Ismael Barroso: record, next fight and profile →
Hard-hitting Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18KOs) captured the WBA interim lightweight title on December 12th in London, England by stopping Kevin Mitchell in five rounds. The 'regular' version of that belt is held by Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12KOs), who won the title by stopping Darlys Perez in five rounds on November 21st.
WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla has informed BoxingScene.com that his next fight will come in either March or April.
IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby (22-1, 8 KOs) may have to wait until April before returning to the ring. Selby, 28, won his first world title last May when an outclassed Evgeny Gradovich was stopped in the eighth round due to a cut with Selby comfortably ahead on all three scorecards.
WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12KOs) is already getting mentally prepared for his first title defense in the first few months of 2016.
Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs) recently announced himself on the world stage with a devastating fifth round knockout of Kevin Mitchell at London’s O2 Arena. With the victory, the Venezuelan captured the WBA interim title at lightweight making him the potential challenger for current world champion Anthony Crolla in his next fight. Logically the bout could happen at some point next year although a member of Barroso’s team believes another direction is more likely for Crolla.
Derry Mathews has admitted that he made a mistake in his prediction of one of last weekend’s fights. The future world title challenger pointed towards Kevin Mitchell to beat Ismael Barroso in their clash last weekend at the O2 Arena in London. But Barroso, who was made Mathews’ mandatory challenger for the WBA interim crown before the Scouser elected to relinquish, sprung a surprise and is now in pole position to fight for a world title himself.
Ismael Barroso lived up to his billing as one of the hardest hitting lightweights in the world by halting the respected Kevin Mitchell in five rounds this past weekend at the O2 Arena in London, England. In doing so he captured the interim WBA lightweight title. "It was a long time coming for Barroso to get this shot and he made the most of his opportunity," said his promoter, Greg Cohen.
Anthony Joshua produced a stunning seventh-round knockout of Dillian Whyte as he overcame his toughest challenge yet to seize the vacant British heavyweight title at The O2.</p> <p> Joshua, who also retained his Commonwealth crown, ended a bad-tempered clash after one minute and 27 seconds, initially staggering his bitter rival with a straight right before finishing him off with a ferocious right uppercut.</p>
Ismael Barroso’s promoter Greg Cohen has accused Britain’s Derry Mathews of avoiding his Venezuelan lightweight. Mathews, the former WBA Interim Lightweight title holder, had been scheduled to face Barroso in 2015. The Liverpudlian vacated his strap to go for the bigger prize of the full WBO title when he faces fellow Brit and reigning champion Terry Flanagan on February 13 at Liverpool’s Echo Arena.
O2 Arena, London - In a battle for the interim-WBA lightweight world title, dangerous puncher Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18KOs) showed off his deadly power by powering past Kevin Micthell (39-4) in five rounds. Barroso dropped Mitchell twice, in the fourth and the fifth. After the second knockdown, Barroso jumped on Mitchell and battered him with punches from all angles until the referee jumped in to save Mitchell