Ryan Garcia remained undefeated by winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Jayson Velez at StubHub Center in Carson, California.

In round six, Velez began to drip blood down the right side of his face.

Garcia anded 152 of 531 punches, while Velez landed 71 of 405.

Garcia, 129.8 lbs of Victorville, CA won by scores of 99-91 on all cards, and is now 15-0. Velez, 130 lbs of Juncos, PR is 26-5-1.

“I feel good, but I need to learn some things,” said Ryan Garcia. “I need to learn how to handle roughhousing in a tough fight like that. Either way, I’m only 19 years old, so it was a good experience. It taught me a lot. Velez was a durable guy, but I landed a lot of crazy shots as well. I thank Jayson Velez, and I will learn from this experience. I still feel I’m on the fast track to a world-title fight. I beat a guy who fought for a world title.”

“I didn’t think he [Garcia] would last with me, but I was proven wrong,” said Jayson Velez. “He needs a little more experience, but he’s going to be big. He moves well, and was able to keep up with me. He’s a great opponent, and we put on a great show. I’m proud of what we did here.”

Gary O’Sullivan stopped Berlin Abreu after round three of their scheduled 10-round middleweight bout.

O’Sullivan, 158.2 lbs of Cork, IRE is 28-2 with 20 knockouts. Abreu, 159.8 lbs of Rio Pierdas, PR is 14-2.

“Abreu could punch, and he caught me with a couple of good ones,” said Gary O’Sullivan. “I came to do my job, and that was to get the win. This win doesn’t compare to what’s waiting for me – I’m waiting for my next big stage. Who knows? You might see me on the next major Mexican Holiday Weekend.”

Seniesa Estrada stopped Amarilis Adorno in round three of their scheduled six-round flyweight bout.

Adorno was cut above the right eye in round two, and the bout was stopped at 38 seconds of round three.

Estrada, 108 lbs of East Los Angeles, CA is 13-0 with 3 knockouts. Adorno, 108 lbs of Vega Alta, PR is 1-7.

“I knew I was going to knock her out at some point,” said Seniesa Estrada. “I knew the referee stopped the fight because of the cut over her eye. I just kept landing my left hook aiming for her eye knowing she’d give up soon. I hope that the next time I fight, I really get to show my fans what I’m made of. I want my next fight to be a world title. I’m ready.

Marvin Cabrera stopped Wilfrido Buelvas in round three of a scheduled eight-round middleweight bout.

Cabrera landed a right to the side of the head for which Buelvas thought it was a rabbit punch and he took a knee. It was ruled a knockdown by referee Jerry Cantu, and he reached the count of 10 at 1:11 of round three.

Cabrera, 156.6 lbs of Los Angles is now 8-0 with 6 knockouts. Buelvas, 155.6 lbs of Apartado, COL is 18-9.

“I felt I was stronger and that recovered quicker in this fight,” said Marvin Cabrera. “I was more conditioned. He caught me in the first round, but that was it. I’m ready for fighters of a different caliber and with more experience. I think I showed that in this fight.”

Richard Acevedo made quick work of Edward Aceves by scoring a 1st round stoppage in a scheduled four-round super welterweight bout.

Acevedo was all over Aceves until he dropped and the fight was stopped at 59 seconds.

Acevedo, 152.6 lbs of Los Angeles is 2-0 with 2 knockouts. Aceves, 153.4 lbs of Pomona, CA is 0-4.

“I felt great,” said Richard Acevedo. “I did this with the support of my team and my brothers. This win especially was for my mom. What’s next? It’s back to the gym on Monday to keep training.”

WBO Junior Middleweight champion Sadam Ali will now take on Jaime Munguia on May 12th in Verona, New York, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com. Munguia replaces Liam Smith, who had to pull out due to an illness.

“Munguia is in,” Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez said. “We’re delighted to save the show. Sadam Ali is willing to fight any and all comers. Munguia is probably more dangerous [than Smith]. He’s undefeated, and he’s a huge puncher.”

PHILADELPHIA–Isaac Dogboe got off the deck from a 1st round knockdown to comeback and score 3 knockdowns of his own and captured the WBO Super Bantamweight title with an 11th round stoppage over Jessie Magdaleno in a battle previously undefeated fighters at The Liacaouras Center.

Magdaleno struck 1st as in round one, he floored Dogboe with big combination that followed a flush straight left.  Dogboe steadied himself and began to win rounds and get back into the fight.  He drew even in round five, when he landed a perfect counter right that sent Magdaleno to the canvas.  Magdaleno took punishment throughout the balance of the round and the momentum was trending towards Dogboe.

The fight was close heading into the championship rounds, but Dogboe made sure no judges were needed as he dropped Magdaleno with a thudding body shot that sent Magdaleno to the canvas.  A left hook to the head ended things as Magdaleno went t the deck for a 3rd and final time, and the bout was waved off at 1:38.

Dogboe, 121.1 kbs of Accra, GHA is now 19-0 with 13 knockouts.  Magdaleno, 122 lbs of Las Vegas is 25-1.

Jesse Hart stopped Demond Nicholson in round seven of their scheduled 10 round super middleweight.

In round three, Hart scored two knockdowns.  The 1st coming from an overhand right.  The 2nd came from a right on top of the head.

In round seven, Hart landed six big punches while sending Nicholson across the ring and eventually on the canvas.  Nicholson argues with referee Shawn Clark.  Nicholson got yo his feet, but clark waved off the bout at 2:26.

Hart, 167.8 lbs of Philadelphia is 24-1 with 20 knockouts.  Nicholson, 167.6 lbs of Laurel, MD is now 18-3-1.

In a battle of Philadelphia based heavyweights, former world title challenger Bryant Jennings won a 10-round unanimous decision over Joey Dawejko.

Jennings, 225.6 lbs won by scores of 98-92 on all cards and is now 23-2.  Dawejko, 233 lbs is 19-5-4.

Shakur Stevenson stopped Patrick Riley in round two of their scheduled eight-round featherweight bout.

Stevenson dropped Riley with a straight left in round two, and then finished him off with a flurry, and the bout was stopped at 1:35.

