LAS VEGAS – Osmiri Fernandez was bewildered by Tony Weeks’ premature stoppage of Ismael Barroso’s fight against Rolando “Rolly” Romero on Saturday night. Barroso’s trainer/manager informed BoxingScene.com after his contender’s controversial ninth-round, technical-knockout defeat that WBA president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza told him Barroso deserves an immediate rematch. The WBA’s championship committee could order Romero to make his first title defense ...
The European Boxing Union celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. It all began in war torn Europe in 1948 with seven - Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain - members and has since grown and remains strong and active even today despite strong competition from other organizations and their countless International, Continental and Inter-Continental titles. The ...
The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Kenneth Sims Jr., (20-2-1, 7 KOs) moved one step closer to a first world title shot as he out-dueled fellow top super lightweight contender Batyr Akhmedov (9-3, 8 KOs) in a thrilling WBA Super Lightweight World Title Eliminator that ended in a majority decision in favor of Sims, 116-112, 115-113 and ...
Cecilia Braekhus was in camp and training hard ahead of her upcoming fight against Terri Harper for the WBA Super-Welterweight World Title on the undercard of Katie Taylor’s historic homecoming clash with Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday May 20, live worldwide on DAZN. Norway’s Braekhus (37-2, 9 KOs), a former undisputed ruler at 147lbs, is ...
The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Rances Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) bounced back from a stoppage loss last July to Gary Antuanne Russell to pick up an unpopular majority decision against Omar Juarez (14-2, 5 KOs) in a super lightweight bout. The former world champion at 130 and 135 pounds, Cuba’s Barthelemy started quickly and ended it ...
Social media star turned boxer KSI admits that his most recent exhibition win was tarnished. On Saturday night at the OVO Arena Wembley, KSI had his biggest test in the form of undefeated pro Joe Fournier (9-0, 9 KOs), who is 40-years-old and went up against very limited competition in his pro run. During the second round, KSI rocked Fournier, ...
Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9 KOs) defended his WBO world title with a second-round stoppage against Canadian contender Steven Butler (32-4-1, 26 KOs) Saturday night at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. Alimkhanuly spent the first round collecting data on his opponent, stalking him around the ring and noticing how Butler would overcommit when throwing punches. The 30-year-old southpaw capitalized ...
Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) was shocked, when referee Tony Weeks stepped in to wave off his fight with Rolando 'Rolly' Romero (15-1, 12 KOs) in the ninth round. Romero, who was down in the third round and behind on all three scorecards, was awarded a ninth round TKO to capture the vacant WBA junior welterweight title. ...
Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - For the vacant WBA junior welterweight title, Rolando 'Rolly' Romero (15-1, 12 KOs) had to get off the floor to score a controversial stoppage of Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) in the ninth round. (photos by Esther Lin) Both were showing respect in the first and feeling each other out. Barroso began to apply the pressure ...
Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan - Former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy (30-2-1, 15 KOs) picked up an unpopular ten round majority decision over Omar Juarez (14-2, 5 KOs) at a catch-weight of 143-pounds. (photos by Esther Lin) The scores were 95-95, 97-93 and 98-92. A feeling out round in the first, with neither doing too much. Barthelemy began to land the ...