The next opponent for Jermell Charlo’s undisputed super heavyweight title may not be WBO’s must-have challenger, Tim Tszyu.
Last month, the regulator ordered talks to take place between both sides after Charlo’s win rematch against Brian Castaño. And just a few days ago, their President Paco Valcárcel revealed to ESPN Knockout that an agreement had been reached for the two to fight.
However, there was a turning point was revealed yesterday by top boxing journalist Dan Rafael.
Bakhram Murtazaliev, the mandatory challenger of the IBF, has an agreement signed with Charlo on January 24, 2022, which notes that the Americans will fight him if he retains the IBF title after the fight. against Castaño.
Murtazaliev’s team contacted Paco Valcárcel as well as Charlo’s promoter, Tom Brown, reminding them of the contract they have accused the WBO of ‘interfering with’.
Matt Rose, Tszyu’s promoter told WA Today that he knows nothing about mandatory IBF and hopes to still be able to do something for his boxer.
“We agreed to fight Charlo, I can only carry out what we did,” Rose said. “I don’t know anything about the deal with Bakhram. We are trying to solve this problem ourselves.
“Is it a concern? We don’t know the circumstances, so I can’t comment on that. We also understand his position – if they have a deal and we have a deal in place, it’s a bit of a mess. ”
