By: Sean Crose
WBA, WBC and IBF young middleweight Jermell Charlo hopes the word “undisputed” will really mean something after he competes for the second time against WBO middleweight player Ryan Castano tomorrow night. at Dignity Park Medical Center in Carson, California. The first match between the two men, which took place last July, ended in a hugely controversial draw. The truth is – there are people who feel that Castano should have won the war. With so much of the above, each man realizes that he has to really assert himself after the opening bell rings tomorrow night in California. For Charlo 34-1-1, the better known of the two boxers, the timing will be especially remarkable.
“You don’t give guys like me another chance,” the Texas-based player said of the first bout back and forth, which saw both boxers rocking at different stages of their lives. exam. “I hate that I didn’t finish the first game the way I should. I will become better, faster, stronger and relentless in this fight. I’ll be the old-school Jermell Charlo. The 31-year-old now feels he has to do more than just win on Saturday night to get approved. “I think I have to knock him out to get the real credit they don’t give,” he said after Thursday’s final press conference.
There may be some truth to this comment, as boxing fans are a notoriously critical group. “I’ll show him,” Charlo said The New York Post. “I have to prove something, man. If I get tired… I won’t be able to prove anything to you. If I get tired of hearing what the critics have to say, then I have no reason to keep fighting. I have to have a fight inside of me, always want to do this, keep going, to keep hungry, I have to keep wanting this. ”
However, Castano 17-0-2 himself knows that a dominant performance isn’t just the most likely way to win this Saturday night – it’s probably the only way. “I worked hard to make sure that didn’t happen,” he said recently Boxing addict. “If I get a knockout, obviously that would be great. If not, I worked hard to impress the judges doubly so there’s no doubt. ”
The Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano 2 will be broadcast live on Showtime Saturday night starting at 9pm ET.