Stevenson, 125.7 lbs of Newark, NJ is 6-0 with 3 knockouts.  Riley, 124.6 lbs of Dallas, GA is 12-1.

Robson Conceicao won a six-round unanimous decision over Alex Rynn Torres in a super featherweight bout.

Conceicao, 130.5 lbs of Bahia, BRA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards is now 7-0.  Torres, 130.6 lbs of Calgary, CAN is 6-2.

Christian Carto remained undefeated by winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Edwin Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout.

Carto, 118.7 lbs of Philadelphia win by scores of 78-74 and 77075 twice, and is now 15-0.  Rodriguez, 118 lbs of Ponce, PR is 8-5-1.

Kent Cruz and Mohamed Rodriguez fought to a split draw in a eight-round junior welterweight bout.

Veruz took a card 78-75.  Rofriguez took a card 77-75, and a 3rd card read event at 76-76.

Cruz, 141.7 lbs of St. Louis is now 14-0-1.  Rodriguez, 143.5 lbs of San Luis Potosi, MX is 11-4-1.

Joseph Adorno took out Jorge Padron in the 1st round of their scheduled six-round super featherweight bout.

Adorno landed a hard right to the body that sent Padron to a knee for the ten-count at 1:11 of round two.

Adorno, 132.6 lbs of Allentown, PA is 7-0 with 7 knockouts.  Padron, 131.8 lbs of Agua Prieta, MX is 3-2.

Marcel Rivers stopped Ronald Logan in the 2nd round of their scheduled four-round junior middleweight bout.

Rivers chased Logan around the ring, and the fighters got tangled.  Logan feel and seem to hurt his foot and he could not continue at 49 seconds.

Rivers, 150.1 lbs of Philadelphia is 5-0 with 4 knockouts.  Logan, 153.5 lbs of New York is 0-3.

The IBF granted Gennady Golovkin an excpetion to defend his two other middleweight title on May 5th against Vanes Martirosyan, but he must face mandatory challenger Sergey Derevyanchenk in 90 days, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“A majority of the directors determined that the exception to regulations should be granted to Gennady Golovkin with the following conditions,” Peoples wrote.

And then he outlined the four terms under which the exception was granted.

Golovkin-Martirosyan must take place on or before May 5, 2018.

Golovkin must agree in writing before the fight that he will next fight the IBF middleweight mandatory within 90 days of the May 5 bout or by Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.

Golovkin must agree in writing before the May 5 fight “to indemnify, hold harmless and otherwise reimburse the IBF for any legal fees or other expenses related to the granting of this exception, including, but not limited to, the cost attendant to any resultant litigation.”

Golovkin must “comply with all of the conditions set forth in the granting of this exception” or formal sanction won’t be issued for the May 5 bout.

“We said all along that we didn’t care if Golovkin walked into the ring with IBF title on May 5. What was at issue was what happens after that,” DiBella told ESPN. “We made it clear that as long as GGG was ordered to fight Derevyanchenko immediately after the May 5 fight that was OK and that is what the IBF ruled.

“Golovkin isn’t defending his IBF belt against Vanes and they’re not sanctioning the fight with Vanes, but they are also not stripping Golovkin either. But GGG has to begin negotiations with us immediately thereafter and then fight Derevyanchenko within 90 days. There are no other exceptions. That’s what we wanted the IBF to say.”

Tom Loeffler said he was not sure what Golovkin would decide to do. “Gennady is training for a fight on May 5, so haven’t spoken to him about this approval of the exception yet,” Loeffler said. “So when I see him in fight week I’ll discuss it with him.”

Canelo Alavrez tested negative for any performance enhancing drugs on a test of his hair, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“From the beginning, Canelo has insisted that he accidentally ingested clenbuterol from eating tainted meat,” Eric Gomez, president of Golden Boy Promotions, Alvarez’s promoter, told ESPN. “The fact this NSAC-required hair follicle test came back entirely negative for any traces of clenbuterol should lay to rest any suspicion that he was intentionally taking a banned substance. Canelo is looking forward to getting back into training and returning to the ring in September. He thanks all of his fans for sticking by him and believes this test proves once and for all that he is a clean fighter.”

“They found traces of clenbuterol in his system and if he was using it (to dope) there would probably still be enough in his system that it would show up in his hair,” Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN. “We did the hair test to prove this was accidental. Canelo is telling the truth about the meat contamination and he went far and beyond what he had to do by agreeing to have this hair test done so he can keep on proving that he is an innocent fighter.

“Meat contamination is a problem in Mexico. It happened with the national soccer team and it has happened with several athletes in Mexico. I believe what Canelo wants to do now is keep proving until his career is over, 10 or 15 years from now, that he is a clean fighter and an innocent fighter and that he did not do this purposely whatsoever.”

“We initiated the test to be as comprehensive as possible but knowing it’s very difficult, according to the experts,” Bennett said. “It’s a difficult process to be able to confirm whether there is clenbuterol in the hair follicles, but I talked to (SMRTL president and laboratory director) Dr. (Michael) Eichner and he said they’d run the test even though it is even more difficult to run on light-colored hair. But we sent them the samples and the tests came back negative.”

“He will fight in September and he will continue to test and continue to abide by all the rules and regulations,” De La Hoya said.

“Canelo is ready and willing and able to do whatever the commission asks. We’re waiting to hear back from VADA on when he can start testing again. Canelo is willing to pay for the program. He is willing to do whatever it takes to clear his name, including take a lie detector test. We’re going to do one. He wants to prove he is a clean fighter.

“We first have to see what happens with Golovkin on May 5 and then we’ll take it from there, but Canelo will definitely fight in September,” De La Hoya said. “Golovkin is the priority, but we don’t know what will happen on May 5. But on our side, Canelo will fight in September.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the team of Deontay Wilder offered Anthony Joshua $50 for a Unification bout this fall.

Shelly Finkel, who manages Wilder along with Al Haymon and trainer Jay Deas, said the offer is for $50 million against 50 percent of the event revenue, meaning Joshua would make no less than that figure no matter how much the fight generated. If the fight generated more than $100 million, which Finkel believes it could, Joshua would make even more, and if it lost money, the Wilder side would be on the hook to pay Joshua.

“It’s a giant number,” Finkel said. “But it’s also a giant fight.”

