Charlo facing Sulecki in Houston

Undefeated middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Jermall Charlo, will face Pole Maciej Sulecki, next Saturday June 18 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) will be fighting in his hometown for the fifth time of his career, having recently earned an entertaining unanimous decision victory over Mexico’s Juan Macias Montiel in June of last year.

The 31-year-old earned a unanimous decision win over top middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko in their September 2020 showdown and owns a 7-0 record since he moved up to middleweight in 2017.

A native of Warsaw, Poland, Sulecki (30-2, 11 KOs) trains in Chicago, Illinois with his new co-trainer, Andrzej Fonfara. He will look to get the third straight win from him on June 18.

The 32-year-old has never been knocked out and has won four of his last five fights, including a unanimous decision over Gabriel Rosado. Sulecki has fought professionally since 2010 and scored notable wins by defeating former champion Jack Culcay in 2017 and knocking out then-undefeated Hugo Centeno Jr. in 2016.

The card is organized by Premier Boxing Champions and will be broadcast on Showtime..