Brian Mendoza: record, next fight and profile →
Fighting a hard-hitting former junior middleweight champion on short notice seemed like a tall order before Brian Mendoza’s last fight. Now that he has sent Jeison Rosario into an early retirement, Mendoza has accepted the tallest task of all within the 154-pound division. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Mendoza will challenge Sebastian Fundora for “The Towering
Brian Mendoza (21-2) picked up the biggest win of his career earlier this month, when he stopped former Jeison Rosario in the 5th round of their Showtime televised bout. The fight took place at the Armory in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS – Brian Mendoza’s career-changing, fifth-round knockout of Jeison Rosario on Saturday night thrust him into a position in which Mendoza always believed he belonged.
The Armory in Minneapolis - Brian Mendoza (21-2, 15 KOs) seized his opportunity and delivered a stunning fifth-round KO over former unified world champion Jeison Rosario (23-4-1, 17 KOs) in a performance that Mendoza described as career-altering. The 27-year-old Rosario announced his retirement following the fight.
MINNEAPOLIS – Brian Mendoza made the absolute most Saturday night of a high-profile opportunity that the ambitious middleweight took on short notice.
Brian “La Bala” Mendoza (20-2) will look to close out his 2022 campaign a perfect 2-0 when he takes on Jeison Rosario (23-3) on Saturday night at the Armory in Minneapolis. The bout will be part of a Showtime broadcast.
Rosario, Mendoza Weights - Unbeaten WBA "Regular" Super Middleweight Champion and Minneapolis fan-favorite David Morrell Jr. and undefeated mandatory challenger Aidos Yerbossynuly went face-to-face before they put their unbeaten records on the line live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, November 5 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis. (photos by Esther Lin)
MINNEAPOLIS – David Morrell Jr. couldn’t help but break into laughter when he stood face-to-face with Aidos Yerbossynuly after they weighed in Friday afternoon at W Minneapolis The Forshay.
MINNEAPOLIS – The last time an American audience watched Jeison Rosario box, Erickson Lubin dropped the former champion twice and stopped him in the sixth round of their 154-pound elimination match.
Rosario, Gallimore Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Unbeaten WBA "Regular" Super Middleweight Champion and Minneapolis fan-favorite David Morrell Jr. and undefeated mandatory challenger Aidos Yerbossynuly went face-to-face at the final press conference on Thursday, before they put their unbeaten records on the line live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, November 5 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis. (photos by Esther Lin)