By Tim Fletcher: At Friday’s weigh-in, WBA World junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) made weight at 153.5lbs for his title defense on Saturday night against Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nevada. Martirosyan weighed in at 153.75lbs. The The fight card will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing.
NEW YORK (April 9, 2016) – The 154-pound division will take center stage on Saturday, May 21 in a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring three world title fights in the same division. In a rare showcase of the division’s elite, five of the top-six super welterweights* will square off live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Venue and ticket information are forthcoming.
(*via Transnational Boxing Rankings)
In the main event, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara—the consensus No. 1 fighter at 154 pounds—will defend his WBA Super Welterweight World Championship against U.S. Olympian and top contender Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan in a rematch of their 2012 bout that ended in a technical draw.
(Credit: Josh Jordan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jeff Aranow: An interesting fight card is being planned for May 21 on Showtime Boxing involving three big fights in the 154lb division. IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (23-0, 18 KOs) will be defending his title against #9 IBF Austin Trout (30-2, 17 KOs), WBA World junior middleweight Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) will be facing #4 WBC, #7 WBO Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) in a rematch, and #1 WBC 154lb contender Jermell Charlo (27-0, 12 KOs) will be battling #2 WBC John Jackson (20-2, 15 KOs) in a fight for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title.
The triple-header, if it takes place, will be staged in Houston, Texas. This will be a great card if it comes off. It’s a good ideal to package the three junior middleweight contests together on the same card because it helps set up fights between them in the future almost in a Super Six tournament type of situation.
Floyd Mayweather received the highest honor ever presented to a boxer with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the WBC Annual Convention in Kunming, China. Floyd Mayweather, the WBC Emeritus Champion, retired from boxing as reigning WBC welter and superwelterweight champion and he will always be regarded as one of the greatest champions in the WBC history.
(Credit: Josh Jordan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jim Dower: #1 WBC 154lb contender Jermell Charlo (27-0, 12 KOs) did his job last night in defeating veteran Joachim Alcine (35-8-2, 21 KOs) by a 6th round knockout to remain unbeaten on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Sports Net from the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas.
The 25-year-old Charlo had too much speed, punching power and talent for the 39-year-old Alcine to deal with in this fight. It’s fortunate for Alcine that he was able to go six rounds, because he was hurt in the 4th from a left hook from Charlo.
(Credit: Leo Wilson/Premier Boxing Champions) By Tim Fletcher: #1 WBC, #2 IBF 154lb contender Jermell Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) isn’t known for being a big puncher like his brother Jermall Charlo, but he still believes he’s going to KO 38-year-old high level journeyman Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs) tonight in their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Sports Net from the NRG Arena, in Houston, Texas.
Charlo, 25, hasn’t scored a knockout in two years since he defeated Jose Angel Rodriguez by a 10th round knockout in 2013. In Charlo’s last fight, he arguably lost to Vanes Martirosyan by a 10 round decision last March, but the judges somehow saw him winning the fight.
STAMFORD, Conn. – October 28, 2015 – Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) coverage continues this Saturday, October 31 live at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN, highlighted by a super welterweight bout between undefeated rising star Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs), fighting in front of his hometown crowd, and former titleholder Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs) from NRG Arena in Houston, Texas.
By Tim Fletcher: Unbeaten #2 IBF, #1 WBC junior middleweight contender Jermell Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) will be putting his unbeaten record on the line this Saturday night in a 10 round fight against 39-year-old former WBA junior middleweight champion Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Sports net from the NRG Arena, in Houston, Texas.
HOUSTON (September 25, 2015) – Undefeated rising star Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) will look to put on a show for his hometown fans when he takes on Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight bout on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31 as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSN comes to NRG Arena in Houston, Texas.
Televised coverage begins at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT with powerful super welterweight prospect Tony Harrison (21-1, 18 KOs) taking on Cecil McCalla (20-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight attraction. Doors in the arena open at 5 p.m. CT and will feature a full night of exciting action.
By Allan Fox: WBO junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) will be defending his title against unbeaten #2 IBF, #2 WBO, #3 WBC Jermell Charlo (24-0, 11 KOs) on December 13th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. The Andrade-Charlo fight will be televised on Showtime.
This is a tough night for Showtime to be televising the Andrade vs. Charlo fight, because HBO will have former two division world champion Timothy Bradley facing Diego Chaves on the same night in a fight that will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.