Photos: Rolando Romero Blasts Out Anthony Yigit in Seventh

AT&T Middle, San Antonio, Texas – In a junior welterweight contest, Rolando Romero (14-0, 12 KOs) used his energy to drop Anthony Yigit (24-2-1, 8 KOs) thrice for a knockout win within the seventh. (pictures by Amanda Westcott, Sean Michael Ham)

The combat was initially scheduled for Romero’s WBA interim-lightweight title, but it surely was raised to junior welterweight after Yigit got here in five-pounds over the restrict on Friday.

Yigit was doing quite a lot of boxing, as Romero was stalking with huge photographs within the first. Yigit was boxing properly within the second, with Romero nonetheless throwing every thing with unhealthy intentions. The third was shut, with Yigit struggling a reduce underneath his left eye from an elbow. Romero was throwing quite a lot of huge photographs in the beginning of the fourth. He was touchdown extra usually on Yigit, who was unable to land a lot. 

The fifth had quite a lot of tough ways by Romero, who misplaced some extent. However he dropped Yigit down onerous on the bell with a hook. Yigit obtained up, however he was on unsteady legs as he went again to his nook. Within the sixth, Romero got here out firing and was in search of a knockout. Yigit did effectively to climate the storm and used veteran ways to get out of hassle. 

Firstly of the seventh, Romero was touchdown onerous proper arms. One other mixture despatched Yigit down for the second time.  Yigit obtained up and he was badly harm, with a number of extra punches connecting to ship him down for a 3rd time and the combat was waved off.