Rob Calloway vs. Juan Carlos Robles
Rob Calloway 198 lbs beat Juan Carlos Robles 200 lbs by TKO at 3:05 in round 8 of 10
- Date: 2008-03-15
- Location: Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Judge: Bobby Grasso
- Judge: Steve Weisfeld
- Judge: Dewey LaRosa
In what turned out to be an exciting main event that surprised the Allentown crowd, unbeaten but relatively unknown cruiserweight Juan Carlos Robles gave Rob Calloway all he could handle. With a hungry look in his eye that showed he came to fight, Robles proceeded to jab away and batter a calm Calloway throughout the first five rounds, giving Calloway a bloody nose and dominating the first half of the fight. For Robles, it was the chance of a lifetime against the aging 38-year-old Calloway, who came into the bout with an eleven-bout win streak and a world cruiserweight ranking.
However, by the sixth round, Calloway started landing power shots, and Robles began to fade. Behind on points, Calloway, now 69-7-1 with 54 KOs, played the part of one-punch stalker. Near the end of round 8, Calloway landed a right-hand bomb that sent Robles down and out through the ropes in Calloway's corner. Robles, now 9-1 with 4 KOs, somehow arose after the round had ended. The ten count ended at 3:05 of round 8. No quarrel from Robles, who recovered on Calloway's stool and seemed alright, leaving the ring on his own power.
Scheduled for ten rounds. Calloway's Intercontinental title belt was not at stake. Former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman was present at ringside in a packed house in the most successful boxing card held in this venue in recent memory.