Tomorrow night on Showtime Championship boxing, there will be 3 Junior Middleweight titles on the line in a championship triple header. Jermell Charlo (27-0, 12 KO’s) will face John Jackson (20-2, 15 KO’s) for the vacant WBC Junior Middleweight title. In the co-feature, Jermall Charlo (23-0, 18 KO’s) will defend his IBF Junior Middleweight title against Austin Trout (30-2, 17 KO’s). In the main event, Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KO’s) will defend his WBA & IBO Junior Middleweight title against Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KO’s). The fight will take place at 9 PM ET on ShowTime Championship Boxing and will be live from Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas Nedava. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
ERISLANDY LARA
-Record: 22 – 2 – 2, 13 KO’s
-Weight Class: Junior Middleweight
-Height: 5′ 9″
-Reach: 75″
-Notable Fights
- Vanes Martirosyan — Draw, Technical Draw 9th round (12), 11/10/12.
- Austin Trout — Win, Unanimous decision (12), 12/7/13.
- Saul Alvarez — Loss, Split Decision (12), 7/12/14.
VANES MARTIROSYAN
-Record: 36 – 2 – 1, 21 KO’s
-Weight Class: Junior Middleweight
-Height: 6′ 0″
-Reach: 73″
-Notable Fights
- Erislandy Lara — Draw, Technical Draw 9th round (12), 11/10/12.
- Jermell Charlo — Loss, Unanimous Decision (12), 3/28/15.
- Ishe Smith — Win, Majority Decision (10), 9/12/15.
Predictions:
Jermell Charlo — def — John Jackson — via — Unanimous Decision
Jermall Charlo — def — Austin Trout — via — TKO 10th round
Erislandy Lara — def — Vanes Martirosyan — via — Unanimous Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
