Erick Rosa (Left) And Promoter Belgica Peña of Shuan Boxing Throughout A March 20 Press Convention To Announce The April 5 Present in Santo Domingo, D.R. Picture Credit score: Grabiel Garcia, Shuan Boxing
Erick Rosa is able to show his value within the junior flyweight division.
The previous secondary WBA strawweight titlist will make his 108-pound debut in his subsequent struggle. Rosa strikes up in weight to face Mexico’s Yudel Reyes. Their scheduled twelve-round bout headlines an April 5 Triller TV present from Centro Olimpico’s Pabellon de Esgrima in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The identical venue hosted Rosa’s lone different struggle since December 2021, an eighth-round stoppage of Orlando Pino final August 25. The bout happened at strawweight however Rosa (6-0, 2 knockouts), No. 8 at 105, was not permitted to defend his secondary title. He was nonetheless mandated to enter a title consolidation bout with Thammanoon Niyomtrong (24-0, 9 KOs). No. 1 at 105.
A number of makes an attempt fell flat throughout their year-plus lengthy debacle. The 24-year-old southpaw finally gave up and opted to maneuver up in weight.
“This can be his first step to grow to be world champion at 108,” Belgica Peña, Rosa’s promoter and head of Shuan Boxing, advised The Ring. “Rosa will struggle for the WBA Gold championship. After that, we hope to problem any of the champions.”
Kenshiro Teraji (23-1, 14 KOs) is The Ring 108-pound champ and in addition holds the WBC and WBA titles. Puerto Rico’s Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez (28-3-1, 14 KOs), No. 1 at 108, is the WBO titlist. South Africa’s Sivenathi Nontshinga (13-1, 10 KOs), No. 2 at 108, just lately regained the IBF title.
Reyes rebounded from a knockout loss to Oscar Collazo with a knockout victory on Might 11 in his Monterrey hometown. The win got here two weeks earlier than Collazo (9-0, 7 KOs), No. 4 at 105, received the WBO strawweight title.
The April 5 bout is the second in D.R. for Reyes (16-2, 8 KOs), who defeated Rene Santiago in April 2022. Their ten-round regional title struggle happened at this very venue.
All six professional bouts for the 24-year-old Rosa have are available in his Santo Domingo hometown and at 105. ‘Mini PacMan’ received an interim WBA title in his fourth professional bout and the WBA ‘Common’ belt only one struggle later.
Jake Donovan is a senior author for The Ring and vp of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America.
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