Charlo and Castano are set to face it in California with all four recognized titles at junior middleweight on the line. Today we will discuss about Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano 2: Fight results| Highlights| H2H
Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano 2: Fight results| Highlights| H2H
The first fight between Jermael Charlo and Brian Castano was a thriller with an inconclusive result as the four-belt junior middleweight unification ended in a split draw. The two tried to make a statement with both men on Saturday night. The two did exactly that as they both had exciting moments in the ring, before Charloe scored a knockout in Round 10 to become the undisputed king of the division.
Fight results
The fight started late after Castano’s Carson arrived late at Dignity Health Sports Park in California. With Jeroen “Boots” Ennis handling the business in a co-feature in just two rounds, Castano needed time to wrap his hands up, sweaty.
If the delay in the start of the fight had any effect on Charloe, he didn’t let it show. Charlo immediately showed some significant adjustments in his July 2021 clash with Castano, pumping up a steady regimen of jabs and Castano being far less content to stay with his back to the ropes.
Castano would eventually begin to find success with his forward movement, landing good right hands in an attempt to close Charlo’s jab. As Castano found more success, Charlo responded with some heavy left hook counters and the action dramatically intensified as both men landed brute force shots.
Highlights
In their second meeting, Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KO) left no doubt that he was the better fighter as he took on the previously undefeated Castano (17-1-2, 12 KO) in the 10th round . Left hand that broke through Castano’s defense.
Watch the amazing finish above.
Charlo claimed Castano’s WBO belt and added it to his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and The Ring titles and became the undisputed king of the light middleweight division. It was Charlo’s second shot after battling Castano in a controversial split draw last July.
The rematch was a barnburner from start to finish, and you can watch more highlights of the action here.
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It was Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KO). The 31-year-old started sitting on his shots, throwing power shots that were taking his toll Castano, and setting everything up with the jab. Castano had no answer as to what to do, and as the fight entered the championship round, his movements began to slow.
In the tenth round, Charlo and Castano were in close range when the former landed a short left hook. Castano appears to have taken the blow well, but it was a delayed response and the Argentine native went to canvas. Castano made it back to his feet, but he was trembling and was everywhere. The fight should have been stopped at that time, but the referee continued. Charlo smelled the blood in the water and jumped like a shark.
Right hand sends Castano back to the ropes. Charlo closed the show with a left uppercut that lifted Castano off her feet. The next and final blow was a left to the body that sent Castano packing and we have the first four-belt champion at 154 pounds.
Charlo joined Terrence Crawford, Josh Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Jermaine Taylor, Canelo lvarez and Oleksandr Usic as the only male fighters to be the undisputed champions in the four-belt era.
