Danny Roman Stops Adam Lopez in 9 to Earn WBA Title Shot

Garden Grove, California's Danny Roman (21-2-1, 8 KOs) scored an impressive ninth round stoppage over Adam Lopez (16-1-1, 8 KOs) at Bally's in Atlantic City on the Showtime series ShoBox: The New Generation.

Roman connected with a left hook in round four that floored Lopez, causing blood to gush from his nose. A left uppercut moments later downed Lopez for the second time, Lopez got up and was badly hurt. The Southern California based Roman continued to overwhelm Lopez as his corner stopped the fight in the ninth.

With the win Roman has earned a world title fight against WBA super bantamweight champion Nehomar Cermeno.