Arnold Barboza Jr took care of business last night in Manchester, this just a veritable stone’s throw from Jack Catterall’s hometown, and he goes home with the WBO interim belt at 140 pounds and, he hopes, a big fight to come with Teofimo Lopez.
Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) captured the WBO interim light welterweight title on Saturday night, beating Jack Catterall (30-2, 13 KOs) in a defensive battle in front of a mostly quiet crowd at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
#1 Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) edged #2 Jack Catterall (30-2, 13 KOs), winning a 12-round split decision to capture the WBO interim light welterweight title on Saturday night in their headliner clash at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
Jack Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) weighed in at 139.75 lbs, and Arnold Barboza Jr. (31-0, 11 KOs) also came in at 139.75 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for their battle for the vacant WBO interim light welterweight title this Saturday night, live on DAZN at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) and WBO belt-holder Teofimo Lopez traded insults on Friday on X, about Teo choosing to face his mandatory Arnold Barboza Jr.
The WBO says Teofimo Lopez (21-1 13 KOs) must defend his light welterweight title with their organization against the winner of the February 15th fight between Arnold Barboza Jr.
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez came out on top, winning a 12-round unanimous decision against a badly cut and fatigued Chris Billim-Smith in their unification clash involving the WBA and WBO belts on Saturday on Latino Night at The Venue in Riyadh.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya is ready to start with the marketing push for the November 16th Latino Nights event at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) and Ismael Barroso (25-4, 23 KOs) were both victorious, winning by a pair of first round knockouts in their respective bouts on Saturday night against overmatched opponents, Fredrick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) and Ohara Davies (25-3, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Making his debut at middleweight in a 156-lb catchweight, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) did his part, unloading on an overmatched Fredick Lawson (30-4, 22 KOs) to win a first round knockout on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.