Jermall Charlo
Jermall Charlo 
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| Birth Name | Jermall Charlo |
| Fight name | Hitman |
| Weight class | Light middleweight |
| nationality |
 US-american
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| birthday | May 19, 1990 |
| place of birth | Richmond |
| style | Southpaw |
| size | 1.83 m |
| Range | 1.87 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 30th |
| Victories | 30th |
| Knockout victories | 22nd |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Jermall Charlo (born May 19, 1990 in Richmond , Texas , USA ) is an American boxer and former world champion of the IBF in the light middleweight division . Since April 2018 he has been the interim world champion of the WBC in the middleweight division .
His twin brother Jermell Charlo, who is one minute younger (these two names are very easy to confuse), is also a boxer.
Amateur career
Charlo fought to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Chinese capital Beijing ; had to withdraw due to a toe injury. His brother Jermell Charlo qualified for the Olympic Games, but did not win a medal and then became a professional after a record of 58 wins and 8 losses. Jermall Charlo's record was 65 wins and 6 losses.
Professional career
The southpaw decided his professional debut on September 12, 2008 against his compatriot Cimarron Davis with a technical knockout in round 2. In 2013 he beat Orlando Lora (23-3), Luis Hernandez (22-5) and Antwone Smith (23-4), among others.
On September 11, 2014, he defeated the Mexican Norberto Gonzalez (20-5) by T.-K-.o. in the penultimate round in an eight round fight and in December of the same year the Italian Lenny Bottai (22-2) by knockout in the third round.
On September 12th in 2015 he met the two-time (and also reigning) IBF world champion Cornelius Bundrage . Charlo managed the surprise by knocking Bundrage heavily in the third round and thus taking away the IBF world championship belt. He defended the title against Wilky Campfort, Austin Trout and Julian Williams before stepping down in February 2017 to move up to middleweight division.
After a preparatory victory against Jorge Sebastian Heiland (29-4), he won the interim world championship of the WBC on April 21, 2018 by knockout in the second round against Hugo Centeno Junior (26-1). In December 2018 he defended the title unanimously against Matwei Korobow (28-1).
Web links
- Jermall Charlo in the BoxRec database
- official website
- Charlo twins double trouble
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| SURNAME | Charlo, Jermall |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer, unbeaten IBF world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , USA |