Bryon Rojas: record, next fight and profile →
Joel Iriarte was out of a fight after he missed weight following training-camp sickness and his scheduled Friday opponent chose not to face him after "God spoke to him."
The long-standing reign of Hekkie Budler was brought to a shuddering halt at Emperors Palace on Saturday after running into a freight train named Byron Rojas. The little-known Nicaraguan produced the performance of his life to rip the WBA and IBO titles from Budler, who had no answer to the South American’s clever angles and sharp-shooting.
Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa. - unknown and massive underdog Nicaraguan Byron Rojas (16-2-3, 8 KOs) pulled off a stunning upset of WBA minimumweight “super” champion and IBO minumweight champion Hekkie Budler (29-2, 9 KOs). All three judges had it 115-113.