Glendale, California: With his fifth round knockout of Karo Murat (27-3-1, 17 KOs) last Saturday night, Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs)
not only secured his #1 ranking in the light heavyweight division for the IBF but he also gained the attention of the rest of the division. For those who missed this spectacular performance, HBO Latino will play an encore of the fight tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET.
The 33-year old from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba had been quietly making his way up the ranks of the light heavyweight division since his defection and pro debut back in 2009. However, with his stellar performance on Saturday night at the Glendale Civic Auditorium and live on HBO Latino, Barrera has announced to the division that he will not sit quiet anymore.
He also became the mandatory challenger for the IBF belt held by Unified Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev.
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