{"id":627300,"date":"2026-04-24T06:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/627300\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:20:12","slug":"jermell-charlo-calls-out-fundora-eyes-title-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/627300\/","title":{"rendered":"Jermell Charlo Calls Out Fundora, Eyes Title Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll go the Fundora route because we\u2019ve been in talks with Fundora, and I\u2019m working on it with PBC,\u201d said Charlo to Brian Custer\u2019s channel.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed future options are already lined up with Tim Tszyu and Errol Spence Jr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe in talks with Tim Tszyu and Errol Spence. All of them three guys have agreed to fight me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is ambitious language from a fighter who has not competed since losing to Canelo Alvarez in 2023. Charlo turns 36 on May 19, and many fans believe a long layoff should mean a tune-up or contender fight first, not an immediate shot at a champion. Charlo, however, made clear he still views himself as the division\u2019s top man.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, Jermell is basically trying to cash a check from 2022 in a completely different economy. PBC PPV prices have climbed to $75+, and asking fans to shell that out for a guy who hasn\u2019t won a fight since May 2022 is a tough ask. It\u2019s a financial risk for the promoters.<\/p>\n<p>Jermell is used to undisputed\u201dmoney. If he demands a massive guaranteed purse to fight Fundora or Ennis, the math just doesn\u2019t work for a promoter if the buy rate doesn\u2019t break 150k or 200k.<\/p>\n<p>In boxing, three years is an eternity. Since Jermell went quiet, we\u2019ve seen the rise of Xander Zayas and the arrival of \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis at 154.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been saying I\u2019m coming back. I\u2019ve been saying I want my straps,\u201d said Charlo. \u201cNobody beat me for my belts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Promoters aren\u2019t calling because Jermell is low-certainty right now. If a promoter puts him in a main event and he looks like the version of himself that showed up or didn\u2019t show up against Canelo Alvarez, the event is a disaster. Financially, it may be a disaster anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Jermell wants the reward of a champion without the tune-up tax that every other veteran has to pay after a long layoff. In a 2026 landscape filled with young, hungry, and active talent, thinking you can just cut to the front of the line because of what you did four years ago is definitely a bold choice.<\/p>\n<p>If Jermell would just get active, beat some top contenders at 154 like Israil Madrimov, Bakhram Murtazaliev, or Brandon Adams, it would be less of an issue.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"497\">Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the sport\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ll go the Fundora route because we\u2019ve been in talks with Fundora, and I\u2019m working on it with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-627300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}