Undefeated Boxing World Champion Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Money From Bar Waitress

No no no, we're not talking about Tim Tszyu's rival Jermell Charlo - we're actually referring to his twin brother Jermall.

Yes, with an 'A'.

Jermall Charlo has been arrested, police alleging that he stole cash from a waitress after an incident in a San Antonio bar the night before his sibling's world title fight against Brian Castano.

According to local authorities, Jermall was with a large party of other patrons when a waitress gave the group their bill at the end of the evening.

Police claim Jermall then had his debit card declined multiple times and when the waitress asked if he had another form of payment he, let's just say, didn't take it too well.

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Even though the CCTV footage from inside the bar was muted, police suggest Jermall was "upset and yelling" while also being "very animated".

Then, according to local cops, the undefeated boxer took two bill collection binders from the waitress which reportedly contained "cash payment made by another customer" as well as Jermall's own ID.

Other people on the scene allegedly tried to stop him from leaving, but TMZ alleges that witnesses claim he was saying "I will f**k you all up" as he walked out.

Leaving the scene in his limousine bus, it didn't take long for authorities to identify Jermall and issue warrants for his arrest that same night.

It's understood Jermall turned himself into police later that week and is now facing three counts of felony robbery.

The boxing star, who is looking at posting bond, has now denied the allegations made against him and his attorney reckons the club's owner has "expressed his desire to drop the charges".

"I want to make clear that Jermall stole no money from anyone at the club and made no threats toward anyone," the boxer's lawyer Kent A. Schaffer told KSAT.

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"When they ran his card it was declined and he then received a fraud alert from Chase Bank asking if he had made the charge.

"He responded yes and they told him to have the charge submitted again. The waitress went to run it again and came back saying she could not find the card. Jermall was upset that his card was missing since it was a debit card tied to an account with a substantial amount of money.

"The waitress had his license sticking out of a portfolio and he took his license back saying that he didn't want her to lose that too.

"By this time, many club employees were gathering in the hallway so Jermall's handlers wanted to get him out of the club before trouble started and a club employee walked Jermall out to his car.

"Hours later Jermall's assistant made contact with the club to give them another credit card number but the club refused to accept it.

"At no point did he rob anyone or take any property other than his own."

WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo boasts an impressive record of 32 wins and zero losses with 22 knockouts to his name.

Topics: Boxing News, Boxing, Australia

Max Sherry

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