Pictured: Jarrett Hurd


The sixth part of TTR's "2018 in Review" looks at TTR's ten contenders for the vacant Lineal Junior Middleweight title and their activity during the past year.


1. Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KOs)
- 4/7- Erislandy Lara......W SD 12
(retained IBF World Junior Middleweight title; won WBA Super World and IBO World Super Welterweight titles)
- 12/1- Jason Welborn.....W KO-4
(retained IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World and IBO World Super Welterweight titles)

2. Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs)
- 4/7- Jarrett Hurd.....L SD 12
(lost WBA Super World and IBO World Super Welterweight titles; also for IBF World Junior Middleweight title)

3. Tony Harrison (28-2, 21 KOs)
- 2/17- George Sosa.....W TKO-5
- 5/11- Ishe Smith.....W SD 10
- 12/22- Jermell Charlo.....W UD 12
(won WBC World Super Welterweight title)

4. Jermell Charlo (31-1, 15 KOs)
- 6/9- Austin Trout.....W MD 12
(retained WBC World Supr Welterweight title)
- 12/22- Tony Harrison.....L UD 12
(lost WBC World Super Welterweight title)

5. Jaime Munguia (31-0, 26 KOs)
- 5/12- Sadam Ali.....W TKO-4
(won WBO World Junior Middleweight title)
- 7/21- Liam Smith.....W UD 12
(retained WBO World Junior Middleweight title)
- 9/15- Brandon Cook.....W TKO-3
(retained WBO World Junior Middleweight title)

6. Brian Carlos Castano (15-0, 11 KOs/18-0, 12 KOs including WSB bouts)
- 3/10- Cedric Vitu.....W TKO-12
(retained WBA World Super Welterweight title)

7. Julian Williams (26-1-1, 1 NC, 16 KOs)
- 4/7- Nathan Gallimore.....W MD 12
- 12/1- Francisco Javier Castro.....W KO-2

8. Michel Soro (33-2-1, 22 KOs)
-3/24- John Vera.....W UD 12
- 12/8- Greg Vendetti.....W TKO-2
(for vacant WBA Gold Super Welterweight title)

9. Kell Brook (38-2, 26 KOs)
- 3/3- Siarhei Rabchanka (Sergey Rabchenko).....W KO-2
- 12/8- Michael Zerafa.....W UD 12

10. Carlos Adames (15-0, 12 KOs)
- 5/12- Alejandro Barrera.....W UD 10
- 10/13- Joshua Conley.....W TKO-2

Article By: Ken Pollitt