TOTAL TWIN WIN: Charlos Snag Ws

This one was for you, Mama Charlo. Identical twins Jermell and Jermall became titlists at 154 pounds Saturday at the Cosmo in Vegas and on Showtime, striking a blow for twin power, but leaving room for growth, as both their foes had their moments.

Jermell won first; he needed a right hand game changer to finally turn the tide against John Jackson.

Jermall won a decision after he dealt with sharp counter lefts from Austin Trout but was the busier man.

In the main event, Erislandy Lara beat Vanes Martirosyan, who tried to make a fight of it but was faced with an artful dodger.

Here is the release which went out:

LAS VEGAS (May 21, 2016) – On a night Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara successfully defended his WBA Super Welterweight Championship with a hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision over Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan, undefeated brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo, of Houston, became the first twins in boxing history to hold world titles in the same weight class.

Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) retained his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship with a unanimous 12-round decision over former world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (30-3, 17 KOs) of Las Cruces, N.M., in the second of three world title fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

In the opening bout of the three fight telecast, Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 KOs) earned the vacant WBC Super Welterweight World Championship by rallying from five points down to register an eighth-round knockout over John “Da Rock” Jackson (20-3, 15 KOs), of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (Video highlights: http://s.sho.com/1VeFFVq).

Lara outpointed Martirosyan in the main event by the scores of 116-111 twice and 115-112. There were no knockdowns. Martirosyan had a point deducted for a low blow in the 11th in a rematch of a May 2012 fight that ended in a technical draw.