Watch: Yoel Romero KNOCKS OUT Ras Hylton
In the main event of the Dirty Boxing Championship’s debut in South Florida, Romero defeated the imposing 6-foot-6 Ras Hylton via TKO with 34 seconds left in the third round. This event marked the first official outing for the custom-rules boxing/MMA hybrid promotion, a venture started by Mike Perry and now featuring Jon Jones as a co-owner.
Main card:
- Yoel Romero def. Ras Hylton via KO – Round 3, 2:26
- Andrei Arlovski def. Terrance Hodges via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 2:00
- Ulysses Diaz def. Brian Maxwell via TKO – Round 1, 1:22
- Mike Breeden def. Keith Speed via TKO – Round 1, 2:46
- Rob Perez def. Zac Pauga via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Prelims:
- Alexander Schenk def. Tristan Gallichan via decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
- Jeff Craig def. Oluwale Bamgbose via TKO – Round 2, 0:25
- Rakim Cleveland def. Maurice Greene via KO – Round 1, 0:45 heavyweight
- Kat Nelson def. Claudia Zamora via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- CJ Brant def. Gabriel Macario via TKO, Round 1
- Sean Hotusing def. Diego Romo via decision
- Corey Jackson def. Marcellus Wallace via KO, Round 1
- Guilherme Bastos def. Gabriel Morales via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
🤯 YOEL ROMERO IS STILL FINISHING PEOPLE AT 47 YEARS OLD. pic.twitter.com/viUlc2npY4
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) March 23, 2025
47-year-old Yoel Romero gets the TKO win at #DXB1 with less than 40 seconds remaining in the fight. pic.twitter.com/U78cTLpQvZ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 23, 2025
YOEL ROMERO KO IN BIG 2025 🔥🇨🇺
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) March 23, 2025
SHORTER MAN, DIDDEY BOXING @DirtyBoxing_ pic.twitter.com/Q7JyAtrr4W