Rosado stops Tapia in 6 Gabriel Rosado stopped Glen Tapia in round six of a scheduled 10 round middleweight bout at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It was all Rosado as he cut Tapia in the first round and an ugly welt started to form on the forehead in round three. Rosado continued to wale away on Tapia with little resistance from Tapia. Finally in round six, Rosado wobbled, hurt and put down Tapia with a furious combination. Rosado was all over a basically defenseless Tapia and referee Robert Byrd stopped the bout at 1:15. Rosado of Philadelphia now 24-11 with 13 knockouts. Tapia of Passaic, NJ is 23-5. “Tapia’s the type of guy that when you hurt him, he’ll come forward,” said Rosado. “It was very important to get the win. It was important to make a statement, to be impressive, to put myself back into the mix. I want Canelo Alvarez, Danny Jacobs, or a rematch with David Lemieux. I want to prove that I still have something.” KeAndre Gibson won a 10-round majority decision over Alejandro Barrera in a junior welterweight bout. In round two, Barrera started to bleed from his nose. In round four, Gibson was cut over his left eye. In round six, Barrera was cut over his left eye. In round seven, he was cut over the right eye. Gibson won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95, and is now 18-1-1. Barrera is 27-4. “I feel good, you know. I feel great,” said Gibson. “I beat an experienced guy, though I think that I could’ve done a better. I’m going to box a little more next time. I’m going to control my distance more and relax. It was a good fight.” “I feel sad because of the defeat,” said Barrera. “I should’ve done more defensive movements, so I’ll work on that for next time.”.