Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo This Saturday,
September 26 In Historic Unification Headlining Part Two of
CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER, ein SHOWTIME PPV® Veranstaltung
Präsentiert von Premier Boxing Champions
NEW YORK – September 22, 2020 – WBA und IBF 154-Pfund-Champion Jeison Rosario stated his intention to go toe-to-toe with WBC Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo when they clash this Saturday, September 26 live auf Showtime PPV (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT) in the main event of part two of CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER, präsentiert von Premier Boxing Champions.
“Fight fans are going to get a war on September 26,” said Rosario. “Charlo and I are two of the biggest punchers in the division. We both fight with a lot of pride. We’re two very aggressive fighters who want to fight in the middle of the ring, so we’re going to bring the action and make this an epic war.”
The 25-year-old Rosario has had a smooth training camp for the biggest fight of his career, despite the pandemic, while training in Miami, Fla. with his coach Luis “Chiro” Perez.
“Even on a normal basis, we stay in a training camp house by ourselves, so this was just more of the same,” said Rosario. “There’s no family and no outsiders. It’s nothing but training. We know we’re facing a strong, explosive opponent, so we’ve done everything during this 16-week camp to prepare for him. We brought in great sparring partners with similar style to Charlo’s, so I’m as ready for him as I possibly can be.”
Rosario returns to the ring after a career-altering victory over Julian Williams in January, in which he stopped Williams to capture his WBA and IBF titles. Despite the sensational victory, Rosario knows that Charlo will present different challenges than he faced going up against Williams.
“I think Williams was probably more skilled technically, and he was harder to hit because he changes up his angles a lot,” said Rosario. “Charlo is stronger, a bigger puncher, and I think he’s a more athletic fighter than Williams. We’re preparing for the best Charlo and we know that means we have to be at our very best too.”
Prior to the Williams fight, Rosario began working Perez for the first time, and he credits that work, the first “real training camp” of his career, to his career-best performance against Williams.
“Training with Coach Perez has led to a lot of improvements and allowed me to reach my full potential,” said Rosario. “My camps for the Williams fight and the Charlo fight are the first real training camps of my career. After I fought Jorge Cota, I knew that I needed to make changes and be more dedicated.
“There are no distractions or excuses for me now. A better diet, better conditioning and more focused training has all played a part in the changes. Für diesen Kampf, I’m going to be even stronger than I was against Williams. My body wasn’t really used to the training camp going into that fight. My body is responding even better after my second 16-week training camp.”
Hailing from Santo Domingo, Dominikanische Republik, a hotbed of baseball talent that has produced household names such as David Ortiz, Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez, Rosario has quickly made himself the fighting pride of the island. His experience growing up living on the street as a child has motivated him to reach this point, even if he didn’t always see himself reaching this peak in the sport.
“I fight with a lot of pride and emotion,” said Rosario. “I just try to be myself, but I also want to represent the Dominican Republic the best way I can. I fight for my kids and my country and I leave it all in the ring. One of my biggest motivations for me was my economic status as a child. Living in the street as a kid, we were very poor. I didn’t want my kids to go through that, so that fed my hunger to provide for my family and take care of them the best I can.
“I always knew that I could be good, but I never imagined being in this position. God’s timing is perfect. Everything came when it was supposed to. I’ve been very lucky and got the opportunities at the right time. I started training with Coach Perez at the right time. I got the Williams fight at the right time and took full advantage of the opportunity. Jetzt, we’re here with a chance to unify the division, and I believe September 26 will be my time.”
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ABOUT CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER
The CHARLO DOUBLEHEADER takes place Saturday, September 26 on SHOWTIME PPV with an unprecedented event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The PPV begins at a special time of 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT and features six compelling fights in all, Fünf davon sind Weltmeisterkämpfe, in der gleichen Nacht für einen Preis. The SHOWTIME PPV telecast begins with the Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko three-fight card followed by a 30-minute intermission and then the Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario three-fight card.
Teil eins des SHOWTIME PPV wird vom WBC Middleweight Champion geleitet Jermall Charlo mit Blick auf Top-Anwärter Sergiy Derevyanchenko. WBA Super Bantamgewicht Champion Brandon Figueroa wird seinen Titel gegen 122-Pfund-Anwärter verteidigen Damien Vazquez im Co-Feature-Kampf, während WBO Bantamgewicht Weltmeister John Riel Meisterschaft steht ungeschlagen gegenüber Duke Micah im Pay-per-View-Opener.
Die zweite Drei-Kampf-Karte wird vom historischen Vereinigungsspiel zwischen WBC Super Welterweight Champion angeführt Jermell Charlo und IBF und WBA 154-Pfund-Champion Jeison Rosario. Ungeschlagener ehemaliger Champion Luis Nery wird ungeschlagen kämpfen Aaron Alameda für die vakante WBC Super Bantamgewicht Weltmeisterschaft im Co-Feature, während ehemaliger einheitlicher Champion Danny Roman trifft auf den ehemaligen Champion Juan Carlos Payano in einem WBC Super Bantamgewicht Titel Eliminator Kampf, um die zweite Rate der Pay-per-View zu eröffnen.
Die Veranstaltung wird von Premier Boxing Champions präsentiert und von Lions Only Promotions und TGB Promotions beworben. Der Jermell Charlo vs.. Jeison Rosario Match wird gemeinsam mit Sampson Boxing gefördert.
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