Jermell Charlo angry at not being ranked pound-for-pound in top 10

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By Allan Fox: Jermell Charlo believes that he and his brother former IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo should both be rated in the top 10 in the pound-for-pound lists. As of now, neither fighter is rated top 10 in Ring Magazine’s P-4-P list. The unbeaten Jermell (30-0, 15 KOs) will be defending his WBC junior middleweight title against former 154lb champion Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout (31-4, 17 KOs) this Saturday night on Showtime as presented by Premier Boxing Champions at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

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Crawford, Charlo and Santa Cruz all favored

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By Allan Fox: Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs), Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) and Leo Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 KOs) are favored to win their fights this Saturday night. Crawford will be fighting on ESPN against WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) in a fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The Next World Boxing Super Series: Part 3

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By Danni Rocket: This last chapter in my recent trilogy of articles is all about dreams and speculation. Part 1 was about the Bantamweights and their confirmed WBSS tournament. Several fighters had already been announced and the tourney has been officially given the go ahead, with the top four seeded fighters looking to take their pick of the unranked underdogs at some point in the coming months. In Part 2, we explored the opportunities available to the leaked first six fighters of the eight-man Light Welterweight tournament, which looks to be announced very shortly. In Part 3 I’d like to muse on the potential third weight class.

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Hearn wants to sign Jermall and Jermell Charlo

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By Allan Fox: British promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants to ink Jermall and Jermell Charlo to his Matchroom Boxing stable, and he says he’ll pay them a lot more than they’re getting right now. Hearn says the Charlo brothers currently don’t have a promoter, so he wants to sign them both.

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Review of 2017

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By Gav Duthie: It’s that time of the year again. Arguably the best year of boxing this century is coming to a close. Here is my personal categories and winners for what it’s worth.

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Jermell Charlo taunts Lubin on Twitter after KO win

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By Allan Fox: WBC World junior middleweight champion Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) couldn’t resist taking a shot on his beaten opponent Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin (18-1, 13 KOs) on Twitter after knocking him out in the 1st round last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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