Jarrett Hurd and Jeison ‘Banana’ Rosario had been match to be tied.
The pair of former unified WBA/IBF 154-pound titleholders fought to a ten-round cut up determination draw. Their bout above the middleweight restrict noticed every boxer declare a rating of 96-94. Choose Jed O’Connor (95-95) did not discover a winner of their ProBox TV primary occasion Wednesday night from ProBox TV Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida.
Hurd fought largely behind the jab within the early rounds. A methodical method was taken by the previous unified titlist from Accokeek, Maryland. Rosario performed protection, a clever tactic given his sordid historical past of collapsing as soon as he will get harm. The 29-year-old Dominican stood instantly in entrance of Hurd however was by no means in actual hazard at any level within the struggle.
The closest to any drama alongside these traces got here halfway by means of the struggle. Hurd fell by means of the ropes after Rosario inadvertently drove him along with his shoulder. As soon as motion resumed, Hurd linked with a proper hand, left hook, proper hand mixture. Rosario’s legs briefly did a dance however he shortly regained his composure.
Rosario picked up the tempo in spherical seven. Hurd’s already deliberate offensive assault was slowed as Rosario utilized regular strain. It spilled over into the eighth earlier than Hurd returned to the jab to regulate a lot of spherical 9.
The tenth and last spherical noticed Rosario stroll ahead and try and drive an aggressive tempo. It was an method that wanted to be adopted by Hurd, who all however gave away the spherical—and with it, what would have been a win.
At his finest, Hurd was among the many prime junior middleweights on the earth. He held the IBF belt from 2017-2019 and added the WBA strap throughout his reign. It got here to an finish in a Might 2019 factors defeat to Julian ‘J-Rock’ Williams within the higher Washington D.C. space, close to his hometown.
Rosario gained the belts in a fifth-round knockout of Williams in Jan. 2020. He misplaced to Jermell Charlo by way of eighth-round knockout of their Sept. 2020 RING, WBC, WBA and IBF championship. Rosario suffered three defeats in a six-fight span however has now gained and drew in his previous two begins.
Hurd was favored to win on Wednesday and it’s his inventory who higher declined because of this. He’s now simply 1-3-1 in his final 5 fights.
