Being highly ranked and a trash-talker is a deadly combination, but Polanco has managed to back up every word. As long as he continues to dominate, Arum will have no problem throwing him to the wolves.

Polanco was the more accurate, active puncher and completely controlled the action in their 10-round welterweight bout on the Xander Zayas-Jorge Garcia undercard in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. All three judges – John Basile (97-93), Max De Luca (100-90) and Robert Perez (99-91) – scored their fight for the Dominican Republic’s Polanco.

Unbeaten welterweight Rohan Polanco is one of boxing’s best prospects and has become one of the centerpieces in the emergence of talented fighters from the Dominican Republic.

Harnessing his exciting capabilities is a blessing and a curse, as Polanco (16-0, 10 KOs) reviewed the performance critically after failing to finish his evening's work inside the distance.

Undisputed super bantamweight champion makes a much-anticipated return Stateside after four years flourishing on home soil in Japan, as he defends his 122-pound world titles against at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.

Former world champion-turned-analyst Timothy Bradley waxed lyrical with superlatives to describe the concussive finishing sequence as it replayed, midway through Round 2, with Rohan Polanco making easy work of 22-1 pro Jean Carlos Torres. Almost three months later, the 26-year-old Dominican (15-0, 10 KOs) is back after his third consecutive stoppage win and faces a career-best challenge in Fabian Andres Maidana (24-3, 18 KOs).

Two of boxing’s brightest young stars, Dominican contender Rohan Polanco and second-generation superstar Emiliano Fernando Vargas, are set to shine as part of the Cinco de Mayo Weekend super card on Sunday, May 4, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK – Jared Anderson’s return from his knockout defeat to Martin Bakole definitely didn’t amount to the easy, quick work the hard-hitting heavyweight wanted.

Keyshawn Davis appeared much more in control of his emotions when he weighed in Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden’s Theater in New York than he did during a contentious press conference Wednesday.