on-site commentary and reports from Las Vegas throughout fight week. This collaboration will also create original video content for PPV.COM’s website and social media channels.

what is Charlo's purse + ppv share?

Seen it, it was alright.
Charlo looked a lot bigger than I'd have imagined a boxer moving up two weight classes.

Evander wrote: ↑13 Sep 2023, 00:44 Seen it, it was alright.
Charlo looked a lot bigger than I'd have imagined a boxer moving up two weight classes.

If Jermell would win this fight, that would prove all those weightclasses are not necessary. They could cut out the junior/super divisions between Light and Light Heavy.

Charlo looks much smaller to me, he's going to be giving away 20lbs on fight night.

jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑18 Sep 2023, 13:54 Charlo looks much smaller to me, he's going to be giving away 20lbs on fight night.

How do you figure that ?

Take away from "All Access" was Canelo admitting he may lose the early rounds.

Evander wrote: ↑19 Sep 2023, 01:41

jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑18 Sep 2023, 13:54 Charlo looks much smaller to me, he's going to be giving away 20lbs on fight night.

How do you figure that ?

Because Canelo will weight more....