Showtime Boxing results, noteworthy: Erickson Lubin hits Jeison Rosario with a sharp body shot

Erickson Lubin punched his card, literally, in the front row on Saturday for the middleweight junior title in the sixth round of former United champion Jeison Rosario.

The fight of all actions, the eliminator of the 154-pound title, was The main event of a Showtime PPV, Presented by the Premier Boxing Champions, at the Atlanta State Farm Arena.

Lubin (24-1, 17 KOs) won his sixth straight fight since his only defeat in the 2017 first-round knockout round against current joint champion Jermell Charlo. It could be a rematch between the two for Lubin, especially if Carlo defeats Brian Castano on July 17 to be named undisputed champion in the four-belt title match.

“I want the title fight. I want them all at 154 pounds. I don’t hide anyone and I don’t want any adjustments to the fight,” Lubin said. “I want the best boys in the class and when I am a champion I want to be able to tell everyone that I have won the level.”

A 25-year-old Southpaw from Orlando, Florida, Lubin showed up in Rosario (20-3-1, 14 KOs) while surviving a fight against a dangerous and equally vulnerable drill, who was shot dead. he lost the titles against Charlo in the fall of their reunion last fall. Lubin shook his head on the 4th inning, with Rosario finishing the final with two body rounds later.

Lubin gave Rosario a double floor to the body that left his native Dominican Republic severely injured. Lubin quickly cornered Rosario and threw for the second time with a three-hole combination, including the last shot that appeared after Rosario fell to his knees.

Rosario, 26, did not exceed the result counted by Judge Jerry Cantu. At 6:42 a.m., they called for a fight. Lubin led all three scoring cards (48-47, 49-46, 48-47). stop.

“I just followed the game plan,” Lubin said. “I used to go to every corner and every corner [Kevin] Cunningham and my team told me to keep the owner. I’m much faster than him, but I knew he had good strength and was trying to deal with me.

“I saw my body start to hurt as I saw him running, I know I had to keep going to my body. [Cunningham] He’s a Hall of Fame coach, Kevin is a great coach. He told me not to go crazy when we got hurt and we did that. We took the time. ”

Lubin took control of the fight in the 3rd round when he started to walk down Rosario and appeared to hurt him twice as much as he could easily get 10-8 in the round. But on the 4th day a blow against Rosarion shook Lubin and people climbed to his feet in a major push that left Lubin vulnerable.

For his own good, Lubin worked behind the big guard and never exploded. He controlled himself with the owner and left his hands to his body as Rosarion’s aggression began to be used against him.

“I set it up with the owner and went downstairs,” Lubin said. “I saw him holding his body like that and I knew he was hurt. I know I’m a great finisher and I knew I was going to get out of it.”

According to CompuBox, Lubin outscored Rosario by a margin of 80-49.