Jermell Charlo says he’s being frozen out as he seeks return fights

Former undisputed champion calls out Boots Ennis and questions his inactivity

The former undisputed junior middleweight champion has been out of the ring for nearly three years, and he insists it isn’t by choice. In a recent interview, Charlo said he’s been chasing fights and reaching out directly to the people who control the calendar.

“I hit up Al Heyman and hit them PBC all the time,” Charlo said. “I personally think it might be something with the people that’s operating. They might not really f*** with me or like me.”

It’s an unusual spot for a fighter who once held all four belts at 154. He’s not champion anymore. He’s also not back in the contender mix. Most fighters coming off a long layoff take a tune-up, shake off the rust, then press for bigger names. Charlo doesn’t want that route.

He went straight to promoters.

“I have wrote Eddie Hearn. Hello, Eddie. Please answer my DMs,” Charlo said. “I want you to set up something between me and your best fighter Boots.”

There’s no easing back in. He wants a major fight right away. He mentioned Jaron Ennis, Errol Spence Jr., and Sebastian Fundora. At the same time, he questions why he’s still inactive.

“Stop asking me why the f*** am I not fighting,” Charlo said. “I’m hitting up the people every day. I don’t have nobody else to go to.”

Charlo also revealed he has handled his own business for most of his career.

“I don’t have a manager. I managed myself over 15 years in my career,” he said.

That independence helped him climb to the top. Now it may be slowing the comeback. Without a belt and without a manager pushing behind the scenes, fights depend on network dates, promoter appetite, and opponent availability. If those pieces don’t line up, nothing happens.

Charlo says he’s staying with Premier Boxing Champions.

“I’m going to stay loyal to Al Heyman and PBC right now,” Charlo said. “Hopefully we can work with every promoter that’s out there. I want to fight everybody.”

The division didn’t wait. Fundora holds the WBC and WBO titles. Others kept fighting. Charlo watched from the outside.

“I want to fight,” Charlo said. “Put me in the ring. Let me lose then. Let me go out on my shield.”

He’s asking for the deep end without taking the usual step back first. Big names. Big stage. No rebuild.

Now he waits for someone to say yes.