Jermall Charlo Announces Ring Return: Is It Too Late?

Jermall Charlo revealed on social media that he will return to the ring soon. The undefeated former two-division world champion Jermall (33-0, 22 KOs) posted on social media that he will resume his career.

Last November, Jermall defeated Jose Benavidez Jr. by a ten-round unanimous decision in an unimpressive performance. It had been two years since Charlo had fought, and he looked rusty.

Losing Popularity

Many fans have given up on Jermall and his twin, Jermell Charlo, and they will not be able to regain the fame they had. Their time has passed, and PBC will not be able to turn them into stars.

There is no real word on Jermall fighting at 160 if he returns to that weight. He'd better move up to 168 to try to get himself back in shape for a payday fight against Canelo Alvarez.

Jermall got an opportunity to fight Canelo last year but passed on it and let his twin brother, former undisputed 154-lb champion Jermell Charlo, get the fight. He did badly to Canelo, losing a 12-round unanimous decision, and hasn't been seen since.

Jermall Charlo's best work wins:

– Julian Williams
– Sergiy Derevyanchenko
– Matt Korobov
– Jose Benavidez Jr
– Austin Trout
– Cornelius Bundrage
– Juan Macias Montiel

Reasons to Return

Jermall may be hoping that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh will notice him and pay him a lot of money to fight on one of his cards. If Turki chooses to use Jermall in one of his events on the Riyadh Season cards, hopefully it will be against one of the live dogs.

It's hard to imagine Jermall turning his career around after being inactive for the past three years. The 160-lb division is weak enough for Jermall to win another world title. However, the money he would get fighting the likes of Carlos Adames, Hamzah Sheeraz, and Janibek Alimkhanuly would not appeal to him.

Jermall Charlo's biggest problems are rust, his age, and how poor he looked in his last two fights against Jose Benavidez Jr. and Juan Macias Montiel. Jermall looks like a washed up fighter now. So, even if he retreats, he probably won't do well.

You can't say he won't, but I don't think Jermall will be able to get back to the level he fought in his prime four years ago. He's been very inactive, and if you look at some of the videos he's posted, it doesn't look like he's been living a healthy life.