ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Results

Fernando Beltran Jr. vs. Miguel Roman

March 20, 2009

The Laredo Entertainment Center

Laredo, Texas

 

 

Jr. Middleweight Bout (4 Rds)

Demetrius Andrade (4-0, 4 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:53, 2nd rd over Arnulfo Javier Romero (3-4, 1 KO)

Towards the end of the first round, Romero took a knee in the corner from an accumulation of short right

hooks (up at the count of nine). In the second round, Romero downed with a left uppercut and as the ref

reached the count of nine and Romero was still on the mat, he waved the fight over.

 

Jr. Welterweight Bout (6 Rds)

Ruslan Provodnikov (11-0, 7 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Esteban Almaraz (9-2, 4 KOs) -

Judges scored the bout 59-54, 60-53, 60-53 for Provodnikov. In the fifth round, Almaraz downed to a knee

from a right to the body (got up just beating the count of 10).

 

IBF Latino Featherweight Title Bout - vacant (12 Rds)

Fernando Beltran Jr. (32-3-1, 18 KOs) wins a split decision over Miguel Roman (25-5, 17 KOs) - Judges

scored the bout 117-111 Roman, 115-113 Beltran, 115-113 Beltran - crowd booed the decision - Beltran wins

title.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3/20/09)