Golovkin hurt Brook early in round one and it looked like Golovkin was going live up to much of the pre-fight predictions of an early stoppage.

Brook worked his way into the fight as he got the better of exchanges, which drew a roar from the pro-Brook crowd. The action was fast and their were furious exchanges for which broth fighters hsowed marks on their faces. Brook however started to swell around his right. Golovkin came out in round four seeking his prey, but Brook hung in there and gave almost as good as he received. In round five, Golovkin came out with abandon and began landing the heavy leather on Brook. Brook seemed to dodge some of the shots, but his trainer Dominic Ingle waved off the bout.

Golovkin is now 36-0 with 33 knockouts. Brook is now 36-1.

Steve Claggett won a 10-round split decision over Emmanuel Robles in a junior welterweight bout at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.

Claggett, 140 lbs of Calgary, Alberta, Canada won by scores of 98-92 twice, while Robles took a card 96-94.

Claggett is now 24-4-1. Robles, 140 lbs of San Diego is 15-1-1.

Neeco Macias stopped Rolando Garza in round five of their scheduled 8-round junior middleweight bout featuring undefeated fighter.

Macias dropped Garza with a right hook in round five. When Garza got to his feet, referee Jay Nady stopped the fight at 2:31.

Macias, 153.5 lbs of Palm Desert, CA is now 13-0 with 7 knockouts. Garza, 154 lbs of Austin, TX is now 9-1.

In a battle of undefeated welterweights, Jeremy Nichols won a 4-round unanimous decision over Rolando Garza.

Nichols, 147 lbs of Las Vegas, won by scores of 40-36 twice and 39-37 and is now 6-0. Belmontes, 150.5 lbs of Corpus Christi, TX is 2-1.

Stipe Miocic 246 – Alistar Overeem 249
(UFC Heavyweight title)
Fabrcio Werdum 239.5 – Travis Browne 241
CM Punk 170 – Mickey Gall 170.5
Urijah Faber 136 – Jimmie Rivera 135.5
Jessica Andrade 115.5 – Joanne Calderwood 116
Jessica Eye 135 – Bethe Correia 135
Brad Tavares 186 – Caio Maghalhaes 185.5
Nik Lentz 156- Michael McBride 158
CB Dollaway 205 – Francimar Barrso 205.5
Yancy Medeiros 171 – Sean Spencer 170
Drew Dober 155 – Jason Gonzalez 156

Darwin Price remained undefeated by stopping Javontae Starks in round seven of their scheduled eight-round junior welterweight bout at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio, Texas.

In round three, Price landed a hard right hand that sent Starks to the canvas.

In round seven, Price rocked Starks with a hard right hand that sent Starks to the ropes. Starks took a barrage of punches on the ropes and the fight was stopped at 1:52.

Price, 141 lbs of Houston, TC is now 11-0 with six knockouts. Starks, 141.6 lbs of Winter Haven, FL is 13-2.

Kent Cruz won a eight round unanimous decision over Rickey Edwards in a battle of undefeated super lightweights.

In round two, Cruz landed a hard right that sent Edwards to the canvas.

Cruz, 137.5 lbs of Austin, TX won by scores of 77-73 twice and 77-74 and is now is 11-0. Edwards, 139 lbs of Paterson, NJ is 11-1.

David Perez knocked out Gustavo Molina in the sixth round, which was the final scheduled round of their super bantamweight bout.

In round three, Perez dropped Molina with a body shot.

In round six, Perez landed a perfect right to the jaw that knocked Molina out cold and the fight was stopped at 2:35.

Perez, 120 lbs of Houston, TX is 8-0 with four knockouts. Molina, 121.5 lbs of Mexico is 12-13.

Justin Pauldo won a six-round unanimous decision over Eric Anton in a lightweight bout.

Paudo, 134 lbs of Orlando, FL won by scores of 59-55 on all cards and is now 8-1. Anton, 129.8 lbs of Dallas, TX is 4-4.

Pauldo landed 104 of 359 punches. Anton was 76-329.

Junior Castillo won a six-round unanimous decision over Josue Obando in a middleweight bout.

Castillo, 162.5 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR won by scores of 60-54 and 58-56 twice and is now 11-1. Obando, 161.5 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 12-11-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Top Rank has signed 2016 Gold Medal winner Robson Canceicao.

Conceicao, who won the gold medal at 132 will make his pro debut on the Noveber 5th Manny Pacquiao – Jessie Vargas card in Las Vegas.

“The most important thing to me was the incredible connection he has to those fans in Brazil,” said Top Rank’s Todd duBoef. “That was A, No. 1. The fighting style, his speed, his power, what he does with his right hand or his left hand — I will leave that to my matchmakers. But his marketability is sensational, absolutely over the top.”

DuBoef said that Top Rank matchmaker Brad “Abdul” Goodman, who attended the Olympics, was blown away by the reaction he saw from the Brazilian fans when Conceicao boxed.

“He said he had never seen anything across the board in terms of enthusiasm in the arena as Conceicao progressed in the Olympics, and especially when he won the gold medal,” duBoef said. “Obviously, his skills at that level speak for themselves, but the marketability and coming from Brazil, which is a massive country that supports its sports stars, make this the perfect combination for us.”

DuBoef said because of Conceicao’s considerable amateur background and age that he will forgo four-round bouts and make his pro debut in a scheduled six-rounder.

“He’s mature, and he’s going to jump right into six-rounders and maybe into eight-rounders after two fights,” duBoef said. “We may see quicker transitions to the pros than we have after previous Olympics because of the new rules in Rio.”

“His trainer [Luiz Dorea, who has worked with MMA star Anderson Silva] feels the development into a professional will be very smooth and quick,” duBoef said.

