JERMALL CHARLO VS. BRANDON ADAMS KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE FOR JUNE 29 SHOWDOWN AT NRG ARENA IN HOUSTON Thursday, May 30 at 12 p.m. CT – Hotel ZaZa Museum District Unbeaten Top Middleweight & Houston-Native Jermall Charlo Makes Hometown Return Against Brandon Adams Saturday, June 29 Live on SHOWTIME® Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
WHO: JERMALL CHARLO, Unbeaten Interim WBC Middleweight Champion
BRANDON ADAMS, Middleweight Contender
RONNIE SHIELDS, Charlo’s Trainer
FREDDIE ROACH, Adams’ Trainer
WHAT: Unbeaten WBC Interim Middleweight Champion and Houston-native Jermall Charlo and middleweight contender Brandon Adams will preview their main event showdown taking place Saturday, June 29 live on SHOWTIME from NRG Arena in Houston and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
This fight signifies a homecoming for Charlo as he defends his title against the winner of the 2018 reboot of The Contender.
WHEN: Thursday, May 30
12:00 p.m. CT - Media Arrival/Lunch
12:30 p.m. CT - Press Conference Begins
WHERE: Hotel ZaZa Museum District – Phantom Ballroom 5701 Main St., Houston, TX 77005
INFO: ABOUT CHARLO VS. ADAMS
Charlo vs. Adams will pit unbeaten WBC Interim Middleweight Champion and Houston-native Jermall Charlo against middleweight contender Brandon Adams in Charlo’s hometown return Saturday, June 29 live on SHOWTIME from NRG Arena in Houston and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features hard-hitting super welterweight Erickson “Hammer’’ Lubin taking on French contender Zakaria Attou in a 12-round WBC title elimination bout in the co-main event. Opening the telecast is a WBA featherweight title eliminator between slick Mexican southpaw Eduardo Ramirez and power-punching Dominican Claudio Marrero.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. Charlo vs. Adams is promoted in association with Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders.
