Ohara Davies and Ismael Barroso will function the primary championship combat of the yr 2024 after they step into the ring of the Virgin Resorts, alas Vegas, this Saturday, January 6, to combat for the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) tremendous light-weight interim belt.
The British and Venezuelan will combat for the interim belt as a result of harm of the champion of the class, Rolando Romero, who has not been capable of return to the ring for a while as a consequence of this obstacle.
Davies is the obligatory challenger of the class and has been ready for this combat for months. In his most up-to-date combat, held in March 2023, he defeated Lewis Ritson and is now able to tackle a giant problem on U.S. soil.
Barroso, then again, comes from going through Romero in his final combat, through which he misplaced by technical knockout after a stoppage that left many doubts and which he was profitable till that second.
The combat was purported to happen final November however Davies’ visa issues pressured to reschedule it. The Englishman has a report of 25 wins, 2 losses and 18 knockouts, whereas Barroso has 24 wins, 4 losses, 2 attracts and 22 knockouts.