“This is step No. 2 of our long-term investment into Brazil and the boxing category,” duBoef said. “They’re huge fans of MMA, but it’s also a fertile place for boxing.”

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Phoenix featherweight Carlos Castro fights to stay unbeaten Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre against Jorge Diaz Jr. of New Brunswick, N.J.

Castro (15-0, 8 KOs) won a decision in is last outing, also at Celebrity Theatre on Iron Boy Promotions card. Diaz (18-4-1, 10 KOs) is 1-1-1 over his last three bouts.

Castro-Diaz is the featured fight on an Iron Boy card scheduled for 10 bouts. First bell is scheduled for 6 p.m. (PST).

Miguel Marriaga stopped Guy Robb in round six of their scheduled 10 round featherweight bout at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon, Nevada.

Marriaga blasted overhand right to the forehead that sent Robb down. Robb got to his feet but was unsteady and the fight was stopped at 2:06.

Marriaga, 126 lbs of Arjona, COL is now 24-1-1 with 20 knockouts. Robb, 124 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 18-2-1.

Former world title challenger Jose Fleix Jr, stopped Rib Franked in round six of their scheduled 10 round lightweight bout.

Felix landed a combination of six hard shots in the corner that sent Frankel to a knee just as referee Vic Drachulich stopped the bout at 2:23.

Felix, 137 1/2 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is 34-1-1 with 26 knockouts. Frankel, 137 1/2 lbs of Denver, CO is 34-17-1.

Santos Vasquez and Basyzbek Baratov fought to a 4-round draw in a super flyweight bout.

Each fighter took a card 39-37 and a 3rd card was 383-38. Baratov, 107 3/4 lbs of Brooklyn is 1-1-1. Vasquez, 108 lbs of Reno, NV is 2-2-1.

David Peralta took a 12-round split decision over former world champion Robert Guerrero in a welterweight bout at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

In round three, Peralta was cut over the right eye from what was ruled a punch.

Peralta, 147 lbs of Argentina took two cards at 116-112 and 115-113 while Guerrero took a card a 115-113.

Peralta is now 26-2-1. Guerrero, 146.7 lbs of Gilrouy, CA is 33-5-1.

“I came to fight and I knew I would win. He is a very good fighter but I hit him with the
harder shots.

“Yes, I want to fight bigger names now, no way I’m going to retire now. I’ll be ready again to fight soon, this was no joke and I can beat a lot of great fighters.”

Said a disappointed Guerrero, “I thought I clearly won the fight. For the judge to say I lost eight rounds sounds crazy to me. Peralta was very awkward but I felt I won. I won the rounds when I boxed. This is very disappointing but I’ll be back, that you can count on.”

Freddy Hernandez won a 10-round unanimous decision over faded contender Alfredo Angulo in a super middleweight bout

In round five, Angulo landed a right hand that opened up a cut over the left eye of Hernandez.

Hernandez, 163 lbs of Mexico City, MX won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93 twice and now is 34-8. Angulo, 164 lbs of Mexicali, MX s 24-6.

Said the happy Hernandez following the fight, “I felt great, I know I clearly won the fight. This weight is too big for me, I’m not a super middleweight or a middleweight. He still punches hard but I hit him harder tonight.

“I have a great deal of respect for Alfredo, tonight the people saw two real Mexican warriors.

2012 U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha won a 10-round majority decision over Steven Martinez in a super welterweight bout.

Guasha, 155 lbs of Cleveland, OH won by scores of 97-93 twice and 95-95 and is now 19-0. Martinez, 154 lbs of Bronx, NY is 16-3.

Said the happy winner Gausha, “He was aggressive but I was able to solve him. This was a real test and just what I needed, I need the competition to be the best and become a world champion.”

“I wasn’t surprised by the one scorecard for a draw, it was a close fight but I definitely won.”

Demian Maia choked out former world title challenger Carlos Condit in the 1st round of their welterweight bout in Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.

Maia got Condit to tap from a rear naked choke at 1:52.

Maia, 171 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 24-6. Condit, 170.5 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 30-10.

Anthony Pettis submitted Charles Oliveria in the 3rd round of their lightweight bout.

Pettis made Oliveira tap with a front guillotine at 1:49 of round three.

Pettis, 146 lbs of Milwaukee, WI is 19-5. Oliveira, 143 lbs of Houston, TX is 20-6-1.

Paige Van Zant stopped Bec Rawlings in the 2nd round of their strawweight bout.

Van Zant landed a flying left kick that crumpled Rawlings to the canvas and Van Zant jumped on her and the fight was stopped at 17 seconds of round two.

Van Zant, 115.5 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 7-2. Rawlings, 115.5 lbs of Brisbane, AUS is also 7-2.

Jim Miller gained his 2nd victory over Joe Lauzon with a split decision in a lightweight bout.

Miller won two cards 29-28, while Lauzon took a card 29-28.

Miller, 154.5 lbs of Sparta, NJ is 27-8-1. Lauzon, 156 lbs of Bridgewater, MA is 26-13.

Sam Alvey stopped Kevin Casey in the 2nd round of their middleweight bout.

Alvey got Casey on the ground with a hard 3 punch combination and then jumped on Casey and landed 5 punches and the bout was stopped at 4:56 of round two.

Alvey, 186 lbs of Temecula, CA is 28-8-1. Casey, 185 lbs of Hawthorne, CA is 9-5-1-2.

Kyle Bochniav won a split decision over Enrique Barzola in a featherweight bout.

Bochniav, 145.5 lbs of Boston, MA won by scores of 29-28 twice and is now 7-1. Barzola, 145.5 lbs of Lima, Peru took a card 30-27 but falls to 11-3-1.

Alessio Di Chirico won a unanimous decision over Garreth McClellan in a middleweight bout.

