Showtime Boxing results, most notable: Jermall Carlo retains title through decision on Juan Macias Montiel

If Saturday’s Jermall Charlo WBC middleweight champion’s home defense was supposed to be an easy showcase fight, no one would have bothered anyone with the unknown Juan Macias Montiel.

Even though Carlo (32-0, 22 KO), who made the decision unanimously in the books, made the fourth defense of the 160-pound title, Montiel (22-5-2, 22 KO) exceeded expectations. walking around the horrible penalty and arranging a late rally, cutting Charlo over his right eye and facing the gas station.

In the end, Carlo kept himself to take home 118-109, 119-109 and 120-108 points inside the Toyota center in Houston after shaking Montiel several times in the first rounds, but he couldn’t finish. The fight was the main event of the Premier Boxing Champions Card.

“It took a real warrior to join me and [Montiel] each round was fought as hard as possible, “said Charlok.” I wanted to fight for what I hit. I love that spirit and it will be great. ”

Charlo, 31, the twin brother of joint junior middleweight champion Jermell, relied on his power and body shots to easily control the first half of the fight. According to CompiBox, Montiel went 12 knockouts out, with a difference of 258 to 127.

But the unorthodox Montiel, a 27-year-old Mexican man, changed his habits and had an almost zombie-like ability to keep coming around the corner and take harsh punishments. The constant pressure forced Charles to give up his blow and negotiate with Montiel as Montiel hoped to achieve something dramatic in the second half of the fight.

“I needed a fight at this level and I know that with this experience, I will later become a world champion,” Montiel said. “Like all Mexicans, we’re going to die in line. I did a great job and as I say, long live Mexico.”

Montiel’s 8th and 9th body shots seemed to hurt Charles. On the 9th day, Montiel also cut Charlo over the eye with a short hook.

“No, I was never worried. I thought the best fighters in the world make the best adjustments,” Carlo said. “We have to adjust and that’s why we’re still here. That’s why June 19th is a federal holiday now. That’s why we’re still here. I knew he was putting in that work. He put that work in to fight me.

“I saw people behind me. My city was behind me and I put it on my back. I went to work.”

Although Charles avoided going late, he showed that his best shots were not able to put or finish Montiel on the ground.

Asked if he can climb to 168 pounds in search of bigger names after the fight, Carlo said no and said his focus is to compete against other middleweight champions, with references to Gennadiy Golovkin and Demetrius Andrade.

“It’s 160 in my weight distribution. I want to unite. I want to win Golovkin, I want to bring him to Houston,” Charlok said. “I want to bring Canelo here to Houston if he wants to get 160. He’s about to make a Golovkin [against titleholder Ryoto Murata] so maybe we can fight for all of those belts if he wins. The other [Andrade] he is hidden in the weeds, so we will not worry about him. There is a difference between hunting and hunting and we are hunting. ”