Given the timing, the IBF moved forward with naming Paro, 27-1 (16 KOs), the next mandatory in lieu of ordering another elimination contest. Paro was already the No. 2 contender after a 12-round win over unbeaten David Papot last September 18 in Tennyson, Australia. The win was his second in a row after he suffered his lone career defeat, a December 2024 points loss to Richardson Hitchins, which ended his IBF 140lbs title reign.
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