- 6/1/2025
Watch the full fight between undefeated WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo and challenger Thomas LaManna in this action-packed boxing showdown! 🔥
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00:00protect yourself at all times punches jamal punches punches right here are not considered low
00:07punches right here are not considered low touch them up good luck lamana's goal written across
00:13the t-shirt he wore into the ring he wants to shock the world a prohibitive underdog
00:19but that's why they fight indeed and this is a kid who's been a boxing lifer comes from a boxing
00:25family his father a a manager a promoter we know cornflake himself is a regional promoter
00:31but this is the biggest fight of his career let's see what the kid can do charlo reuniting with his
00:37first amateur trainer highland williams senior who also led him in the early stages of his career
00:43no longer working with ronnie shields also has former two division champ one of his favorite
00:48fighters juan guzman helping out in the corner and we are underway round one scheduled for 10
00:53at 168 pounds after another long layoff what kind of questions need to be answered early for jamal
01:02charla bc well definitely when we're talking about ring rust which is in some ways unavoidable you got
01:08to be timed and the timing of that jab has to be a big thing the footwork just the comfort level he
01:13showed that a couple years back in 2023 against jose benavides jr that he quickly adjusted to that
01:19and abner and abner's jab more than a setup it is a weapon in fact he dropped cornelius bundridge with
01:25a jab when he became a 154 pound champion and then in one of his better title defenses he dropped julian
01:31williams with a jab so a very powerful weapon and really one of the best sticks in the sport and
01:38right on cue right there charlo lanning a stiff jab to lamana's face and yes that's the key for him
01:45that's the opener for everything the lead jab and the combinations behind that and when charlo is at
01:51his best as well bc's when he has that chip on his shoulder when he brings venom to his punches when
01:56when he's main look it's the rare not just fighter but athlete of professional sports who can almost
02:02perform better when they're angry when they have something to prove that's what jamal charlo has
02:07this fight and let's say something for cornflake lamana he's pressed charlo's buttons at times in
02:12the buildup he's been passive aggressive he's been sort of using the layoff against charlo all that
02:17doesn't matter though when they touch gloves and here we are but charlo's got to make sure that
02:22he reminds everybody that with the unbeaten record he's still the hitman
02:25yeah lamana doing total the opposite of what i thought he was going to do in this first round
02:31which was pressure charlo make him feel uncomfortable he's letting charlo get off
02:37with that jab and charlo never in a rush he's a patient creditor has a high iq can adjust to
02:45whatever his opponent gives him and you see the the effect of that jab already look at the redness
02:50around the forehead and nose of lamana yeah lamana's got to be careful what comes behind that jab that
02:56stiff right hand powerful right hand also from charlo yes style defined by precision patience and
03:02punishing intent a sharpshooting boxer puncher doesn't waste motion everything is measured everything
03:09matters and as we mentioned he applies pressure without chasing using footwork and a high guard
03:15defense to stay safe while breaking opponents down and you know he was once criticized for his low output but
03:21we did see it against martia and against jehose benavides jr where there's definitely been an uptick
03:28in the offensive department in terms of punches thrown
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04:06downstairs let's see what he's doing all right how you feel keep downloading information don't give
04:12give away nothing nothing free
04:21looking good son keep it up one round at a time
04:27charlo's trainer highland william cedar wants him to continue downloading data and we thought it would
04:32take about three or four rounds to to try to find his rhythm his timing shed whatever ring rust there might
04:38be and uh for lamana's corner he does they don't want him standing in front of charlo use the jab
04:44and move and there's the double jab from charlo and we we talk about offense well in that first round
04:52charlo was 10 of 31 lamana 2 of 24 neither landed a power punch so very much a a cautious start that was a
05:00nice jab right there by lamana he's jabbing with charlo and you want to ski you want to continue to do that
05:05if you're lamana that's his best skill working that jab being active using footwork to turn you