McClellan began to bleed from his ear in round two.

Di Chirico, 185 lbs of Rome, IT won two cards 29-28 and is now 10-1. while McLellan, 184 lbs of Johannesburg, SA took a card and is now 13-5.

Felipe Silva remained undefeated by stopping Shane Campbell in the 1st round of their lightweight bout.

Silva dropped Campbell with a left hook and then jumped on Campbell with shots on the ground and referee John McCarthy at 1:13.

Silva, 154.5 lbs of Juiz De Forga, BRA is 8-0. Campbell, 156 lbs of Kelowana, BC, CAN is 12-6.

David Murray stopped Maurice Amaro in the first round of their scheduled four-round light heavyweight bout featuring Philadelphia based fighters.

Murray dropped Amaro once and he finished him off with a flurry at 2:35.

Murray is 5-1. Amaro is 2-10.

Ricky Lopez won a six-round unanimous decision over Josue Bendana in a featherweight fight.

Lopez of Denver is now 17-4. Bendana of Nicaragua is 10-7.

Angel Pizarro won a four-round unanimous decision over Marquise Pierce in a bantamweight bout.

Pizarro, who was making his professional debut won by scores of 40-36 on all cards. Pierce is now 1-10.

John Joe Nevin remained perfect by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Jesus Lule in a super featherweight bout.

Scores were 60-54 on all cards for Nevin, who is now 8-0. Lule is 8-19.

Edgar Cortes won a four-round unanimous decision over Alex Barbosa in a featherweight bout.

Cortes won on all cards by a 40-36 tally and is now 3-3. Barbosa is 5-3.

Laurie Schiavo won a four-round split decision over Mary O’Leary in a battle of pro debuting flyweights.

Schiavo won two cards 40-36 and 39-37 while O’Leary took a card 39-37.

Lamont Capers won a six-round unanimous decision over Pedro Martinez in a heavyweight bout.

Capers won by scores of 59-55 on all cards and is now 7-8. Martinez of Philadelphia is 7-10.

By Norm Frauenheim–

PHOENIX – Former junior-welterweight champion Jose Benavidez Jr. is recovering from injuries suffered when he was shot in west Phoenix.

The injuries are not believed to be serious. TMZ reported Thursday morning that Benavidez had been shot in the leg, although it was not clear which leg. He was scheduled to leave a Phoenix-area hospital late Thursday.

There was confusion about when the shooting happened. According to one report, it happened Tuesday when he reportedly encountered an armed, unknown man while walking his dog. According to another report, it happened Thursday morning. No arrests have been made, s spokesman for the Phoenix police said.

Benavidez, 24, was not available for comment late Thursday.

Benavidez (25-0, 16 KOs) is coming off a solid performance in his welterweight debut — a unanimous decision over journeyman Francisco Santana on July 23 on the undercard of Terence Crawford’s victory over Viktor Postol at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand.

Benavidez, who held a WBA interim title at 140 pounds, had been expected to fight again at 147 sometime in November.

He was a possibility for the Nov. 5 card featuring Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center. Benavidez called out Vargas in the immediate aftermath of his victory over Santana.

There also had been talk that he would fight in Tucson on a Top Rank card featuring featherweight champion Oscar Valdez Jr. in his first title defense later in November

WBA Super Middleweight champion Giovanni De Carolis will rematch Tyron Zeuge on November 5 in Potsdam, Germany, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Their first bout ended in a draw.

“The first fight was a great advert for boxing,” promoter Kalle Sauerland said. “Tyron deserves a lot of credit for finishing the fight the way he did with an injury. He may have missed out on the belt, but that night, he proved to me that he has what it takes to win a world title. On Nov. 5, I believe we will have a new world champion.”

“I’m very happy that my promoter Team Sauerland has delivered me this rematch,” the 24-year-old Zeuge said. “It was a pity that I injured myself in first fight, and I believe this cost me the world title. However, this time, I will prove that injury free I am the better boxer, and I will be crowned world champion in Potsdam.”

“As a champion you must be ready for any challenge,” De Carolis, 32, said. “The first fight was close, but I felt I did enough to win. Initially, I had some problems with his speed and agility, but little by little, I was able to adjust and ended the fight in full control. On Nov. 5, I will continue where I left off and defend my world title.”

Wesley Triplett stopped Eric Newell in round three of their Heavyweight bout.

Triplett laned a right hand that apparently broke the jaw of Newell and the fight was stopped.

Triplett, 213.2 lbs of Youngstown, OH is 4-1 with 2 knockouts. Newell, 251 lbs of Bethlehem, PA is 8-4-3.

Carlos Rosario scored a 6th round stoppage in the final round of his battle with Cesar Garcia in a lightweight bout.

Rosario dropped Garcia just as the fight was ending with a right hand. Garcia was counted out at 3:08.

Rosario,, 133.4 lbs of Pennsauken, NJ is now 5-1 with 3 knockouts. Garcia, 134.5 lbs pf Baja California, MX is 11-21-1.

Daquan Johnson scored a 2nd round stoppage over Stephan Bass in a scheduled four-round welterweight bout.

Johnson ended things in round two with a hard left uppercut to the body. Bass got to his feet, but he could not continue and the bout was stopped at 1:35.

Johnson, 152.4 lbs of Cherry Hill, NJ is 2-0 with two knockouts. Bass, 151 lbs of Atlanta, GA is 1-3.

Yurik Mamedov won a four-round unanimous decision over Antonio Allen in a welterweight bout.

Allen was cut over his right eye in the second frame. In round three, Mamedov was cut from his forehead by a headbutt.

Mamedov. 145.7 lbs of New York is 2-0. Allen, 147.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 0-3.

