Yoel Romero needed almost all three rounds to fell the gigantic race Hylton in the first official Dirty Boxing Championship event.
Just a few days after Jon Jones announced his ownership interest next to Mike Perry in the division of new promotion, Romero Main Event was a stacked event The Hangar in Miami. Although he was a former UFC community service of the middleweight and was only 5'10, he adopted a huge 6'6 heavyweight Hylton.
Romero tipped the scales at 225LB, no less than 40 pounds more than its title that is best, compared to 256LB Hylton. And the massive difference in size turned out to be a factor when the veteran struggled to drop the tree and all needed the fight except 40 seconds.
Yoel Romero makes a gigantic giant rival in Dirty Boxing Championship Showdown
Yoel Romero was a huge favorite on his way to his collision with a relatively unknown heavy -weight race Hylton, but the enormous size difference was clear from the early exchanges. The bigger man remained intelligent behind his puncture and forced 'orphan greeting Mary' shot, including a superman of his rival.
Romero started working the body in the second success, but was demonstrably two rounds down when they moved to the third. He started in the early stages of the third by moving the gears and put his rival under great pressure.
Eventually he managed to crack Hylton with a two-punch combination with a beautiful hook that sent him to the floor. The fight was immediately canceled and Romero was declared the winner by Knockout.
Jon Jones leads a list of great celebrities at Dirty Boxing Championship Debut
The stars were in force for the official debut of the Dirty Boxing Championship, with Jon Jones one of a number of big names on the ring.
He was in early to see the unfortunate defeat of his teammate Maurice Greene about the Prelims. He appeared in a number of promotional videos and even got into the ring at the end of the night to pose with Romero.
Also present were controversial influencers Adin Ross and Patrick Bet-David, as well as a number of NFL stars and others. Mark Coleman was also a ring to view the promotion alongside other former former UFC stars.
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