Wednesday, June 19 at 12:00 p.m. CT at Kinetix Fitness Center Unbeaten Interim WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo Makes Hometown Return to Battle Brandon Adams Saturday, June 29 live on SHOWTIME® from NRG Arena in Houston and Presented by Premier Boxing Champions

WHO:            JERMALL CHARLO, Unbeaten Interim WBC Middleweight Champion

                      RONNIE SHIELDS, Charlo's Trainer

 

WHAT:           Undefeated top middleweight Jermall Charlo will hold a Houston media workout ahead of his showdown against middleweight contender Brandon Adams on Saturday, June 29 live on SHOWTIME from NRG Arena in Houston and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

WHEN:          Wednesday, June 19

11:45 a.m. CT - Media Arrival

12:00 p.m. CT - Workout begins

 

WHERE:        Kinetix Fitness Center

                       4799 Lexington Blvd.

                       Missouri City, TX 77459

 

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.

 

ON-SITE CONTACTS FOR WORKOUT:

Nina Jackson, NRG Arena: 832-250-9274; Nicole Meszaros-Richardson, NRG Arena: 832-250-9346