{"id":790871,"date":"2026-07-10T07:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/790871\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:11:10","slug":"jermall-charlo-targets-jaime-munguia-after-comeback-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/790871\/","title":{"rendered":"Jermall Charlo Targets Jaime Munguia After Comeback Fight"},"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>The former WBC middleweight champion will end his lengthy layoff when he faces Koen Mazoudier on the July 25 undercard of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu in Sydney, Australia. If Charlo is victorious, he says he\u2019d welcome a move to super middleweight to challenge WBA champion Jaime Munguia.<\/p>\n<p>Charlo made it clear that Munguia is one of the names he likes for his next fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s a good fight for me,\u201d said Jermall to The Ring.<\/p>\n<p>The matchup would mark Charlo\u2019s first bid for a world title at 168 pounds. After spending years as one of boxing\u2019s top middleweights, the 36-year-old has fought only twice since June 2021, defeating Jose Benavidez Jr. by unanimous decision in November 2023 and Thomas LaManna in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Jermall\u2019s inactivity has left questions about where he stands against the division\u2019s elite, making the Mazoudier fight a crucial test before any title opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Munguia captured the WBA super middleweight title earlier this year and has quickly established himself as one of the division\u2019s leading names. A victory over Mazoudier could put Jermall in position to pursue that fight, provided negotiations can be reached.<\/p>\n<p>Charlo first has to defeat Mazoudier in Australia after another lengthy layoff. If he can shake off the rust with an impressive victory, a move to 168 pounds and a shot at Munguia\u2019s WBA title could quickly become a realistic option.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jermall Charlo tells The Ring he likes the idea of a fight with WBA super middleweight champion Jaime Munguia \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>Charlo makes his comeback against Koen Mazoudier on the undercard of Errol Spence vs Tim Tszyu later this month in Australia \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QPz6Iwi3Pw\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QPz6Iwi3Pw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/2075398359867654407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/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<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former WBC middleweight champion will end his lengthy layoff when he faces Koen Mazoudier on the July&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-790871","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\/790871","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=790871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}