Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN ‘Charlo vs. Alcine’ Results & Play-by-Play

Tony Harrison vs. Cecil McCalla

Round 1

arrison comes right out with a series of stiff left jabs. McCalla is pretty stationary early, allowing his foe to dictate the pace. Nice jab to the belly from Harrison after popping the Baltimore fighter in the face. McCalla is eating jab after jab, eventually settling into an almost exclusively defensive shell. A couple of left hooks after the jab for Harrison and then a straight right upstairs. Nice right to the ribs from the Detroit fighter, who is in complete control of the action. McCalla might have thrown five punches in the entire round as he was getting jabbed to death for three minutes. 10-9 Harrison.

Round 2

McCalla fires off a nice double jab quickly into the frame, but he’s countered by three by Harrison. The Detroit rep continues to rip his foe with the jab and sporadic shots downstairs. McCalla remains almost entirely defensive, trying to figure out when and how to counter. A short left hook from Harrison as McCalla tries coming in, but the Baltimore-area pugilist take sit well. A decent right uppercut late from McCalla, but Harrison comes right back with a pair of jabs. A brief exchange ends the round. 10-9 Harrison.

Round 3

Several jabs from Harrison open the round. McCalla walks into a right to the face as he ducks down, trying to get inside. Hard left hook downstairs from Harrison, who comes right back with a jab and right to the dome. Jab-jab-jab from Harrison, who is in complete control. Very little action late as McCalla can’t get his hands going. 10-9 Harrison.

Round 4

Several jabs from Harrison open the round. McCalla walks into a right to the face as he ducks down, trying to get inside. Hard left hook downstairs from Harrison, who comes right back with a jab and right to the dome. Jab-jab-jab from Harrison, who is in complete control. Very little action late as McCalla can’t get his hands going. 10-9 Harrison

Round 5

Harrison picks up where he left off, jamming his jam down McCalla’s throat. McCalla starts to pick up the pace slightly a minute in, but Harrison is still picking him apart from the outside. A couple of rights to the body from Tony. Harrison continues to rake his foe from every angle but he’s not doing any real damage. McCalla just him around, swallowing the jab. 10-9 Harrison

Round 6

There is a little swelling around the left eye of McCalla, who tosses out a punch every once in a while. Harrison continues to stick his opponent with the jab and has no need to take any risks. McCalla misses a right and left to the body because he lets his hands go from way too far outside. Another series of jabs fro Harrison, who cracks his foe with a hard right to the jaw with 45 seconds left. Harrison shrugs him off at the bell, trying to get him to engage. 10-9 Harrison.

Round 7

More jabs from Harrison early. McCalla picks up his pace slightly, walking after his opponent with a hint of desperation. Harrison remains calm, easily popping McCalla with nothing but jabs. Very little action with a minute left. McCalla isn’t doing anything that will potentially change his fortunes. Harrison is getting restless late from the lack of offense form the Baltimore fighter. 10-9 Harrison

Round 8

Calvin Ford, McCalla’s trainer, admits that he has no idea what’s going on in his fighter’s head right now. He said he is following his own gameplan. Meanwhile, Harrison isn’t threatened in the least, repeatedly filling McCalla’s food funnel with his gloves. Scattered showers of body blows from the Kronk fighter, but nothing from McCalla comes in retaliation. Several jabs and a right to the grill from Harrison at the bell. 10-9 Harrison.

Round 9

After tasting another platter of jabs, McCalla walks into a lead right but he takes it fine. Hard overhand right explodes on Harrison’s jaw and he’s rocked. Hs knees have turned to gelatin and McCalla is all over him. There is two minutes left and Harrison is in survival mode. McCalla can’t close him out and after about a minute, Harrison gets back on track and digs a few thudding shots to the body and, of course, the jab. McCalla pins his foe on the ropes and slugs away. Harrison drops his hands, acting tough, but McCalla is swarming him. Harrison jams a right to the temple and now McCalla is rocked at the bell. Great action as the round ends. 10-9 McCalla.

Round 10

McCalla obviously needs a knockout in order to win this and his corner is laying into him, yelling at him to go for broke. He’s relentless early, but Harrison has a clean head and keeps his foe at bay. The Baltimore fighter is looking to get inside, but he keeps running into the jab. Harrison is back in total control with 90 seconds left, using his jab to stay safe. With 45 seconds left, mcCalla is going for broke, swinging for the fences. Laser of a right to the jaw from McCalla, but he runs out of time. 10-9 McCalla.

The Official Result

Tony Harrison def. Cecil McCalla via Unanimous Decision (100-90, 98-92, 98-92) R10, 3:00

Jermell Charlo vs. Joachim Alcine

Round 1

Quite a bit of posturing early as they jockey for position and toss out a few rangy jabs. Beautiful one-two from Charlo snaps Alcine’s head back. Jab, right, left hook by Charlo, who is twice as fast as the 39-year-old Haitian. Another sizzling one-two from the younger Charlo and this could be a short night for both fighters. Another right to the melon by Charlo, which follows a partially-blocked left hook. A couple jabs from Alcine close the round. 10-9 Charlo.

Round 2

Charlo fires off a few stiff jabs immediately into the stanza. A three-punch combo to the head precedes a right to the body from the Houston native. Alcine lands a decent right to the head, but Jermell comes right back with a left-right of his own. A sizzling lead right behind the ear of Alcine, who is increasingly sinking deeper and deeper into these waters. Charlo has a nice rhythm going behind his jab. A few jabs from the local kid close the round. 10-9 Charlo.

Round 3

A triple jab from Charlo opens the round before he tags his foe with a powerful right to the jaw. Alcine shake it off and comes right at the young man, but he can’t get his punches off. A series of jabs set up another snazzy right to the head and Alcine’s legs wobble slight at the midway point. He clear his head quickly after tying the Houstonian up. They trade left hooks, but neither lands cleanly. Charlo nails him with a hard left hook and Alcine is shaken. Charlo doesn’t pounce and instead cracks him with another counter just before the bell. 10-9 Charlo.

Round 4

A couple of jabs set up another nice right to the ear from Charlo. Alcine is hanging tough as he’s not caving in, but Charlo is dominating him. Charlos blasts him with a lead right, but he stumbles over Alcine’s feet and falls. It’s ruled a slip. Hard left to the body and then a left hook to the face by Charlo. A lead right and then a flurry to the head buzzes Alcine, but stays in there, ready to go. Another left and right upstairs from Charlo at the bell. 10-9 Charlo.

Round 5

A four-punch combo to the head from Charlo right away, but Alcine is undaunted. Alcine comes with a double left hook to the body. They trade blows but Charlo drills him with a left hook to the guts. The Haitian is showing a sturdy beard, taking some powerful shots at the midway point. Jermell pops his foe with a nice overhand right before reeling off four more jabs. It’s all Charlo at the bell. 10-9 Charlo.

Round 6

Alcine backs into the ropes after a jab and then he's drilled by two rights to the chin. Alcine falls almost through the ropes but he is able to beat Jon Schorle's count. He continues, but he's not backing down. Charlo is looking to end things now and smacks his doe with another torch of a right hand. Alcine tries to trade with him, but a final laser-guided right finds its home on Alcine's jaw. The Haitian stumbles toward the ropes and Buddy McGrirt, his trainer, throws in the towel. Schorle is already en route to jumping in anyway, and the fight is over.

The Official Result

Jermell Charlo def. Joachim Alcine via TKO (ref stoppage) R6, 1:21