Jermall Charlo is training for what is believed to be his next fight, which will be on the Undercard of Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr. on December 14th on PBC on Prime PPV at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The 34-year-old former two-division world champion Jermall (33-0, 22 KOs) posted a video clip of him hitting the bag, looking in good shape. There’s no word about who his opponent will be for the card. Charlo’s popularity is at an all-time low due to his inactivity and the years since he won over a quality fighter.
Jermall Tune-up for Canelo?
Even when Jermall still fought regularly, he wasn’t pushing himself to face high-level fighters. The last big win for Jermall came in 2016 when he defeated Julian ‘J-Rock’ Williams. Apart from that fight, Jermall’s best win in the last eight years came against Sergiy Derevyanchenko in 2020.
A couple of names have been floated, but nothing has been confirmed. Given the long layoff, Jermall isn’t expected to fight anyone too good. Including him on the December 14th card is likely more about pumping up the PPV buys because there’s not much fan interest in the Tank vs. Roach fight.
This card needs all the help it can get to lure fans to purchase it on pay-per-view for what will likely be $74.95. That’s Tank’s last fight against Frank Martin sold for.
Charlo hasn’t fought since coming back against Jose Benavidez Jr. last year, beating him by a wide ten-round unanimous decision on November 25th. He’d been out of the ring for a year and a half since his 12-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Macias Montiel on June 19, 2021.
There are rumors that if Jermall can get an impressive victory on December 14th, he could be Canelo Alvarez’s next challenge for defending his unified super middleweight titles on May 3rd, 2025.
That obviously wouldn’t make fans happy because they want Canelo to fight relevant fighters who are active, highly ranked, and beating quality opposition. Jermall doesn’t fit any of those areas. He’s not active, old, or highly ranked, and he likely would be coming into the fight having beaten another tomato can.
Premier Boxing Champions management isn’t going to match Jermall tough on December 14th because he didn’t look nearly good enough in his comeback last November against Jose Benavidez Jr to be matched against a talented contender like Diego Pacheco, Osleys Iglesias, or Christian Mbilli.
