Jeison Rosario: record, next fight and profile →
Julian Williams doesn’t think there’s much that separates Jermell Charlo and Jeison Rosario. The former champion could see either fighter winning if Charlo and Rosario square off in a 154-pound title unification fight. It is possible that bout could be next for Charlo, the WBC champion, and Rosario, who won the IBF, IBO and WBA belts by upsetting Williams on January 18 in Philadelphia.
As much as the competitor within Julian Williams wanted to exercise his contractual right to an immediate rematch with Jeison Rosario, he determined it just wasn’t the smart thing to do. Williams knew he needed plastic surgery to remove scar tissue from above his eyes for quite some time. If the former IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champion put off that procedure again, Williams was worried he would find himself in the exact precarious position during their immediate rematch as he experienced in their first fight.
Jermell Charlo wants to fight Jeison Rosario as soon as possible once the COVID-19 pandemic ends. The WBC super welterweight champion knows facing Rosario is the fastest, surest way to prove he is the best boxer within the 154-pound division. Otherwise, Charlo realizes his detractors can continue criticizing his resume.
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In this Q&A, former unified super welterweight champion champion Julian Williams' discusses their decision to bypass a direct rematch with Jeison Rosario. Stephen Edwards also weighs in on what went wrong in January when Williams was stopped by Rosario in Philadelphia.
Jeison Rosario might not have much say in whom he faces for his first title defense, but can take comfort in knowing his next move won’t be restricted to a contract clause. BoxingScene.com has learned that former unified junior middleweight titlist Julian ‘J-Rock’ Williams does not plan to enter an immediate rematch with Dominican Republic’s Rosasio (20-1-1, 14KOs), against whom he suffered a title-conceding 5th round knockout loss this past January in his Philadelphia hometown.
Jeison Rosario started 2020 with what could turn out to be one of the upsets of the entire year, as the Miami based Dominican produced a sensational stoppage victory over Julian Williams, a fighter considered by most as the number 1 at 154 prior to the Rosario fight.
NEW YORK – Jarrett Hurd was as surprised as anyone to watch Julian Williams lose to Jeison Rosario. The former IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champion expected Williams to “walk through” an unknown underdog Williams was listed as a 30-1 favorite to beat. Hurd admits that he didn’t know much about the Dominican Republic’s Rosario, other than that he had been stopped by Nathaniel Gallimore, an opponent Williams beat by majority decision.
By Mitch Abramson - As junior middleweight titles exchange hands like trading cards, champions winning and losing titles at a breakneck pace, Erickson Lubin has looked on in disbelief, trying to make sense of it all and figuring out where he fits in. Lubin plans on watching former unified titleholder Jarrett Hurd’s comeback against Francisco Santana on...
Not quite as many viewers watched Jeison Rosario stun Julian Williams on Saturday night as saw Williams upset Jarrett Hurd to win three 154-pound titles eight months earlier. Nielsen Media Research figures released Wednesday indicated an average audience of 1,536,000 watched Rosario stop Williams in the fifth round of a main event FOX aired from Williams’ hometown of Philadelphia. A peak audience of 1,565,000 tuned in to see Rosario beat Williams, who was consistently listed as at least a 30-1 favorite to win their scheduled 12-round fight for the IBF, IBO and WBA junior middleweight championships.