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ROMERO VS. BARROSO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND COMMISSION OFFICIALS

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Saturday, May 13 Live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) From The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

WBA Super Lightweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
Rolando Romero – 139.4 lbs.
Ismael Barroso – 139.4 lbs.
Referee: Tony Weeks; Judges: Tim Cheatham (Nev.), David Sutherland (Okla.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)

Super Lightweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Rances Barthelemy – 142.6 lbs.
Omar Juarez – 142.2 lbs.
Note: Contracted weight is 143 pounds
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Max DeLuca (N.Y.), Patricia Morse Jarman (Nev.), Dave Moretti (Nev.)

WBA Super Lightweight World Title Eliminator – 12 Rounds
Batyr Akhmedov – 138.8 lbs.
Kenneth Sims Jr. – 139.2 lbs.
Referee: Harvey Dock; Judges: Tim Cheatham (Nev.), Chris Migliore (Nev.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)

SHOWTIME BOXING COUNTDOWN
Stream Live at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
On the SHOWTIME SPORTS® YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page

Super Lightweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Esteuri Suero – 139.2 lbs.
Starling Castillo – 139.6 lbs.
Referee: Celestino Ruiz; Judges: Eric Cheek (Nev.), Max DeLuca (N.Y.), David Sutherland (Okla.)

Bantamweight Bout – Eight Rounds
Michael Angeletti – 118.2 lbs.
Michell Banquez – 118.8 lbs.
Note: Contracted weight is 119 pounds
Referee: Chris Flores; Judges: Tim Cheatham (Nev.), Patricia Morse Jarman (Nev.), Dave Moretti (Nev.)

Super Featherweight Bout – Six Rounds
Justin Viloria – 127.6 lbs.
Pedro Pinillo – 129.2 lbs.
Referee: Tom Taylor; Judges: Eric Cheek (Nev.), Max DeLuca (N.Y.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)

Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer will host the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo will handle blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers round out the telecast team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon, Jr., and boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer. The executive producer is four-time Emmy award winner David Dinkins, Jr. with Ray Smaltz III producing and Chuck McKean directing. Sportscaster Alejandro Luna will call the action in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) with former world champion and SHOBOX: The New Generation® commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez serving as the expert analyst.

The SHOWTIME BOXING COUNTDOWN show is hosted by award-winning MORNING KOMBAT live digital talk show hosts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell, who also serves as an analyst alongside Marquez on SHOBOX.

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ABOUT ROMERO VS. BARROSO
Romero vs. Barroso will see hard-hitting Rolando “Rolly’’ Romero battle No. 1 Contender Ismael Barroso for the vacant WBA Super Lightweight World Title on Saturday, May 13 live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features two additional super lightweight bouts with former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy dueling the all-action Omar “El Relámpago” Juarez in the 10-round super lightweight co-main event, plus top super lightweight contenders Batyr Akhmedov and Kenneth Sims Jr. meet in a 12-round WBA Super Lightweight World Title Eliminator opening up the telecast.

For more information visit www.SHO.com/sports, www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, follow on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @MayweatherPromoand @TGBPromotions, on Instagram @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @MayweatherPromotionsand @TGBPromotionss or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ShowtimeBoxing.




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