Jamel Herring Remains Champion With Win Over Lamont Roach Jr.!

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On the Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California Jamel Herring successfully defended his WBO junior lightweight world title by unanimous decision over Lamont Roach Jr.. 

In the opening round both Herring and Roach Jr. spent the majority of their time in the center of the ring. It was a good round where the fighters tested each other with jabs and body shots. The fighters tangled feet causing Herring to fall to the canvas in the second round because of his southpaw style while Roach being the conventional orthodox fighter. For the next couple of rounds both guys spent a lot of time trying to counter each other. It was Herring who did the most bodywork to open up more opportunities to land his jab. Roach Jr. did not have the punch output to match what Herring was putting out in the middle rounds, but he did land some scoring shots. Herring looked in complete control of the bout while Roach Jr. had to take more risks to put himself back into the contest. In the opening of the eighth round Roach Jr. became more aggressive by letting his hands go. Roach Jr. started stepping inside to land hooks and uppercuts. Herring did a good job of keeping his composure to continue landing his jab. In the ninth round Roach Jr. was more of a defensive fighter as Herring kept his jab working along with a few counter right hooks. In the eleventh round Roach Jr. landed a hard hook early to get Herrings attention, and another right hook that staggered Herring at the end of the round. In the final round Roach Jr. kept up the pressure as he tried to land more big shots while Herring avoided those shots with good defense. The judges scored the contest 115-113, and 117-111 twice all for Herring.

Herring remains champion with a record of (21-2, 10 KO's) while Lamont Roach Jr. suffers his first defeat and is now (19-1-1, 7 KO's).

Herring vs. Roach Jr. Set, Weigh-in Complete!

WBO super featherweight junior lightweight title

Jamel Herring 129.8 vs. Lamont Roach Jr 129

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Herring scheduled to make the first defense of his WBO junior lightweight world title against Lamont Roach Jr. Saturday evening (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+) at Chukchansi Park in Fresno CA. 

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Kubrat Pulev, 248.4 vs. Rydell Booker, 248.2—10 rds, heavyweight

In the 10-round co-feature, IBF No. 1 heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev (27-1, 14 KOs) will face veteran Rydell Booker (26-2, 13 KOs).

ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET

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Gabriel Flores Jr., 133.4 vs. Aelio Mesquita, 133.6 —8 rds, lightweight

David Kaminsky, 162.2 vs. Travis Jerig, 162—6 rds, middleweight

Janibek Alimkhanuly, 159.8 vs. Albert Onolunose, 158.2—10 rds, middleweight

Robeisy Ramirez, 124.8 vs. Fernand Ibarra, 122.4—6 rds, featherweight

Esquiva Falcao, 160.8 vs. Manny Woods, 161.4—10 rds, middleweight

Amir Imam, 144 vs. Marcos Mojica, 143—8 rds, welteweight

ESPN+at 6:30 p.m. ET

Jamel Herring vs. Lamont Roach Jr. Card Headlines Veteran's Day Weekend!

On Saturday November 9 in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California, WBO junior lightweight world titleholder Jamel Herring faces Lamont Roach Jr..

The 34 year old Herring (20-2, 10 KOs), 34, won the title win he defeated Masayuki Ito by unanimous decision in May. This will be the first defense of the belt for Herring. Herring loss to Ladarius Miller in August 2017, but has won four fights in a row, including his a unanimous decision over Adeilson Dos Santos in December 2018 also the title win over Ito.

Lamont Roach Jr. (19-0-1, 7 KOs), 24, started fought his way through 16 victories in a row until he battled Orlando Cruz to a split draw in April 2018 in Cruz's hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Roach stepped  up the pace by has winning three consecutive fights, including a defeating Jonathan Oquendo by unanimous decision on the Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs undercard last May in Las Vegas.

The undercard will air at 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+ and the main card will air soon after starting at 10 p.m. ET.

Video courtesy of Top Rank Boxing. 

Great Night For Beltway Boxers On Card At The MGM National Harbor!

Here are the results of the PBC on Fox undercard promoted by TGB Promotions at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD. 



(Photos by Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions)

In the opening bout of the card Tyrek "I.G.B." Irby of Landover, MD remains undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision win over Joaquin Chavez of Las Angeles, CA.

