In his last 5 fights, Jermell Charlo threw well below wgt. class avg. (40.5 per round), but landed 53.6% of his power shots. 13.2 of John Jackson's 16 landed punches per round (83%) are power punches.
LAS VEGAS - The six elite 154-pound fighters will collide tonight as part of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader. The fighters went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
IBO/WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy Lara and top contender Vanes Martirosyan will headline the card in a rematch. Televised coverage begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and features IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo taking on former champion Austin Trout plus undefeated challenger Jermell Charlo battling hard-hitting John Jackson for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight World Title.
Twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo celebrated their 26th birthday Thursday and were celebrated with a cake at the final press conference that took place at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at The Cosmopolitan. On Saturday they look to become the first twin brothers to hold world titles at the same time in the same weight class.