Rising Star Chris Colbert Drops Former Champion Jezreel Corrales & Wins Unanimous Decision to Capture Interim WBA Super Featherweight Title & Top Super Welterweight Prospect Joey Spencer Earns Unanimous Decision Over Erik Spring Jorge Cota, Vito Mielnicki Jr. & Romuel Cruz Victorious in FOX PBC Fight Night Prelims on FS1 & FOX Sports Klik HER til Fotos fra Stephanie Trapp / TGB Kampagner PHILADELPHIA (Januar 19, 2020) – Jeison Rosario captured the WBA and IBF Super Welterweight World titles with a shocking fifth round stoppage of hometown favorite Julian “J-Rock” Williams Saturday night in the FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes from Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia . “As soon as I stepped into the ring , I knew he could not hurt me ,” said Rosario . “I knew that my power was affecting him right away . This is a big victory for me and for the whole Dominican Republic. ” “Rosario was the better man tonight ,” Said Williams. “It was a great homecoming for my fans and I’m sorry I let them down . What went wrong tonight needs to and will be fixed . We’re going to an immediate rematch and we look forward to returning the favor. ” In his first world title fight , the Dominican Republic’s Rosario landed power punches from the outset and opened up a cut on with a punch over Williams ’ right eye in the second round . Williams was landing power punches of his own , but was unable to stop Rosario from coming forward . Watch round two highlights where Rosario opens the cut over Williams ’ eye her . “I’m so emotional in this moment right now ,” said Rosario . “When I lost my last fight I said I will never lose again until I become champion of the world and that’s what happened tonight . I came prepared . I knew before the fight that I was going to win it. ” In round five Rosario landed the punches that would ultimately lead to the end of the fight , hitting him with hard straight right hands that immediately slowed Williams . “I have to give a lot of credit to my team ,” said Rosario . “I had a 16-week training camp and that prepared me for this . My life is changed forever and I can support my family in a whole new way . I realized that I was going to win , once I was offered the fight . I knew that if I made the sacrifice , that I would do what I did tonight . I knew it 16 weeks ago. ” Rosario sensed his moment and came forward with big punches , while Williams tried to hold and survive . Eventually the onslaught proved to be too much , and referee Benjy Esteves halted the bout 1:37 i den runde. På tidspunktet for standsningen, Rosario led 39-37 on two cards , with the third card scored 38-38. “I wasn’t surprised he was so good ,” Said Williams. “I told everybody he’s a real fighter . I have to accept it . The cut blurred my vision a little bit but it wasn’t the reason why I lost . He was the better fighter tonight . We’ve got a rematch clause . I’ll see him again soon . I’ll be back. ” Watch Rosario finish Williams in Round 5 her . The co-main event saw rising star Chris “Prime Time” Colbert (14-0, 5 KOS) drop former champion Jezreel Corrales (23-4, 9 KOS) on his way to a unanimous decision victory that earned him the Interim WBA Super Featherweight Title . “Han er en stor fighter,” said Colbert . “People don’t realize that , because he had a bad decision against Ladarius Miller . But he’s a great fighter . He’s very awkward . He’s slick and fast . It was hard to catch him because he was running , but he came to fight . I take my hat off to him. ” The action began tactically , with Colbert trying to figure out the awkward style of the veteran former champion Corrales . Colbert switched from orthodox to southpaw and was able to control the early action despite a slow pace . “I did my job in there ,” said Corrales . “My strategy was to hit and not get hit . I felt like I made him struggle for a lot of the fight . The knockdown wasn’t from being hurt , it was my balance . Our feet got tangled and I lost my balance . I came in here to win . We both did our jobs , but the judges scored his pushing more than his punching. ” Colbert continued to vary up his attack as the fight went on , while Corrales was able to have some success in the middle rounds landing straight lefts to counter his attacking opponent . In round 10 Colbert began to pull away , landing a clean left hook followed by a right hook to the top of the head that put Corrales on a knee . “I had confidence coming into the fight ,” said Colbert . “I knew I was going to dominate the fight and I told you all that before