Fight-size Boxing Update: WWE Wrestler At Berchelt vs. Roman, WBO Awards, Dominic Wade
Your fight-size boxing update:
– WWE wrestler and former NXT Tag Team Champion Sin Cara was in attendance for the WBC super featherweight world title fight between Miguel Berchelt and Miguel Roman, which Berchelt would eventually win in the ninth round. Below are tweets of Sin Cara at the venue where the fight took place.
– As previously reported, Kell Brook’s opponent for his next fight on December 8 was officially revealed to be Michael Zerafa. Also announced for the card now are Josh Kelly and Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan competing in separate bouts. Kelly was also announced to fight on the November 10 Matchroom Boxing card headlined by Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew.
– Another fight announced for the undercard of Usyk vs. Bellew is Ricky Burns replacing the injured Joe Cordina and fighting Scotty Cardle.
– Former middleweight world title challenger Dominic Wade has signed a promotional deal with GH3 Promotions. Wade has not fought since suffering his first pro defeat at the hands of then-unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in 2016.
– Fresh off his win over Seanie Monaghan, former light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera had a few choice words for Mike Lee on Twitter. Barrera tweeted the following, challenging Lee to a fight:
– The WBO Convention saw the governing body hold an awards ceremony for its boxers. Below are some of the award winners:
- WBO Fight of the Year: Sho Kimura vs. Kosei Tanaka
- WBO Female Fight of Year: Arely Muciño vs. Maria Salinas
- WBO Female Fighter of the Year and Super Champion: Amanda Serrano
- KO of The Year: Angel Acosta KOs Abraham Rodriguez
- WBO Fighter of The Year: Terence Crawford
- Upset of The Year: Eleider Alvarez TKOs Sergey Kovalev
