The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario

The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario, also known as the Charlo Doubleheader VIII, was the eighth series of fights which involved both the Charlo twins (Jermell and Jermall) respectively. The event took place on September 26, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut.[1]

Background

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On 22 July 2020, Showtime announced a PPV double-header featuring the Charlo twins, with undefeated WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo facing three-time world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko and a light middleweight unification bout between WBC champion Jermell Charlo and unified WBA and IBF champion Jeison Rosario. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the event was held without fans in attendance.[2]

The fights

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Charlo vs. Derevyanchenko

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Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
 
DateSeptember 26, 2020
VenueMohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Title(s) on the lineWBC middleweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer   Jermall Charlo   Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Nickname "Hitman" "The Technician"
Hometown Houston, Texas Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
Pre-fight record 30–0 (22 KO) 13–2 (10 KO)
Age 30 years, 4 months 34 years, 10 months
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 159.8 lb (72 kg) 159.4 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Middleweight Champion
The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Middleweight
TBRB
No. 4 Ranked Middleweight
2-division world champion
WBC
No. 1 Ranked Middleweight
TBRB
No. 3 Ranked Middleweight
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Middleweight
Result
Charlo wins via unanimous decision

The main event of the first card saw Jermall Charlo defend his middleweight belt against number one contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko.[3]

Derevyanchenko was making his third attempt to win a world title, having lost a split decision against Daniel Jacobs in October 2018 and a competitive unanimous decision against Gennady Golovkin in October 2019.[4]

The fight

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Charlo would utilize his superior height and reach, and powerful jab to box effectively at the start of the bout, shaking the challenger late in the third with a overhand right. Derevyanchenko would grow into the bout in the middle rounds, being to close the distance and steadily land punches with both hands. Going to the body with left and landing right hands over the top. Although both boxers to would land many hard punches but Charlo's punches were usually more accurate, bruising Derevyanchenko's face and causing blood to flow from his left eye. Derevyanchenko would nevertheless keep coming forward and backing the champion along the ropes.

At the end of 12 round Charlo would score an unanimous decision victory, with scores of 116–112, 117–111, 118–110.[5]

Aftermath

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Speaking after bout Charlo said "I made my team proud and I did what I was supposed to do, I executed the game plan. Ronnie Shields told me that I passed the test tonight. I'm happy to go back to the drawing board now and figure out what's next. He was tough, but I knew he was going to be tough. I knew he'd come to fight, I just didn't know how and when he'd try to turn it up. I felt like I never really let him turn it up and that was the game plan. I studied well and I didn't let the pandemic affect my training. I just want to keep fighting and not let any negative interrupt the positive."[6]

Preceded by
vs. Dennis Hogan
Jermall Charlo's bouts
26 September 2020
Succeeded by
vs. Juan Macias Montiel
Preceded by Sergiy Derevyanchenko's bouts
26 September 2020
Succeeded by

Charlo vs. Rosario

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Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBF and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer   Jermell Charlo   Jeison Rosario
Nickname "Iron Man" "El Banana"
Hometown Houston, Texas Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional
Pre-fight record 33–1 (17 KO) 20–1 (14 KOs)
Age 30 years, 4 months 25 years, 5 months
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 153.8 lb (70 kg) 153.4 lb (70 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Light Middleweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight
TBRB
No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight
WBA (Super) and IBF
Light Middleweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight
Result
Jermell wins via 8th-round knockout

The final bout saw Jermell Charlo face Jeison Rosario, with 3 of 4 155 lb titles on the line, plus the vacant The Ring belt.[7]

The fight

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Charlo would start quickly, dropping Rosario with a left hook to the top of the head in the first round. In the next few round Rosario would manage to outwork Charlo with a series of attacks to the body, keeping Charlo on his back foot.

