The undefeated Wba and Ibo champion Juan Carlos Payano entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.35 bantamweight in the world. He fought just once last year beating Rau’shee Warren (via split decision, Payano vs Warren I).
His opponent, the 2007 world amateur flyweight champion Rau’shee Warren, has an official boxing record of 13-1-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2015 winning over Javier Gallo and losing to Payano in their first fight. Payano vs Warren 2 is valid for the WBA and IBO World bantamweight titles; undercard of Andrzej Fonfara vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2016-06-18
Where: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Division: bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg)
Title: WBA and IBO World bantamweight titles
Their previous fight: Juan Carlos Payano vs Rau’shee Warren I
Warren’s next fight: Rau’shee Warren vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov
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Very entertaining confrontation from two fast and sound technical boxers. The fight was very close and a draw was much deserved. However, since it was for the title, in my opinion, Payano should be the winner since he was the full time aggressor and being the current champion he deserves the benefit of such decision. Warren was more accurate but in terms of punches connected both guys were almost identical. Just another biased judge decision.
That was a nice brawl, but i had Payano by winning 115-113. Still, it was a very close fight and I enjoyed it. 3 stars.