Upper Marlboro, MD super featherweight Lamont Roach, Jr. lost his bid to win a world title, dropping a unanimous decision to WBO Super Featherweight champion Jamel "Semper Fi" Herring of Cincinnati, OH on Saturday at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, CA. The bout was shown on ESPN +.
According to reports, Herring was very effective with a stiff right jab early in the bout that didn't allow Roach, Jr. to get off his own punches. Roach, Jr. tried to pick up the pace in the middle rounds but he was being warned by referee Marcos Rosales for rabbit punches behind the head.
According to Jake Donovan of BoxingScene.com, Herring was denied a knockdown in the ninth round when he landed a sweeping right hook. Roach, Jr.'s feet briefly tangled with Herring's at that moment and referee Rosales ruled a slip.
Roach nearly claimed a game-changer in the championship rounds. Herring was sliding backward but failed to keep the challenger at bay. Roach took advantage of the sequence, smothering the defending titlist on the inside and landing a looping right hand just behind Herring's ear, leaving him briefly unsteady but managing to clinch and make it to the bell. Herring would win the bout by scores of 115-113 and 117-111 (twice).
Roach, Jr. loses for the first time as a pro and his record is now 19-1-1, seven KO's. Herring makes the first successful defense of his title and he is now 21-2, 10 KO's.
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