On December 21, 2021, Vic Saludar (21-4, 11 KOs), the strawweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against Dominican challenger, Erick Rosa (4-0, 1 KOs).
Erick Rosa is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Ricardo Astuvilca, 5 months ago. Vic Saludar is on a 2-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Robert Paradero, 10 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 69.4-30.6 in favor of Erick Rosa, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Vic Saludar is going to put on an exceptional fight, Rosa better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Erick Rosa defeated Vic Saludar via split decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title — in his first world-title fight. Rosa improves his record to 5-0, while Saludar adds a loss to his record at 21-5.