Charlo vs Benavidez Jr HIGHLIGHTS: November 25, 2023 | PBC on Showtime PPV

In the co-main event, Jermall Charlo returned to the ring for the first time in 29 months with a spirited, workmanlike and ultimately dominant performance against a very game and durable José Benavídez Jr., the older brother of David Benavídez in their 10-round non-title bout contracted at 163 pounds. Charlo, who holds the WBC middleweight title, was the much larger man, and he pushed Benavídez around the ring with his pole-like jab and hard right hands. It all added up to a wide decision for Charlo by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 as Charlo remained undefeated at 33-0 with 22 KOs, while Benavídez dropped to 28-3-1 with 19 KOs. Charlo weighed in at 166.4 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, compared to Benavídez at 161.2 pounds, but the fight was allowed to continue after both camps agreed. Charlo landed 116 of 334 total jabs for a 35% connect-rate and landed 127 of 279 power punches for a 46% clip.

“I'll be back stronger, just know that,” Charlo said. “I thought about everything that I've been through every round. God's got me. I want to thank everybody who never left my side. I want to thank Al Haymon for understanding me. I know when you're a man it's hard to explain to somebody what you stand for, but I'm happy that I went through what I went through because I showed myself that anything can be done.”

Benavídez, who was stopped by Terence Crawford in the 12th round for a welterweight title in 2018 and was an amateur prodigy, performed well against the larger foe, displaying a granite chin. But after a rusty first round, Charlo took control, exhibiting the skills that have made him one of the most entertaining and skilled fighters in the sport.

“He’s a good fighter, I’m not going to make any excuses,” Benavídez said. “I came to fight. He said he was going to back me up and I didn’t back up. I kept coming forward. The best man won tonight. It’s boxing. I thought it was way closer than the judges said it was. At the end of the day, I lost, and I’m not going to make any excuses. I don’t know if his extra weight had anything to do with it. Maybe. Maybe not. I came prepared. I gave my best.”

Charlo hurt Benavídez with a straight right hand toward the end of the first round after Charlo started slowly, the result of his long layoff. Charlo landed a sharp right uppercut midway through the second. Benavídez briefly hurt Charlo to start the third with a jab-right hand combination, but Charlo responded with an overhand right that snapped Benavídez’s head back with a minute left in the frame, and Charlo unloaded on Benavídez in the fourth as Benavídez covered up under Charlo’s heavy jabs and lefts. Charlo snapped Benavídez’s head back with a right uppercut with 40 seconds left in the sixth, and Charlo hurt Benavídez in the 10th round with a snappy right, as the two exchanged words and eventually buried the bad blood between them when the fight was over and embraced.

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[carsandallaboutcars]

Charlo just reminded me why how good he is technically. Great balance. Great shot selection. Sturdy chin. Good power. Just an allaround solid fighter who apparently can go rounds & throw bunches of combinations. Glad he's back....he needs to be fighting consistently. That's the best cure for those personal problems

[montecapone]

For being out the ring for almost three years this performance was crazy

[deehitem]

Benavidez promised a whoopin, proceeded to get whooped like always 😭😭😭

[rockymntdan]

I was there. Best fight of the night. Charlo's jab is impressive.

[jjsyphor]

honestly Jermall looked damn impressive in his return.
People think he just stopped fighting but nahhhh he stopped boxing and training all together, he wasn't in a good mental place before.
His combos were insane, he had great slips and defensive instincts (not all the time but 90% of the time he was slipping and countering so clean), his power shots were beautiful, a little rusty, a little too chill, dude didn't really fight with urgency but all things considered it was a great comeback fight against a very game Jose.

Another 2-3 warm ups against some good legit top 8 and he should be back in peak form.

[leka_reminiscence.]

Charlo was so precise. Landing shots after shots!😮

[IccyTheOne]

Jermall's defense is underrated in my opinion. His slips and rolls on the inside are always impressive. Along with his changing guard depending the range from his opponent. I hope he fights Adames or Janibek soon.

[Flooded]

Looked good for long layoff he still got it… maybe he’ll come back better and stronger

[jlove]

It was a good comeback fight for Charlo and Jose always comes to trade. Good scrap

[TheGamingTubies]

Charlos combos are crisp af, they keep coming, something about their rhythm is unique. Like you don’t expect him to have the cardio to do such a sustained combo of like 5-7 punches

[JohnS-gfsz]

Jose never disappoints, to disappoint...

[Mr.Memphis]

WBC Champ Jermall Charlo performance was excellent!

[johnoneill]

Good to see this brother back in the game.

[butch_luffy]

Whatever people say about his performance in this fight, i commend charlo for simply stepping into the ring despite his mental issues, very few people on this earth especially the people critizing him would have the strength to even do that, let alone win

[derekwilson]

Charlo is naturally a bigger man & it showed not just in size, but power. Benavidez's head would snap back everytime Charlo landed. When Benavidez would successfully land Charlo never seemed in danger.

[Boodawoobanga]

Charlo looked like the HITMAN TONIGHT PRECISE AND ACCURATE

[JSmooth-hm]

I’m not gone lie these highlights is deceiving because if you actually watched the fight it was pure dominance from Charlo start to finish. The highlights was chopped just right to make it seem like Jose wasn’t getting his ass whooped that bad. That shit was target practice for charlo!!!

[kairau]

Jermall was always better then jermell

[ifz]

Charlo has a beautiful double jab followed by a lead left hook. Doesnt skip a beat!

[davidalvarez]

2:06 when he thought he had his brothers ability lmao