Overview
- Paro won a unanimous decision with scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112 to improve his record to 27-1.
- The bout at Pat Rafter Arena marked Paro’s welterweight debut after moving up from super lightweight under new promoter No Limit.
- Paro fought most of the contest with significant swelling to his right eye from a fourth-round shot, while Papot suffered a cut and dropped a competitive 12-round decision for his first career loss.
- Fight week was turbulent as Brock Jarvis withdrew with a shoulder injury, Ken Aitken was re-matched with Sonny Knight, Paulo Aokuso’s opponent was denied a visa, and Jorge Santana fell from the weigh-in stage before being cleared to fight.
- Papot initially came in 40 grams over the IBF limit at the weigh-in but made weight on a second attempt, allowing the eliminator to proceed as scheduled.