Boxing Coverage on Sherdog.comBoxing: Showtime to Broadcast 154-Pound Championship Triple-Header on May 21
Cable network Showtime on Saturday announced that it will televise
a massive junior middleweight championship triple-header on May 21,
with three 154-pound titles on the line in one night.
Erislandy Lara, widely regarded as the world’s top junior middleweight, will put his WBA title on the line against former Olympian Vanes Matirosyan. Their bout is a rematch of a spirited battle from 2012 which ended in a draw.
Jermall Charlo will step into the ring to defend his IBF belt against former world champion Austin Trout. Charlo’s twin brother, Jermell Charlo, will lock horns with John Jackson for the WBC version of the title. If victorious, the Charlo brothers would be the first twins in boxing history to hold world titles in the same division simultaneously.
The action will be televised live on Showtime beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Venue and ticket information for the event have not yet been announced.
Erislandy Lara, widely regarded as the world’s top junior middleweight, will put his WBA title on the line against former Olympian Vanes Matirosyan. Their bout is a rematch of a spirited battle from 2012 which ended in a draw.
Jermall Charlo will step into the ring to defend his IBF belt against former world champion Austin Trout. Charlo’s twin brother, Jermell Charlo, will lock horns with John Jackson for the WBC version of the title. If victorious, the Charlo brothers would be the first twins in boxing history to hold world titles in the same division simultaneously.
The action will be televised live on Showtime beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Venue and ticket information for the event have not yet been announced.
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