Jose Roman (19-1-1, 13 KOs), a rising lightweight prospect out of Garden Grove, Calif., is two days away from his “Locked n’ Loaded” main event fight against Martin Cardona (18-4, 13 KOs) of Mexico. The 8-round fight is Roman’s first of the year, after winning four in 2014.
“I’m excited to get back in the ring and show the boxing world what I can do,” said the 27-year-old Roman. “I’ve won five fights in a row, and on Friday, it will be number six.”
Roman has been steadily working his way back into the lightweight mix after dropping a disputed split decision to Robert Osiobe two-and-a-half years ago in Las Vegas.
Since then, Roman is undefeated in his last five and knows bigger fights are ahead. But first, he must get through Cardona, who has knocked out his last two opponents.
“It’s going to be an explosive fight,” Roman said. “I’m going to be aggressive from the start and not wait for the fight to come to me. I’m going to bring it early.”
Lightweight standout Jose Roman (19-1-1, 13 KOs) highlights Thompson Boxing Promotions “Locked n’ Loaded” event Friday night from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
At Thursday’s weigh in, Roman came in at 137 lbs., while his opponent, Martin Cardona (18-4, 13 KOs) tipped the scales at 134.5 lbs. The Roman vs. Cardona main event is scheduled for eight rounds.
In the co-feature, super bantamweight Danny Roman (12-2-1, 5 KOs), weighed 123 lbs., while Giovanni Caro (23-14-4, 19 KOs) registered 123 lbs. Roman vs. Caro is scheduled for eight rounds.
Below are the complete weights from the “Locked n’ Loaded” weigh in.
WEIGHTS
Jose Roman, 137 vs. Martin Cardona, 134.5 (8-rounds)
Danny Roman, 123 vs. Giovanni Caro, 123 (8-rounds)
LaRon Mitchell vs. Sylvester Barron (Heavyweights weighing in Friday) (4-rounds)
Rudy Puga, 166 vs. Katrell Straus, 164.5 (4-rounds)
Eridanni Leon, 146 vs. Elih Lizama, 147 (4-rounds)
Miguel Trejo, 159 vs. Jonathan Aceves, 155.5 (4-rounds)
