Robert Easter: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Robert Easter Jr. and all-action veteran Adrian "El Tigre" Granados will go toe-to-toe this Saturday, October 26 in a crucial super lightweight showdown as both fighters look to insert themselves into the title picture with a win live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa.
With fight week here and anticipation reaching a fever pitch, top fighters, legends and trainers shared their thoughts and predictions on this Saturday's welterweight title unification between IBF Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and WBC Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Top super welterweight contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin returns to take on former world title challenger and U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha in a 12-round WBC title eliminator on Saturday, October 26 live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
LAS VEGAS - In April former champions Rances Barthelmey and Robert Easter Jr. battled to a draw in an uneventful fight that was televised by Showtime. The vacant WBA "regular" lightweight tile was at stake. According to Barthelemy, the title will remain vacant because Easter does not want to face him again.
Robert Easter Jr. and Rances Barthelemy saw a significant drop in viewership from their previous respective Showtime performances. Considering how their head-to-head battle played out, it’s probably a good thing. The pair of former titlists turned in one of the most disappointing main events of 2019—and perhaps recent memory—in boxing to a 12-round draw in their Showtime-televised main event on April 27 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nev.
Robert Easter Video Interview - The WBA lightweight title bout between Robert Easter Jr and Rances Barthelemy ended in a split draw on Saturday. Judge Tim Cheatham scored the 12-round fight 115-113 in favour of Easter, Eric Cheek had it 115-113 for Barthelemy and Glenn Trowbridge ranked the clash even at 114-114.
Robert Easter Jr. and Rances Barthelemy fought to a split-draw in their matchup for the vacant WBA, IBO Lightweight World Titles Saturday on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The challenging fight to score was ruled 115-113 Barthelemy, 115-113 Easter and 114-114. The WBA 135-pound title remains vacant following the split decision.
Easter, Barthelemy Fight Photos Gallery - The WBA, IBO lightweight title bout between Robert Easter Jr and Rances Barthelemy ended in a split draw on Saturday. (photos by Esther Lin, Ryan Hafey)
Rances Barthelemy Video Interview - The WBA lightweight title bout between Robert Easter Jr and Rances Barthelemy ended in a split draw on Saturday. Judge Tim Cheatham scored the 12-round fight 115-113 in favour of Easter, Eric Cheek had it 115-113 for Barthelemy and Glenn Trowbridge ranked the clash even at 114-114.
By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS – It’s over. That’s about the best that could be said Saturday night about an utterly forgettable lightweight title bout between Robert Easter Jr. and Rances Barthelemy. When it mercifully concluded, Showtime’s Jimmy Lennon Jr. announced a perfectly appropriate result – a split dra...