Errol Spence Jr, scored a spectacular sixth round stoppage over Leonard Bundu in an IBF welterweight elimination bout at the Ford Amphitheater in Brooklyn, New York.

Spence won the previous five rounds, but the veteran Bundu hung around and stayed competitive until a a left uppercut sent Bundu to the canvas.  Spence finished the fight by landing a big uppercut that was followed up by a right hook that folded Bundu to the canvas and the fight was over at 2:06

Spence of DeSoto, Texas is 21-0 with 18 knockouts.  Bundu of Florence, Italy is now 33-2-2.

Conor McGregor won a majority decision over Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch that lived up to the immense hype at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

McGregor came out early landing leg kicks in effort to slow Diaz down.  McGregor started mixing in punches as he featured straight left hands.  In round two, Diaz began to bleed around his left eye, and he seemed to be fading into the Las Vegas.  But it was McGregor who started to wilt at the end of round two and Diaz started to comeback and the fight was looking reminiscent of the first fight that took place on March 5.

Diaz had a big round three, as he landed some hard blows that had McGregor barely making it to the third round bell.  McGregor got his 2nd wind in round four as he opened up Diaz even more to the point that was clearly affected by the blood streaming down his face.  McGregor continued to score with his leg kicks and steadied himself against multiple takedown attempts by Diaz.  McGregor moved around the Octagon throughout the final round and held on for the victory by scores of 48-47 twice and 47-47.

The two intimated that a rubber match would be taking place at some point, but McGregor would like the fight at 155 pounds.

McGregor, 168 lbs of Dublind, IRE is now 20-3.  Diaz, 170.5 lbs of Stockton, CA is 20-11.

Anthony “Rumble”Johnson will get his rematch as he destroyed Glover Teixeira in 13 seconds of their light heavyweight bout.

Johnson landed one right uppercut that knocked Teixeira stiff and cold and the bout was stopped.

Johnson, 205.5 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is now 22-5.  Teixeira, 205.5 lbs is now 25-5.

Johnson will now earn his rematch with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier,

Donald Cerrone scored a 2nd round stoppage over Rick Story in a welterweight contest.

Cerrone landed a body shot that was followed by a kick to the head that hurt Story.  Cerrone landed several punches that sent Story to the ground and then landed seven punches before referee Herb Dean stopped the bout at 2:02 of round two.

Cerrone, 170 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is now 31-7.  Story, 171 lbs of Vancouver, WA is 19-9.

Mike Perry stopped Hyun Guy Lim in the first round of their welterweight bout.

Perry dropped Lim hard several times with the final time coming from a hard left hand.  Lim was badly hurt and ate a few punches while on the ground that forced referee John McCarthy stopping the bout at 3:38.

Perry, 169 lbs of Orlando, FL is 7-0.  Lim, 171 lbs of Seoul, South Korea is 13-6-1.

Tim Means battered and dominated Sabah Homasi in the second round of their welterweight bout.

Homasi was bleedingbadly from his forehead after catching an elbow from Means in the first round.  Means continued to land at will as he divided his attack from body to the head and was efficient until a heavy combination forced referee Hern Dean to the stop the fight at 2:56.

Means, 171 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 26-7-1.  Homasi, 170.5 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 11-6.

Sensationl prospect Cody Garbrandt remained perfect with a 1st round destruction of Takeya Mizugaki in a bantamweight bout.

Garbrandt landed perfect right that knicked Mizugaki down and Grabrandt jumped on his prey and pounded him out until referee John McCarthy ended the bout at 48 seconds.

Garbrandt, 136 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 10-0.  Mizugaki, 136 lbs of Kangwai, JAP is now 21-10-2.

Raquel Pennington won a three-round unanimous decision over Elizabeth Phillips in a featherweight bout.

Pennington, 135.5 lbs of Colorado Springs, CO won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 8-6.  Phillips, 134 lbs of Spokane, WA is now 5-4.

Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov won a three-round unanimous decision over Nate Diaz training partner Chris Avila in a featherweight bout.

Lobov dominated with leg kicks and won by scores 30-27 on all cards.

Lobov, 144.5 lbs Dublin, IRE is now 13-12-1-1.  Avila, 146 lbs of Stockton, CA is 5-3.

In round three, Lobov was cut from his forehead from an accidental headbutt.

Cortney Casey made Randa Markos tap in round one of their stawweight bout.

Markos held an early advantage, but Casey reversed and got the armbar and Markos tapped at 4:34

Casey, 116 lbs of Maui, HI is now 6-3.  Markos, 116 lbs of Windsor, ONT, CAN is 6-5.

 

Jarell Miller remained undefeated as he stopped Fred Kassi after round three of their scheduled ten round heavyweight bout at Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, New York.

Miller satrted to get to Kassi in the third round and had him in trouble on the ropes several times. After round three, Kassi complained that his hand was hurt and the bout was stopped.

Miller, 296 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 18-0-1 with 16 knockouts. Kassi, 237 1/4 lbs of New Orleans, LA is 18-6-1.

“I knew it would take some time to get going tonight. I was thinking maybe three or four rounds to warm up and get going. But in the second round, I got my wind and I knew I hurt him,” said Miller, who is ranked among the top 10 heavyweights in three of the four sanctioning bodies. “My legs came alive and I touched his body and his head. I knew I was going to get the stoppage.

“I think he could have continued, though. He just didn’t want to. That’s why I take my hat off to Deontay Wilder. I still want to break his jaw, but he finished his fight with a broken hand. That’s what champions do. Kassi didn’t want to continue.

“Let’s talk about all these heavyweights. Tyson Fury, he doesn’t want this work. He’s always complaining. He’s always sick or something. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. Wilder, every five minutes he breaks another finger. Look, it’s just a matter of time before these guys are going to have to put up or shut up. Anthony Joshua, that’s going to be a mega fight. I am just begging for him to call my name.”

