At the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY, Saturday night over Fox the Charlo brothers went 1-1 with Tony “Superman” Harrison upsetting Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo to win the WBC Super Welterweight title. Jermall “Hit Man” Charlo kept his interim Middleweight title with a strong second half of the fight.
WBC Super Welterweight Champion Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo, 31-1 (15), of Houston, TX, was upset by Tony “Superman” Harrison, 28-2 (21), of Detroit, MI, over 12 rounds losing his title.
In the opening round Charlo landed the first solid punch after a minute into the round a right to the head of Harrison. It was a round of jabs. In the second round Harrison’s right was countered by a Charlo right to the head. Another round of little more than jabbing from both.
In the third round Charlo landed several rights seconds apart to the chin of Harrison. The action finally started up with a minute left in the round with Charlo getting the best of it. Both boxers holding their hands high keeps clean punches to a minimum.
In the fourth round Charlo keeps coming forward but is getting hit with rights over jabs by Harrison. Harrison landed a left hook to the chin of Charlo at the bell. It was a better round for Harrison. In the fifth round Charlo missed a right and got countered with a solid right from Harrison rocking Charlo. Both exchanged right hands as Charlo’s glazed Harrison’s head while Harrison’s hit Charlo flush on the chin.
In the sixth round Charlo landed a straight right on the chin of Harrison. The action was not busy enough for the fans. Harrison’s best punch was a solid jab knocking Charlo’s head back. In the seventh round Harrison landed a right after several misses on the chin of Charlo. Harrison ended the round with a left hook to the chin of Charlo.
In the eighth round Harrison landed a double left hook to the chin of Charlo. Both threw rights with Charlo’s landing flush. Harrison landed a right followed by a left hook to the head of Charlo. In the ninth round Harrison countered a Charlo miss on several occasions. At the halfway point Harrison landed a solid right countering a miss by Charlo.
In the tenth round Charlo continues to miss more than he landed. Both exchanged right hands. Harrison countered well. In the eleventh round Charlo missed with a right but followed with a right hook to the chin of Harrison. Charlo’s best punch of the round was a left uppercut to the chin of Harrison.Both landed left hooks at the same time. Harrison’s jabs controlled the round for the most part.
In the twelfth and final round Charlo rocked Harrison with a left hook but followed with several misses. Harrison was hurt by this puinch. He clinched and didn’t seem to want to let go as referee Steve Willis had a problem breaking the fighters. Harrison flurried at the final bell.
Judges scores were Julie Lederman 115-113, Robin Taylor 116-112, and Ron McNair 115-113 as did this writer have it 115-113 for the winner.
“I’m blessed. I told my friends, my family I saw this guy in the Kronk gym. I will give you a rematch Jermell,” said Harrison.
Interim WBC World Middleweight Champion Jermall “Hit Man” Charlo, 28-0 (21), of Houston, TX, defeated Russian southpaw Matt Korobov, 28-2 (14), of St. Petersburg, FL, over 12 rounds to keep his title.
In the opening round Korobov was more active in a round of jabs until the final seconds when Korobov landed a straight left to the chin of Charlo. In the second round Korobov came forward landing a pair of lefts to the chin of Charlo. Seconds later Korobov landed a solid lead left followed by a right to the chin of Charlo. Charlo missed a wild right at the bell.
In the third round Korobov landed a leaf left to the chin of Charlo. Charlo landed a right to the body. Korobov came back with a left that was countered by a right by Charlo. Korobov under a minute left in the round landed a lead left to the chin of Charlo. In the final seconds again Korobov landed a lead left to the chin of Charlo.
In the fourth round Korobov in the final minute rocked Charlo with a left on the chin. He followed up doing it again but was countered by a right by Charlo. In the fifth round Charlo landed a lead right to the chin of Korobov. Korobov landed a left uppercut to the mid-section of Charlo. Korobov in the final minute landed a solid lead left to the chin of Charlo. Korobov landed the final punch of the round a lead left on the chin of Charlo.
In the sixth round Charlo countered a Korobov miss with a left hook to the chin. Korobov was slated to be on the undercard so taking the fight on a week’s notice was not a big deal. In the seventh round Charlo landed a lead right to the chin of Korobov. Korobov landed a left that was countered by a right from Charlo. Charlo missed a right but followed with a combination to the head of Korobov.
Charlo. Korobov landed a lead left that was countered by a Charlo uppercut. Charlo landed a lead right to the chin that was countered by a Korobov right hook. In the ninth round Charlo missed several punches while Korobov countered with a left to the chin. Charlo missed a right and was countered by a left on the chin.
In the tenth round Charlo was landing his jab. Korobov landed a lead left to the chin of Charlo. Charlo landed a lead right to the chin of Korobov in the final seconds. Korobov landed the final punch a lead left to the chin of Charlo. In the eleventh round Korobov countered with a solid left to the chin of Charlo. Korobov landed a solid left to the chin of Charlo. Charlo landed a lead right to the mid-section of Korobov.
In the twelfth and final round Korobov landed a right hook to the chin of Charlo. Charlo hurt Korobov with a right on the chin. Korobov grabbed Charlo trying to clear his head. Inside of a minute left in the round Korobov landed a lead left on the chin of Charlo. Charlo landed a solid right to the chin in the final seconds.
Judges Max DeLuca 116-112, Larry Hazzard, Jr. 119-108, Steve Weisfeld 116-112 while this writer had it 115-113.
Heavyweight WBC No. 4 ranked Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale, 20-1 (18), of Eastville, CA, knocked out Carlos Negron, 20-2 (16), of PR, out of Miami, FL, at 1:37 of the ninth round.
In the opening round Breazeale kept coming forward with Negron backing up using a jab to keep Breazeale at bay. Negron threw most of the punches as Breazeale was loading up. In the second round Negron landed a combination to the body. Breazeale countered with a flurry of punches. Negron’s jab has controlled the fight up to this part. Negron’s best punch was a left hook to the mid-section of Breazeale.
In the third round Breazeale rocked Negron with a right to the head. Negron was cut along the left eye and switched to southpaw. He had Breazeale confused by doing it. He landed many more jabs and a good left hook to the mid-section. In the fourth round Negron countered a Breazeale jab with a left hook to the chin. After taking several body shots Negron landed a good left to the chin from the southpaw stance. Breazeale rocked Negron just prior to the bell with a straight right to the chin.
In the fifth round Breazeale rocked Negron with a right to the head. Negron kept switching from southpaw to orthodox. Breazeale seems stronger though Negron is more active. In the sixth round Negron continued using his jab to control the round though his foot speed was slowing down.
In the seventh round Negron landed a counter to the chin of Breazeale. Breazeale missed several punches and was countered by a Negron right to the head. In the eighth round Breazeale complained about a rabbit punch which is something he had been doing all night. In the ninth round a Breazeale right behind the earr as Negron turned his head dropping him to his knees halfway through the ropes. Referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. waved it off.
This writer had it 76-76 after 8 rounds. Breazeale yelled to Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder who was in the audience.