On January 20, 2018, the 26-year-old IBF lightweight world champion, Robert Easter Jr. (20-0, 14 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Dominican boxer Javier Fortuna (33-1-1, 23 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Fortuna was on a 4-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 6 days.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Javier Fortuna via split decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Easter Jr. improves his record to 21-0, while Fortuna adds a loss to his record at 33-2-1.
On June 30, 2017, the 26-year-old IBF lightweight world champion, Robert Easter Jr. (19-0, 14 KOs), faced Denis Shafikov, in a title defense fight.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Denis Shafikov via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Easter Jr. improves his record to 20-0
On February 10, 2017, the 26-year-old IBF lightweight world champion, Robert Easter Jr. (18-0, 14 KOs), faced Luis Cruz, in a title defense fight.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Luis Cruz via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Easter Jr. improves his record to 19-0
On September 9, 2016, 25-year-old Robert Easter Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs) and 29-year-old Richard Commey (24-0, 22 KOs) fought for the vacant IBF lightweight title.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Commey was on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 21 days.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Richard Commey via split decision . Easter Jr. improves his record to 18-0, while Commey adds a loss to his record at 24-1.
On March 7, 2015, a 24-year-old Robert Easter Jr. (12-0, 9 KOs) and José Alejandro Rodríguez met in the ring.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Robert Easter Jr. stopped José Alejandro Rodríguez via TKO in the 2nd round. Easter Jr. improves his record to 13-0 (10 KOs)
On July 28, 2018, the 27-year-old IBF lightweight champion, Robert Easter Jr. (21-0, 14 KOs), and the 30-year-old WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days. Garcia was on a 38-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Mikey Garcia defeated Robert Easter Jr. via unanimous decision and unifies the IBF and WBC lightweight titles. Garcia improves his record to 39-0, while Easter Jr. adds a loss to his record at 21-1.
On April 27, 2019, 28-year-old Robert Easter Jr. (21-1, 14 KOs) and 32-year-old Rances Barthelemy (27-1, 14 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA (Regular) lightweight title.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 30 days. Barthelemy was on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 5 days.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Easter Jr. is now 21-1-1 and Barthelemy, 27-1-1.
On April 1, 2016, a 25-year-old Robert Easter Jr. (16-0, 13 KOs) and Argenis Mendez met in the ring.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days.
Robert Easter Jr. stopped Argenis Mendez via TKO in the 5th round. Easter Jr. improves his record to 17-0 (14 KOs)
On February 20, 2021, a 30-year-old Robert Easter Jr. (22-1-1, 14 KOs) and a 27-year-old Ryan Martin (24-1, 14 KOs) met in the ring.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 25 days. Martin was on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Ryan Martin via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Easter Jr. improves his record to 23-1-1, while Martin adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On September 12, 2013, a 22-year-old Robert Easter Jr. (6-0, 6 KOs) and Lance Williams met in the ring.
Easter Jr. came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 3 days.
Robert Easter Jr. stopped Lance Williams via TKO in the 1st round. Easter Jr. improves his record to 7-0 (7 KOs)