{"id":60629,"date":"2016-05-22T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T21:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=60629"},"modified":"2016-05-22T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T21:29:19","slug":"jermall-jermell-charlo-make-boxing-history-with-wins-erislandy-lara-pulls-out-win-over-vanes-martirosyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=60629","title":{"rendered":"Jermall & Jermell Charlo Make Boxing History With Wins – Erislandy Lara Pulls Out Win Over Vanes Martirosyan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Twins\"<\/a>Erislandy \u201cThe American Dream\u201d Lara successfully defended his WBA Super Welterweight Championship with a hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision over Vanes \u201cThe Nightmare\u201d Martirosyan, undefeated brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo, of Houston, became the first twins in boxing history to hold world titles in the same weight class.<\/p>\n

Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) retained his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship with a unanimous 12-round decision over former world champion Austin \u201cNo Doubt\u201d Trout (30-3, 17 KOs) of Las Cruces, N.M., in the second of three world title fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING\u00ae from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. <\/p>\n

In the opening bout of the three fight telecast, Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 KOs) earned the vacant WBC Super Welterweight World Championship by rallying from five points down to register an eighth-round knockout over John \u201cDa Rock\u201d Jackson (20-3, 15 KOs), of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (Video highlights: http:\/\/s.sho.com\/1VeFFVq).<\/p>\n

Lara outpointed Martirosyan in the main event by the scores of 116-111 twice and 115-112. There were no knockdowns. Martirosyan had a point deducted for a low blow in the 11th in a rematch of a May 2012 fight that ended in a technical draw.<\/p>\n

Born one minute apart, the identical twins celebrated their 26th birthday this past Thursday, May 19. Jermall is one minute older than Jermell.<\/p>\n

Jermall Charlo stuck to his game plan and fought behind his jab, throwing 292 jabs and connecting at an 18 percent clip. It was a balanced attack from both fighters, but the power and accuracy from the physically bigger Charlo was a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a struggle, it was a great experience,\u201d said Charlo after his second successful title defense. \u201cI want to thank God for allowing me and my twin brother to see this day. History.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustin is a hell of a fighter. He\u2019s a beast. This was my first time going 12, but it didn\u2019t matter because I knew I was in shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy game plan was to execute with the jab. I knew he was going to try to stop me, but that didn\u2019t happen. There\u2019s no way you can tame a lion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt good because I knew my brother would get the job done. We belong on this level. We need these titles to get the big fights and we\u2019re going to keep these titles to keep rising.<\/p>\n

\u201cI changed my mind — we\u2019re going to stay right here (at 154). Making 154 pounds wasn\u2019t as bad as everyone made it out to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHat\u2019s off to Jermall Charlo. He fought a hell of a fight,\u201d Austin Trout said. \u201cI felt like I did enough to win. They won\u2019t give me a close decision, so it\u2019s time to start taking these cats out. But I can\u2019t make excuses. I fought my ass off, Charlo fought his ass off and hats off to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to live to fight another day. You\u2019re going to see me back. We\u2019re warriors out here.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Two minutes into the eighth round, Jermell Charlo, trailing 69-64 on the three judges\u2019 scorecards, landed a perfect counter right hand to Jackson\u2019s left eye. As Jackson dropped his guard to insure his mouthpiece was in place, Jermell connected with two more right hands that sent Jackson falling forward into his corner. Defenseless and seemingly out on his feet, referee Tony Weeks stepped in immediately and stopped it at 0:51.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s history,\u201d said Jermell, who entered the match as the WBC No. 1 contender and became the 66th ShoBox: The New Generation fighter to capture a world title.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did it. A lot of fighters don\u2019t come out of Houston and we did it. I\u2019m waiting for my brother next. We\u2019ve been boxing for all of these years and it had to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was behind. He was boxing, he was moving around a lot. That was unexpected of him. I thought he was going to come out to brawl. I had to make an adjustment and I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he started slowing down, I was able to catch him with a shot. I knew that if he could have continued he could have come back so I had to hit him.\u201d<\/p>\n

While both were selective with their punches, throwing just 427 combined shots through eight and a half rounds, Jermell was the more accurate fighter. The new WBC champ landed 23 percent of his total punches, including 34 percent of his power shots against Jackson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a journey to get here,\u201d said Jackson, the WBC\u2019s No. 2 contender going in and son of former world champion Julian \u201cThe Hawk\u201d Jackson.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I was ahead and I came up short. He caught me with a punch and I was trying to fix my mouthpiece. Then he hit me and I was out. It hit me in the eye, but my mouthpiece was coming out. I was trying to push in my mouthpiece back in and he hit me. I knew where I was. It dazed me, but I wasn\u2019t knocked out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s boxing. It was a great fight. I felt I was winning the fight, I got caught and that was it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dedicated the fight to my dad and I hope I didn\u2019t let him down. I fell short. You win some and you lose some.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said the elder Jackson: \u201cI\u2019m proud. It took a lot for us to get this far. I know my people are proud. We are strong people and we are coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n

SHOWTIME\u2019s Steve Farhood called the Lara vs. Martirosyan rematch \u201ca typical Lara fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs usual Lara\u2019s style is extremely difficult for the judges to score,\u201d Farhood said. \u201cHe\u2019s so selective with his punches, yet he lands such a high percentage of them. And to make it even more difficult, a lot of Martirosyan\u2019s body punches were blocked. The judges agreed on seven of the 12 rounds. It clearly was a close fight and what got Lara over the top was the 10-8 score in round 11.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe benefit from the use of replay. Watching the punch that brought the deduction on replay, I believe that it wasn\u2019t a low blow.<\/p>\n

\u201cLara did what Lara does. Martirosyan fought about as well as he could. The difference was Lara\u2019s accuracy and ring generalship. I think Martirosyan\u2019s competitiveness made it a good fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lara, 33, was making his fourth title defense. \u201cThis is normal,\u201d said Lara who landed 60 percent of the 160-plus power punches. \u201cThis is boxing, not baseball. Low blows and headbutts happen. I\u2019m a very intelligent fighter and at no point did I feel this fight was going to be lost.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother and kids are still there so it would be a great privilege to go fight in my native Cuba. Everything is possible in this world. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be champion of the world and here I am.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to tell Team Vanes thank you for giving me the rematch. I\u2019m ready to fight anybody. I\u2019d like to fight Canelo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Charlo brothers are my teammates and having three of us going back as champions is a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martirosyan, the aggressor throughout, disputed the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was chasing him all night,\u201d he said. \u201cI put on the pressure. I thought I did enough to win. That was not a low blow. Replays show the trunks were high.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never ducked anyone. No one wanted to fight Lara. I stepped up and fought him again. I\u2019ll fight anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Undefeated IBF No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Julian \u201cJ Rock\u201d Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs), was interviewed between fights by SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING\u2019s Brian Custer. Williams, of Philadelphia, has been calling out the Charlo Twins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t get the fights I deserve,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBut I’ve got a good team. I have Al Haymon and he got me the mandatory for the winner of Charlo-Trout. Guys know it’s a rough fight if they step in with me. And they know 99 percent of the time they will lose.<\/p>\n

\u201cJermall Charlo is an undefeated champion. I’m undefeated. That’s what boxing is all about \u2013 two young, hungry champions going at it in their primes. So, I am interested in fighting Jermall Charlo.”<\/p>\n

On Charlo saying he\u2019s sick of reading your tweets and he’d like to shut you up\u2026<\/p>\n

“Well, he doesn’t have to wait much longer so he doesn’t have any choice now,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI’m the mandatory and if he wins, we are going to fight next.\u201d<\/p>\n