Former world champion Austin Trout has a tall order ahead of him on June 9. Trout will face WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The last time we saw Trout, he was stopped in the 10th round by WBA/IBF junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd last October. Although he lost to Hurd, Trout believes his fight with Charlo will be even more difficult.
“Jermell has a boatload more skills. In my opinion, Hurd’s not very skilled, he’s just a big, tough dude,” Trout said during a conference call. “And Jermell, he’s tough and he’s bigger than most junior middleweights, but he’s also skilled. So we gotta worry about definitely his skillset as opposed to just him taking punishment and making you wind out from beating him up, because that’s what happened with Hurd. I just beat him up until I ran out, till I couldn’t beat him up anymore.”
If Jermell Charlo can handle his business against Trout, maybe a unification fight with Hurd could be next. Trout is not a pushover, but ultimately, Charlo should win this fight.
Maybe Hurd is not as skilled as Charlo, but Hurd is very tough and very strong. Therefore, Charlo-Hurd would be very a close fight, and a fight we all hope happens soon!