The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario

Boxing event

The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario, also known as the Charlo Doubleheader VIII, was the eighth series of fights which involved both the Charlo twins (Jermell and Jermall) respectively. The event took place on September 26, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut.

Background

On 22 July 2020, Showtime announced a PPV double-header featuring the Charlo twins, with undefeated WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo facing three-time world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko and a light middleweight unification bout between WBC champion Jermell Charlo and unified WBA and IBF champion Jeison Rosario. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the event was held without fans in attendance.

The fights

Charlo vs. Derevyanchenko

Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Date

September 26, 2020

Venue

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut

Title(s) on the line

WBC middleweight title

Tale of the tape

Boxer	Jermall Charlo	Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Nickname	"Hitman"	"The Technician"
Hometown	Houston, Texas	Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
Pre-fight record	30–0 (22 KO)	13–2 (10 KO)
Age	30 years, 4 months	34 years, 10 months
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	159.8 lb (72 kg)	159.4 lb (72 kg)
Style	Orthodox	Orthodox
Recognition	WBC Middleweight Champion The Ring No. 3 Ranked Middleweight TBRB No. 4 Ranked Middleweight 2-division world champion	WBC No. 1 Ranked Middleweight TBRB No. 3 Ranked Middleweight The Ring No. 4 Ranked Middleweight

Result

Charlo wins via unanimous decision

The main event of the first card saw Jermall Charlo defend his middleweight belt against number one contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

Derevyanchenko was making his third attempt to win a world title, having lost a split decision against Daniel Jacobs in October 2018 and a competitive unanimous decision against Gennady Golovkin in October 2019.

The fight

Charlo would utilize his superior height and reach, and powerful jab to box effectively at the start of the bout, shaking the challenger late in the third with an overhand right. Derevyanchenko would grow into the bout in the middle rounds, being to close the distance and steadily land punches with both hands. Going to the body with left and landing right hands over the top. Although both boxers to would land many hard punches but Charlo's punches were usually more accurate, bruising Derevyanchenko's face and causing blood to flow from his left eye. Derevyanchenko would nevertheless keep coming forward and backing the champion along the ropes.

At the end of 12 rounds Charlo would score a unanimous decision victory, with scores of 116–112, 117–111, 118–110.

Aftermath

Speaking after bout Charlo said "I made my team proud and I did what I was supposed to do, I executed the game plan. Ronnie Shields told me that I passed the test tonight. I'm happy to go back to the drawing board now and figure out what's next. He was tough, but I knew he was going to be tough. I knew he'd come to fight, I just didn't know how and when he'd try to turn it up. I felt like I never really let him turn it up and that was the game plan. I studied well and I didn't let the pandemic affect my training. I just want to keep fighting and not let any negative interrupt the positive."

Preceded byvs. Dennis Hogan	Jermall Charlo's bouts 26 September 2020	Succeeded byvs. Juan Macias Montiel
Preceded byvs. Gennady Golovkin	Sergiy Derevyanchenko's bouts 26 September 2020	Succeeded byvs. Carlos Adames

Charlo vs. Rosario

Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario

Title(s) on the line

WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles

Tale of the tape

Boxer	Jermell Charlo	Jeison Rosario
Nickname	"Iron Man"	"El Banana"
Hometown	Houston, Texas	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional
Pre-fight record	33–1 (17 KO)	20–1 (14 KOs)
Age	30 years, 4 months	25 years, 5 months
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	153.8 lb (70 kg)	153.4 lb (70 kg)
Style	Orthodox	Orthodox
Recognition	WBC Light Middleweight Champion The Ring No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight TBRB No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight	WBA (Super) and IBF Light Middleweight Champion TBRB No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight The Ring No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight

Result

Jermell wins via 8th-round knockout

The final bout saw Jermell Charlo face Jeison Rosario, with 3 of 4 155 lb titles on the line, plus the vacant The Ring belt.

The fight

Charlo would start quickly, dropping Rosario with a left hook to the top of the head in the first round. In the next few round Rosario would manage to outwork Charlo with a series of attacks to the body, keeping Charlo on his back foot.

Near the end of the sixth however, another left hook had Rosario down again. This time, he was badly hurt and was saved by the bell. Rosario was knocked down for the third time by Charlo, with a left jab in the eight round and was unable to beat the count, giving Charlo the KO victory.

Aftermath

Speaking after the bout Charlo said "I definitely proved that I'm more than just a puncher, but I also showed again that I'm a big puncher. I'd give myself an A tonight, I stuck to my game plan and listened to my coach. Everything we did in camp, I used it in this fight. I pushed myself the whole way through training camp. It's been a journey for me. I'm bringing the straps home to my family like they told me to."

Preceded byvs. Tony Harrison II	Jermell Charlo's bouts 26 September 2020	Succeeded byvs. Brian Castaño
Preceded byvs. Julian Williams	Jeison Rosario's bouts 26 September 2020	Succeeded byvs. Erickson Lubin

Aftermath

The event was reported to have generated around 120,000 PPV buys.

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:

Weight Class	Weight Limit		vs.		Method	Round	Time
Main card 2
Light middleweight	154 lbs.	Jermell Charlo (c)	def.	Jeison Rosario (c)	KO	8 (12)	:21
Super bantamweight	122 lbs.	Luis Nery	def.	Aarón Alameda	UD	12
Super bantamweight	122 lbs.	Daniel Roman	def.	Juan Carlos Payano	UD	12
Main card 1
Middleweight	160 lbs.	Jermall Charlo (c)	def.	Sergiy Derevyanchenko	UD	12
Super bantamweight	122 lbs.	Brandon Figueroa (c)	def.	Damien Vazquez	TKO	10 (12)	1:18
Bantamweight	118 lbs.	Johnriel Casimero (c)	def.	Duke Micah	TKO	3 (12)	:54
Under card
Light middleweight	154 lbs.	Bakhram Murtazaliev	def.	Manny Woods	RTD	4 (10)	3:00

^Note 1 For WBO Bantamweight title ^Note 2 For WBA Super bantamweight title ^Note 3 For WBC middleweight title ^Note 4 vacant WBC Super bantamweight title ^Note 5 For unified WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF light middleweight titles

Broadcasting

The fight was televised live in the USA on Showtime PPV, Latin America (inc. Dominican Republic) on ESPN, and streamed live in Ukraine on XSPORT.

Country	Broadcaster
Country	Free-to-air	Cable/Pay TV	PPV	Stream
United States (host)	—		Showtime
Ukraine	—			XSPORT
Latin America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela	—	ESPN	—	ESPNPlayer
International (unsold markets)	—		FITE TV
Australia	—	Fox Sports	—	Foxtel Now
Australia	—	Fox Sports	—	Kayo Sports
France	—	RMC Sport	—	RMC Sport
Indonesia	tvOne	—
Japan	—	Wowow	—	Wowow
Kazakhstan	Khabar	—		Khabar
Poland	TVP Sport	—		TVP Stream
Russia	Match TV
Turkey	—			S Sport+