Thanks to youth boxing program, Wilky Campfort is making as much of an impact out of the ring as in it
When Wilky Campfort welcomed an 18-year-old Victor Ruiz into his Florida-based youth boxing program, he saw a timid teenager. Two years later, he sees a confident and determined young man.
Long before he became a champion, Jermall Charlo was mentored by plenty of them
He was a little boy among big men, just 8 years old, eyes as wide as a tomato can’s punches.
Hard-hitting Wilky Campfort proves you shouldn’t judge a fighter by his nickname
Wilky Campfort’s “Silky” nickname hints at a fighting style that’s more stick-and-move than thunder-and-lightning. His sinister ring mantra suggests otherwise.
Boys to men: Jermall Charlo and Errol Spence Jr. came up together in the amateurs, now they’re headlining on the same card
Soon, they’ll share the spotlight, having already done the same with their dreams.
Jermall Charlo to make first defense of 154-pound title November 28 against Wilky Campfort
The last man who dared enter the ring against Jermall Charlo did so with a championship in hand and an abundance of confidence. Less than four rounds later, said man exited the ring with neither his title nor much of his dignity.
Jermall Charlo dismantles Cornelius Bundrage in third-round stoppage
Jermall Charlo approaches knockdowns the way Tammany Hall politicians approach voting: The best policy is early and often.
Charlo brothers pushing each other toward the top
This was a strange Charlo camp, these weeks leading up to Jermall’s 154-pound title fight against world champ Cornelius Bundrage on Saturday, in that there was only one of them there.
Jermall Charlo gets it done quickly in his Greatest Hits
Other fighters have a nasty tendency to not stay around long when Jermall Charlo is in the ring. Of his last 15 fights, eight were over by the fifth round. Only one went the distance. It may be a sign for Cornelius Bundrage on Saturday, when the champion defends his world title against Charlo at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut (NBC, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT), to try to take the Texas native into the deepest of waters. Strap in and hang on, if you can.
