“It Is The Worst Feeling You Could Go Through”: With Days Left In Canelo Alvarez Fight, Jermell Charlo Opens Up About His Painful Hand Injury

Come September 30th, Jermell Charlo will be fighting the most crucial fight of his career yet. In a bid to further his boxing prowess, the fighter will be going up two weight classes to challenge Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at the super-middleweight division. A fight that will either make or break his career, Charlo is determined to show his opponent the face of loss. Getting a fight of this magnitude itself is a feat of victory for him. But reaching here was no cakewalk for him.

No boxing enthusiast is alien to the dark tides that Charlo had to navigate to reach this moment. Just a week ahead of fight night, the boxing realm cannot but think about the turbulent situations that the fighter had to put up against in order to even land the fight. But here we are. As a result of his resilience, his spirit, and his dedication to conquering the world, Charlo is back in the ring after a long healing period post a devastating injury.

Jermell Charlo rises from the trenches of injury

The fighter is no alien to challenges. Months after a scathing injury, Jermell Charlo is back in the ring for his biggest fight. A true rebel, he knew what it took to sustain in the ring and the business around it. A fighter’s hands are their biggest weapon that puts bread on their table, and Charlo had lost use of his for a while. After his injury, his morale would thus take a hit, but Charlo was no stranger to that angst.

Explaining his state of mind during the trying times, the fighter said, “My hand felt like it was bleeding like a balloon. Something wasn’t right. I felt like so restricted in life. When I broke my hand I couldn’t do nothing. And it is the worst feeling you could through as a boxer. These are my money makers, I gotta protect them.”

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However, Charlo personifies strength. He knows what it takes to push the perimeter of expectations. Speaking about his rise from the ashes, the fighter said, “Right now my hands feel strong, I feel good, I feel comfortable, so we healed up, we ready. I just wanna push myself more and more and deeper and to a place I’ve never been before.”

Jermell Charlo’s injury woes caused uncertainty

One would think that a scathing loss in the ring is the worst thing that could happen to a fighter. But what’s more devastating for a fighter is not being able to fight. A person who prepares their entire life to wear those gloves and enter that ring to show the world that they are worth the love they receive cannot just stop fighting. Can they? But the ‘Iron Man’ Charlo had to.

The fighter suffered two major fractures in his left hand while engaging in a sparing session. The injuries were so severe that his fight against Tim Tsyzu was indefinitely postponed, to only see its knell later. A big fight lost, Charlo’s career saw clouds of uncertainty haunt it.

But now, Charlo’s face-off against Canelo is a true testament to the commitment he has toward the sport of boxing. A historical match in its truest sense, the fight between the two is one of its kind. The two undisputed kings within their own leagues will clash on the 30th of September at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Will Charlo be able to establish his presence in the super-middleweight class? The world will know in a week from now. Who are you rooting for?

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