{"id":70519,"date":"2018-02-23T15:33:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70519"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:49:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T20:49:31","slug":"hugo-centeno-jr-suffers-rib-injury-fight-postponed-with-jermall-charlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70519","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Centeno, JR Suffers Rib Injury – Fight Postponed with Jermall Charlo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Middleweight contender Hugo Centeno Jr. suffered a rib injury while training and his Interim WBC Middleweight World Championship bout with Jermall Charlo has been rescheduled for a Premier Boxing Champions event on Saturday, April 21 live on SHOWTIME.<\/p>\n

The March 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast continues as a doubleheader beginning at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In the main event, WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will make the seventh and most difficult defense of his title against fellow-unbeaten heavyweight Luis Ortiz.<\/p>\n

In the opening bout of the March 3 doubleheader, Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui will meet for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship in an immediate rematch of one of 2017\u2019s best and most controversial fights.<\/p>\n

Charlo vs. Centeno will now be a featured bout on the previously announced April 21 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face undefeated former champion Omar Figueroa and one of boxing\u2019s brightest young stars, Gervonta Davis, returns to the ring as the 23-year-old undefeated former champion looks to regain a title in the 130-pound class.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the injury to Centeno is unfortunate, we\u2019re pleased to have the flexibility to keep the Charlo-Centeno fight on our 2018 boxing schedule,\u201d said Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports & Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. \u201cThe March 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event remains a can\u2019t-miss night for any fight fan, with Deontay Wilder facing the most dangerous opponent of his career in Luis Ortiz, and Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui settling the score in a rematch of one of 2017\u2019s best fights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m devastated.,\u201d said Centeno. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the gym for a long time. Being so close to a fight and accomplishing my dream of a world title it\u2019s devastating.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happened during sparring. I tried to work through the pain and as the day progressed and the adrenaline subsided I had to go to the ER and get checked out. It\u2019s a good enough injury that it had to be postponed. Nothing was broken, but it was severe enough to keep me from fighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just about to peak. Now I have to taper off a bit and cut back to let my body recover and then pick it up and get some momentum back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to go,\u201d said Charlo. \u201cI\u2019m 167 pounds right now, and this was the best camp I\u2019ve ever had. I\u2019m so disappointed. I\u2019m at a loss for words. When you want something so bad and you don\u2019t get it, you can\u2019t be a kid about it. You just have to deal with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hungry and I\u2019m ready to get back in the ring. I\u2019m still coming to the fight though. I\u2019m going be there to support Deontay. I love Barclays Center and all my fans in Brooklyn.\u201d<\/p>\n