“I think it was an injustice to stop the fight,” said Ismael Barroso after his controversial stoppage loss to Rolly Romero in a bout for the WBA 140ln title on Saturday night in Las Vegas. “I was landing the better shots. It was a push on the first knockdown. It wasn’t a big blow or anything. The referee just stopped the fight, and he didn’t say anything. You can see it clearly. I’m the one who’s hitting him. There was nothing clear that he hit me with. I don’t understand why they stopped the fight.”
Barroso, a late replacement after Alberto Puello, who previously held the WBA 140-pound title, had been stripped of his title because of a failed VADA test, outlanded Romero, 57-40, and threw 297 punches to 230 for Romero and at the time of the stoppage, he was ahead on all three scorecards: 78-73, 77-74, 76-75.
Tough guy, feel for him but its boxing. I doubt Rolly would want a rematch he’d get KOed.
WBA must do an honorable thing for once and order a rematch especially as Rolly didn’t even deserve title shot to start with
In a perfect world, they should cancel the referee’s decision in 1-2 minutes (replays) and let the fight go on when it’s a bad decision like that. Boxing is starting to become a joke and you people just accept injustice as if it was nothing. And we’re in 2023. Man…
Who says the “officials” reviewing the bout are not crooked too?
Rematch! And bring back Mills Lane from the grave to referee the fight.
Some time ago I read about the corruption of this referee and how his influential father from Texas by strings gets him to officiate some of the biggest fights. He clearly is bias and not good for the sport. What a shame?
That’s Laurence Cole you read about. A white man from Texas. Tony Weeks is a black man from Georgia
Boxing owes a lot of justice to Barroso, who unexplicably was left aside when he should have been the man facing Puello and not Botirzhon Akhmedov, then, when he had his chance, an inept and corrupt referee stopped the fight prematurely at the moment he was way ahead on the scorecards. I am sure it will an immediate renatch, and besides a good purse, Barroso could win this time
Tony weeks should be suspended and a rematch ordered!
I can’t judge Tony Weeks, but sure thing, BOXING should be suspended instead. Just use replays and let the fight go on when a referee makes a bad call.
Injustice is an understatement but we can start by making sure Tony Meeks never works a fight again!
Rolly should be stripped of the tittle and be handed to barroso! Then, a rematch with barroso as champ! He deserves to be crown the legitimate champ of this match! I doubt much would be done for justice on barrosos part due the lack of not been a big name and the influences that can help out to argue in court against a corrupted sold out commission on mayweathers payroll!
This is the reason boxing is in a decline. Tony Weeks and his officiating is bad for the sport. This man should be suspended.
I think the comment on the corrupt family of Tony Weeks may actually refer to Lawrence Cole of Oklahoma who has had his share of bad calls.
Total screw job. Barroso Was clearing winning. Rolly gotta gift.
Terrible terrible stoppage, not sure I can remember one so undeserving as this.
Rematch for Barroso!
The WBA must order a rematch (and Tony Meeks should be sanctioned )
Nah, they simply have to use replays and get those fights to continue instead of always accepting any referee’s decision. Just need to improve the sport, but, hey, where there is corruption and a good recipe that opens the way for corruption, they won’t change anything. 😉
It’s as if they had already determined beforehand that wanted Romero the mouse to win. They’re trying desperately to make a star out of him because he runs his mouth and is considered entertaining to some people. He sounds like an idiot. Barroso was robbed with that premature stoppage. Quite irritating to see.
Barroso, I feel yr pain! I was robbed $50K & a beautiful belt made by the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, in 1985. I beat da shit out of Walter Simms, from Ten Goose Boxing & blind ass judges from Calif., State Athletic Commission fucked me!!!! ♂️ It still hurts!!! ️Kid
I hope the fans make their voices heard. Boxing is dirty because we allow it. I hope the fans never let WBA, Rolly or Tony Weeks hear the end of this.
There could be a mega match with Rolly and some other big name in the future that will bring in millions for the fight town. He sells tickets so he will be protected for a bit.