By: Sean Crose
WBC middleweight titlist Jermall Charlo approached WBA gentle heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol Saturday evening on the Regis Prograis-Jose Zepeda struggle in Carson, California. The alternate was captured on video by Fight Hype. The temporary dialog, which appeared fairly cordial, concerned Charlo wanting to fulfill Bivol at a catchweight for what would absolutely be a serious match. Bivol, nevertheless, made it clear that he wasn’t desperate to drop weight to struggle Charlo with no title belt on the road. Credit Charlo for stepping ahead, but it surely’s exhausting to think about Bivol biting at this level in his profession.
Charlo introduced up the truth that a struggle between himself and Bivol would nonetheless be a serious occasion with or with out belts. He was proper, in fact, however Bivol wasn’t biting. “No belt,” stated Charlo. “Just attraction. Let’s do it.” There’s little doubt a Charlo-Bivol struggle would definitely be an attraction. Still, Bivol seems proud of the trail he’s on. And why wouldn’t he be? The man bested Canelo Alvarez in a crowning profession achievement earlier this 12 months, in any case. On high of that, the person just lately received previous Zurdo Ramirez and now appears headed for a lightweight heavyweight championship battle in opposition to exhausting hitting fellow titlist Dmitry Bivol.
As for Charlo, the 32 12 months outdated fighter hasn’t entered the ring professionally in near a 12 months and a half. The Houston native’s final struggle was in June of 2021. He confronted Juan Macias Montiel that evening, incomes a unanimous choice victory in entrance of a hometown crowd. Since that point, nevertheless, Charlo has basically been absent from the ring. With that being stated, Charlo has made it clear that he intends to struggle subsequent 12 months. It simply seems that he received’t be going through Bivol, at the very least not anytime within the close to future.