Finkel detailed additional elements of the offer for what would be a pay-per-view fight in the United States; all of Joshua’s title fights have been on pay-per-view in the United Kingdom, his home country. Finkel said the offer calls for the Wilder side to select the location of the fight, but they would look to do it in the United States, probably Las Vegas.

He also said there would be no rematch clause and the fight would have to be next for each man. As for the timing of the bout, Finkel said it would take place between September and the end of the year.

“It has to be the next fight for each of them,” he said. “No rematch clause, and it’s for all the belts. We asked for them to send us an acceptance [by the end of Thursday]. Joshua [previously] asked for $50 million against 50 percent, and we gave it to them. They probably don’t believe it’s this big of an offer, but it’s an unbelievable offer. I hope they accept. Deontay is thrilled and believes Joshua will take it.”

“Anthony, get your man Eddie and [his father] Barry Hearn to check their email. I got something special for you,” Wilder said. “By the way, all the money’s in the bag. So I expect you’ll be a man of your word.”

“To me, this look like a PR move, but it’s something we obviously take seriously,” Hearn said. “I’ll be asking for a contact and also some answers to some important questions, like where is the fight going to be?”

“There’s no second fight in the offer. That’s not the end of the world if the deal is right,” Hearn said. “There are obviously other things that need to be addressed. Joshua has a number of existing broadcast deals in multiple territories [though he is a free agent in the U.S.]. Also the offer comes from Deontay Wilder and, with all due respect, he doesn’t have $50 million, so we need to know where the money is coming from. We want to do the fight in the U.K., but if we get an acceptable and secure offer, we’ll certainly look at it and take it seriously.

“They said we have to accept the fight by [Thursday], which is ridiculous when we have questions that need to be answered,” Hearn said. “But we have a meeting on Friday, and we will go through the offer. I’d like to see a contract and see where the money is coming from, and the location of the fight is important. We don’t have a problem doing it in America, even though we’d like to do it in the U.K.”

Carl Frampton won the WBO Interim Featherweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over former 4-divison champion Nonito Donaire at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Ireland.

Frampton won on all cards 117-111 and is now 25-1.  Donaire is now 38-5.

“I think Jamie deserves a lot of credit because the gameplan was perfect,” said Frampton. “As you saw in the 11th round, Nonito Donaire is a dangerous opponent. I survived the round and stuck to the gameplan. At times, my boxing was beautiful.

“Donaire was a sharp puncher throughout. I was definitely hurt in the 11th round, people could see it. But champions survive and that’s what I did. The only thing on my mind is fighting at Windsor Park. I can’t wait to get there”

EARLY RESULTS FROM THE BELFAST SSE ARENA

Fight # 1 – 16:00 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-Middleweight Contest
RYAN HATTON TKO2 (1:59) V ATTILA TIBOR NAGY

Fight # 2
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Heavyweight Contest
ALEX DICKINSON KO1 (1:08) V LEE CARTER

Fight # 3
6 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest
TROY WILLIAMSON TKO4 (2:41) V CHRISTIAN HOSKIN GOMEZ

Fight # 4
6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Featherweight Contest
TYRONE McCULLAGH TKO3 (2:10) V ELVIS GUILLEN

Fight # 5
6 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Featherweight Contest
MARCO McCULLOUGH WPTS6 (60-53) V ARNOLD SOLANO

Fight # 6
6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-Lightweight Contest
SAM MAXWELL KO1 (0:56) V MICHAEL ISSAC CARRERO

Fight # 7
6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Light-Heavyweight Contest
STEVEN WARD TKO3 (2:48) V MICHAL CIACH

BROOKLYN–  Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas fought to an entertaining majority draw In front of 13,964 fans at Barclays Center.

The catchweight/welterweight bout saw Te fighters started off slowly, but the action picked up at the end of round two as Vargas started to land his jab.  Vargas seemed to race out to a lead, but Broner started to warm up in the middle rounds which set off several exchanges that thrilled the big crowd assembled at Barclays Center.

When it seemed that Broner was forging ahead, Vargas, who was bleeding from his left eye in round eleven, stormed back and landed some good combinations.

Broner won a card 115-113, while two judges scored the fight even at 114-114.

“I want to thank Jessie Vargas. He’s a two-time world champion for a reason,” said Broner, who was working for the first time with Kevin Cunningham as his head trainer. “He came to fight but at the end of the day, you all know I beat him. Point blank, period.

“I was connecting with rights. I got warmed up in the early portion of the fight. My trainer was a big help tonight. I want to thank Coach Cunningham as well as my original coach, Mike Stafford, for realizing I needed to do something different.

“I would love to fight Vargas again, but let’s go back to my town to do it.”

“I thought I won the fight,” Vargas said. “At the end of the day I can’t argue because I was fighting on the inside of the ring so I don’t know what you saw from the outside. I was landing clean blows. It was a good fight but at the end of the day I can’t dispute the decision.

“It must have been a close fight for the judges to have scored it the way they did. I felt that I won the fight and I was up two rounds. I’m relying on the judges to make the right decision.”

Jermall Charlo won the WBC Interim Middleweight title with a 2nd round destruction of Hugo Centeno.

Charlo landed a booming right that left Centeno open and prone from a nasty left hook that put him down and out at 54 seconds.

Charlo, 160 lbs of Houston, TX is 27-0 with 21 knockouts.  Centeno, 158.5 lbs of Oxnard, CA is 26-2.

“It’s been an amazing journey to get here,” said Charlo, the twin brother of WBC 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo. “I’m a two-time world champion. Bring on ‘GGG.’ I want that fight. I’m 27-0 with 21 knockouts. Everybody sees it. What more can I say?”

“Everybody has always avoided me and from now on, this is how it’s going to be,” said Charlo. “You see what you get.”

Gervonta Davis became a two-time world champion by destroying Jesus Cuellar inside of three rounds to become the WBA Super Featherweight champion.

Davis dropped Cuellar with a vicious body punch in round two.  In round three, Davis dropped Cuellar with a straight left to the body.  Moments later, it was a big barrage of punches that plummeted Cuellar to the canvas at 2:45.

