Barclay Center, Brooklyn New York
By Minnie Larry
WBC interim middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo (28-0, 21 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Southpaw journeymen Matt Korobov (28-2, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Korobov was a game opponent who relied on angles to confound the champ. while the champ would rely on his jab and stiff right to disrupt Korobov’s rhythm.
Charlo gave Korobov all he could handle for the first eleven rounds. Charlo finally rocked Korobov in the last round. Scores were 119-108, 116-112, 116-112 all in favor of Charlo.
Co Main event:
In what would be the most surprising moment of the evening, Tony Harrison (28-2, 21KOs) was crowned The New Super Welterweight champion, after dethroning former undefeated Jermell “Ironman” Charlo (31-1, 15KOs). The crowd inside as well as outside Barclays Center was aghast to hear the unanimous decision given to the clear, inevitable loser of the match.
The younger Charlo began the bout in an a-typical style, starting as the aggressor, not feeling his opponent out. However, Jermell kept the pressure up chasing his opponent around and landing more shots for most of the night. Harrison did put in some work, ending the 5th with an overhand right to the top of Charlo’s head. Scores were 116-112, 115-113×2 in favor of the Detroit native.
Other Action:
The Heavyweights Dominic Breazeale (20-1, 18KOs) and Carlos Negron (20-2, 16KOs) lit the spark for an exciting night of boxing inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. By the 2nd round, Negron took the upper hand literally, landing 11 of 19 shots. The 3rd became overheated when both combatants continued the fight beyond the bell, nearly causing a ruckus inside the arena. Breazeale takes hold of the reigns, catching Negron straight flush to close out the 4th.
Both would display unsportsmanlike conduct and would be warned throughout the match about “fighting dirty,” by referee Author Mercante.
Round 9 in a brutal display of power, a Breazeale overhand right sent spit and blood flying from Negron’s unsuspecting left- side, landing his head and body between different ropes, ultimately ending the fight. Time was 1:37 of Round 9 of a scheduled 10 Rd match up.
*To make things even more interesting, Breazeale looked to the crowd, found Deontay Wilder, and called him out. He is now Wilder’s mandatory.