Kassi said, “I must have hurt my hand in the first round because in the second, every time I hit him I felt a shock. I wanted to keep going but he’s a big guy and I couldn’t use my hand. When you fight a guy that is 50 pounds heavier than you are, you need all the weapons.”

“The size difference and the strength difference was so enormous,” said SHOWTIME Boxing’s veteran analyst Steve Farhood. “Once Miller started rolling, it was clear that Kassi had no answers. Kassi had been nimble and he slid off the ropes a few times in round one. That was gone in round 2. So, perhaps in some people’s eyes, this win is cheapened by the injury, but to me it was clear that Big Baby was on his way to doing what more advanced heavyweights like Dominic Breazeale and Chris Arreola couldn’t do, and that’s stop Fred Kassi.

“Bottom line, Jarrell Miller’s stock went up tonight. He faced his toughest test and he passed it.”

Mason Menard scored a 9th round stoppage over Baha Mamadjonov in a scheduled ten round lightweight bout.

In round three, Menard was cut over his left eye.

In round seven, Menard dropped Mamaadjonov with a right to the body. Seconds later, it was another body shot that made Mamadjonav’s glove touch the canvas. In round nine, Menard landed a hard right that hurt Mamadjonov and after being seperated, he fell to the canvas and the fight was stopped.

Menard, 134 1/2 lbs of Rayne, LA is 32-1 with 24 knockouts. Mamadjonov, 135 lbs of Houston, TX is now 18-3.

“I feel great, but it was a B-level performance from me,” said Menard who is coming from a knockout-of-the-year candidate, “I could have done better. My opponent was an awkward fighter and we got him with two weeks’ notice.

“I knew if I kept putting the pressure, slowly he would fade and I would take him out in the later rounds and that’s exactly how it happened. He was hurting to the body. I knew after the first couple rounds he was breathing really heavy, so the game plan was to start touching him to the body. It was affecting him greatly.

“I’m definitely excited to get my second SHOWTIME knockout and I got some rounds under my belt. It’s been years since I went that many rounds, so it was good to know I can go that long and still finish strong.”

“I don’t really know what went wrong,” said Mamadjonov, who is known for his high boxing IQ. “It was short notice and I think I lost too much weight.

“I didn’t feel his punches, but he caught me with some good body shots. I was fighting evenly with him until the weight loss caught up to me and I got tired.

“I feel ok now. I’m good. I am disappointed but I’m fine. I’ll be back.”

Antonio Nieves and Alejandro Santiago battled to a 10-round split draw in a bantamweight bout.

In round five, Nieves was cut over the left eye from an accidental headbutt.

Each fighter took a card at 96-94 while a third card read even at 95-95.

Nieves, 117 lbs of Cleveland, OH is now 16-0-2. Santiago, 117 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 11-2-2.

Nieves landed 159 of 686 punches. Santiago was

“I thought it was close, but I think I pulled it out,” said Nieves. “I should have gotten the victory by maybe one or two points. But the judges see what they saw, you know?

“I do not feel I put on the impressive performance I was hoping to. I wasn’t at my best. He (Santiago) was a little awkward and my right hand was hurting a little bit, but I really don’t know why I wasn’t letting my hands go like I usually do.

“I learned I have to stick to my game plan and keep using my jab. I didn’t use it like I usually do. I need to just do what I do and not worry about what my opponent is doing.

“I don’t think nerves had anything to do with it, even though it was the biggest fight of my career. I was just letting him get off first. I should have followed my game plan, rather than react to what he was doing. I give myself a C for my performance tonight.”

“It was close, but I think I won the fight. I was always sure I’d beat him and I did. I landed more punches,” said Santiago. “I thought Nieves would be stronger than he was in there.

“I usually fight at super flyweight. I was coming up in weight to do this. It was an opportunity to open more doors for me and I took it. And I think that’s what I did tonight.”

Bakhtiyar Eyubov won a 10-round split decision over Karim Mayfield in a junior welterweight bout.

In round eight, Eyubov was deducted a point for a low blow.

Eyubov, 142 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 95-94 twice while Mayfield took a card 95-94. Eyubov is 11-0. Mayfield, 142 3/4 lbs of San Francisco, CA is 19-4-1.

“I felt it was close, but I did everything I wanted to do and I feel I won nearly every round,” said Eyubov. “I was surprised by Mayfield, especially how hard his head is. He is a real man.

“My lip is a little swollen but that’s because of headbutts. Mayfield fought dirty in there. But I’m happy with the decision. I learned that I can go 10 rounds if I have to. I could go 12. I was still strong at the end of the fight.

“It was a good fight and he’s a tough fighter for sure, but I landed the harder shots and kept active. He was a tough guy, don’t get me wrong, but I certainly won that fight,” said Mayfield. “I feel I performed well. There’s always more work you can do, but for the most part I feel I did good. People thought for some odd reason the fight wouldn’t even go the distance, which is ludicrous. I won the fight though.

“It was part of my game plan to frustrate him and I feel I did that. I executed my plan well. Of course, there was more I could have done. I could have thrown more punches, but I did well.

“We’ve had a wonderful relationship over the years with Tim Bradley, and it’s been a relationship that has been very successful for all of us,” Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com. “Tim has been one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world for about the last 10 years, and he and [wife and manager] Monica [Bradley] have been wonderful partners. We look forward to continuing our great relationship.”

“It was strictly up to Tim,” Monica Bradley told ESPN.com. “He’s been with Top Rank for the second half and the most important half of his career, so why wouldn’t he stay? We’ve built a great relationship, and they’ve been good to him. Why would we go anywhere else? Top Rank has delivered everything we’ve worked for, and it’s only right to be with the right people.”

