Jeison Rosario: record, next fight and profile →
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)
Brian Mendoza has accepted a difficult fight on short notice. BoxingScene.com has learned that Mendoza agreed to face Jeison Rosario on November 5 at The Armory in Minneapolis. Mendoza replaced an injured Yoelvis Gomez barely 10 days in advance of the Rosario bout once Gomez withdrew from their fight Tuesday due to an injury to his right wrist sustained while training.
Yoelvis Gomez will have to wait to take an interesting step up in competition comparable to what he had planned for November 5.
Unbeaten WBA "Regular" Super Middleweight Champion and Minneapolis fan-favorite David Morrell Jr. will return to action against undefeated mandatory challenger Aidos Yerbossynuly in a 12-round duel that headlines live on SHOWTIME Saturday, November 5 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis.
Yoelvis Gomez will take an intriguing step up in opposition in his seventh professional fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that the emerging Cuban southpaw has agreed to face former junior middleweight champion Jeison Rosario next. Their 12-round, 154-pound fight likely will take place November 5 as part of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” tripleheader at a site to be determined.
Sebastian Fundora respects how Erickson Lubin has rebuilt his career following a devastating defeat nearly 4½ years ago. The undefeated Fundora, who will battle Lubin on April 9 in Las Vegas, has taken notice from afar while Lubin methodically became a top contender again within the 154-pound division. Orlando’s Lubin has won six straight fights since Jermell Charlo knocked him out with one punch in the first round of their fight for Charlo’s WBC super welterweight title in October 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Lightweight contender Javier Fortuna made quick work of journeyman Rafael Hernandez in the opening round Sunday evening at the Pabellon de Esgrima Centro Olimpico in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Lubin, Rosario Fight Photos Gallery - State Farm Arena, Atlanta - In a high stakes WBC junior middleweight eliminator, Erickson Lubin (24-1, 17 KOs) knocked out former unified champion Jeison Rosario (20-3-1, 14 KOs) in the sixth round. (photos by Amanda Westcott)