In the Feature attraction at the Liacouras Center at Temple University in North Philadelphia, Santo Domingos 30-1 underdog Jeison Rosario 20-1-1 (14 KOs) sprung the upset by dethroning Julian Williams, 27-2-1 (16 KOs) of his three junior middleweight titles with a fifth round stoppage of the hometown fighter..
Williams got off to a decent start before suffering a cut in the second. Rosario appeared to draw confidence from the injury and pressed the action making the action uncomfortable for the bleeding champion.. Williams attempted to regain composure in the fourth but was met with equally effective pressure.. The fifth was the ice breaker, Rosario appeared to hurt Williams with a spiteful combination, visibly shaking the champion, who slipped to the canvas, upon regaining his footing it was obvious that Julian was in trouble... Rosario calculatedly moved in, landing a solid right uppercut before landing a token follow up shot as Williams dropped heavily..
Benjy Esteves called the stoppage at 1:37 as Williams was attempted to rise.
This was to have been Williams first world championship defence whilst Rosario’s was attempting to challenge for a title for the first time..
At time of stoppage, Rosario was leading 39-37 on two cards, with the third card scored even at 38-38.
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