“We’re working on that now with Todd,” she said. “We were talking about a fight for Tim in the fourth quarter, probably December. But we’re not sure if that’s going to be possible. If it’s not, the latest it would be is in January. Start off the new year with a fight.”

It’s unclear whom Bradley will fight when he returns to action, but Monica Bradley said he is interested in a fight with former four-division titleholder Miguel Cotto, one of boxing’s biggest stars. Cotto intends to fight in December and is in need of a viable opponent for a planned pay-per-view card. Bradley would certainly fit the bill.

“That’s one of the fights Tim would like before he is done with his career,” Monica Bradley said.

“Maybe a fight with one of Haymon’s fighters is also possible,” Monica Bradley said. “Top Rank said it could be possible.”

Conor McGregor 168 – Nate Diaz 170.5
Anthony Johnson 205.5 – Glover Teixeira 205.5
Donald Cerrone 170 vs. Rick Story 171
Hyun Gyu Lim 171 -Mike Perry 169
Sabah Homasi 170.5 – Tim Means 171
Cody Garbrandt 135 – Takeya Mizugaki 136
Raquel Pennington 135.5 – Elizabeth Phillips 134
Chris Avila 146) – Artem Lobov 144.5
Cortney Casey 116 – Randa Markos 116
Lorenz Larkin 170.75 – Neil Magny 171
Colby Covington 171 – Max Griffin 170.5
Alberto Uda 185.5 – Marvin Vettori 185.5

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin will not be punished by the WBC after his positive drug test before his since-cancelled fight with Deontay Wilder.

“As a result of his injuries and surgeries, champion Wilder is expected to be inactive until some time in 2017,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement. “Deontay Wilder is confirmed as WBC heavyweight champion and will have the time to recover from his multiple injuries and surgeries. Wilder will retain his rights as champion, including the 70 percent advantage in case his mandatory bout needs to go to purse bid, once he returns to action.

“An interim championship is ordered between the two highest available contenders, No. 1 Alexander Povetkin and No. 2 Bermane Stiverne.”

Andrey Ryabinsky of World of Boxing, Povetkin’s promoter, viewed the ruling as a victory for Povetkin.

“We won,” he wrote on social media. “Povetkin has been vindicated, and must now fight Stiverne because Wilder is injured. I’ll still keep up the legal action against Wilder’s team.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, The WBA Heavyweight title bout between Luis Ortiz and Alexander Ustinov could wind up on the November 19 card featuring Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward.

Vlad Hrunov, bidding on behalf of Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinsky’s World of Boxing, was the only bidder for Ortiz-Ustinov, winning with the minimum allowable bid of $600,000. Ortiz is entitled to 60 percent, meaning he will earn $360,000, and Ustinov is entitled to 40 percent, meaning his purse will be $240,000.

Hrunov told ESPN.com that the fight is penciled in to take place on Nov. 19 in Moscow, Las Vegas or Minsk, Belarus, where Russian native Ustinov lives.

However, Hrunov said there is a good chance that the fight will land at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and take place on the HBO PPV card headlined by unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev taking on former super middleweight champion Andre Ward in one of the year’s most anticipated matches.

Following his motorcycle accident last week, lightweight contender Felix Verdejo was released from a hospital in Puerto Rico, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I have definitely learned a big lesson,” Verdejo said. “I’m not perfect. I’ll keep growing as a person and today I’m more committed than ever (to) my people and my career. I want to thank Puerto Rico and all the boxing fans for all the messages of support during this difficult time for worrying about me and for putting me in your prayers. Thanks to God, I’m ready to keep on fighting — with scars that will make me remember this learning experience.

“I feel more mature, focused and anxious to bring to my island the happiness of a world title.”

“A painful and costly accident that will hopefully provide Felix and all young athletes life-long lasting lessons,” said Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, which promotes Verdejo. “We sincerely appreciate the support and love he has received from his island and the boxing community.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBO Middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will not be part of the Canelo Alvarez – Liam Smith card, due to turning down various opponents.

“I was working hard with Frank to make this deal, and it was going well, but Saunders is not going to be on the card now,” said Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez.. “We tried to make it happen. We offered him reasonable opponents, and he said no. We thought it would have been great to have Saunders and Canelo on the same card before a possible fight between them. But now we are moving on.

“Even though Saunders won’t be on the Sept. 17 card, we have not closed the door to still trying to make the fight for December. I’m not sure what else Saunders wants to do, but this was a great opportunity, and Frank knew it. Anyway, the fight with Canelo could still happen at some point.”

One of the opponents that Saunders turned down was Gabriel Rosado

“I signed my contract a week ago,” Rosado said. “From what I hear, Saunders wanted an easier fight. They didn’t want to fight me. The WBO champ [is] acting like a coward.”

Saunders’ response to heavy criticism for rejecting the various opponents came on social media.

“Don’t believe everything you’re told,” he said. “I’ll be in the ring very soon.”

Darnell Pierce remained undefeated with a four round unanimous decision over Louis King in a cruiserweight bout.

Pierce blooded King;s nose in round two and won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 5-0. King is now 3-3.

Roger Robidoux made successful pro debut with a first round stoppage over Greg Thomas in a scheduled four round super middleweight bout.

Robidoux scored two knockdowns and the bout was stopped at 1:46. Robidoux, 166 lbs of Rochester, NY is 1-0 with one knockout. Thomas, 168 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-9.

Larry Gleeson won a four-round unanimous decision over Simon Sayes in a battle of debuting junior middleweights.

Gleeson, 149 lbs of Clones, IRL won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 1-0. Sayes, 152.5 lbs of Newark, NJ is 0-1.

