Omar Rosario: record, next fight and profile →
2016 Olympian Lindolfo Delgado, is ready for a pair of significant firsts. Delgado will make his Las Vegas and Top Rank debuts this Saturday, June 19 against Salvador Briceno in an eight-round junior welterweight bout at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – Omar Rosario remains perfect as a pro and with visions of capturing Olympic Gold later this year. The unbeaten rookie from Caguas, Puerto Rico picked up his first knockout as a pro, halting Anaheim’s Uriel Villanueva in the second round of their ESPN+ televised opener Saturday evening at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brazilian middleweight contender Esquiva Falcao is coming back to America. After a pair of knockout wins last year in his home nation, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist will take on two-time world title challenger Artur Akavov in a 10-rounder Saturday, Feb. 20 from MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Hairon Socarras has made his way back to the ring and to the win column. The Miami-based Cuban featherweight had his way with late-assigned foe Julio Buitrago, stopping the fleshy Nicaraguan in the 3rd round of their curtain raiser Friday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Bryan Polaco and Omar Rosario both opted to turn pro during an originally designated Olympic year for the purpose of remaining active. Their handlers are more than doing their part to live up to that promise. The pair of amateur standouts and rookie prospects will both appear in separate bouts on the fall season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo, which takes place October 2 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Henry ‘Moncho’ Lebron never promised to outdo his cousin against their common opponent. It was a smart decision, as the unbeaten featherweight prospect from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico was simply forced to settle for his latest win. Lebrón picked up his second victory of 2020, scoring an eight-round unanimous decision over Colombia’s Luis Porozo. Scores were in their Telemundo-televised chief support, though airing on Telemundo after the evening's main event Friday evening from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Saul 'Baby' Juarez and Axel Aragon are set for their battle of former title challengers eager to return to the win column. Both boxers made weight ahead of their scheduled 10-round junior flyweight main event, which airs live Friday evening on Telemundo beginning at 12:00am ET from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Omar Rosario, a six-time Puerto Rican national amateur champion who won the 2020 Olympic Trials at 152 pounds, signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. Rosario, 22, will make his professional debut as a junior welterweight Friday evening in a four-round bout at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla.
Omar Rosario officially has his marching orders for his anticipated pro debut. The former amateur standout from Caguas, Puerto Rico has been added to the August 21 edition of Boxeo Telemundo, which will air live from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. An opponent has yet to be named for Rosario, who will compete as a junior welterweight in the pro ranks.
With the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics so ends Puerto Rico’s best chance of bringing home an Olympic medal for the first time this century. The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted amateur standout Omar Rosario to concede his place in the 2020 Puerto Rico Olympic boxing team, opting to instead turn pro. The 22-year old from Caguas, P.R.—who claimed the 152-pound championship at the 2020 Olympic Trials to previously earn his place on the team—will make the transition under the guidance of manager Tim VanNewhouse from Split-T Management.