By Sean Jones: Jermell Charlo and Shawn Porter both are picking Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to defeat IBF/IBOWBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG” Golovkin in their rematch on May 5th on HBO PPV. Charlo doesn’t have much to say other than Canelo is the breadwinner for Golden Boy Promotions, who is the lead promoter in the rematch.
By Stanley White: WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) greatly admires the talent, aggressive worth ethic and the punching power of IBF World welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs).
By Jeff Aranow: The younger, stronger and much bigger IBF World junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) says he’s going to be shooting for a unification fight against WBC 154lb. champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) after he adds WBA Super World champion Erislandy ‘The American Dream’ Lara’s name to his win column in their fight on April 7 on Showtime Boxing.
By Jim Dower: WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 KOs) will be fighting Abner Mares (34-2-1, 15 KOs) on June 9 on Showtime along with WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs). The venue for the fight will be once again at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
By Dan Ambrose: Jermell Charlo was very impressed with the performance by Errol Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 KOs) last Saturday night in his 7th round demolition job against former 2 division world champion Lamont ‘Havoc’ Peterson (35-4-1, 17 KOs) in front of 12,107 fans at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Jeff Aranow: WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo says WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders is the least popular of the 160 lb. champions, and he’s going to be getting beaten this year. Saunders is looking to play it safe in his next fight by defending his WBO title against #10 WBO Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) on April 14 in the UK.
By Jeff Aranow: WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo is predicting a 4th round knockout win for IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) tonight in his title defense against Lamont Peterson (35-3-1, 17 KOs) in their fight on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Jeff Aranow: WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo tried calling out WBO 154lb. champion Sadam ‘Wonder Kid’ Ali on Friday for a fight, but Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez said that fight is not in their plans right now.
By Jeff Aranow: Maciej Sulecki (26-0, 10 KOs) will be fighting #2 WBC Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs) in a WBC 154-pound final eliminator match, as ordered by the World Boxing Council to determine a mandatory for WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs).
By Pat Quinn: 2017, a year for the true boxing heads. In the same breath, it was an opportunity for casual fans to recognize what this scene has to offer. HBO and Showtime will review the past 365 days, and hit us with the same elite level analysis they provide fight after fight.