Two-division world champion Jermall Charlo is set to return to action in Australia next month. Should he be victorious, there is one reigning champion that the Texan is hoping to take on.
Charlo claimed world honours at both super-welterweight and middleweight but after almost three years without defending his WBC 160lb crown, the undefeated Charlo was stripped of his belt in May 2024.
Since then, ‘Hit Man’ has fought only once, knocking out Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna on the Caleb Plant vs. Armabdo Resendiz card last May, where victory for him and Plant was supposed to tee up a grudge match until Resendiz pulled off the upset in the main event.
Resendiz was then elevated to WBA super-middleweight world champion, but he lost the belt in an attempted first defence against Jaime Munguia last month.
Speaking with FightHype, 36-year-old Charlo confirmed that he is still pursuing that strap, targeting a shot at Munguia’s title in 2027.
“Let’s get done with this fight in July and then I will try to fight before the end of the year to give you [fans] another fight.
“Then I want to go and fight Munguia, Munguia sounds like a good fight.”
Charlo first makes his comeback on the Errol Spence vs. Tim Tszyu card in Sydney on Saturday, July 26, facing off with Australian super-welterweight champion Koen Mazoudier in the co-main event.
Fellow American two-division ruler Stephen Fulton is also scheduled to appear on that ‘Australia vs. USA’ card, tasked with former super-featherweight world title challenger Liam Wilson.
