However on both occasions, the two-division world champion withdrew from their scheduled fight.

This time, that has opened the door for former WBA 168-pound champion Armando Resendiz to step in, facing Mazoudier as part of a Premier Boxing Champions card DAZN will stream worldwide. TNT and truTV will televise in the United States from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in the fourth installment of their joint "The Fight" series.

"I couldn't care less at this stage, who the opponent is," Mazoudier (16-4-1, 6 KOs) told The Ring. "I've got a job to do, knowing it's a former world champion and world class opponent is still the same mission.

"Charlo, I send him my prayers cause he can't get himself to a fight. Twice in a row now, he's pulled out 10 days out.

"I heard [Charlo] talk about fighting Resendiz at some point. I get through Resendiz, hopefully that fight is somewhere in the future or God willing, I'll be onto bigger and better things anyway."

The 31-year-old visitor appreciates the sizable task ahead but believes it will bring out his best on the big stage in Sin City.

"From what I've seen, he's a tough, strong, well-rounded fighter," Mazoudier said in previewing Resendiz.

"He's been in some big-name fights over the last few years. A truly world class challenge, it's going to be an exciting fight for the fans and fun for myself.

"It's one of the world's fight hubs, the opportunity to go there and beat him is even better. A lot of people would see that as hometown advantage to him, I see that as a potential advantage for me. It's a lot easier to be comfortable at home, to feel a hero with your friends and family around you.

"I love the underdog mentality, it's always served me well, whenever I've been [the underdog] is when I've fought my best. The fights I'm supposed to win is not the right head space."

Mazoudier has spent much of his career at junior middleweight but dipped his toe into middleweight waters back on August 26. There, he won a hard-fought 10-round majority decision over compatriot Sam Beck.

He'll be stepping up another weight division to face Resendiz, who up until May was the reigning WBA super middleweight champion.

"It's a real-life Rocky story,” he said. "I'm just a boy from a biker town, from west Sydney. I've done the hard yards and been in this sport since I was 13. Had a big amateur career, come through some hard losses and these are the fights I've dreamed of. It's no easy task, got to be my best and then some."

Mazoudier has doubled down on his goals in recent years. Having worked as a buying agent in the property business, he quit two years ago to begin coaching and only stepped away to train full-time earlier this year.

"It sets me and my family up," he said.

"I've got three kids and a beautiful wife that has been with me through the whole journey. We've sacrificed stuff along the way, sold our place to be close to our coach, gone all the way in with this career, chasing this dream.

"To provide for my family through this sport has always been the real dream. This opens up all those doors and sets up that future."

Resendiz (16-3, 11 KOs), The Ring's No. 7-rated super middleweight, made his living in his native Mexico before venturing to America in 2021. He lost his second bout there, a 12-round decision against battle-tested Marcos Hernandez in September 2021.

The 27-year-old returned to the win column before upsetting former unified 154-pound titleholder Jarrett Hurd via 10th-round stoppage at middleweight in March 2023. He parlayed that success into a fight with Elijah Garcia, who stopped him in eight rounds six months later.

He jumped to 168 and produced a 12-round split decision upset win over Caleb Plant in May 2025 to claim the WBA interim title. Later upgraded to full champion, he was outboxed by Jaime Munguia (UD12) on May 2.