Welterweight prospect Gor Yeritsyan to face late replacement foe Jonathan Romero tomorrow

Gor Yeritsyan will face a brand new opponent Saturday night time.

The once-beaten welterweight will now sq. off in opposition to former world titleholder Jonathan Romero, promoter Tom Loeffler confirmed to The Ring Thursday night time. The eight-round bout will precede the principle occasion bout between unbeaten featherweight Omar Trinidad and fringe contender Hector Sosa.

Each fights will stream stay on UFC Battle Move (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT).

“It will likely be nice to see Gor again within the ring for the primary time after his very controversial loss,” Loeffler advised The Ring. “He’s combating a former world champion. After watching him prepare with Corridor of Fame coach Freddie Roach, I feel we are going to see a good stronger and more-focused Gor within the ring.

“We are going to all see on Saturday night time.”

Yeritsyan (18-1, 14 KOs), who’s initially from Yerevan, Armenia and now resides in Los Angeles, was initially scheduled to face Mylik Birdsong in a compelling conflict of once-beaten welterweights, however Birdsong was shot and killed on September 29 in a drive-by taking pictures within the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Oliver Quintana of Mexico was introduced in as an opponent for Yeritsyan, however Quintana pulled out for undisclosed causes a couple of week in the past. 

Yeritsyan final fought on July 26, dropping a detailed break up resolution to Aram Amirkhanyan in a conflict of unbeaten welterweights. In his earlier struggle on February 23, Yeritsyan outboxed once-beaten Quinton Randall, successful a one-sided resolution over 10 rounds. 

The 29-year-old Yeritsyan has fought underneath the 360 Boxing Promotions banner since June 9 of final yr. He has notched victories over Gustavo Vittori and Rogelio Jun Doliguez. 

Romero (35-5, 19 KOs) was stopped by junior welterweight contender Kenneth Sims, Jr. after spherical 5 of his final struggle on August 10. Romero was a last-minute substitute and reportedly took the struggle on a day’s discover. 

The 37-year-old returned from a 14-month absence on July 28 of final yr, dropping by knockout to junior light-weight contender Abraham Nova. Lower than six months later, Romero would lose by knockout to unbeaten contender Albert Bell.

Romero, who’s initially from Cali, Colombia and now resides in Henderson, Nevada, gained the vacant IBF world junior featherweight title in February 2013, defeating Alejandro Lopez by break up resolution. He would lose the world title in his protection six months later, dropping by knockout to Kiko Martinez.  

Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]

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