Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-23, Jermell Charlo vs Jorge Cota gets three stars thanks to a good finish.The former Wbc light-Mw champion Jermell Charlo entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jaime Munguia) but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Tony Harrison in December 2018 (Jermell Charlo vs Tony Harrison); before this bout, in June 2018, he had beat Austin Trout (Jermell Charlo vs Austin Trout).
His opponent, Jorge Cota (who replaces Tony Harrison), has an official record of 28-3-0 (25 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class. He also lost his last bout, against Jeison Rosario in April 2019, but before this fight, in 2018, he had defeated Euri Gonzalez. Charlo vs Cota is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-06-23
Where: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg)
Charlo’s previous fight: Jermell Charlo vs Tony Harrison
Charlo’s next fight: Tony Harrison vs Jermell Charlo 2
Charlo vs Cota full fight video:
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Official highlights
Very good knock out. However, in my opinion, the referee was lenient since Cota after first knock down did no show a positive sign of recovery going down again only after the first punch he received.