Eager to Finish the Job Against Canelo Alvarez, Twin Brother Jermall Charlo Reveals Fight Timeline

While Jermall Charlo outlines his resurgence in the boxing scene, he envisions a big fight, against an opponent he once missed out on – Canelo Alvarez. While fans still chase that fight for the sake of the sport’s glory, he has a totally different reason. It has to do with his younger brother’s fateful fight against the undisputed super middleweight champion last year.

Last year, Jermell Charlo jumped two weight divisions to meet Canelo in the ring. He came as a substitute opponent to the fighter after his older twin brother bailed on their slated matchup citing personal reasons. The younger Charlo brother struggled against Canelo in their Las Vegas fight in September of last year. Despite remaining resilient throughout the fight, he was delivered a loss on points. For this devastating loss, his older brother is now seeking revenge.

“Money ain’t the issue” for Hitman

In 2021, ‘Hit Man’ Charlo defeated Juan Macias Montiel on points. After that fight, he disappeared from the boxing scene. It was reported that the fighter has mental health issues and was seeking a sabbatical to cope with them. After a little less than 2 years, the WBC middleweight champion entered the ring against Jose Benavidez to start where he left off in the ring. After winning the fight in November last year, he sought the Canelo fight he had to let go earlier.

In February, it seemed like a fight between them would be finalized. However, contract disputes between Canelo and PBC saw the fight fall through. In a recent social media live conversation, the fighter told an interviewer that he’s now eyeing a fight against Canelo in September. He told, “Imma fight Canelo… imma get my brother revenge in September.”

Charlo added, “I’m going to get the revenge. I’m not enjoying this…no more. The money ain’t the issue. I got a birthday coming in a couple of days. I did enough. [And] I made history.” 

At the moment, Canelo is all set to fight his Mexican counterpart, Jaime Munguia, on May 4 at the iconic T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While Charlo was rumored to fight David Benavidez next, his move to light heavyweight has dashed those possibilities too now. While Charlo awaits his next fight, he reflects on his mental health struggles.

Jermall Charlo on Battling Mental Health Issues

In another quote, the Texas-based fighter spoke at great length about his struggles with mental health. He noted, “Dealing with all kinds of cases of [being] bipolar, being by yourself, thinking that you shutting the world out is gonna help you. But you need to be able to speak to someone and help you get past whatever you’re going through. It just feels like everybody is against you. I don’t care if you’re in the Uber, a cab, wherever, everybody is just against you.”

Knowing about the hard time Jermall Charlo was going through, the WBC president allowed him to retain his middleweight title without defending it. It underscored the sports’ newfound emphasis on fighters’ mental health struggles.

The boxer added, “I couldn’t tell that some people weren’t against me, it was just that at the moment it’s the way you’re feeling and I turned my back against pretty much the world. I just had to start getting help with it and it made me a lot better.”

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