Popular hard-hitting super lightweight contender Rolando “Rolly” Romero takes on veteran southpaw Ismael Barroso for the interim title inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Romero is an exciting, fan-favorite fighter known for his brash talk that he backs up with power in both hands. Barroso is the mandatory challenger to the WBA 140-pound crown. Plus, former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy takes on Omar Juarez and Batyr Akhmedov faces Kenneth Sims Jr. Live on SHOWTIME.
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they do? he's a career undercard fighter who got emphatically ko'd the one time he was in a main event. his biggest moment since is being ko'd in sparring on instagram, by some rando 3 fight guy
he also got a total robbery gift vs jackson marinez to get that bogus title he had before fighting tank. it was set up for him even when he was basically an unknown who had barely even got on tv
The WBA has demoted Alberto Puello of the Dominican Republic from junior welterweight champion to champion in recess. Puello tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA), so the WBA decided that this weekend's fight between Rolando Romero and Ismael Barroso, will be for the vacant WBA 140-pound championship.
The World Boxing Association declared the Dominican Alberto Puello as 140 lbs. champion in recess, after he tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA), therefore, the fight between Rolando Romero and Ismael Barroso, will be for the WBA Super Lightweight vacant Championship.
This was approved by a vote of its members by the WBA Championships Committee, which, in turn, indicates that Puello’s recess status is exceptional and a final decision will be made after May 17, 2023, when the boxer attends a hearing with the Nevada Athletic Commission and the Commission makes a decision or a VADA report indicates a negative result of the B test, which is done at the request of the boxer.
The Puello vs. Romero fight was not a mandatory defense, however, and adhering to the WBA C22 rule, the WBA Championships Committee approved Barroso as the Dominican’s replacement for this world championship bout. This rule states that when a champion cannot defend his title for medical, legal or other justifiable reasons, he will be declared inactive and the organization will choose the official title contenders.
Since the bout is scheduled for May 13 and the Nevada hearing will take place 4 days after, the WBA felt the need to adhere to the C22 rule to affect as little as possible the athletes classified at 140 pounds.
For his part, Barroso, mandatory challenger at Super Lightweight, was chosen to face Romero. The winner will face Ohara Davies no later than 120 days after May 13.
In the event that the fight ends in a draw or a “no decision,” the Committee will reconsider the 140-pound case and issue a new ruling pending the outcome of Puello’s hearing with the Nevada Commission and the possibility of opening the B Test.
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 May 2023, 01:25
they do? he's a career undercard fighter who got emphatically ko'd the one time he was in a main event. his biggest moment since is being ko'd in sparring on instagram, by some rando 3 fight guy
he also got a total robbery gift vs jackson marinez to get that bogus title he had before fighting tank. it was set up for him even when he was basically an unknown who had barely even got on tv
a weird guy to pamper
I agree he didn't achieve anything in his career, but it seems like people watch him just because he talks alot. I don't think it has anything to do with his boxing.
Thanks to his talking he actually got a title fight now.
It's actually mind-blowing how many times boxers get title shots immideately after a loss/getting knocked out.
Press Release | Three Fight Countdown Show on Showtime Youtube, Facebook Portals
Three matchups featuring undefeated fighters looking to keep perfect records intact will highlight the Showtime Boxing Countdown live streaming presentation this Saturday, May 13 from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Action live on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT and is topped by unbeaten super lightweight Esteuri “El Puma” Suero dueling Starling Castillo in a 10-round attraction. Also featured is sensational bantamweight Michael Angeletti in an eight-round bout against Michell Banquez, while super featherweight Justin Viloria will take on Pedro Pinillo in a six-round fight.
The live stream is hosted by award-winning Morning Kombat live digital talk show hosts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell.
These fights precede a Showtime tripleheader headlined by top contenders Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Ismael Barroso facing off for the vacant WBA Super Lightweight World Championship. That telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT will also see former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy dueling the all-action Omar “El Relámpago” Juarez in the co-main event, plus super lightweight contenders Batyr Akhmedov and Kenneth Sims Jr. meet in a WBA Super Lightweight World Title Eliminator opening up the telecast.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com.
Representing Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Suero (12-0, 9 KOs) will make his U.S. debut on Saturday night, having turned pro in 2019 with a first-round knockout over Elieser Torres. The 23-year-old jump started his professional record with knockouts in nine of his first 10 fights and by winning 10-round unanimous decisions in each of his last two fights - most recently besting Jose Fajardo Galvez in December. He will be opposed by the 27-year-old Castillo (17-1-1, 13 KOs), who most recently fought fellow unbeaten Kenny de Leon to a draw last October. Also, a native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Castillo’s only career defeat came via decision against the unbeaten Otar Eranosyan.
A highly skilled technician with blazing speed and surprising power, Angeletti (7-0, 6 KOs) scored the most impressive victory of his young career last time out, as he dominated the previously unbeaten Jeremy Adorno on his way to a fifth-round stoppage last October. Originally from New Orleans and now training in Spring, Texas, Angeletti carries a five-fight knockout streak into Saturday night. He will face the 32-year-old Banquez (20-3, 14 KOs), a native of Venezuela who fights out of Florida. Banquez owns impressive victories over then-unbeaten opponents Prince Patel and Joahnys Argilagos, and most recently dropped decisions to Ramon Cardenas last July and Antonio Vargas in February.
With a large contingent of supporters in attendance, Viloria (1-0, 1 KO) turned pro in April and delighted his fans with a sensational first round knockout over Sirdarious Smith. The 18-year-old from Whittier, California will step up in competition when he faces Colombia’s Pinillo (5-1, 5 KOs) on Saturday. Pinillo turned pro in December 2019 and scored five-straight stoppages before losing a majority decision to Alejandro Nicasio Garcia in April 2022.
The non-televised undercard lineup will feature highly touted twin super bantamweight prospects in six-round fights as Chavez Barrientes (6-0, 5 KOs) meets Juan Centeno (8-7-3, 1 KO), while his twin brother Angel Barrientes (9-1, 6 KOs) battles Sharone Carter (13-6, 3 KOs). Rounding out the card is Washington, D.C. prospect David Whitmire (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round super welterweight matchup against Texas’ Javier Vargas (3-1, 3 KOs), and the pro debut of super middleweight Yojanler Martinez in a four-round bout taking on California’s Dario Guerrero-Meneses (3-5-1, 1 KO).
What a joke this is.
This Romero is only known for being smacked out by Tank Davis at lightweight, and now he’s being gifted an undeserved title shot against an unheard of 18yr veteran that has managed less than 30 fights in that time.
The WBA has long had a credibility issue with all of the super titles etc… so this is something we should expect from them.
After he wins the belt, I hope he gets his rematch with Tank so that he can get pasted again
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑13 May 2023, 19:25
Anyone gonna watch Rolly become world champion?
Mi hope he gets flattened
I didn't intend to watch it, but I just woke up at like 5 am. Might as well watch it now.
Rolly got knocked out by a single punch in his last Fight and is now fighting a hard puncher from a higher weight-class. Even though the dude is like 97 years old, upsets happen all the time in boxing, so today could be your lucky day
