American Jermell Charlo grew to become the primary undisputed light-middleweight champion in historical past with a Tenth-round knock out of Argentina’s Brian Castano.
WBC, WBA and IBF champion Charlo, 31, gained Castano’s WBO belt in Los Angeles to unify the division.
“This is unbelievable. I gave it my all and that was the top results of it,” Charlo stated.
After buying and selling the opening rounds, Charlo began to get on prime and despatched his 32-year-old opponent to the canvas twice within the Tenth.
First, a physique shot was adopted up with a left hook that put the beforehand undefeated Castano on the ground.
He struggled to his toes however a left to the pinnacle and one other physique shot completed Castano.
“I used to be fairly certain he was going to get again up as a result of it was solely the primary knockdown however I knew it was over,” Charlo stated.
Charlo’s report now stands at 35 wins and only one defeat.
He is simply the seventh boxer to maintain all 4 belts on the identical time, becoming a member of the likes of Bernard Hopkins, Terence Crawford, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Scotland’s Josh Taylor.
A gracious Castano paid tribute to his opponent, calling him “a champion”.
“We each have been combating forwards and backwards. It was energy forwards and backwards, after which his proper hand came visiting and stopped the struggle. He’s a champion. He hit me. He bought me,” he stated.
“We confirmed that we’re warriors. That’s the principle factor. We have to feed our households.”