Davis, 129 lbs of Baltimore is now 20-0 with 19 knockouts.  Cuellar, 129.2 lbs of Buenos Aires, ARG is 28-3.

“On the undercard of the Mayweather-McGregor fight, I just wasn’t focused,” Davis said. “It was the second time fighting on Mayweather’s card so it got to my head and it showed. After the fight, I went home and talked to my team and we decided it was time to leave Baltimore. I’m focused and it showed because I’m a champ again.

“There’s always bumps in the road when you want to become successful. It’s all about how you bounce back and tonight I showed that I’m a true champion.”

“The game plan was to box a little bit and open him up with some shots,” Davis said. “When it was time, I went forward and caught him with enough shots to get him out.

“I want the IBF belt back and I’m ready to unify it with whoever wins the [Tevin] Farmer vs. [Billy] Dib fight.”

Former world champion Rau’shee Warren pitched a shutout and won an eight-round unanimous decision over Juan Medina in a bantamweight bout.

Warren, 116.4 lbs of Cincinnati, OH won by scores of 80-72 on all cards, and is now 16-2.  Medina. 114.6 lbs of Lo Romana, MX is 10-3.

Heather Hardy remained undefeated by winning an 8-round unanimous decision over Paola Torres in a featherweight bout.

Hardy, 126.2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 79-73 twice and 78-74 and is now 21-0.  Torres, 126.8 lbs of Monterrey, MX is 10-3.

Fabian Maidana dropped Justin Savi once en route to a stoppage after round three of their scheduled six round super lightweight bout.

Maidana, 141.8 lbs of Buenos Aires, ARG is 15-0 with 11 knockouts.  Savi, 141.2 lbs of Silver Spring, MD is 9-16.

Gary Antuanne Russell remained undefeated by stopping Andrew Rodgers in round two of their scheduled six-round super lightweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 1:40 for Russell, 139.6 lbs of Washington, DC who kept his perfect knockout streak at 5-0 with 5 knockouts.  Rodgers, 136.4 lbs of Elkhart, IN is 4-3-1.

Shyngyskhan Tazhibay won 4 -round unanimous decision over Isaac Freeman in a welterweight bout.

In round one, Tazhibay dropped Freeman with left.

Tazhibay, 147 lbs of Washington, DC won by scores of 40-35 twice, and 39-36 to go to 6-0,  Freeman, 146.4 lbs of Ypsilanti, MI is 3-7-1.

Richardson Hitchins stopped Alexander Charneco in the first round of their scheduled six round super flyweight bout.

Hitchins dropped Charneco with a body punch and he was counted out at 1:17.

Hitchins, 143.6 lbs of Brooklyn is 5-0 with 3 knockouts.  Charneco 145.6 lbs of Aguada, PR is 4-5.

Dylan Price remained undefeated in winning a six-round unanimous decision over Edson Noria in a super flyweight bout.

In round four, Price dropped Noria with a body shot.

Price, 117 lbs of Sicklerville, NJ won by scores of 60-53 on all cards, and is now 6-0.  Noria, 116.8 lbs of Mexico City is now 2-3.

George Arias won an eight-round unanimous decision over Tyrell Wright in a heavyweight bout.

Arias, 238.2 lbs of Bronx, NY won by scores of 78-74 and 77-75 twice, and  is now 11-0.  Wright, 236 lbs of Jersey City, NJ is 9-2-2.

Amir Khan came back after a two-year hiatus by taking out Phil Lo Greco in the 1st round of their catchweight/junior middleweight bout at The Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

Khan dropped Lo Greco twice , and the fight was stopped at 40 seconds.

Khan of Bolton, England is 32-4 with 20 knockouts.  Lo Greco of Toronto, Canada is 28-4.

115 pound titlist Khalid Yafai will defend his title against David Carmona oon a card where fellow 115 titleholder Jerwin Ancajas will also defend his title in the United States.

“I have made a deal with Yafai promoter Eddie(Hearn) for the fight and it gives us a nice doubleheader,” Top Rank’s Carl Moretti said. “They are both good fights, and if (Ancajas and Yafai) are successful, we’ll look to match them later this year.”

“Carmona went the distance with Inoue and that says something,” Moretti said. “It should be an entertaining and competitive fight.”

“I think bringing Ancajas back in an all-Filipino matchup should be interesting in and out of the ring and when you couple that with Yafai in another title fight where we hope to match them later in the year if they win makes for a very good show,” Moretti said.

It was thought that Kovalev was going to defend against Marcus Browne, but some legal situations have come up with Browne and the call was made to Alvarez.

“We had been going back and forth for four weeks with the contract and they were asking for changes and it wasn’t easy,” Kovalev promoter Kathy Duva said. “Then in the middle of it we read in the Daily News that he had these two domestic incidents. At that point I’d be committing malpractice if I didn’t find an alternative. You just don’t know if something is going to happen again. He could be sent to prison, there could be another incident. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I do know that when a fight goes down the promoter pays for everything.”

She said she spoke to HBO Sports executive vice president Peter Nelson and “we both agreed it was a good idea to look for Plan B.”

“When I called (Alvarez promoter)Yvon (Michel) last week, he was having problems with the Stevenson-Jack fight because of his situation with Alvarez,” Duva said. “I said, ‘You have a problem, I have a problem’, and he jumped at my offer for Alvarez. We stayed in touch and on Monday he said he was ready to go. We got a contract out to him on Tuesday at 5 p.m., we made one minor change he asked for and when I came into the office at 11 a.m. on Wednesday the contract was signed.

“Yvon is a good promoter and he’s professional so it was an easy fight to make because we were in a position where we needed the other. Alvarez gets his world title fight and Sergey gets to face a good opponent, which is what he really wants. The Browne situation is volatile so we had to do this. My job is to make sure my fighter has a fight. I saw giant red flags waving in my face with the Browne situation. Why put myself through that? It’s an uninsurable risk. So now you have the two guys who can’t get a fight with Stevenson, because he won’t fight them, fighting each other. It’s a good story and a good fight. If people really want to make a fight it gets done pretty easily.”

“We are extremely disappointed that the Kovalev fight was cancelled,” Keith Connolly, Browne’s manager, told ESPN. “I was under the impression that we had the deal with Main Events. That is the only reason Marcus pulled out of the IBF purse bid with Beterbiev. Marcus would have been ready, willing and able to fight this summer.”

