Former 154-pound World Champion Jermell Charlo is a 50:1 favorite to defeat Jorge Cota tonight on FOX from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. This will be Charlo’s first fight since suffering his first career loss to Tony Harrison in December 2018. Charlo was originally scheduled to battle Harrison in a rematch until an injury forced Harrison out of the bout.
The card also features a WBC super bantamweight world title eliminator between former world champions Guillermo Rigondeaux and Julio Ceja. Rigo is a 12:1 favorite.
Why is that not a big surprise? Kind of like Tyson vs Tillman. One big QUESTION. If Charlo wins this fight, and they cannot make Spence vs Crawford, or Spence vs Porter. Why can’t they make Jermell Charlo vs Spence at 151 or 152 lbs? Tired of Spence liking to have himself talked up as a best pound for pound fighter, and all he has to do is move 4 or 5 lbs up in a weigh in, and he gets to fight Jermell Charlo. Spence wants to be talked up after beating Mikey Garcia, and then goes with a fight with Porter.
Aren’t Charlo and Spence both trained by Derrick James? They’re friends, I doubt they’ll fight each other.
No, Charlotte trains in Houston, and his trainer is Rodney Shields.
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Too many divisions make it easy to move a few pounds and avoid a top guy. Should go back to eight divisions and avoid this as well as fighters struggling to unhealthily fit in “divisions” they don’t belong in.