The Charlos vs. Derevyanchenko and Rosario (also known as the Charlo Doubleheader VIII for the eighth series of both fights involved the Charlo twins ( Jermell and Jermall) respectively), was the double-header

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matches contested for the WBC middleweight title between defending undefeated world champion Jermall Charlo and the three-time world title challenger

Sergiy Derevyanchenko Sergiy Vyacheslavovich Derevyanchenko ( uk, Сергій В'ячеславович Дерев'янченко, Serhiy V'yacheslavovych Derev'yanchenko, born 31 October 1985), is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has challenged three times for w ...

, as well as the unified light middleweight titles bout between WBC champion Jermell Charlo and unified

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IBF The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...

champion

Jeison Rosario Jeison Manuel Rosario Bastardo (born 7 April 1995) is a former Dominican professional boxer who held the Unified champion, unified WBA (Super) and IBF light middleweight titles in 2020. Professional career Rosario vs. Williams Rosario compil ...

. The event took place on September 26, 2020 at the

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Fight card

Broadcasters

The fight was televised live in the USA on Showtime PPV, Latin America (inc. Dominican Republic) on

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, and streamed live in Ukraine on XSPORT.

References

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