Undefeated Lamont Roach and former two-time world title challenger Orlando Cruz fought to a 10-round split draw in a super featherweight fight at Coliseo San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In round nine, Roach landed a nice left hook that wobbled Cruz. seconds later, Cruz fell from the effects of the punch, but it was ruled a slip.

The ref error proved to be the difference as the scores were 97-93 for Roach, 96-94 for Cruz and 95-95.

Roach, 129.4 lbs of Washington, DC is 16-0-1. Cruz, 129.4 lbs of San Juan, PR is 25-6-1.

“I think I should have won, but I showed that I was a true champ by going into his backyard,” said Lamont Roach, Jr. “We didn’t get the decision we wanted, but that’s boxing. DC would be fine for a rematch, but whenever I get back in the ring with him I’m going to destroy him. The shot I landed in the ninth round should have been a knockdown, but sometimes you get the short end of the stick in the sport of boxing.”

“I thought the fight was going to be ruled a split decision in my favor,” said Orlando Cruz. “Roach is a young, talented fighter, but I made him miss a lot. Either way, I must continue working and training. I definitely want the rematch.
Jose Lopez won a 10-round Unanimous decision over Miguel A. Gonzalez in a super featherweight bout.

In round one, Gonzalez was cut over his left eye.

Lopez, 130 lbs of Carolina, PR won by scores of 99-91, 98-91 and 97-93 and is now 19-2-1. Gonzalez, 130 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is 22-4.

Magdiel Cotto won a six-round majority decision over Ekie Augustama in a middleweight bout.

In round four, Augustama started to swell around his left eye from an accidental headbutt.

Cotto, 159 lbs of Comerio, PR won by scores of 58-56 twice and 57-57 to raise his mark to 9-0. Augustama, 160 lbs of Miami, FL is 6-8.

Bryan Chevalier won a 6-round unanimous decision over Luis Diaz in a lightweight bout.

Chevalier, 131 lbs of Bayamon, PR won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 9-1-1. Diaz, 131 lbs of Coamo, PR is 3-5.

Juan Abreu won a 10-round unanimous decision over Luis Hernandez in a middleweight bout.

In round nine, Abreu was credited with a knockdown when he landed a wild left that drove Hernandez into the ropes.

Abreu, 152 lbs of La Romana, DOM won by scores of 99-90, 98-91 and 97-92 and is now 21-3-1. Hernandez, 156 lbs of Rio Piedras, PR is 16-6.

Jean Rivera made a successful pro debut with a 4-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Delgado in a welterweight bout.

Rivera, 146 lbs of San Juan won on all cards by 40-36 scores and is now 1-0. Delgado, 146 lbs of Mayaguez, PR was also making his pro debut.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Kenichi Ogawa has been suspended and stripped of his IBF Junior Lightweight title due to a failed drug test stemming from his December bout with Tevin Farmer.

With Ogawa facing a suspension, the IBF earlier this month had ordered Farmer, a 27-year-old southpaw from Philadelphia (whose new record is 25-4-1 with 5 knockouts), and former featherweight world titlist Billy Dib (43-4, 24 KOs), 32, of Australia, to fight for the interim title.

With Ogawa set to be stripped, the fight between Farmer and Dib will instead be for the vacant title, Peoples said. They have until May 3 to make a deal or a purse bid will be ordered.

By Norm Frauenheim-

LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez agreed to a six-month suspension and the Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously approved that agreement Wednesday, opening the way for him to fight Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 15 in a rematch that had originally been scheduled for May 5.

The Commission voted 5-0 to accept a signed settlement from Canelo, whose 12-month ban for two positive drug tests was cut in half and will be dated back to the initial test, Feb. 17.

Canelo, who underwent what was reported to be minor knee surgery last week, did not attend the hearing. He was represented on the telephone by attorney Ricardo Cestero.

Canelo, a first-time PED offender, met with Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett and Chairman Anthony A. Marnell a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas for an hour-and-twenty minutes. Bennett said he answered his questions.

“’He did everything we asked for,’’ Bennett said.

Cooperation from Canelo, who blamed positive tests for Clenbuterol on tainted Mexican beef, allowed the Commission to reduce his ban by 50 percent, according to new rules written by the state regulatory board a year ago.

Golden Boy Promotions, Canelo’s promoter, said it was satisfied with the Commission’s approval of Canelo’s agreement to the reduced ban. Golden Boy’s prepared statement:

“As we have maintained all along, the trace amounts of clenbuterol found in Canelo’s system in February came from meat contamination, and we provided the Nevada State Athletic Commission with a great deal of evidence to support those facts.

“Although most professional sports, international anti-doping agencies and United States boxing commissions treat meat contamination differently from other positive tests, Nevada does not. Canelo and Golden Boy Promotions respect the rules of Nevada and are therefore satisfied with the settlement agreement reached today.

“Canelo looks forward to returning to the ring in September for Mexican Independence Day weekend to represent Mexico and boxing in what will be the sport’s biggest event of the year. He is ready to continue his remarkable record of fighting at the highest level.”

If all goes as planned, Golovkin’s suspension will be over in mid-August and he’ll be able to fight on the weekend celebrating Mexican Independence, presumably at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. That’s where the Cinco de Mayo fight, the rematch of a controversial draw last September, was supposed to happen. Canelo withdrew on April 3.

But a lot has to happen before Canelo and GGG can meet again. First, GGG has to win what now appears to be an interim fight against Vanes Martiroysan on May 5 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., in what looks like a Cinco de Mayo bout for some of his most ardent fans.

“He has been looking good and he really wants to fight well for the fans who are at the grass roots of his popularity,’’ said GGG trainer Abel Sanchez, who attended Wednesday’s hearing. “You worry a little that some of this might be a distraction. But he knows what he has to do.’’

GGG is a huge favorite against Martiroysan, who hasn’t fought in a couple of years. If GGG wins as expected, the next step is a deal with Canelo. That might be more difficult than it sounds

If the rematch returns to Nevada, the state Commission will subject Canelo to testing. At this point, however, no fight is scheduled. Nevada only has jurisdiction over fights within its own borders. Meanwhile, Canelo is not currently subject to VADA, the agency that does testing for the World Boxing Council.

