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title: "Current World Champion Confident Jermell Charlo Beats Canelo: “He’s Hungrier”"
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# Current World Champion Confident Jermell Charlo Beats Canelo: “He’s Hungrier”

Regis Prograis is in the gym awaiting a second defence of his WBC world super lightweight title and in the meantime has shared his views of the upcoming fight between Jermell Charlo and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

[Canleo will defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against southpaw and undisputed junior middleweight champion ‘Mell’ Charlo on September 30 in Las Vegas.](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12912747/canelo-alvarez-to-face-jermell-charlo-in-undisputed-las-vegas-showdown-on-september-30)

The fight announcement came as something of a surprise as it was long thought that Charlo’s twin brother, Jermall, would be the one to get the fight. It will be the first of a three-fight deal Canelo has signed with PBC since moving away from Matchroom and DAZN.

Speaking to [ESNEWS,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=172&v=f4R5tuBg_O4&feature=youtu.be) Prograis breaks down the fight, believing Charlo will get the victory.

> “Man, I think it’s a better fight than Jermall.
>
> Jermell is more hungry right now at this point in his career. Jermall was calling out Floyd a long time ago, didn’t want to fight Canelo, I think Jermell is naturally the bigger fighter, taller, he fights at 154 but still I think Jermell is the bigger fighter and Jermell is super hungry, super motivated, super confident.
>
> I said man, you gonna beat Canelo.”

Charlo is now 33 years old and as of yet has never competed above 154 pounds. Alvarez, meanwhile, despite being 4 inches shorter and with a 2½-inch reach disadvantage, has won legitimate titles as high up as 175lbs.

Canelo’s last outing was a successful defence of all four of the world super middleweight titles against John Ryder in May this year, and Charlo was last out in May the previous year with a knockout win over Brian Carlos Castano to retain all four of his world super welterweight belts.

It is an intriguing match-up that Liam Smith – the last opponent Canelo faced at super welterweight when he won his WBO world title – [can only see ending with the Mexican getting his hand raised.](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/liam-smith-canelo-charlo-prediction/)