Ohara Davis (25-2, 18 KOs) and Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) will fight for the interim WBA world super lightweight title. Their fight will likely take place on November 18 in Los Angeles.
“I only want two fights,” said the new WBA super lightweight champion Rollie Romero after claiming the vacant title by controversial stoppage on Saturday night in Las Vegas Ismael Barroso. - This is a rematch with Tank Davis. But I think there is a better option for him. I'm also ready to go up against Ryan Garcia. We can do it in a pay-per-view on Showtime."
“I think that the stoppage of the fight was very unfair,” said Ismael Barroso after a controversial defeat by Rollie Romero in the fight for the WBA super lightweight title on Saturday in Las Vegas. - I landed the best shots. The knockdown was counted out for me after the push of the opponent. It wasn't a missed shot or anything. The referee just stopped the fight and didn't say anything. You yourself could see everything. It was I who delivered the blows, not him. He did not hit me with a single accurate blow. I don't understand why they stopped the fight."
Rolando Romero (15-1, 13 KOs) defeated Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) in the main event of the evening organized in Las Vegas. Thus, the American won the vacant WBA world title in his super lightweight debut.
Rollie Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) and Ismael Barroso (24-3-2, 22 KOs) went through the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their Saturday match at the Cosmopolitan Arena in Las Vegas. The weight of a 28-year-old American and a 40-year-old boxer from Venezuela was the same and amounted to 63.2 kg. This will be Romero's first super lightweight bout and the vacant WBA world title is on the line.