Jermall Charlo (25-0, 19 KOs) has vacated his IBF light middleweight title and will move up in weight.
The American won the 154lbs belt with a third round stoppage win over Cornelius Bundrage in September 2015 and has since made three title defences.
“I’ve been thinking about moving to 160 pounds for a while now,” said Charlo. “It was a struggle for me to make the weight for the last title fight.
“Once I captured the title I defended it immediately, because I wasn’t sure how long I could hold…