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Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano preview: Undisputed junior middleweight supremacy at stake

Jermell Charlo (34-1, 18 KOs) faces Brian Castano (17-0-1, 12 KOs) to attempt to unify the junior middleweight division on Saturday. Charlo holds the WBC, IBF and WBA belts, while Castano is the WBO champion. Not only will the fight crown an undisputed champion, it also has the potential to be one of the best action fights of the year.

Charlo won the vacant WBC belt in 2016 and defended it three times, notably against Erickson Lubin and Austin Trout. He suffered an upset loss to Tony Harrison in 2018 but regained the belt by stoppage in the rematch and subsequently unified it with the WBA and IBF belt last year when he knocked out Jeison Rosario.