Former two-division champion Gemmal Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) is back, and after a lengthy hiatus, the 34-year-old plans to return to action. The Ring has confirmed that Charlo will be at the Toyota Center in Houston on December 14 for the Gwotta Davis vs. Lamont Roach matchup.
Since 2021, Charlo's bout has been extremely indense, with his last bout coming on November 25 last year when he defeated David Benavidez's older brother Jose Benavidez Jr. on points that didn't impress the fans, and before that, Charlo had been away from the Circle for 29 months.
Charlo's fight against Jose Benavidez Jr. was fought in the 168-pound super middleweight division, which was Charlo's first foray into the division. It is understood that his December contest will still be at 168 pounds.
Charlo, a former 154-pound super welterweight (IBF) and 160-pound middleweight (WBC) title, was finally awarded the "Resting Champion" by the WBC due to a long absence at 160 pounds, especially his inability to face forced challenger Carlos Adams, and the reality is that Charlo has not appeared in his division since he leveled Juan Matthias Montiel in 2021.
Some time ago, it was rumored that Charlo might fight fellow 2-division champion Dmitrius Andrade, but it was confirmed that this was a false hope.
As for Charlo's opponent in December, although it is not yet fully confirmed, sources have revealed that he will face Thomas Ramana, known as the "nachos". The 32-year-old Ramana challenged then-WBA middleweight champion Eris Randy Lara in 2021, only to be knocked out in just 80 seconds under Lara's sharp attack.
However, after being destroyed by Lara, Ramana is still riding a strong streak of eight straight victories, winning three rounds of knockout against former WBC International Super Welterweight Champion Juan Carlos Abreu in June, and now has a professional record of 38-5-1 and 17 knockouts.
Ramana, like Charlo, has spent most of his career at 154 pounds, 160 pounds, and not much experience at 168 pounds. Considering that Charlo's fight against Ramana will be his first comeback after a 13-month absence, it would be a wise move for him to choose Ramana in this situation, especially since Ramana was knocked out by Ramana in 80 seconds, and it is unclear how Charlo will finish the fight?
The reason why Charlo has played so little in the past few years, apart from the so-called injury factor, is that he has always wanted to get a big chance and is looking forward to facing Caneiro Alvarez. On several occasions, Charlo became a potential target for Alvarez, but unfortunately it was not successful.
Charlo belongs to Al Haymon's PPC camp, Alvarez may leave PBC next, after all, the three cooperation with PBC has ended, Charlo seems to have no chance, the key is that his current performance is mediocre, seriously lacking influence, unless he can win the next 1-2 fights such as Jimmy Monguia, Edgar Berlanga and others, the fight with Alvarez is a complete dream, and Charlo will also end his boxing career in chaos.