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Yoelvis Gomez will take an intriguing step into the opposition in his seventh pro fight.
BoxingScene.com has learned that the emerging Cuban southpaw has agreed to face former junior middleweight champion Jeison Rosario next. Their 12-round, 154-pound bout will likely take place Nov. 5 as part of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” tripleheader at a site to be determined.
The other two bouts that will make up the Showtime telecast on Nov. 5 have not been finalized.
Gomez has shown power and talent in two years as a pro, but Rosario is a power puncher who has seen success against better competition. Most notably, Rosario of the Dominican Republic stopped heavy favorite Julian Williams in the fifth round of their January 2020 fight in Williams’ hometown of Philadelphia to capture the IBF, IBO and WBA 154-pound crowns. .
The 24-year-old Gomez (6-0, 5 KOs), a Havana native who lives and trains in Las Vegas, won his first five pro bouts by knockout or TKO.
He went the distance in his most recent action, a 10-round unanimous decision victory over hard-hitting Mexican veteran Jorge Cota (30-6, 27 KOs) on May 21 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Gomez won all 10 rounds on each scorecard against Cota (100-90, 100-90, 100-90) in a fight that also aired on Showtime.
None of Gomez’s first five fights as a professional went beyond the third round.
The 27-year-old from Rosario (23-3-1, 17 KOs) has won three straight by TKO in Santo Domingo since southpaw Erickson Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) knocked him out in the sixth round of their WBC fight. elimination match in June 2021 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Rosario’s loss to Lubin, of Orlando, Florida, was the second in a row following his big win over Williams (27-3-1, 16 KO, 1 NC), who was listed as the favorite at least 30-1 by most. sports betting houses. . In the fight before Lubin knocked him out, Houston’s Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) dropped Rosario three times on his way to an eighth-round knockout in their 154-pound title unification fight at September 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