“I do not have him (Canelo) enrolled at this time,’’ VADA’s Dr. Margaret Goodman said after the hearing.

Golovkin is enrolled.

GGG representative Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions said Canelo would have to join VADA for there to be a deal for a September rematch.

“Absolutely,’’ said Loeffler, who also attended the hearing. “Definitely, that would be a condition.’’

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Unexpectedly, Mikey Garcia vacated his junior welterweight belt and will keep his WBC Lightweight championship, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The IBF, whose junior welterweight title he won from Lipinets, gave Garcia 10 days to make a decision. He notified the sanctioning organization in a letter in late March that he planned to keep the junior welterweight belt.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN that Garcia had notified him that he would defend his lightweight title next, which is why the WBC had not yet stripped him of the belt.

And then Garcia notified the IBF of his change of plans.

“The IBF received an email from Mikey Garcia on Sunday indicating that he was relinquishing the IBF junior welterweight title,” IBF president Daryl Peoples told ESPN on Tuesday. “We were a little surprised as well.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin could be stripped of his IBF Middleweight title should he go through with a fight with Vanes Martirosyan.

IBF attorney Linda P. Torres sent a letter on Tuesday to attorney Ron DiNicola, who represents the Golovkin side, and Alex Dombroff, the attorney for promoter Lou DiBella, who promotes IBF mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko, outlining the reasons for the IBF’s refusal the grant approval for Golovkin-Martirosyan, a source with knowledge of the letter told ESPN.

In the letter, Torres outlined the reasons for the IBF’s refusal the grant approval for Golovkin to defend against Martirosyan. The IBF’s reasons for refusing the approve the fight are same reasons why the proposed bout with Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs), 31, a 2004 U.S. Olympian from Glendale, California, has received so much criticism from boxing fans and media: Martirosyan is coming off a loss, he is a junior middleweight who would be moving up in weight and he has not fought in two years.

If Golovkin goes ahead with the bout against Martirosyan, the IBF said it would invoke its rule 5.H, which states, “If a champion participates in an unsanctioned contest within his prescribed weight limit, the title will be declared vacant whether the champion wins or loses the bout. The championships committee, with the approval of the (IBF) president, will then establish a new champion in that division in accordance with the procedures established and prescribed in these rules.”

The IBF rules do provide Golovkin with the ability to seek an exception to the mandatory bout, but the IBF’s reasons for not approving the fight in the first place would not bode well for him to get the exception granted. Loeffler acknowledged the letter from the IBF and told ESPN that Golovkin plans to fight May 5 and said their side will seek an exception, adding that he hopes the IBF will grant one.

“Gennady is a proud champion of the IBF and, as a unified world champion, he looks forward to remaining champion for a long time and defending his middleweight titles many more times,” Loeffler said.

“Contrary to statements which I personally did not make that are circulating in the media, I have not made my final decision who will be my head trainer for my July 14 fight with Matthysse,” Pacquiao said in the statement. “My advisor Mike Koncz has been in contact with Freddie’s people to keep them informed. I will make a final decision within the week. When that decision is made, Freddie will be the first one to be informed and then I will advise the media.”

A press release last week intimated that Roach would not be involved in the fight.

“Pacquiao will be joined by his new promotions team along with trainers Restituto ‘Buboy’ Fernandez and Raides ‘Nonoy’ Neri.”

“There was some concerns Manny had in the last fight and some statements Freddie made to the media that Manny wasn’t very pleased about.”

“Manny and I had a great run for [16] years — longer than most marriages and certainly a rarity for boxing,” Roach said. “I wouldn’t trade any of it. Inside the boxing ring and the political ring, I wish Manny nothing but the best. I would be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t hurt that he didn’t contact me personally about his decision, but the great times we enjoyed together far outweigh that.”

Canelo Alvarez had minor knee surgery on Friday, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Alvarez underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a bothersome cyst from his right knee in Mexico.

“I share that today I had to undergo an arthroscopic surgery to repair the internal femoral cartilage and eliminate a pathological fold of my right knee,” Alvarez wrote on social media in comments translated from Spanish. “I dismiss the erroneous information published by Golden Boy president Eric Gomez. Thanks for worrying!! And in three to four weeks I’ll be like new.”

There was some confusion earlier in the day when Gomez said Alvarez had undergone “cosmetic” surgery. Gomez later told ESPN that the confusion was in the translation of the description of Alvarez’s surgery from Spanish to English.

“He had a cyst taken out of his knee,” Gomez clarified to ESPN on Friday night. “It’s not an injury. Since the fight [with Gennady Golovkin] was canceled, now was the time for him to take care of it. It was something that has been bothering him. And so now, since he isn’t fighting, it was time to take care of it. But he would have been ready to fight on May 5 if there was a fight. There is no structural problem with his knee.”

Ryota Murata made the 1st defense of the WBA Middleweight title with an 8th round stoppage over Emanuele Blandamura in Tokyo, Japan.

Murata dominated the action as he outlanded Blandamura 154-53, and in the 8th round, landed a hard right hand that sent the challenger to the canvas. Blandamura got to his feet, but the fight was waved off at 2:56.

Murata, 160 lbs of Tokyo is now 14-1 with 11 knockouts. Blandamura, 159.5 lbs of Rome, ITA is 27-3.

Ruben Villa remained perfect by winning a eight-round unanimous decision over Marlon Olea to capture the WBO Youth Featherweight title in the main event in front of Villa’s hometown crowd at the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, California.

Villa, 124.8 lbs of Salinas, CA won on all cards, and is now 11-0. Olea, 124.9 lbs of Barranquilla, COL is 13-3.

Bruno Escalante won an eight-round unanimous decision over Diuhi Olguin in a bantamweight bout.

In round three, Escalante dropped Olguin with a left and right to the body.

Escalante, 115.6 lbs of San Mateo, CA won by scores of 78-73 twice ans 77-74 to raise his mark to 17-3-1. Olguin, 117.9 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 11-10-2.

Max Beccera won a six-round unanimous decision over Erick Martinez in a junior welterweight bout.

