Jackson Marinez: record, next fight and profile →
Romero, Marinez Scorecard BoxingScene Live - WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavidez missed weight on Friday at the official weigh-in for Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader, losing his world title belt on the scale.
Jackson Marinez might not be a big puncher, but he isn’t intimidated by Rolando Romero’s power, either. The undefeated Dominican contender considers his skill and experience advantages that’ll help him neutralize the heavy-handed Romero in their 12-round fight Saturday night. Santo Domingo’s Marinez (19-0, 7 KOs) and Las Vegas’ Romero (11-0, 11 KOs) will fight for the WBA interim lightweight title in the second of three bouts Showtime will televise from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Romero, Marinez Weights Photos Gallery - WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavidez missed weight today at the official weigh-in for Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader, losing his world title belt on the scale. Benavidez will face world title challenger Alexis Angulo in the main event as planned. Angulo can earn the WBC 168-pound title with a win. All other fighters on the card made weight. Final weights, photos and officials are below. (Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME)
From the moment he watched his countryman, Jeison ‘Banana’ Rosario score one of the first big upsets of 2020, Jackson Marinez firmly believed his own chance to shock the world would soon follow.
By Keith Idec - There’s one name, Rolando Romero reminds you, that the prominent group of young, elite lightweights “never” mention. Amid all the trash talk exchanged on Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms, it hasn’t been difficult during recent months to find evidence of unbeaten lightweights Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez degrading each other. Romero, who considers Lopez...
Rolando Romero promised something similar will happen Saturday night to what occurred the last time he fought a Dominican opponent with more experience than him. “It’s gonna be a very brutal knockout, one of the worst knockouts ever seen in this sport,” Romero told BoxingScene.com regarding his 12-round fight against unbeaten Jackson Marinez for the WBA interim lightweight title. “He’s 19-0. I’m 11-0. So, theoretically, he’s a better fighter than me, no? But like I said, they could put in whoever they want with me – I’m gonna perform.”
Rolando Romero will attempt his first step toward becoming a lightweight champion August 15. Showtime announced Wednesday morning that the promising prospect will battle Jackson Marinez on August 15 as part of the network’s tripleheader from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The 12-round Romero-Marinez match will be broadcast along with a 12-round main event between WBC super middleweight champ David Benavidez and Alexis Angulo, as well as a 10-round heavyweight fight that’ll pit Otto Wallin against Travis Kauffman.