Boxing is a family affair, but we have never seen a pair of twins dominate before Jermell and Jermall Charlo entered the picture. Jermell Charlo (33-1 with 17 knockouts) will face Jeison Rosario (20-1-1 with 14 knockouts) in a light middleweight unification fight, while Jermall Charlo is defending his WBC middleweight title for the fourth time against Sergiy Derevyanchenko. These fights will be available through Showtime PPV on Saturday, September 26, with the undercard kicking off at 7 p.m. ET.
When: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Where: Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Why: WBC, WBA, IBF light middleweight titles
Jermell Charlo vs Jeison Rosario Betting Odds
Jeison Rosario +320
Jermell Charlo -417
Jeison Rosario holds more belts than Jermell Charlo ahead of this bout, but he is a significant underdog per the boxing betting odds. Charlo is a -410 favorite which means that you would need to wager $410 on him to win $100 in this fight, while a $100 bet on Rosario would return $316 if he were to pull off the upset.
As the fight nears, there will be decision betting too. You will be able to bet on whether the fight is decided by KO, TKO, or decision, and you can bet on which boxer will win the fight in that fashion as well.
Jermell Charlo vs Jeison Rosario Preview
Jermell Charlo doesn’t have the same power as his slightly older brother, but he is a more gifted technical boxer. He eschewed the 2008 Summer Olympics in order to go pro early, and that has led to Charlo having a few more fights than his twin. However, he had to wait longer for his first title shot, running his record to 27-0 before he was able to take on John Jackson for the vacant WBC light middleweight belt in May 2016.
Charlo was dominated early by Jackson, winning just one of the first seven rounds. However, he came out swinging in the eighth round, securing a knockout with a flurry of blows to earn his first strap. He had no trouble with his next two opponents, knocking out Charles Hatley in the sixth round and Erickson Lubin in the first round, but Austin Trout showed that he was vulnerable, losing by a majority decision in Charlo’s third title defense.
That result foreshadowed what was to come later that year when Jermell Charlo suffered his first defeat. He lost to Tony Harrison by unanimous decision, but he defeated Jorge Cota six months later to earn a rematch with Harrison. Charlo avenged the loss with an 11th-round knockout to retake the WBC light middleweight belt.
Jeison Rosario lost his first fight on American soil, but he has yet to lose since that point. Rosario has been impressive since coming to the United States with unanimous decision victories over Justin DeLoach and Jamontay Clark and knockouts of Juan Carlos Rodriguez and Mark Anthony Hernandez. He earned a title shot by winning a split decision over Jorge Cota last April, and he made the most of it.
Rosario was a huge underdog per the boxing betting odds coming into his bout with Julian Williams in January. Williams held the WBA, IBF, and IBO light middleweight titles, and he was upwards of -3000 since he was fighting in his hometown of Philadelphia. That didn’t dissuade Rosario though, and he quickly pushed the tempo, leading to a fifth-round TKO that made him world champion.
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