the fight happened . He was running and I was trying to catch him , so I told my corner , let’s have a dog fight . We got 12 runder. I’m in shape . Du ser, I didn’t sit down one round . I’m in shape and I came to fight . I wasn’t going to leave without this title . The 23-year-old from Brooklyn seemed to get stronger as the fight went on and finished the championship rounds impressively , staggering Corrales in the waning moments of the fight to punctuate the performance . Colbert was the victor on all three judges ’ kort, af snesevis af 117-110 to gange og 116-111. “The strategy was to use my jab like I did and try to set up my punches ,” said Colbert . “But he’s very awkward and has good distance . Slowly but surely I decided to stop boxing , close the distance and get on him . I knew he couldn’t out throw me , I’m from Brooklyn. ” Watch highlights of Colbert vs . Corrales her og her . Watch the 10th runde knockdown her og 11th round action her . In the FOX PBC Fight Night opener , top super welterweight prospect Joey Spencer (10-0, 7 KOS)remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Erik Spring (13-4-2, 1 KO) after six rounds of action . Fighting from the southpaw stance , Spring looked to land big overhand lefts but was rarely able to catch up to the speedy 19-year-old Spencer . Spencer dominated the action with his speed and by landing big hooks throughout the action . “I was in there with a cagey , long southpaw ,” said Spencer . “For at være ærlig, when a guy is fighting as cagey as he was , it’s really hard for a guy with my style to just pull something out of nothing . He was a real defensive guy. ” Spencer was especially effective sneaking a powerful left hook around Spring’s guard . Spring tried to press the action in the later rounds and force a firefight but Spencer remained patient and picked his spots . Late in round six , a left hook from Spencer sent Spring flying into the ropes , before he was saved from the follow up onslaught by the bell . “At the end I really just pressed him , said I’m going to finish strong , and hit him with some good shots ,” said Spencer . “If I had done that in the first or second round , I would have ended it early . I’m glad to get the six rounds in . Experience is everything . You’re only as good as your next fight . I’m happy to get in there and get some good experience and I did my thing and got the shutout. ” “I was waiting too much ,” said Spring . “I thought he would come in and engage more and I was looking counter him but he stayed on the outside . I was more impressed by his speed then his power . He’s a talented fighter but I could have been more effective. ” After six rounds , all three judges saw the fight for Spencer , by the score of 60-54 tre gange. PBC’s 2019 Prospect of the Year, Spencer will look for another big year in 2020. “I’m going to stay busy this year ,” said Spencer . “I’m going to have a four-fight year . This is one of four . We’re looking to bring some excitement and have some fun. ”Watch Joey Spencer seal his 10th career win with a powerful combo just before the final bell her . Prior to the main card , FOX PBC Fight Night Prelims on FS1 and FOX Deportes saw Mexico’s Jorge Cota (30-4, 27 KOS) earn a fifth-round stoppage over Thomas “Cornflake” Lamanna (28-3-1, 10 KOS) 1:22 into their super welterweight bout , when LaManna’s corner advised the ringside doctor to halt the action . Watch highlights of Jorge Cota’s fifth round stoppage of Thomas LaManna her . The action also included sensational 17-year-old prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. (4-0, 3 KOS) dominate Preston Wilson (6-4-1, 4 KOS) on his way to a unanimous decision by the score of 40-36 three times in their welterweight matchup.The Prelims opener saw undefeated Romuel Cruz (4-0-1, 2 KOS) score a first round stoppage of Julio Garcia (3-4, 2 KOS) 2:56 into their super bantamweight contest . # # # Seerne kan live streame PBC-shows på FOX Sports og FOX NOW-apps eller på FOXSports.com. Desuden, alle programmer er tilgængelige på FOX Sports på SiriusXM-kanalen 83 på satellit-radioer og på SiriusXM app. For mere information: besøg www.premierboxingchampions.com , ht tp://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepage og www.foxdeportes.com , Følg på TwitterPremierBoxing, @PBConFOX, FOXSports, FOXDeportes, TGBPromotions, og @Swanson_Comm eller bliv fan på Facebook på www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions , www.facebook.com/foxsports & www.facebook.com/foxdeportes .
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