05:11but also being smart on the inside he should hold against charlo in my opinion try to frustrate him
05:16frustrated try to really just get under his skin like he did in the build-up to this fight at times
05:21yeah you got to make it an ugly fight at times if you're lamana you got to make charlo feel
05:25uncomfortable definitely and doubt himself again he's coming back after a year and a half we talk about
05:30charlo going last three fights without a knockout of course now moving up to 168 pounds uh the power
05:38coming with him and we'll have to wait and see because he's 33 and 0 with 22 knockouts really the
05:45most comprehensive the greatest performance of his career was against sergey derby and chenco the
05:49three-time title challenger and one of the most complete performances of jamal charlo's career
05:54and uh while lamana on the run trying to avoid the punishing jab of charlo and charlo sticks it
06:03right in his face and that jab has created some swelling around the left eye of lamana something
06:08to monitor and he needs to stay off the ropes yeah and as a fighter once you start feeling yourself
06:13once you start start seeing that your punches are landing that's it it's over and that's what's
06:17happening right now charlo is feeling that his punches are landing he's not missing at all charlo told us
06:23one mistake by lamana and it will be lights out just over a minute left here in the second
06:32great right hand counter punch right there by charlo
06:38i talked about charlo becoming a busier fighter not the case so far here in the early stages
06:46and charlo told us about the reunion with his old original trainer
06:50hallelujah senior it was about the mentality the comfortability the way that they talk to each
06:54other he did still say the legendary trainer ronnie shields they're still on great terms they can
06:58reunite at any time but let's see what this new chapter brings with an old face in the corner there
07:05he said he wanted to go back to his roots and then the roots of his professional career was uh as a
07:09pretty decent knockout artist so and and you know according to the odds and everyone you ask i mean
07:15thomas lamana taylor made for uh a guy like charlo to record a knockout win um despite lamana's momentum
07:23and the nine fight win streak uh nowhere near the level of opposition that charlo presents here tonight
07:38hey let me get in
07:45take your time don't rest yourself okay let it come to you
07:52but then all that is all going to be based on the jab okay you can start being a little bit
07:57busier with it for me okay
08:00and now right hand's starting to get through you talking with that good right hand and the hook
08:08small headbutt no damn
08:15how you feel
08:25okay hey
08:32lamana's trainer reggie lloyd telling his fighter charlo's too slow you're letting them have success he's
08:39again wait to see yeah i don't know about him being slow i mean he was able to the counter with the
08:45right hand charlo oh here's an aggressive start by lamana
08:52resets and eats the jab from charlo see that looping right hand by lamana those are the risks you got to
08:59take you got to go out there and throw bombs if you're lamana this is a big opportunity for you
09:04it's not that charlo has a sisal style but the jab setting up the big right hand it is hard to deal with when you
09:24you figure in his timing his explosiveness he's starting to show a little bit of that old hitman here
09:30the way he's setting that up
09:38there's a bedroom
09:49ready to go
09:52lamana goes down for the fifth time in his career here in round three
09:57lamana is caught under the left eye from that punch that knocked him down
10:03the timing's back the power's back from charlo
10:17and it's not that charlo doesn't throw enough he throws just enough and the right punches
10:22well he doesn't waste punches and he's not being made to play for that because of the
10:28impact of these big shots on lamana
10:34under a minute now left in the third
10:37lamana finds himself cornered the jab and the right hand down corner by charlo
10:43lamana trying to stand his ground showing some bravado under fire
10:48and that's shouting more throwing if you're lamana also be careful what you're asking for from the hitman
10:56there's a jab the counter jab by charlo
11:00lamana is trying to fight back after going down he's not gun shy isn't running away now resetting utilizing
11:07lateral movement
11:10and that's exactly how you cut off the ring you're not just chasing him charlo's cutting off the ring
11:15putting you behind the ropes and lamana is just so survival mode right now
11:29so
11:44okay listen to me you ain't gotta look at me just listen to me listen to me
11:46Listen to me, Blake, this motherfucker is too slow, and he's lazy, and you're letting him take the fight.
