Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño II was a professional boxing match contested on May 14, 2022 for the undisputed light middleweight championship.[1]
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| Date | May 14, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring undisputed and TBRB light middleweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Charlo defeats Castaño by 10th round KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editOn July 17, 2021, Charlo and Castaño faced each other for the first time, battling to a controversial split draw at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Many believed Castaño did enough to win,[2] and much attention was drawn to judge Nelson Vazquez's 117–111 scorecard in favor of Charlo, which was criticized by many prominent figures in the boxing world, including Andre Ward, Lou DiBella and Eddie Chambers.[3] In the post-fight press conference, Charlo himself appeared to admit that he disagreed with Vazquez's scorecard, saying, "...honestly I think it was a closer fight than it seems. Somebody had it like 117–111... 117–111 was kind of a large range."[4]
On November 27, 2021, it was revealed by ESPN that Castaño and Charlo had agreed to face each other in a rematch.[5] The fight was officially announced on February 8, 2022, and was supposed to take place on March 19 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[6][7]
However after suffering a slight biceps tear during training, Castaño was forced to withdraw on February 17.[8] A day later, the WBO ordered Castaño to show cause as to why Charlo shouldn't be scheduled to make an overdue mandatory title defense against Tim Tszyu.[9] The rearranged bout was officially announced for May 14 and would tale place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.[10] The fight was granted sanctioning approval by the WBO on May 3, under the condition that it takes place by May 14.[11]
The fight
editLike the first fight, the rematch was competitive, the two men spent the opening rounds trading blows before Charlo began to build a lead.
In the 10th round, Charlo scored 2 knockdowns, the first with a body shot followed up by a left hook. The second was left to the head and another body shot sent Castano back to the canvas badly hurt, he did not beat the count and Charlo was awarded a KO victory.[12] Charlo unified the WBO belt with his WBA, WBC and IBF light middleweight belts, becoming the 7th male 4 belt undisputed champion in history and the first undisputed light middleweight champion since Winky Wright in 2004. He was down on all three of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage, with scores of 84–87, 83–88 and 82–89.[13]
Aftermath
editSpeaking after the bout Charlo said "I showed the fans, I showed these haters I can stand there and trade. One thing I changed up is try not to be on the ropes too much ... place shots on really precise parts on the body and wear him out." Castano was gracious in defeat saying "We both were fighting back and forth. It was power back and forth, and then his right hand came over and stopped the fight. He's a champion. He hit me. He got me. We showed that we are warriors. That's the main thing. We have to feed our families."[14][15]
A planned bout between Charlo and WBO mandatory Tszyu on January 29, 2023 was postponed, following Charlo reporting that he had broken two bones in his left hand. Tszyu would subsequently win an Interim title and the WBO would order Charlo to defend their belt against Tszyu before September 30 or be stripped.[16]
When, on 1 July, it was announced that Charlo would move up two divisions to face Álvarez, Tszyu, who it was reported only found out about Charlo's change of plans on social media, said on Instagram "Canelo ducks benavidez. Charlo ducks Tszyu".[17][18]
Undercard
editConfirmed bouts:[19]
| Winner | Loser | Weight division/title belt(s) disputed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jaron Ennis
|
 Custio Clayton
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IBF welterweight title eliminator | 2nd round KO |
 Kevin Gonzalez
|
 Emanuel Rivera
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Super bantamweight (10 rounds) | Unanimous decision |
 Marlon Tapales
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Jose Estrella
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Featherweight (8 rounds) | 2nd round KO |
| Preliminary bouts | |||
| Brandyn Lynch
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Marcos Hernandez
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Middleweight (8 rounds) | Unanimous decision |
| Anthony Cuba
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Oscar Acevedo
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Lightweight (6 rounds) | 2nd round KO |
| Jose Perez
|
Anthony Chavez
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Super featherweight (6 rounds) | Majority decision |
 Gurgen Hovhannisyan
|
Jesse Bryan
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Heavyweight (6 rounds) | 2nd round KO |
| Jerry Perez
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 Erick Lanzas Jr
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Lightweight (6 rounds) | 5th round KO |
 Geovany Bruzon
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Daniel Najera
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Heavyweight (4 rounds) | 4th round RTD |
 Jose Mejia
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Matthew Reed
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Light middleweight (4 rounds) | 1st round KO |
| Luciano Sanchez
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Adrian Silva
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Heavyweight (4 rounds) | 2nd round KO |
Broadcasting
edit| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Panama |
RPC |
| United States |
Showtime |
References
edit- ^ "Brian Carlos Castano vs. Jermell Charlo (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano II is official, March 19". The Ring. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Christ, Scott (July 18, 2021). "Boxing pros react to Charlo-Castano and controversial draw". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Esco, Wil (July 19, 2021). "Jermell Charlo believes he did enough to earn a win over Brian Castano despite official draw". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Coppinger, Mike (November 27, 2021). "Sources: Jermell Charlo, Brian Castano agree to Feb. 26 unification rematch in Houston". espn.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Wainwright, Anson (February 3, 2022). "Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano II Is Official, March 19". ringtv.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Akopyan, Manouk. "Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano II Finalized For Crypto.com Arena in LA on 3/19". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (February 16, 2022). "Brian Castano (Biceps) Injured, Jermell Charlo Rematch Postponed at Least 4 Weeks". boxingscene.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (February 17, 2022). "Brian Castano, TGB Promotions Given 24 Hours To "Show Cause" To Avoid WBO-Ordered Mandatory Title Defense". boxingscene.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (March 30, 2022). "Charlo vs. Castano Rematch: Showtime Tripleheader Official". boxingscene.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (March 3, 2022). "Charlo-Castano Rematch Granted Sanctioning Approval By WBO, May 14 On Showtime". boxingscene.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Muehlhausen, Steven (May 15, 2022). "Jermell Charlo Knocks Out Brian Castano To Become First-ever Undisputed Super Welterweight Champion". dazn.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Boxingscene Staff (May 15, 2022). "Charlo vs. Castano Rematch: Official Scorecards". boxingscene.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jermell Charlo knocks out Brian Castano to become undisputed champion". bbc.co.uk. BBC. May 15, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Mike Coppinger (May 15, 2024). "Jermell Charlo stops Brian Castano to become undisputed junior middleweight champion". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Tom Naghten (May 17, 2023). "Tim Tszyu and Jermell Charlo fight ordered by September 30, pending victory over Carlos Ocampo". sportingnews.com. The Sporting News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez: Mexican super-middleweight champion to fight Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas". bbc.co.uk. BBC. July 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Associated Press (July 1, 2023). "Australia's Tim Tszyu's world title fight off as Jermell Charlo moves up two weights". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".