Irby made good use of his left hook by sending Chavez down early in the first and second rounds. Chavez battled his way back into the fight after his early visits to the canvas by landing some good jabs and hooks of his own. Irby started to the go to the body of Chavez, but a few of those were low. He was warned by referee Bill Clancy without any points being taken away. Irby returned to using his jab and hooks to finish the bout. The judges scored it 78-72 and 79-73 twice for Irby. Tyrek Irbys now (9-0, 3 KO's) while Joaquin Chavez fall to (9-19-4, 2 KO's).
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In a scheduled eight-round super lightweight contest Patrick "YG Pat" Harris of Hyattsville, MD scored a TKO over Brazil's Joaquim Carneiro.

Harris completely dominated Carneiro from start to finish of the contest. Harris put multiple combinations together throughout the bout. He definitely was the fast of the men. The speed Harris put along with some hard body shots made it even worse on Carneiro. Referee Kenny Chevalier put a stop to the contest at 25 seconds of the sixth-round. Harris remains undefeated at (18-0, 9 KO's) while Carneiro falls to (25-12, 23 KO's).
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In a eight-round lightweight Dravontay "Speed" Rawls of Glenarden, Maryland won by Newark, New Jersey's Wanzell Ellison.

This contest seemed to look pretty even as both Rawls and Ellison battled throughout each round. Rawls applied pressure as he backed Ellison up and Ellison put together some of his own offense to pressure Rawls. In round four Ellison was trying to land some shots to the body of Rawls, but he went below the belt sending Rawls to the canvas in pain. Referee Bill Clancy gave Rawls the time he needed to recover before continuing the round. In the remainder of the rounds Rawls had the better offense and did a better job coming forward. Ellison was trying to stay create more offense as he countered Rawls at times. Rawls must have known he had most of the rounds in the bags as he started to move around the ring to close the bout. All three judges scored the contest the same at 79-72 for Rawls. Rawls improves to (13-1-1, 8 KOs) while Ellison gets the second defeat and falls to (11-2-1, 5 KO's).
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Shyngyskhan Tazhibay of Washington, DC. by way of Kazakhstan won a four-round unanimous decision over Nicolas Atilio Velasquez of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  

In this junior welterweight bout that was shown on the FS2  telecast, Tazhibay used his jab to work his way inside the guard of Valasquez to put together some good bodywork. Valasquez was very aggressive in all four rounds of this contest, but he was continuously warned for holding. Tazhibay stayed with his game plan by using his jab and going to the body. In the third-round Velasquez suffered a cut on the right eye but not sure if it was from a punch or accidental headbutt. In the final round Tahzibay kept coming forward throwing shots until Velasquez held until the bell sounded. All three judges saw the bout the same at 40-36 for Tazhibay. Shyngyskhan Tazhihbay remains undefeated at (9-0, 2 KO's) while Velasquez falls to (11-7, 3 KO's).

Gary Antuanne And Antonio Russell Dominate At The MGM National Harbor!

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On Saturday night's TGB Promotions card at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD the two younger brothers of WBC featherweight champion "Mr." Gary Russell Jr. put on great performances. 


Super lightweight Gary Antuanne “The Last” Russell out of Capitol Heights, MD kept his record perfect as he scores a second-round knockout over Juan Huertas of Panama City, Panama. Russell showed pure domination as he banged and battered Huertas all over the ring during round one. It was multiple combinations from different angles that sent Huertas in defensive mode. In the second, Russell continued to punish Huertas with lighting quick head and body shots until he dropped him to the canvas. Huertas could not beat the count from referee Bill Clancy and the bout was stopped at 40 seconds. Russell continues on with a perfect record of (12-0, 12 KO’s) while Huertas suffers his second loss and falls to (14-2-1, 10 KO’s). 

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In a scheduled ten-round bantamweight contest Capitol Heights, MD's Gary Antonio "Another" Russell defeated Mexico's Samuel Gutierrez by TKO.

Russell didn't need much time in this bout to finish off Gutierrez. Russell landed plenty of hard head and body shots. Russell used his jab up and downstairs very effectively as it showed that Gutierrez was definitely out matched. Russell backed Gutierrez up against the ropes and landed a left jab followed by a overhand right to drop Gutierrez to the canvas. Referee Kenny Chevalier started his eight but stop to waive the contest off at 2:01 of the first-round. Antonio Russell improves to (16-0, 12 KO's) while Samuel Gutierrez falls to (16-26-6, 6 KO's).