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Jermell Charlo Virtual Workout
Photos: Andrew Hemingway - SHOWTIME
Undisputed junior middleweight world champion Jermell
Charlo held a live streamed media workout on Monday and
previewed his upcoming showdown against undisputed super
middleweight world champion Canelo Álvarez topping a
SHOWTIME PPV Saturday, September 30 from T-Mobile Arena
in Las Vegas. Canelo Promotions will present the Premier
Boxing Champions Pay-Per-View.
Houston’s Charlo will look to earn undisputed status in
a second weight class with a career-defining triumph
over Canelo in the first showdown between two reigning
male undisputed champions in the four-belt era.
Charlo’s workout streamed live on the SHOWTIME Sports
YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page and
was co-hosted by WWE Hall of Famer and radio personality
Booker T and PBC announcer Ray Flores. Here is what
Charlo, along with trainer Derrick James, had to say
Monday from his training camp in Houston:
JERMELL CHARLO
“I’ve been doing this my whole life and now it’s time to
put on for my city. Put up or shut up and do what I do.
I’m facing one of the best fighters in the world, you
have to be excited for this moment.
“Now is the right time for this fight. We’re in our
primes and at our best. I wanna shake the doubters off
and prove to the world why I’m in this position. There’s
a reason I made it this far. I’m gonna show what I’m
made of. Everything I’ve done since I was eight years
old, I’m putting it all on the line now.
“I’m not going to have to worry about losing too much
weight. I’ve been sparring bigger guys for a very long
time and now it’s about bringing that same mindset that
I have at 154-pounds and bringing it up with me to
168-pounds.
“Of course there’s pressure. We have to be dominant and
not just rely on a knockout. I have to beat him for 12
rounds. I have to do what I have to do in the ring to
protect myself while still being vicious.
“This is a dream come true, just like winning
undisputed, winning a world title and making it out the
mud was. Once you get this far and see yourself
prospering, you just want to keep bringing it. I’m
staying focused on handling business.
“We’ve done so much sparring and conditioning. I’m
working on the mental as well, because I know it’s not
only about the physical. I’ve been training 14 weeks and
making sure I do everything I need to.
“I just have to stay hungry. And I’ve been hungry. I
would’ve fought Canelo years ago, and it probably
wouldn’t have been as big as it is now. But I’m not too
focused on being in the ring with Canelo, I’m just
hungry. I want to win this fight for my city.
“If I accomplish this massive goal, it’ll be hard to
top. I’ll be in the record book with the greats of
boxing for a long time.
“I’m so dialed in as far as my team and everyone around
me. I just need to get in the ring and do what I have to
do.”
DERRICK JAMES, Charlo’s Trainer
“Having two undisputed championships at the same time
would be amazing. It would be historic for Jermell.
“It’s gonna be back and forth early. Canelo has to
impose his will, and Jermell has to show him who he is.
You have to stop him from being his great self.
“Jermell’s advantage is actually his size. You have to
maximize that advantage. It’s about what Jermell is able
to do. He doesn’t have to become the guy, he has to be
the guy.
“You win the fight in the gym. You’re not pulling a
rabbit out of your hat. You have to go in the ring
having done it the right way.”
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