Charlo vs Castaño II: A sequel that exceeded its predecessor
After what ended up being an excellent battle to crown the first ever undisputed super welterweight champion resulted in a draw thus eclipsing just how entertaining, competitive, and intriguing this matchup between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño was. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that both fighters would show up more than ready to in their rematch, and that was exactly what happened.
With the gameplan for Castaño proving to be effective in their first fight, it was very clear that he would come into the rematch with the same idea. Pressure Charlo onto his backfoot and get him against the ropes so that he could unload with high output flurries while Charlo was at his most vulnerable.
Castaño's determination to follow through with this plan was just as out of this world as Charlo's willingness to stand his ground and return precise counter shots much more frequently than in their first fight.
Almost every time Castaño would throw and land, Charlo made sure to return fire, something that was not as common in their first meeting. It made for an absolutely scintillating fight where both guys caught each other clean on the chin and were consistently testing one another's will power.
While Charlo showed much more willingness to stand and trade with Castaño, he also displayed moments of superb footwork and ring generalship in order to fight his way off the ropes. In comparison to their first fight overall, the first meeting was a chess match of strategy and who could pick their shots better. Going into the rematch, both guys knew what to expect and it was truthfully on Charlo to neutralize the nonstop pressure style of Brian Castaño.
Not only did Charlo succeed in doing so, but he also showed serious championship grit and discipline at the same time by standing his ground and taking one to give one while also making attempts to be defensively sound by keeping his head off the center line. Much credit to Castaño because he once again made the fight incredibly competitive and difficult to score. Only difference was that he was getting hit much more and much harder in this fight thus resulting in a sensational 10th round stoppage to a sensational championship rematch.
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