11:53He's lazy, all he's doing is just stepping.
11:56I need you to pop that fucking jab, stepping around.
12:00Do you understand me?
12:01I need you to pop that jab.
12:03He's lazy, I doubt that.
12:05Here's a replay on how the knockdown happened.
12:07The stick jab, the perfect timing of the right hand.
12:11One right hand, he misses with the hook there,
12:14but he follows up with the overhand right, Charlo.
12:17A fighter that has been out for a year and a half and showing no ring rush whatsoever.
12:23Beautiful overhand right by Charlo, right in the temple.
12:28Charlo fighting poised, but fighting mean, and that is flashes of the old Charlo.
12:34Good to see after everything he's been through outside of the ring to come back like this inside of it.
12:39Beginning of round four, scheduled for 10 at 168 pounds.
12:44Romana's face definitely showing the receipts of taking the power of Charlo,
12:55but he hasn't quit on himself.
12:57Still in there trying to plant seeds behind that jab and work back into the fight.
13:03I think he's got to pressure.
13:05He's got to push Charlo back.
13:07I'm just going backwards, and he's giving Charlo the momentum, letting him get off first.
13:14Charlo's stocking.
13:15Lamana just misses with the left hook.
13:21There's a stick jab that lands for Charlo.
13:24Another jab.
13:25If you're Lamana, you want to time that jab.
13:34I know it's easier to set than done, but if they feel like he's too slow, they time the jab.
13:40Counterpunch on top of it.
13:45Charlo wanting to set that trap and land that counter right.
13:48There's a...
13:49Ooh, that was a good counter behind that.
13:52That's not my name.
13:53That's by Charlo.
14:03Abner, how important at this point of Jermal's career do you think it is to get rounds tonight?
14:08Really important.
14:09He talked about it in interviews.
14:11He said, I want some rounds.
14:12And it seems like he's taking his time.
14:14There's no rush in Charlo.
14:16He knows he's landing every single shot.
14:18And yet the pressure is on him to make a statement with an emphatic victory.
14:23Right, Abner?
14:24Yes, there is also.
14:26But again, it's barely the fourth round.
14:28You already got a knockdown.
14:29You've hurt Lamana many times.
14:31So right now, it's just a matter of when, to be honest.
14:34Under a minute left here in round four.
14:49To echo what Abner said earlier about the twin brothers, the Charlo twins, reuniting.
14:54They've always been each other's biggest fans in a lot of ways.
14:57But they can be rivals.
14:59They can push each other's buttons.
15:00And it's heartwarming to see the love rekindle between them, knowing that they're both on
15:05the comeback trail.
15:08Lamana Buffer did not go down.
15:12But was hurt by that shot from Charlo.
15:1515 seconds left here in the fourth frame.
15:19The left hand, not just as a jab, as a hook.
15:22Hurts Lamana.
15:23All right, let's take a look back at what just transpired today.
15:42The Lamana's gloves touched the canvas after the left.
15:46It didn't seem like it did.
15:47It buckled him, definitely.
15:49Oh, no.
15:50Great knees there from, uh, and balance from Lamana.
16:02Nope, did not touch the canvas.
16:09There is.
16:10Ooh, the left knee in the back.
16:11The left knee in the, in the very bottom.
16:16The, they are officially calling it a knockdown.
16:19That's the sixth.
16:22After further review, referee Mark Nelson, indicating to us that, yes, indeed, it is a knockdown.
16:29So the second knockdown of the fight.
16:31And the sixth time that Thomas Lamana's been down in his career.
16:35Yeah, we, I was so focused on the glove touching the canvas that we, I missed that his knee touched the canvas.
16:43So, yeah, official knockdown.
16:45Could have used the expediency on that replay situation earlier this year in the Big Tank Davis-Lamont-Roach matchup.
16:52Look at that jab, it started with one, two jabs.
