They have had to spend ten months and many things in between, but, finally, Jermell Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KO) and Brian Castaño (17-0-2, 12 KO) will face each other this Saturday. The fight is the tiebreaker that both had in July 2021. On that occasion, the American arrived as a great favorite and the Argentine seemed to be a step behind. In the ring we saw a crazy fight and Castaño made it clear that he plays in the same league. The null, controversial, was not fair to Brian. He deserved more and now he wants revenge.
Despite that feeling of superiority in the first fight, Castaño returns to the contest as an underdog. The quality that Charlo has shown is very great, and the widespread belief is that he will correct mistakes and be able to win. The same thing happened against Tony Harrison. He trusted and paid dearly for it. Here there was no overconfidence, he ran into a fighter who came hungry for glory. As in 2021, the fight unifies the super welterweight. A superstar will come out of this, there is no doubt.
The bets put Charlo as a favorite due to the unknown of Castaño. The fight had to be delayed several months due to an injury to the Argentine. In fact, the organizations gave May 14 as the limit, otherwise vacant titles would begin to be left. So, it may be that the WBO monarch arrives just right, although from his environment it is affirmed that he is 100%. Argentine journalist Leo Benatar assured on the podcast ‘KO a la Carrera’ that “Castaño knows what he is going to suffer.” “He is aware of the difficulty, but he has told me that if he falls, it will be the worst for Chalro,” he said. The battle is absolutely expected and with Charlo setting the times. Castaño’s pressure was what made him choke in the first fight, and that’s what he should avoid. If the script is repeated, the Argentine will win again… although now there will be no net for the American, another draw cannot be given again. The sequel has to leave us with another unified champion.