Near the end of the sixth however, another left hook had Rosario down again. This time, he was badly hurt and was saved by the bell. Rosario was knocked down for the third time by Charlo, with a left jab in the eight round and was unable to beat the count, giving Charlo the KO victory.[8][9]

Aftermath

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Speaking after the bout Charlo said "I definitely proved that I'm more than just a puncher, but I also showed again that I'm a big puncher. I'd give myself an A tonight, I stuck to my game plan and listened to my coach. Everything we did in camp, I used it in this fight. I pushed myself the whole way through training camp. It's been a journey for me. I'm bringing the straps home to my family like they told me to."[10]

Preceded by Jermell Charlo's bouts
26 September 2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Jeison Rosario's bouts
26 September 2020
Succeeded by

Aftermath

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The event was reported to have generated around 120,000 PPV buys.[11]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[12]

Weight Class Weight Limit vs. Method Round Time Notes
Main card 2
Light middleweight 154 lbs.   Jermell Charlo (c) def.   Jeison Rosario (c) KO 8 (12) :21 Note 5
Super bantamweight 122 lbs.   Luis Nery def.   Aarón Alameda UD 12 Note 4
Super bantamweight 122 lbs.   Daniel Roman def.   Juan Carlos Payano UD 12
Main card 1
Middleweight 160 lbs.   Jermall Charlo (c) def.   Sergiy Derevyanchenko UD 12 Note 3
Super bantamweight 122 lbs.   Brandon Figueroa (c) def.   Damien Vazquez TKO 10 (12) 1:18 Note 2
Bantamweight 118 lbs.   Johnriel Casimero (c) def.   Duke Micah TKO 3 (12) :54 Note 1
Under card
Light middleweight 154 lbs.   Bakhram Murtazaliev def.   Manny Woods RTD 4 (10) 3:00

^Note 1 For WBO Bantamweight title ^Note 2 For WBA Super bantamweight title ^Note 3 For WBC middleweight title ^Note 4 vacant WBC Super bantamweight title ^Note 5 For unified WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF light middleweight titles

Broadcasting

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The fight was televised live in the USA on Showtime PPV, Latin America (inc. Dominican Republic) on ESPN, and streamed live in Ukraine on XSPORT.

Country Broadcaster
Free-to-air Cable/Pay TV PPV Stream
  United States (host) Showtime
  Ukraine[13] XSPORT
ESPN ESPNPlayer
International (unsold markets) FITE TV
  Australia[16] Fox Sports Foxtel Now
Kayo Sports
  France[17] RMC Sport RMC Sport
  Indonesia[18] tvOne
  Japan[19] Wowow Wowow
  Kazakhstan[20] Khabar Khabar
  Poland[21] TVP Sport TVP Stream
  Russia[22] Match TV
  Turkey[23] S Sport+

References

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  2. ^ Keith Idec (2020-07-22). "Charlo-Derevyanchenko, Charlo-Rosario On Showtime PPV 9/26". boxingscene.com. Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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  15. ^ "FOX Sports Brasil (@foxsportsbrasil) posted on Instagram: "Sabadão agitaaaaado nos canais @foxsportsbrasil e @espnbrasil! Nem tem como tirar o olho da TV! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #MotoGPFOXSports…" • Sep 26, 2020 at 12:57am UTC". Instagram (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  16. ^ "Main Event on Instagram: "THIS 𝙎𝙐𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙔 IS #BOXINGDAY ON FOX SPORTS 507 5am 🇩🇪 WBSS Cruiserweight Final - Mairis Briedis 🆚 Yuniel Dorticos 9am 🇺🇸 WBC Middleweight…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  17. ^ "On se donne RDV demain sur RMC Sport 4 pour une soirée MMA & Boxe de folie ! 😍😍 Sam 21h00 : Cage Warriors 116 Dim 01h00 : Jermall Charlo v Sergiy Derevyanchenko Dim 04h00 : Jermell Charlo vs Jeison Rosario". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
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  19. ^ "ジャモール・チャーロ vs セルゲイ・デレビヤンチェンコ/ジョンリエル・カシメロ vs デューク・マイカー|エキサイトマッチ~世界プロボクシング|スポーツ | WOWOWオンライン". WOWOW (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  20. ^ ""Хабар" телеарнасы on Instagram: "🥊 КӘСІПҚОЙ БОКС. WBC ТИТУЛЫ ҮШІН ЖЕКПЕ-ЖЕК ⠀ Бұл жолы шаршы алаңда украиндық боксшы Сергей Деревянченко (13-2, 10 КО) америкалық былғары…"". Instagram (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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  23. ^ "Yılın #FuryWilder2 sonrası en önemli #boks gecesi Pazar sabaha karşı @ssportplustr ekranlarında olacak!! Boks dünyasında çok popüler olan Charlo ikizleri dev maçlarla #Covid sonrası ringe dönüyorlar". Twitter (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-09-26.