16:57Now you're double, tripling, tripling the jab.
17:00Talking about Charlo.
17:04So Lamana's been down in round three due to an overhand right by Charlo and then went down in round four due to the left.
17:11Look at that pressure punch, Charlo.
17:17He's right in front of you.
17:20Not a lot of, not a lot of punches though.
17:22For just the right, left, and with power.
17:25A little check left hand wobbled Lamana.
17:31And so far, Charlo has landed twice as many jabs as Lamana has landed punches.
17:38And the jab, Lamana's down for the third time.
17:41Now the question is, did Charlo get enough rounds now to fill himself and get Lamana out?
18:01Charlo has dropped Lamana in rounds three, four, and now five.
18:06This isn't just about the comeback of Jamal Charlo.
18:12We know there could be big business in the near future with the likes of the main eventer and Caleb Plant.
18:18So far though, Big Charlo, it seems to be back and seems to be handling his business.
18:23Yeah, it doesn't seem like he wants to get him out in this row, Charlo, waiting.
18:43Lamana's having fun in there, but it is kind of hard to talk when you're this far behind.
18:48It's frustrating, though, as of Lamana not being able to do anything really in this fight.
18:54And it's all my time.
18:59You get the feeling like one more knockdown might be enough for the referee to step in here.
19:04Absolutely.
19:06Lamana purely trying to stay on his feet at this stage.
19:11Body shot from Charlo, Lamana, using his feet to try to avoid the attack.
19:17He needs to get off the ropes.
19:20Lateral movement.
19:21The ever-patient Charlo continues to just measure Lamana.
19:27Right hand by Lamana brings out a smile from Charlo.
19:30The champ, though, back Lamana.
19:32The match.
19:33The match.
19:53Blake.
19:55You make sure to keep your hands up when you're stepping around?
19:57I don't know.
19:58Huh?
19:59I don't know.
19:59Huh?
20:00I need you to keep them hands up while we're stepping around, all right?
20:06And here we're going to see a replay on how exactly the knockdown was.
20:12And again, the right hand in between the gloves of LaMana.
20:17Not a clean shot.
20:19It was right on top of the glove, but enough power to get LaMana off balance and knock him down.
20:26And in that last round, the last seconds, he went hurt.
20:29He was hurt going into that corner, LaMana.
20:32It may just be a matter of time before Jamal Charlo closes the show and his return here in Las Vegas to a new weight class.
20:41And they are taking a look at Thomas LaMana.
20:45That's a heck of a shirt on the ringside.
20:47Doctor, where's Joe Goose?
20:49Listen, doctor recommendation.
20:52We're stopping the fight.
20:59Charlo dropping LaMana three times.
21:08And here at the start of round six, the fight has been stopped.
21:14Charlo returns.
21:16Improves to 34-0 with his 23rd knockout win.
21:20Listen, even though I don't agree on the stoppage, it was just a matter of time, really.
21:26It was Charlo landing, jabs, right hands, power shots every given moment.
21:32And it was just really a matter of time.
21:35LaMana was already hurt.
21:46And you can see from Charlo a little bit of frustration.
21:49He perhaps wanted to go a little bit more routes.
21:51But then again, a great performance.
21:54A little bit of ring rust, but not enough to catch my eye and say, you know what?
21:58He didn't look good.
21:59Charlo is back.
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22:38So Jamal Charlo doing his part to set up that grudge match later this year against Caleb Plant.
22:43Dropping Thomas LaMana three times before the fight is stopped.
22:49Here before we got round six going.
22:53Yeah, during the fight, really, there was no urgency of getting a knockout stoppage just yet from Charlo.
23:11But again, here we see a demonstration of the power jab that he is known by.
23:17Stiff jab in the right hand.
23:21Opening up the guard in the overhand right that wobbled there and got LaMana off balance.
23:26There he is again, hurt.
23:28And as every right hand that Charlo was throwing, that was hurting LaMana.