Daniel Castro scored a fourth round stoppage over Michael Pryor in the final scheduled round of their junior middleweight bout.

Pryor rocked Castro several times until he started to run out of gas in the third round where he was hit flush throughout the second half of round three. Pryor was spent and cut from his forehead as he went into round fout. Castro jumped on Pryor and rocked his head back until the bout was stopped 34 seconds into the frame.

Castro, 156 lbs of New York is 1-1 with 1 knockout. Pryor, 155 lbs of Greenwich, NY is 1-2-2.

Jonathan Perez took out Bradiel Smith in the first round of a scheduled four-round bout of debuting featherweights.

Perez jumped all over Smith and all he could so is cover up. Referee Charlie Fitch stopped the bout at 1:48.

Perez, 127.75 lbs of Quincy, MA is 1-0 with one knockout. Smithm 127.5 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is 0-1.

Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Jessie Vargas on November 5th,at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Yes, the fight is on. I have agreed to a Nov. 5 fight with reigning WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas,” Pacquiao said. “Boxing is my passion. I miss what I’d been doing inside the gym and atop the ring.”

“I miss my boxing routine of training, the things I do for my sport every day, but I assure my people my fight and training will not affect my work as a senator,” Pacquiao said. “My training — no problem. We will start early in the morning for my runs and gym training. There are no sessions or hearings in the senate at 6 or 7 a.m. They usually start earliest at 10 a.m., so I will be able to manage my schedule.

“My whole training camp with [trainer] Freddie [Roach] will be in Manila until the senate goes on break, and then we go to America.”

“Boxing is my main source of income. I can’t rely on my salary as a public official,” Pacquiao said. “I’m helping the family of my wife and my own family, as well. Many people also come to me to ask for help, and I just couldn’t ignore them.”

“I am happy to be scheduled to fight Pacquiao. He is a fighter that the fans respect and admire,” Vargas told ESPN.com. “That’s exactly what I want, and beating him will put me in that position. To prove that I am the best I have to beat the best and I plan on showing off my talent and ability inside that ring Nov. 5. It will be my coming out party. I hope that the fans really enjoy our fight.”

Former world champion Ishe Smith will take on Frank Galarza on September 16 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I’m the type to always stay in good condition, so I will be ready to get in on fight night,” Smith said. “I’m deep into training, and I’m planning on delivering a great hard fight for all the fans to enjoy. I’m focused on this fight, but my goal is to get the world title back.”

The card, which is being promoted by Floyd Mayweather’s Mayweather Promotions and was announced Tuesday, will also feature junior middleweight Chris Pearson (14-1, 10 KOs) taking on Justin DeLoach (15-1, 8 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature.

“I feel great, and I’m ready for a chance to redeem myself,” Galarza said. “I know Ishe is an experienced fighter, but this is a shot for me to get back to the top level. I can’t wait to show the boxing world what I am made of.”

“I’m familiar with my opponent, and I’m treating this like a world title fight,” Pearson said. “I feel like getting this victory will put me right at the top of the division. We’re both hungry and want to prove that we have what it takes to be world champions. I’m preparing to be at my very best because of the caliber of fight this is.”

“I’m very excited to get back in the ring against a good opponent. This has been a great year for me, and it seems to keep getting better,” said DeLoach, who has beaten undefeated opponents in his past two fights. “I’m looking forward to a great fight and heading to Las Vegas to handle my business. I’m fighting for my whole city, my family and my fans. I won’t let them down.”

According to Dab Rafael former world champion Marcos Maidana announced his retirement.

“After a long time out of the ring and after giving it a lot of thought since my last fight I’ve decided to hang up the gloves for good,” Maidana wrote in a letter addressed to “boxing friends” on social media. “Probably my decision would not surprise much as I had given hints of it in the last few months. But at this time I am making it official.

“Before anything else, I must say that I leave very proud and deeply thankful to boxing and everything that I have achieved. I’ve really never imagined getting this far when I put on a pair of gloves for the very first time when I was 15 in my native Margarita City. I think I was able to put the name of my country Argentina very high after winning two world titles, winning and losing against the best fighters of the world.

“I had a tough career and I fulfilled many of my dreams. I am a very happy man with my family and friends by my side these days. I know many of you think that I still have things to do and battles to fight. And I respect them. That is something that I had in my mind in the last few months. But only those who really know what a real challenge is, like the ones I always had, may understand that you have to be absolutely motivated to approach them.

“Only through a great physical and mental effort you can mix in the ring with best of the world if winning is your goal. And I always wanted to win. Today I do not feel motivated enough, do not have the fire inside me to intend to climb those mountains again. That is why I announce my retirement. At this time when I take a look back at my career I want to thank so many people that helped me to have what I call a successful career.”

“To my parents, Olga and Americo, to my wife Mariana, to my son Nahuel and my daughter Emilia, to all of them, thanks for standing by me for such a long ride,” he said. “Last but not the least, to my dear fans, who always supported and cheered me either from their homes or from the stands of all the arenas where I fought. I will never forget that chanting: ‘Chi-nooooo, Chi-nooooo!'”

“At this time I start a new stage in which I will remain close to boxing, advising and unconditionally supporting ‘Team Maidana,’ aiming for new generations to reach the highest levels,” Maidana said. “I will be there for our (featherweight titlist) Jesus Cuellar, for new great prospects like Brian Castaño, my brother Fabian Maidana (and) Alan Castaño, who are already making some noise internationally; for Javier Maciel. Also I will be there for the new kids like Neri Romero and Luis Veron. And most likely I will be there for many others who will join us along the road looking for great challenges. My goal is to pass the baton over to them now.”

Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo was injured Sunday in his native Puerto Rico after a motorcycle accident, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“He’s being treated for head trauma and lacerations to the face, head and his whole left arm, and he is in stable condition,” Carl Moretti of Top Rank, Verdejo’s promoter, told ESPN.com. “They have him sedated.

