Jermell Charlo Trains With Boxing Legend To Prepare Ahead Of September Bout

Jermell Charlo is set to face his biggest challenge. The undisputed junior middleweight champion will move up in weight class and challenge Canelo ‘Saul’ Alvarez. Charlo will be making his return to the ring after almost a year. Meanwhile, the Mexican boxer will fight for the first time under the promotion, ‘PBC.’ This fight announcement has left the boxing world in splits. A substantial section of the boxing world considers the fight to be a mismatch given their weight disparity.

However, Charlo is short of no confidence ahead of this showdown. In a recent turn of events, ‘Iron Man,’ gave an insight into his training set-up. He unveiled training with a boxing legend to prepare for his clash against, ‘Saul.’ Who is this boxing legend? Let’s find out.

Who is Jermell Charlo training with to be victorious against Canelo Alvarez?

Charlo has been relatively inactive in recent years. Considering the same, he is cutting no corners in training to be in the best shape possible. In a recent Instagram story, Charlo is seen not only training with former heavyweight world champ Roy Jones Jr. but also having a light spar with the boxing legend. Jones Jr. is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He boasts a stunning record of 66 victories with only 10 defeats.

In the video, Jones Jr. showcases various forms of throwing a jab. Intriguingly, Alvarez in his last defeat was out-jabbed by Dmitry Bivol. To see him train in jabbing infers that he has been scrutinizing Alvarez’s weakness. The caption of the video stated, “Thanks @royjonesjroffical for mentoring me & I love the beautiful people of Pensacola FL”

Facing Alvarez is in itself laudable. However, if he becomes the victor he would be crowned as two-weight division undisputed champion. Moreover, the outcome of the bout can only be revealed with time. Until then, let’s take a look at Evander Holyfield’s prediction for this fight.

Evander Holyfield can foresee a Jermell Charlo victory

Charlo is a huge betting underdog going into the fight. In an interview, Holyfield reveals Charlo has a clear path to victory as long as the fight goes the distance. He stated, “It should be a good fight. You know both of the fighters a good fighters, but I think if we go to the distance, I think Charlo is going to win.”

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