23:35LaMana attempted to throw and land an overhand hook.
23:39But it was him that took a hook to the face.
23:42He got buckled there.
23:44A straight right hand in between the gloves to get LaMana down off balance.
23:49And here is where the referee said it was enough.
23:52On the doctor's recommendation, much to the chagrin of Thomas LaMana, his nine-fight win streak is history.
23:59Suffers his sixth defeat as we look at the CompuBox stats at the time of the stoppage.
24:05Nothing really jumping out at you here, Abner, when you look at the numbers.
24:08But Charlo dropping LaMana three times and getting his 23rd knockout win.
24:14Let's go to Jimmy Lennon Jr. to make it official.
24:21Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time of one second of round number six.
24:26A referee in charge, Mark Nelson stops the contest upon advice of the ringside physician.
24:32He is the winner by way of technical knockout and still undefeated,
24:37Jamal Hitman Charlo.
24:42And Jamal Charlo will be speaking to Brian Campbell.
24:51It may not have been the stoppage you were looking for in terms of cleanness,
24:55but headline Las Vegas, Big Charlo is back.
24:58How do you feel?
24:59Man, it feels good to be back.
25:01First off, I want to thank God for putting me in this position.
25:04I want to thank Al Hammond for always believing in me.
25:06Lewis Okubas for checking on me.
25:08My mom, my dad, my brother, everyone who's still behind me.
25:11Man, I love y'all.
25:13It goes on, man.
25:14I'm back.
25:15I'm back.
25:16You know, you got to go through things to get better.
25:19And it's a better me.
25:20Look, it was inspirational after everything you've been through just to be in here.
25:24But you know the critics are looking at your boxing ability.
25:26From my vantage point, the timing was back.
25:29How did you feel from a ring rust standpoint?
25:31Man, I felt good.
25:33I took a trip out to Guinea and West Africa and hung out with my people in Ecuador, Guinea.
25:41And I got to work.
25:42And I knew my timing was there.
25:43Shout out to H.
25:44Shout out to the president, the first lady.
25:46I want to thank y'all for always believing in me.
25:48And, you know, thank everybody on my team, man.
25:51I'm happy.
25:51I don't have to tell you, there's a lot of talk out there of maybe a potential super
25:56fight between you and Caleb Plant, who's in tonight's main event.
26:01What sort of statement do you think you made tonight about your standing of that potential
26:06matchup?
26:06I was more so focused on this fight, getting this fight out the way.
26:10But, yeah, they know what it is.
26:13They know where I'm at.
26:14I want my leg back.
26:14You know what's going down.
26:15There's been talk this week in boxing circles that boxing's more fun when the Charlo twins
26:21are on top, when they're active.
26:23What can we look forward to now in your future inside the ring?
26:27You know, just to stay relevant, no more dark places, and keep my head straight.
26:32And, you know, I just want to encourage everyone in the world, you know, keep God first.
26:37Keep God first.
26:37Oh, Charlo is done.
26:39Jermel Charlo, quickly, he gave you a lot of credit for being one of the reasons he got
26:43up off the canvas in life and got back here.
26:45How do you rate your brother's performance?
26:48It's about timing.
26:49It's about getting back on.
26:50It's about having the fun.
26:51It's about being where he is right now.
26:53We're not here trying to worry about what, you know, rushing it, trying to be in.
26:58I know the fans want to see us.
26:59I know the fans want us back.
27:01But life is life, you know what I mean?
27:03We've got to get life together first so we can do this for y'all.
27:05And I'm proud of my brother's name.
27:07This could be the beginning of a Charlo brothers comeback in 2025.
27:11Congratulations.
27:12Thank you a lot.
27:13Thank you, fans.
27:13I love you to wear our lines only.
27:15Let's throw it back to ringside and Mauro Ranallo.
27:19All right, Brian.
27:20Thank you very much.
27:21And coming up on July 19, it's the return of boxing's only eight-division champion, Manny Pac-Man
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