Gor Yeritsyan is now in the welterweight mix.

Yeritsyan defeated Quinton Randall in a tactical 10-round main event on Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.

The welterweight division is about to have a changing of the guard. Terence Crawford holds the WBA, WBC, and WBO welterweight world titles and is looking for big fights – Yeritisyan will realistically not get to that point before Crawford retires. 

The IBF welterweight world champion, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, is looking for greater activity. Ennis hasn’t fought since last summer. 

Tom Loeffler, the head of 360 Promotions, and Yeritsyan’s promoter reflected on what is next for his fighter.

“Gor had another learning experience, he went 10 rounds,” said Loeffler.

“Quinton Randall had a very difficult style to figure out. Gor had to be very smart in there, I was impressed by Gor – and very happy with the victory.”

The 29-year-old appears to be nearing the point of competing against the top-15 in his weight class. He also won the WBC Continental Americas title, a secondary belt from the sanctioning body, but one that will improve his world ranking. The victory could help him in his pursuit of the WBC welterweight title.

“He won the WBC Continental Americas title… [trainer] Freddie [Roach] is not afraid to put him in a tough fight. This was a little unconventional style.”

Loeffler explained what made Randall a tricky opponent, adding: “Randall was very defensive, very fast hands, but Gor came out and two judges [had] him winning every round – a shutout. You got to give him a lot of credit for that.”

Yeritsyan is 18-0, 14 KOs and the 29-year-old is a proud Armenian who resides in Los Angeles, California. His trainer, Roach, proclaimed he might be better than the great Armenian Vic Darchinyan. 

The future is brought for Yeritsyan and with each performance will come heightened expectations of entertainment as well as the ability to separate himself from his opponent. 

“Gor is a very marketable fighter,” Loeffler continued. “Winning this title really puts him in the mix. We want to keep him active and keep building his fanbase. He brought a lot of fans up from Los Angeles today. He fought three times last year and we are going to keep him busy this year.”

Yeritsyan has fought four times in eight months with 360 Promotions having signed with them in July.