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David Benavidez Defeats Roamer Alexis Angulo by TKO

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David Benavidez may have lost his WBC super middleweight title on the scales, but that didn’t stop him from registering another victory…

The 23-year-old Mexican-American professional boxer salvaged his weekend with a one-sided 10th-round TKO victory over Colombia’s Roamer Alexis Angulo on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut.

David Benavidez

Since Benavidez was nearly three pounds over the 168-pound limit at the weigh-in, only Angulo had an opportunity to capture this title.

Benavidez was in complete control as he slowly built up momentum in the middle rounds and began to overwhelm Angulo with a powerful and varied attack. From right hands to left hooks to uppercuts, Benavidez began to wear down the high guard of Angulo, who if anything proved to be durable for much of this bout.

But late in Round 10, Benavidez started to land clean shots that visibly affected Angulo, who started to show signs that he was getting hurt by the punches that were now connecting with more and more frequency.

After the round, Angulo’s head trainer made the decision to call off the fight.

The offensive barrage of Benavidez was relentless, as he threw 703 punches, landing 290 of them. Angulo landed only 51 of 400 punches.

This is the second time Benavidez has relinquished this title without having lost a fight.

Back in 2018, he was stripped of his title and suspended by the WBC for testing positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition drug test.

Rolando Romero Defeats Jackson Marinez to Become Interim WBA Lightweight Champion

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Rolando Romero is a champion…

The 24-year-old Latino boxer defeated Jackson Marinez by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Connecticut to become the new interim WBA lightweight champion.

Rolando Romero

The judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110 for Romero.

But the victory didn’t come without controversy, as Marinez outlanded Romero and appeared to control the majority of the rounds.

The hard-hitting Romero (12-0, 10 KOs) came out fast, throwing punches with bad intentions from the very beginning, but the savvy Marinez (19-1, 7 KOs) was able to evade most of those attacks and soon he was controlling things with his jab.

There wasn’t much sustained action as the fight fell into a familiar pattern. Romero would throw punches with all his might, miss most of them, then Marinez would land a few jabs and the occasional right hand.

“I don’t think I had a bad performance,” Romero said. “I thought I won the fight. Regardless of everything, I’m the world champ now. I’m happy.

“He came out a little bit tougher and slicker than what I thought. But all he did was move around the entire fight. He didn’t even try to engage so it’s hard to knock out someone who doesn’t want to get knocked out or doesn’t try to engage. I hurt him multiple times, with body shots, with a few hooks. There was one moment I hurt him with a right hand and he pulled my head down. It was hard to finish him off because I hurt him a lot at the end of the rounds.”

Marinez outlanded Romero 103-86 in total punches and appeared to outbox him for much of the night.

“That was pure robbery,” Marinez said. “I won the fight. I out-jabbed [him], outboxed him. You could tell he didn’t think he won the fight right afterwards. It’s a robbery.”