Jermell Charlo Returns: Seeking High-profile Fight at 154

Jermel Charlo is coming out of 15 months of hibernation. He asked PBC to arrange a match for him against their “best” player at 154 years old.

“Make it meaningful”

They don't have anyone at that weight who can take on former undisputed national middleweight champion Charlo (35 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 19 KOs). “Make it count,” he said, which was a code word for Jermall's desire for a big payday upon his comeback. That ship sailed a long time ago.

Jermell may be hoping to gain enough wealth to buy the Beverly Hillbilly mansion in Bel Air, California.

This seems unlikely unless Turki Arashih wants to use him as one of his cards to feed him Serhiy Bokhachuk. That would be fun.

It’s too late for Jermell to fight Terrence Crawford. He's hunting big game and trying to get a golden parachute retirement payday against Canelo Alvarez. He's not going to waste his time on a fighter who lacks ambition and has been sitting on the couch for 15 months.

Charlo may have cut himself off with a lack of effort last time out against Canelo Alvarez, and he was shelved for over a year, destroying what little popularity he had left.

Jermall earned an estimated $20 million from that game, which may explain why fans haven't seen him since.

PBC likely to negotiate Jermell fight with newly crowned IBF 154-pound champion Bakram Murtazhaliev. However, Charlo, 34, never showed interest in fighting Murtazaliyev when he was an IBF mandatory, so it's difficult to see him agreeing to a fight with Murtazaliyev now. Yev game. If Charlo wants to win the world title the fastest way possible. Murtazaliyev (23-0, 17 KOs) is that guy.

Charlo's request

“Premier Boxing, give me your best, or whoever you think can handle me at 154. Let the fans choose. Lions only. Make it count,” Charlo said on social media.

It would be brave for Charlo to challenge the undefeated Murtazaliyev for his IBF belt, but it probably won't happen. This guy is so nice

On October 19, Murtazaliyev defeated former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu with a third-round knockout and lost four times in the contest. If he can do that against the active and young Tsyu, you can only imagine what Murtazaliyev will do against the rusty old Gemel.

15 months ago on September 30, 2023, Jermall looked horrific when he lost a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision to Canelo Alvarez. Charlo didn't appear to be trying to win the fight as he moved around the ring, playing it safe throughout the 12 rounds. Many boxing fans believe that Jermall was in it for the payday and never intended to try and win.

The fact that Jermell hasn't fought since that loss further lends credence to the belief that this is all about the money for him.