Erick Rosa

Erick Yomer Rosa Pacheco (born March 18, 2000) is a Dominican professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association Regular version) mini flyweight title between 2021 and 2024.

Rosa was scheduled to make his professional debut against Oscar Bermudez Salas on October 24, 2020, for the vacant WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino minimumweight titles.

[6] Rosa was scheduled to fight the undefeated Ricardo Astuvilca for the interim WBA minimumweight title on July 21, 2021.

[8] On August 25, 2021, the WBA ordered all of its interim titles to be vacated, in an effort to reduce the number of belts within the organization.

[12] Rosa was expected to make his first WBA Regular title defense against the former WBC Silver minimumweight titleholder Carlos Ortega on July 15, 2022, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Rosa and his team instead accepted a title unification offer made by the IBF mini flyweight champion Daniel Valladares.

[17] Rosa and his team were briefly detained by the Thailand immigration officials upon arrival on February 20, due to an issue over the boxer’s visa status.

[22] A week later however, the WBA allowed both Rosa and Knockout to pursue a non-title bout to avoid a lengthy period of inactivity.

[28] Rosa is scheduled to challenge Neider Valdez for the vacant WBA light flyweight title on December 19, 2024 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.