Miguel Berchelt (35-1, 31 KO) scored technical knockout victory in the ninth round over Miguel Roman (60-13, 47 KO) at the gala in El Paso and defended his WBC super featherweight title. 32-year-old Roman was on canvas three times before the duel was stopped. An experienced Mexican twice was counted in the sixth and once in the ninth rounds.
Josh Taylor (14-0, 12 KOs) defeated by technical knockout in the seventh round previously undefeated Ryan Martin (22-1, 12 KOs) in Glasgow, Scotland and was promoted to the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series.
Miguel Berchelt (35-1, 31 KOs) defeated Miguel Roman (60-13, 47 KOs) by technical knockout in the ninth round in the main event in El Paso, Texas, and defended his WBC super lightweight title. The 32-year-old Roman was three times on the floor before the fight was stopped. An experienced Mexican twice fell in the sixth and once in the ninth rounds.
One of the world top light heavyweights Sullivan Barrera (22-2, 14 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Sean Monaghan (29-2, 17 KOs) in the main event of the evening in Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn. After ten rounds the judges scored it 98-92 and twice 99-91 in favor of the Cuban. Thus, the 36-year-old Barrera successfully returned to the ring after his defeat to Dmitry Bivol.
In one of the main events of a boxing evening in Glasgow, Scotland, the WBC silver super lightweight champion Josh Taylor (14-0, 12 KOs) scored a TKO victory in the seventh round over the previously undefeated Ryan Martin (22-1, 12 KOs). The time to was 2:21.
The live broadcast of the boxing evening from El Paso, Texas, in the main event of which two Mexicans will fight. WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt (34-1, 30 KOs) will face the official contender for his title Miguel Roman (60 12, 47 KO). For Berchelt this will be the fourth defense of his belt he took from Francisco Vargas in January 2017.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from New York, where the former challenger for the light heavyweight title Cuban Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) will meet Sean Monaghan (29-1, 17 KOs) of US.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from Glasgow, in the main events of which in the two quarterfinals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) WBA lightweight champion Ryan Burnett (19-0, 9 KOs) will defend his title against the legendary Filipino Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs). In the second one the owner of the WBC silver super lightweight title Josh Taylor (13-0, 11 KOs) will meet unbeaten Ryan Martin (22-0, 12 KOs).
Former world heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev on the reasons of his defeat to Alexander Usik, shoulder injury and future plans.
The Congress of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) approved changes in the weight categories for competitions at the Olympic Games, which will come into force in Tokyo in 2020. Now men will compete in eight classes - 52 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg, 91 kg, and over 91 kg. The number of participants at the Olympics will now be 214 boxers. Before that, male amateurs competed in 10 weight categories. Categories up to 49 kg and up to 60 kg were excluded.