Beccera, 138.4 lbs of Santa Ana, CA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards, and is now 14-2-2. Martinez, 138.8 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 14-12-1.

Alberto Torres and Naciff Martinez battled to a six-round draw in a junior lightweight bout.

Scores were 58-56 and 57-57 twice.

Torres, 126.9 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 10-1-3. Martinez, 126 lbs of Cozumel, MX is 17-10-3.

Pedro Moreno won a six-round unanimous decision over Sergio Ramirez in a junior welterweight bout.

Ramirez was cut over his right eye in round three.

Moreno, 136 lbs of Sacramento, CA won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 to raise his record to 8-0. Ramirez, 134.8 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 3-2.

Bogar Padilla scored a mild upset as he took a four-round unanimous decision from previously undefeated Brandon Trejo in a lightweight bout.

In round one, Padilla dropped Trejo with a straight right.

Padilla, 131.5 lbs of Ensenada, MEX won by scores of 39-36 twice and 38-37, and is now 1-1. Trejo, 131 lbs of Napa, CA is 3-1.

Daigo Higa was stripped of his World Flyweight title for missing weight for his Sunday defense against Cristofer Rosales, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Edner Cherry won a 10-round unanimous decision over Dennis Galarza in a lightweight bout.

Cherry, 133.6 lbs of Nassau, BAH won by scores of 97-93 and 96-94 twice, and is now 37-7-2. Galarza, 133 lbs of Orlando, FL is 16-3.

Towering Sebastian Fundora stopped Vehsawn Owens in round five of their scheduled eight-round super welterweight bout.

Fundora ripped a game Owens with a hard combination and the bout was stipped.

Fundora, 153.2 lbs of Cochella, CA is 9-0 with five knockouts. Owens, 151 lbs of Minneapolis, MN is 9-1.

In a battle of undefeated featherweight, Chris Colbert stopped Austin Dulay after round seven of their scheduled eight-round bout.

In round six, Colbert dropped Dulay with a left hand. The fight was stopped after the 7th frame.

Colbert, 130 lbs of Brooklyn is 8-0 with three knockouts. Dulay, 130.4 lbs of Nashville, TN is 11-1.

Joey Spencer needed 51 seconds to destroy Ousmane Sylla in a scheduled four-round junior middleweight bout.

The 1st punch from Spencer was a left hook that dropped Sylla. Seconds later it was a jab that dropped Sylla for a second time. Spencer ended things with a powerful left hook that dropped Sylla fir a 3rd and final time, and the bout was stopped.

Spencer, 155 lbs of Lindin, MI is 2-0 with both wins coming early. Sylla, 148 lbs of AK is 1-3-1.

Former middleweight champion David Lemieux will fight Karim Achour in Montreal on May 26th in Quebec City.

“I was at the Videotron Center for the [boxing card] last Saturday, and the crowd was great. I told Camille Estephan that this is where I wanted to fight,” Lemieux said at a news conference at the arena to announce the fight on Thursday. “I aim very high, so for me every fight is extremely important. On May 26, expect fireworks. I want to pass along a message: The best of me is yet to come.”

“[Trainer] Marc [Ramsay] wanted to see David against a guy who will advance on him for 12 rounds,” Estephan said at the news conference. “David does not think it’s going to last that long, but Achour has never been on the floor in his career.”

Former world champion Francisco Vargas stopped Rod Salka after round six of their scheduled 10 round lightweight bout at The Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, California.

In round five, Vargas dropped Salka with a hard uppercut.

In round six, Salka began to bleed under his left eye, and the fight was stopped between rounds.

Vargas, 130 lbs of Mexico City is 25-1-2 with 18 knockouts. Salka, 131 lbs of Bunola, PA is 24-5.

“I wanted to put a great show,” said Francisco Vargas.”I did what he worked on in the gym, fighting cautiously and moving my head. I feel great because we did a great job. I want the rematch against Miguel Berchelt. We’re ready for that fight.”

Andrew Cancio stopped previously undefeated Aidar Sharibayev in the 10th and final round of their super featherweight bout.

In round three, Cancio dropped Sharibayev with a hard left hook. In round five it was another left hand that sent Sharibayev to the deck.

In round ten, Cancio continued the onslaught until the bout was stopped 43 seconds into the round.

Cancio, 130 lbs of Blyth, CA is 18-4-2 with 14 knockouts. Sharibayev, 129.4 lbs of miami, FL is 7-1.

“I listened to my corner, and I trained hard. That’s why I got the victory,” said Andrew Cancio. “I threw jabs and combinations, and I kept moving my head. This was a great performance in front of my fans. It feels amazing because hard work pays off.”

Javier Padilla remained undefeated as he took a four round unanimous decision over Ricardo Arias in a super featherweight bout.

Padilla, 124.6 lbs of Indio, CA won by scores of 40-36 twice and 39-37 and is now 6-0-1. Arias, 126.4 lbs of Mexico City is 1-3-1. This bout was a rematch of a draw that took placed last August.

“I’ve dedicated myself more to boxing this time around,” said Javier Padilla. “That’s why I won this rematch. I was working the graveyard shift before heading to the weigh-in for the first fight. But I’ve quit my job, so I was well rested for this one. I can’t wait to be back.”

Aaron McKenna remained undefeated with a 1st round stoppage over Keasen Freeman in their scheduled four-round welterweight bout.

In round one, McKenna dropped Freeman with a flush left hook. About a minute later, McKenna dropped Freeman with a perfect straight right. Freeman got up, but referee Wayne Hedgepath stopped the bout at 2:06.

McKenna, 146.8 lbs of Monaghan, IRE is now 3-0 with two knockouts. Freeman, 146.6 lbs of Aiken, SC is 4-2.

“I felt very strong,” said Aaron McKenna. “I landed some good, solid shots. After he went down the first time, I knew he couldn’t handle my power. I knew I had to start fast but at the same time be patient, and it all came together.”

Genaro Gamez remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Shoki Sakai in a welterweight bout.

Gamez, 139.4 lbs of San Diego won by scores of 79-73 twice and 77-75 to raise his mark to 8-0. Sakai, 140.4 lbs of Amagasaki, JAP is 22-8-2.

