Jermall Charlo too good for Adams despite hand injury

Despite hurting his hand, WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was still too good for Brandon Adams.

American Jermall Charlo.

Jermall Charlo overcame a hand injury to record a unanimous-decision win over Brandon Adams and retain his WBC middleweight title on Saturday.

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Charlo (29-0) hurt his hand in the second round, but was still far too good for Adams at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. Fighting in his home state, Charlo was awarded a 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109 victory by the judges.

'Part of boxing'

"My hand will be all right, that's part of boxing," the 29-year-old American said after his win.

"I hurt my hand in the second round but I tried not to show it and I kept throwing it. It's obvious my jab wasn't going like I'm used to."