The conflict between World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Minimal Tremendous Champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and champion Erick Rosa will outline the only real champion of the division on Wednesday, March 1, in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.
The bout is a part of the WBA World Title Discount Plan and can settle the 105 kilos, for the reason that winner would be the solely champion of this weight.
It’s a generational battle, because it pits a stable, long-time champion in opposition to a teenager who has been rising quick and desires to drag off an upset as a customer.
Niyomtrong is a champion who has confronted and defeated all types of opponents very convincingly. The 32-year-old Thai held the interim belt since 2014, then the championship belt since 2016 and now tremendous champion since 2020.
For his half, Rosa received his belt in opposition to Vic Saludar on the finish of 2021 and for that cause he earned the chance to face the Asian. It’s a battle during which he may take all of the glory and the 22-year-old Dominican is assured in himself to take the win.
Niyomtrong has 24 wins, 0 losses and 9 knockouts, whereas Rosa has 5 wins, 1 of them earlier than the restrict.