Jermall Charlo will battle Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna at tremendous middleweight on the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Lamont Roach undercard on December 14th on the Toyota Heart in Houston, Texas.
LaManna (38-5-1, 17 KOs) isn’t a top-tier contender at 168 and is usually identified to followers for his first-round knockout loss to Erislandy Lara on Might 1, 2021. Since then, LaManna has gained his final eight fights in opposition to obscure lower-level opposition that even hardcore boxing followers have by no means heard of.
LaManna’s credentials have gotten the eye of Jermall Charlo, who will likely be utilizing him to get the ring rust out from an extended layoff. This battle has a twin function for Jermall as a result of it’s an important showcase alternative for him to appear to be gold within the eyes of the followers, as he’ll rating an early knockout within the first few rounds.
If Jermall appears good in his battle in opposition to LaManna, he’ll get chosen by three-belt tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez for his subsequent battle in Might 2025. Canelo needed to battle Jermall in 2023, however he wasn’t able to go then. As a substitute, his twin brother, Jermell Charlo, took the battle with Canelo and carried out terribly in a one-sided 12-round unanimous loss.
At this level in his profession, Mexican celebrity Canelo is specializing in solely sure-thing fights in opposition to well-known however comparatively innocent opponents. Jermall would match that class fairly properly if he appears good in opposition to LaManna on December 14th.
Former two-division world champion Jermall (33-0, 22 KOs) had been talked about as preventing Demetrius Andrade subsequent on the Tank-Roach undercard on December 14th, however that’s modified.
In hindsight, it was an excessive amount of to hope for followers to consider the 34-year-old Jermall would take a dangerous battle in opposition to the slick boxer/puncher Andrade coming off a year-long layoff since his final battle in opposition to Jose Benavidez Jr. on November 25, 2023.
Charlo has been too inactive within the final three years, preventing simply as soon as, for him to face a proficient fighter like the previous two-division world champion Demetrius Andrade.
Jermall Charlo’s Inactivity
Thomas LaManna: 13 months
Jose Benavidez Jr: 29 months
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— Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (@Cornflakeboxing) October 10, 2024
