On April 27, 2019, Rances Barthelemy (27-1, 14 KOs) and Robert Easter Jr. (21-1, 14 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA (Regular) lightweight world titles. The vacant WBA (Regular) lightweight title is also on the line.
Rances Barthelemy is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Robert Frankel, 4 months and 5 days ago. Robert Easter Jr. is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Mikey Garcia, 8 months and 30 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.6-1.4 in favor of Robert Easter Jr. Rances Barthelemy won't be able to do much against Easter Jr.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Barthelemy is now 27-1-1 and Easter Jr., 21-1-1.