Houston native Jermall Charlo holds the WBC middleweight title while his twin brother Jermell holds three-quarters of the brass at 154. Brothers dominating is no longer an oddity in boxing, especially if those brothers come from the Lone Star State. San Antonio is home to WBA Super Flyweight champ Josh Franco and his brother Bam Rodriguez, our prospect of the year 2020, is very likely to join his big brother as a world champion in the very near future. So both H-town and Alamo City each have brothers dominating the scene. So, what about Big D?
Enter the Rincon brothers. Dallas has a pair of undefeated brothers that are hard-hitting, blue-chip prospects that certainly have all the makings of world champions. Big brother George is an 11-0 junior welterweight and little brother Alex is a 6'3 (8-0) junior middleweight. Both are southpaws and both and both are in action this Saturday at the Star in Frisco on the Vergil Ortiz vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas card. The pair haven't fought on the same card in two years. When on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz- Antonio Orozco at The Verizon Theatre in Grand Praire when both men scored a sensational second-round knockout for their hometown fans.
Since then both have taken an interesting path, both men looked to be in their grove and on their way from transitioning from prospect to contender status. When Alex hit a string of bad luck. He was twice scheduled to fight, and each time the fight got called off. First, an opponent missed weight but 20 pounds, and then a hand injury got him scratched from a January 2020 card in San Antonio. A card that George scored a sensational first-round knockout over Diego Vicente Perez. Following the knockout, Rincon suffered an odd medical event which caused him to pass out. Everything ended up ok and medically Rincon was fine. He was also garnering a lot of media attention and being recognized as a premier prospect at the 140-pound division. The pandemic followed shortly thereafter and delayed things a year for George. Despite being sidelined for reasons out of their control both brothers bounced back spectacular in Q1 2021. Alex scored a six-round unanimous decision at the Amerian Airlines Center in which he won every single round on each card. George then bounced back in March at the Dickies Arena in March on the Ortiz-Hooker card and captured an eight-round UD in which he won every round as well.
The Rincon bros certainly have a ways to go till they become world champions or even get into the title picture. However, both brothers have the skills and a path to get there. Alex is a 6'3 southpaw with real pop who can out-jab and outbox his opponents on the inside and can beat them up on the inside. He has a style and a skill set that makes him a massive challenge for anyone and being in a division where the best are willing to fight the best and take on all comers Alex can move into a title picture rather quickly. George is 11-0 and probably closer to moving from prospect into contender territory a win Saturday night will go a long way in helping him get there. A southpaw, master boxer-puncher with a deep amateur pedigree and very good pop for the division. George has everything you would look for in a world champion and at 29-years-old is already in his physical prime and can be moved along quickly. This couldn't happen at a better time for the elder brother. In his division, all four major world titles are held by one man, Josh Taylor, who may vacate all four of those belts in the next year or so. in favor of moving up to 147 to chase bigger paydays. That would open up real opportunities for Rincon and all of the young talent in the weight class to fight for a world title much quicker than expected.
