{"id":480475,"date":"2026-02-17T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480475\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:29:08","slug":"charlo-nears-wba-title-fight-with-resendiz-at-168-lbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480475\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlo Nears WBA Title Fight With Resendiz At 168 Lbs"},"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\/ca\/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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Charlo, now 35, has fought only twice in the last five years, and neither win established him as a real factor in the division. His victories over Thomas LaManna and Jose Benavidez Jr. came against fighters who were not viewed as serious threats to win a world title. Those fights kept his record intact, but they did not move him closer to earning a championship opportunity through competition.<\/p>\n<p>Title shot without eliminator<\/p>\n<p>Boxing insider Fernando Sabatini reported the fight is likely to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to what I found out and what it seems to me, it\u2019s very likely that the fight they announce next Thursday or Friday will be Armando Res\u00e9ndiz vs. Jermall Charlo,\u201d Sabatini wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FerSabatiniBox\/status\/2023529142856413270\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The opening emerged after negotiations between Resendiz and Jaime Munguia collapsed. Munguia was removed from the fight after reportedly pricing himself out, forcing Resendiz\u2019s team to look for a replacement opponent. Charlo became the easiest solution because both fighters operate under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, which removes promotional resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Resendiz earned his position by beating Caleb Plant over twelve rounds, a win that immediately elevated his standing in the division. Charlo has not beaten anyone at that level since moving up to super middleweight. That difference explains why this fight exists because of availability and name recognition, not because Charlo forced his way into contention.<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory still waiting<\/p>\n<p>The WBA\u2019s No. 1 contender, Bektemir Melikuziev, remains technically first in line, but his scheduled fight this weekend creates flexibility for the sanctioning body. Melikuziev\u2019s activity allows the WBA to approve Resendiz vs. Charlo first, especially if the winner agrees to face Melikuziev afterward.<\/p>\n<p>From a business standpoint, the fight is easy to finalize because both fighters are under the same promotional structure. From a sporting standpoint, Charlo is receiving an opportunity without having beaten a single top super middleweight.<\/p>\n<p>This is the type of title shot that only becomes available when a fighter\u2019s past reputation carries more influence than his recent work.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Segal is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24 with more than a decade of experience covering fight news, previews, and analysis. Known for his straightforward reporting and ringside perspective, he delivers authoritative coverage of champions, contenders, and emerging talent worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlo, now 35, has fought only twice in the last five years, and neither win established him as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-480475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}