Pictured: Spain's Jesus Sanchez


Spain's national featherweight champion Jesus Sanchez and Filipino prospect Jessie Cris Rosales halted heavily favored opponents in recent matches. Each traveled to his opponent's homeland and each scored a career-best victory. This past Saturday, Sanchez KOed world-ranked Dennis Ceylan In Demark and on Sunday, Rosales won the WBA Oceania title by knocking out defending champion Ibrahim Balla in Australia.


Saturday, March 10, 2018-

Struer, Denmark-

Non-title-
Spanish champion Jesus Sanchez (9-1, 2 KOs)
KO-2 2:59
Dennis Ceylan (IBF #8, WBC #21; 18-2-2, 8 KOs)

Sunday, March 11, 2018-

Altona North, Victoria, Australia-

WBA Oceania Featherweight Title-
Jessie Cris Rosales (22-1-1, 10 KOs)
KO-2
Champion Ibrahim Balla (13-2, 7 KOs)
- Balla was once in the second round.