By Jeff Aranow: WBC has mandated that #1 WBC Jermall Charlo fight #4 Hugo Centeno Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title, with the winner facing the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin 2 winner for the WBC 160 lb. title.
Hugo Centeno Jr.
WBC ordering Jermall Charlo vs. Hugo Centeno Jr. for interim WBC 160lb title
By Dan Ambrose: Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) and #4 WBC Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) will be fighting for the interim WBC middleweight title, according to World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman.
Lemieux to fight on Dec.16 on HBO
By Dan Ambrose: David Lemieux won’t be fighting on the undercard of Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) vs. Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) on December 2 on HBO. Instead, the former IBF middleweight champion Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) will be headlining his own card on HBO Boxing on December 16, possibly against Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) or James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs).
Maciej Sulecki vs. Hugo Centeno Jr results
By Jim Dower: Undefeated #12 WBO middleweight contender Maciej Sulecki (23-0, 8 KOs) stayed unbeaten with an impressive 10th round knockout victory over previously undefeated #6 WBO Hugo Centeno Jr. (24-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Fonfara vs. Smith Jr., Payano vs. Warren, Lubin vs. Sandoval quotes
(Photo credit: Nabeel Ahmad/Premier Boxing Champions) CHICAGO (June 15, 2016) – Fight week kicked-off in Chicago on Wednesday for Premier Boxing Champions on NBC taking place this Saturday, June 18 at the UIC Pavilion headlined by light heavyweight bruiser Andrzej Fonfara battling hard-hitting New Yorker Joe Smith Jr.
Televised coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT and features a bantamweight world championship rematch between Juan Carlos Payano and Rau’shee Warren plus rising star Erickson Lubin battling Mexico’s Daniel Sandoval. At 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT, PBC coverage switches to NBCSN and will feature a battle of unbeaten middleweights as Hugo Centeno Jr. takes on Poland’s Maciej Sulecki.
Dulorme decisions Lundy; Centeno Jr destroys De La Rosa
By Allan Fox: #2 WBA, #4 WBC, #4 IBF, #5 WBO light welterweight contender Thomas Dulorme (22-1, 14 KOs) proved little last Saturday night in beating #6 IBF Hank Lundy (25-4-1, 12 KOs) by an unimpressive 10 round split decision on the undercard of the Gabriel Rosado vs. David Lemieux fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The final judges’ scores were 96-93, 97-92 for Dulorme, and 96-93 for Lundy. Dulorme was running and holding from the 6th round on, and it’s difficult to make an argument that he deserve the victory. He looked as bad in this fight as he did in getting stopped by Luis Carlos Abregu in 2012.
Hugo Centeno, Jr. Exclusive Interview Unbeaten Light Middleweight Prospect Headlines Friday ShoBox Card
By Marc Livitz: Many of the great fighters of yesteryear made a virtual calling card out of their willingness, desire and understanding to fight on and fight often as well. While we’ve been somewhat forced to grow accustomed to wait for the big months of May and September, for example for some of prize fighting’s biggest commodities, there are still a handful of combatants who don’t let idle hands (or gloves) get the best of them. This writer first spoke to boxer Hugo “The Boss” Centeno, Jr. about two years ago.