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SELINA BARRIOS WINS BY FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT
WBC Super Featherweight Champion Eva Wahlstrom retains title, fights split draw with Ronica Jeffrey
John Vera returns to ring with win
RJJ BOXING ON UFC FIGHT PASS
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Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 3, 2019) – World Boxing Council (Qhov) female World super featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom retained her title by fighting to a 10-round split draw last night with challenger Ronica “Queen” Jeffrey at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Wahlstrom vs. Jeffrey was the main event on another RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS series installment, which was streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports
RJJ Boxing Promotions offered free admission to reward its loyal Las Vegas fans and 5,400 turned out to watch the action.
Wahlstrom (22-1-2), fighting out of Finland, was coming off a loss by decision to undefeated Irish starKatie Taylor this past February at famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. The skilled Finn has been the WBC titlist since 2015 and this was her fifth successful title defense.
Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO), a former IWBF world champion from Brooklyn, was riding a four-fight win streak going into last night’s fight against Wahlstrom.
Wahlstrom and Jeffrey are both tactical, pure boxers who fought that way last night, going back and forth without either being hurt. It was an even fight that could have gone either way with judgeTim Cheatham scoring it a draw (95-95), Richard Ocasio slightly favored Walstrom (96-94), thiabLisa Giampa inexplicitly had Jeffrey winning all 10 rounds (100-90).
Nyob rau hauv lub co-featured kev tshwm sim, former top 10 rated junior middleweightJohn “The Phenom” Vera(19-1, 11 Kos) moved up to middleweight, after losing for the first time as a pro last March in France toMichel Soro by way of a 12-round decision. Vera, fighting out of Fort Worth, Texas, won a six-round decision against his Uzbek opponent, Ravshan Hudaynazarov (17-2, 13 Kos), the former WBA FEDALATIN welterweight champion.
Las Vegas-based super bantamweightJamie “The Miracle” Mitchell (5-0-2, 3 Kos) and VirginianBritain Hart (3-3-2, 2 Kos) battled to a six-round majority draw.
Local favoriteTrevor Covington won his professional debut, taking a four-round unanimous decision in the Fight of the Night against Los Angles super flyweightMing Freeman (1-4-1), who had a point deducted for a low blow.
Official results below:
MAIN EVENT – WBC WORLD FEMALE SUPER FEATHRWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Eva Wahlstrom (22-1-2, 3 Kos), Yeej, Helsinki, Finland
SD10 (96-94, 95-95, 90-100)
Ronica Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO), Challenger, Brooklyn, NY
(Wahlstrom retained world title)
CO-FEATURE – MIDDLEWEIGHTS
John “The Phenom” Vera (19-1, 11 Kos), Fort Worth, TX
WDEC 6 (58-56, 58-56, 58-56)
Ravshan Hudaynazarov (17-2, 13 Kos), Las Vegas, NV by way of Uzbekistan
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS
Jamie Mitchell (5-0-2, 3 Kos), Las Vegas, NV
MD6 (589-56, 57-57, 57-57
Britain Hart (3-3-2, 2 Kos), Roanoke, VA
SUPER FLYWEIGHTS
Trevor Covington (1-0), Henderson, NV
WDEC4 (37-36, 37-36, 37-36)
Ming Freedom (1-4-1), Los Angeles, XWS LI
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Oshae Jones Ua Rau Keeb Kwm ntawm 2019 Yias American ua si
LIMA, Peru (Lub yim hli ntuj 2, 2019) — Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) ua keeb kwm ntawm thawj hmo hmo kawg ntawm qhov kawg 2019 Yias Asmeskas Ua Si hauv Lima, Peru los ntawm kev ua thawj tus poj niam lub welterweight Pan American Games kub tus kws ncaws. Qhov no cim thawj zaug hauv Pan American Games keeb kwm Cov poj niam yuav muaj tsib qhov kev kawm hnyav, piv rau ob qho kev Sib tw Yav dhau los uas muaj peb cov kev kawm hnyav.
Jones yeej yeej Myriam DaSilva ntawm Canada los ntawm kev txiav txim siab yam tsis muaj kev lees paub, yeej txhua yam peb ncig, 10-9, los ntawm ob tug kws txiav txim plaub, thiab ob ntawm peb ncig, 10-9, los ntawm ib tus kws txiav txim.
Qhov cim no yog zaum ob thiab Jones thiab DaSilva tau mus rau-qhov-hau-lub taub hau, nrog Jones yeej nws 5-0 ntawm Pan American Ua Haujlwm Kev Ncaws Pob Ua Si thaum ntxov xyoo no.
Jones 'yav dhau los yeej Atheyna Bylon ntawm Panama nyob rau hauv lub quarterfinals thiab M. Moronta Herand ntawm Dominican Republic hauv lub semifinals los ua qhov kawg ntawm cov kev sib tw no.
Pab neeg USA yuav saib kom kaw tawm lawv qhov kev ua tau zoo tshaj plaws Pan American Games txij li thaum 1983, tag kis tsaus ntuj nrog plaub lub thawv mus rau kub, Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk, Va.), Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas), Na-aumi graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) thiab Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio). Lawv plaub lub khoom ntxiv yuav tau ntxiv rau Jones 'cov pa kub thiab tsib lub chij tooj tsib uas yeej yeej rau lub asthiv dhau los Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Loj.), Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), Delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) thiab Cai Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, California.).
Ua raws li Asmeskas hnub kawg ntawm kev ntaus kis las los ntawm nyem rau ntawm no: https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/2019-Pan-American-Games
Tau
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio / USA, txim. dhau Myriam DaSilva / CAN, 5-0