Jermell Charlo is aiming to knock Brian Castano out on Saturday to end their rivalry.
The two light middleweights fought in 2021 in an entertaining bout that many believed the Argentine won, but ended in a draw according to the judges.
That teed up a rematch to settle the dispute earlier this year, but Castano suffered a torn bicep which put the match-up back to May this year, and now the fight is upon us.
The winner of Saturday’s fight at the Dignity Health Sports Park will emerge as the undisputed division champion, and Charlo is in no mood to let the decision go to the judges again.
“I don’t want this fight to go the distance. I don’t get paid for overtime,” he said.
“I’m excited and I’m ready to go. I’m ready to rock. I’m putting it all on the line and I’m ready to destroy. I’m going to give the fans an exciting and entertaining show and just have fun out there.”
“Castano is going to have to do something different this fight. If not, he knows he’s getting slept. Whatever he does or whatever move he makes, I’m going to be on him. My goal is to knock him out.”
“I approach this fight like I approach any fight. I come in there like I’m 0-0. Let’s go in there and see who’s better. Let’s see who the real dog is.”
“I don’t take much from the last rematch I had against Tony Harrison. That was a totally different opponent. I’m just preparing for Castano. There’s no correlation with my last rematch. I’m just focused on who I’m facing.”