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BROOKLYN, NY – JULY 29: Jermall Charlo celebrates his KO of Jorge Sebastian Heiland during their WBC middleweight bout on July 29, 2017 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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BROOKLYN, NY – JULY 29: Jermall Charlo celebrates his KO of Jorge Sebastian Heiland during their WBC middleweight bout on July 29, 2017 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
After two years’ absence, Jermall Charlo is finally going to make his way back to the ring. Initially, it was announced that he would be the first opponent of Canelo Alvarez’s three-fight deal with PBC. However, his brother ended up fighting the Mexican icon in his stead. Interestingly, there were rumors of him being Alvarez’s second opponent with the narrative of avenging his brother, but in a surprising turn of events, it was announced that Charlo would be fighting the younger brother of David Benavidez.
Charlo is going to face Jose Benavidez on 25th November, on the undercard of the fight between David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade. Notably, Benavidez himself has failed multiple times in his efforts to make the fight against Alvarez. So this fight is being seen as an attempt to discredit Charlo as a potential attempt at Alvarez. The flames of war have already ignited between Charlo and Benavidez. Recently, during a press conference, all hell broke loose as the two fighters exchanged heated words.
Jermall Charlo and Jose Benavidez don’t mince words
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Recently, both Charlo and Benavidez did a virtual press conference with FightHub.TV and a clip from the interview surfaced on social media. In the video, Charlo stated, “It’s gonna feel good, to go in there and put these hands on that boy. He don’t know what he (is) getting himself into, so you know, let him talk. He said, that I talk s**t to him, no I just responded to your s**t, so whenever you get in there, you just gotta show me. I’m ‘bout that life. Show me! “
However, Benavidez took the opportunity to mock Charlo for getting slapped by Caleb Plant. He remarked, “If you were about that life you wouldn’t be crying on Instagram. But you’re not. Or get slapped by everybody.” Moreover, he also claimed that Charlo was trying to press charges on Plant for his action which the champion denied. He even claimed, “Bro you didn’t even see all that. You only seen one side of the story, you don’t even know what the f*k you’re talking about so whatever. I’mma whoop your brother and I’ll whoop your a**.”
Fans’ reaction to Charlo and Benavidez going back and forth
As the clip surfaced on social media, fans quickly shared their opinions on the two attacking one another. One fan called the fight boring and even compared it to Alvarez’s last fight. He stated, “This to me is a boring fight. More boring than the recent Canelo fight.” Another fan jokingly claimed, “Charlo was gettin’ cooked lmao”
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Meanwhile, one fan took a shot at Benavidez who was mocking Charlo. The fan pointed out, “Why is Benavidez talking bud knocked him tf out and made him do the Stankey leg”. Someone else chimed in and claimed, “Yall talking about Charlo looking smoked but David B looked the same during the plant fight along w him looking like it now”.
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A fan also brought up the time Charlo got slapped by Caleb Plant, he stated, “He wasn’t bout that life when Plant slapped him”. Another fan shared their respect for Charlo writing, “He will whoop both Benavidez and plant. Mark my words”. Moreover, one fan predicted, “Lol gave him an easy a* fight! Charlo by knockout easy.”
Overall, the fans were amused, to say the least as the two went back and forth before their upcoming fight. What are your thoughts about the spat between the two? Do share your thoughts in the comments.
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