The first 154-pound indisputable championship fight in the four-belt age lived up its promise in terms of drama and competitiveness. Even that, unfortunately, couldnt conserve Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño from seeing their efforts spoiled by doubtful scoring.Castano (17-0-2), the ruling WBO champ, was required to go for a controversial split draw on Saturday after mostly outboxing Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) prior to holding off a late rally inside AT&T Center in San Antonio.Judge Tim Cheatham scored it 114-114 and Steve Weisfeld had it 114-113 in favor of Castaño. Nelson Vasquez turned in a head scratcher of 117-111 for Charlo, which permitted him to retain his WBA, WBC and IBF titles. CBS Sports had it 116-112, likewise for Castaño.Despite what seemed an absence of urgency midway through the battle as Charlo, the 31-year-old counter puncher, was far too selective in his output, the native of Houston got the rate substantially over the final 3 rounds. Charlo harmed Castaño in Round 10 however couldnt drop or finish him, which led most to believe Castaño, a 31-year-old local of Argentina, had actually done enough.Castaño outlanded Charlo over 12 rounds by a margin of 173 to 151, according to CompuBox, including 164 to 98 in power shots. ” The draw wasnt what I desired to hear. I won this fight,” Charlo stated. “Brian Castaño is a difficult warrior. He is going to give a great deal of people issues but like I said, my power is severe in this division.” My coach told me I needed a knockout and I simply understood he knew that he was discussing. I trust him. This is the first time something like this taken place to me.” Although the directions down the stretch from fitness instructor Derrick James, informing Charlo he required a knockout to win, appeared to be on point, the trend of becoming too patient while looking to end the fight with one shot has followed Charlo for many years. His low output was a significant style in his disputed decision loss to Tony Harrison in 2018 and Charlo seemed down on the scorecards late in their rematch one year later in the past scoring a late finish.Not just did Castaño prevent imploding despite Charlo landing the larger shots late, he battled remarkably to neutralize his opponent with a defensively accountable pressure attack heavy on lead right-hand man. Charlo ended up being far too happy to combat the ropes, which assisted Castaño try and bully him, functioning as the ring general throughout a series of close rounds.Even better for Castaño, he regularly closed rounds with huge flurries in ways that mightve (or perhaps need tove) quickly swung the judges in his favor at the end of each competitive frame.” Basically, I won the fight,” Castaño said. “There were some rounds that he hit me, no doubt about it. He hit me hard but I won the fight.” In the 10th round I was hurt. I was attempting to recover a bit in the 11th round, but I won the fight. I did enough to win the battle.” Castaños clever boxing also opened lanes for big powers shots within his late flurries. He appeared to buckle Charlos knees to close Round 3 with a left hook along the ropes.Charlos most significant concern was how frequently he abandoned his jab. Once he acknowledged the threat at not finishing strong heading into the championship rounds, his reaction was best as Charlo landed the bigger shots late while backing Castaño up.” He tossed a hell of a great deal of punches against almost any opponent he ever battled but with my abilities and power, I kept him off of me,” Charlo stated. “He had his guard up really high. I was moving a bit but probably not active enough. I dont have any reasons. I feel happy to have fought for an undisputed title.” Although Castaño offered Charlo his regard after the fight, it was apparent he felt as if he had been robbed and openly propositioned for a second chance.” I hope there is a rematch,” Castaño stated. “He is an excellent fighter too. I want a rematch.” CBS Sports was with you throughout the entire way on Saturday, so make certain to follow along with the live outcomes and highlights below. Battle card, results Jermell Charlo (c) vs. Brian Castaño (c) ends in split choice draw (114-113, 117-111, 114-114) Rolando Romero def. Anthony Yigit through seventh-round TKOAmilcar Vidal def. Immanuwel Aleem by means of majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 97-93) Charlo vs. Castaño scorecard, live coverage Charlo 9 10 99 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10112 Castaño 10 9 1010 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9116

Even that, unfortunately, could not save Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño from seeing their efforts ruined by doubtful scoring.Castano (17-0-2), the reigning WBO champion, was required to settle for a controversial split draw on Saturday after largely outboxing Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) before holding off a late rally inside AT&T Center in San Antonio.Judge Tim Cheatham scored it 114-114 and Steve Weisfeld had it 114-113 in favor of Castaño.” Although the directions down the stretch from trainer Derrick James, telling Charlo he required a knockout to win, seemed to be on point, the trend of becoming too patient while looking to end the fight with one shot has followed Charlo for years. His low output was a significant style in his disputed choice loss to Tony Harrison in 2018 and Charlo appeared to be down on the scorecards late in their rematch one year later on previously scoring a late finish.Not just did Castaño avoid imploding regardless of Charlo landing the bigger shots late, he fought remarkably to neutralize his foe with a defensively accountable pressure attack heavy on lead right hands. Charlo ended up being far too willing to combat off the ropes, which assisted Castaño attempt and bully him, acting as the ring basic throughout a series of close rounds.Even better for Castaño, he frequently closed rounds with big flurries in ways that mightve (or even shouldve) easily swung the judges in his favor at the end of each competitive frame. Immanuwel Aleem by means of majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 97-93) Charlo vs. Castaño scorecard, live protection Charlo 9 10 99 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10112 Castaño 10 9 1010 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9116