“I felt great, though he [Sakai] was much bigger,” said Genaro Gamez. “It was good experienced because he was tough, but at 130 or 135 nobody beats me.”

Rommel Caballero and Eric Rodriguez fought to a technical draw after Rodriguez could not continue after a cut was caused by a head clash after the 1st round in their scheduled four-round lightweight bout.

In round one, Rodriguez was cut over his left eye from a head clash

“I don’t know what to say. It’s crazy,” said Rommel Caballero. “This is not what I wanted at all. It’s the California rules, so I have to respect them.”

Flyweight champion Donnie Nietes will mover up to super flyweight, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Today, I have made my decision to move up to 115 and vacate my IBF flyweight world title,” Nietes said. “This is the challenge I have been waiting for. To go up in weight is never easy, but this is my dream, to become a four-division world champion and to fight all the big names. This is a new challenge for me, and I am very happy that ALA Promotions has supported me to pursue my dream of a fourth division world title.”

“Donnie Nietes will fight for the title soon.” ALA Promotions CEO Michael Aldeguer said. “We are looking forward to making the biggest fights for Donnie in the next couple of years. He is an epitome of what a great and humble athlete should be. He deserves all the success he has now.”

Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan has decided to pass on an opportunity to fight Gennady Golovkin on May 5th, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

O’sullivan, along with his promoters, Golden Boy Promotions cited that the low purse and lack of time to be the main reasons for bypassing on the contest.

“Spike’s not going to take the fight. He really wanted to do the fight, but the short amount of time, the short amount of money, it just doesn’t work at this time,” Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez said. “He wants a big fight, but he doesn’t want to take a fight at the last minute. He wants to win and he took his time to really think about it, and we talked about it with him and with our [promotional] partner Ken Casey from Murphy’s Boxing.

“We have a responsibility to our fighter. We respect him. If he goes into a big fight like this, the biggest fight of his career, he doesn’t want to go into the fight as the opponent on three weeks’ notice. Getting ready for an ESPN card is very different than going in with one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world on three weeks’ notice.”

“I don’t know what Tom’s (Loeffler) is going to do,” said Gomez, adding that he informed Loeffler of the decision earlier Wednesday. “We went over all the deal points, and it was hard to turn down a fight like this. It’s very hard. Spike has a lot of pride, but it was the right decision.”

Andre Ward has been named the Host of the revitalized show The Contender, while Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson have been named trainers for the show that will be back this fall on EPIX, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“It is so important for ‘The Contender’ to have the best and most trusted boxing experts, which is why we reached out to Andre, Freddy and Naazim,” Exexutive Producer Mark Burnett said. “They are the very best and can help create an experience almost never seen before. [Executive producer] Eric [Van Wagenen] and I are really excited to exceed the fans’ expectations. We love ‘The Contender’ and we love boxing.”

“I have faced the unique challenges of professional boxing firsthand and know the focus required to succeed at the highest level,” said Ward, who was undefeated as a pro and was a 2004 Olympic gold medalist. “Hosting a show that has enabled so many talented fighters to reach their dreams is an honor and I look forward to giving the fans unique insight into the life of a fighter and leading the audience through the thrills of this competition.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the undercard for the May 12th showdown between lightweight champion Jorge Linares and Vasily Lomachenko has been finalized.

Welterweight Carlos Adames will take on Alejandro Barrera.

Two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (6-0, 5 KOs), with a large fan following in New York’s Irish community, will face Ibon Larrinaga (10-1, 2 KOs), of Spain, in an eight-round featherweight fight.

Las Vegas lightweight Teofimo Lopez Jr. (8-0, 6 KOs), who was on the 2016 Honduras Olympic team representing the home country of his parents and who has emerged as one of the best prospects in boxing, will face Vitor Jones Freitas, of Brazil, in an eight-round fight. Jones Freitas (14-1, 8 KOs) is the nephew of Brazilian legend and former junior lightweight and lightweight world titleholder Acelino “Popo” Freitas.

Lightweight Jamel Herring (16-2, 9 KOs), of Coram, New York, a 2012 U.S. Olympian and a former U.S. Marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, will face Juan Pablo Sanchez (30-15, 14 KOs), of Mexico, in an eight-round bout. The fight will be the first for Herring, who is trained by McIntyre and friends with Crawford, since signing with Top Rank.

Junior welterweight Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (3-0, 1 KO), who won Olympic gold in 2016 for Uzbekistan, will face Jesus Silveyra (8-5-2, 3 KOs), of Mexico, in an eight-round fight. Gaibnazarov will be fighting for the first time since a shoulder injury sidelined him in September.

Lightweight Mikaela Mayer (4-0, 3 KOs), a 2016 U.S. Olympian from Los Angeles, will face Baby Nansen (6-2-1, 0 KOs), of New Zealand, in her first scheduled six-round fight. Mayer needed only 35 seconds to notch a first-round knockout of Maria Semertzoglou in her last fight on March 10 on the Oscar Valdez-Scott Quigg undercard.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz won a split decision over Felice Herrig in a strawweight bout.

Kowalkiewicz won on two cards by 29-28 cards, while Herrig took a card 29-28.

Kowalkiewicz, 115 lbs of Lodz, POL is 12-2.  Herrig, 115.5 lbs of Crystal Lake, IL is 14-7.

Olivier Aubin-Mercier stopped Evan Dunham in the 1st round of their lightweight bout.

Mercier landed a body shot wih his knee that hurt Dunham, and six strikes later the bout was called at 53 seconds.

Mercier, 155 lbs of Montreal is now 12-2.  Dunham, 156 lbs of Las Vegas is 18-7-1.

Ashlee Evans-Smith defeated Bec Rawlings via unanimous decision ina flyweight bout.

In round two, Evans-Smith was bleeding from her forehead.

Evans-Smith, 126 lbs of Santa Ana, CA won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 6-3. Rawlings, 126 lbs of Brisbane, AUS is 7-8.

Devin Clark won a unanimous decision over Mike Rodriguez in a light heavyweight bout.

Clark, 205 lbs of Sioux Falls, SD won by scores by 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 9-2. Rodriguez, 203 lbs of South Easton, MA is 9-3.