“We are waiting for further details on his condition. There is no reason to speculate on anything. Our prayers are with him, and we are hoping he makes a speedy recovery.”

He was looking at a possible 135-pound world title shot in his next fight against England’s Terry Flanagan (31-0, 12 KOs) in a mandatory bout. The camps, which were ordered to begin negotiations last week, have until later this month to make a deal or a purse bid will be ordered, although that would seem to be up in the air following the accident.

Moretti said Top Rank and Flanagan promoter Frank Warren have been in the midst of negotiating the bout, which Top Rank was eyeing as the cofeature for the HBO PPV card headlined by Manny Pacquiao’s return from a brief retirement on Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

“We were getting closer to the fight with Flanagan for Nov. 5,” Moretti said. “But at this point who knows what will happen. We are more concerned with Verdejo and his recovery.”

TUCSON – Juan Diaz remembers when he was younger. When he was busy. Real busy.

He was known as much for a whirlwind pace as he was for his nickname, Baby Bull. He threw punches at the rate of a propeller at take off. They were hard to see and often erratic.

It was fun. But not always effective. About a decade later, Diaz looks back and smiles at what has to look like a hyper-active, four-time champion.

“I don’t know if I could have beaten the Baby Bull who started winning titles,’’ he said. “But I could beat the Baby Bull who was fighting just before he retired.’’

An older, wiser, more patient and a lot more deliberate Diaz (42-4, 21 KOs) has emerged in his comeback. It continued Saturday night with a stoppage of Cesar Vazquez (27-4, 16 KOs, whose corner called it quits at 2:09 of the eighth round of a UniMas televised bout.

“I’m more precise than I was when I was younger,’’ said Diaz, who is 7-0 in his comeback. “I see things now that I didn’t before. I can see punches coming at me, almost like they’re in slow motion. I’m thinking, adjusting.’’

At 32, Diaz hopes his comeback has put in line for a shot at another lightweight title, perhaps against WBA champion Anthony Crolla or WBO champ Terry Flanagan. Both are from the title-rich UK.

“Let’s go to England,’’ said Diaz, who owns a a transportation company, JD Trucking, in his hometown, Houston. “I’ll fight them there. I’ll fight them anywhere.’’

On the Undercard
The Best: Alexander Besputin , a Russian super-welterweight trained by Robert Garcia, didn’t need much time to get the show started. Two minutes and eight seconds after first bell, Besputin (4-0, 4 KOs) landed a left hand for a first-round knockout of Kevin Womack (7-12-3, 2 KOs) of Baltimore.
The quick stoppage left Besputin manager Egis Klimas lots of time to watch Andre Ward against Alexander Brand in a tune-up for the Ward-Sergey Kovalev clash in November. Klimas also manages Kovalev.

Surprise, Surprise: On the first full day of the Rio Olympics, 2012 gold medalist Egor Mekhontsev was lucky to get a majority draw versus Alexander Johnson of Oxon Hill, Md. Mekhonstsev (11-0-1, 7 KOs) was staggered by a right in the third.

The Russian light-heavyweight survived the next five, but his unbeaten record sustained a blemish. He won on one card, 78-74. It was 76-76 on the other two. If Johnson (16-4-1, 7 KOs) had been his opponent in Olympic prelims four years ago in London, Mekhontsev might never have reached the medal stand.

The rest: Phoenix light-heavyweight Trevor McCumby (23-0, 18 KOs) stayed unbeaten, scoring a TKO of Dion Savage (12-10, 6 KOs), a Flint, Mich. fighter whose corner called it quits after the fourth.

Tucson super-lightweight Alfonso Olvera (8-2, 3 KOs) had one key advantage: He was bigger. His size added up to points in a unanimous decision—60-54 on all three cards over a shorter Jose Maruffo (8-5-2) of Phoenix.

Tucson super-featherweight Jesus Arevalo (2-0) won a majority decision over Manuel Lopez (1-2-1) of Phoenix.
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Bristol, PA–Chazz Witherspoon scored his fifth consecutive knockout victory as he took out former world title challenger Mike Marrone in round two of their scheduled six-round heavyweight main event at the Grundy Arena.

Witherspoon sent Marrone to the canvas in round one with a left hook. Seconds later it was a hard 1-2 that sent Marrone down for a second time.

In round two, Witherspoon landed a booming right that deposited Marrone on the canvas for a third time. Marrone got to his feet but the fight was waved off at 1:31.

Witherspoon of Paulsboro, New Jersey is now 35-3 with 27 knockouts. Marrone of Vero Beach, Florida is 21-6.

Samuel Teah won a four round unanimous decision over Samuel Amoako in a junior welterweight bout.

Teah of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 8-1. AMoako of Silver Spring, MD is 21-13.

Elijah Vines stopped Julian Valerio in round three of their scheduled four round middleweight brawl.

Vines dropped Valerio with a short right on the inside. Valerio returned the favor after a furious exchange, Valerio put Vines on the canvas from a left hook. In round three, Vines drilled Valerio a multitude of times with power punches that continuously snapped the head of Valerio’s head back until a moment later when Vines landed some hard body punches and referee Hurley McCall stopped the fight at 2:37.

Vines of Philadelphia is 3-0 with three knockouts. Valerio of Brooklyn, NY is 3-4.

Good looking prospect, Jaron Ennis stopped Matthew Murphy in round two of a scheduled four round junior welterweight bout.

In round two, Ennis sent Murphy to a knee after landing a barrage of punches. Seconds later, It was a left to the body that sent Murphy down and the fight was stopped at 2:53.

Ennis of Philadelphia is 5-0 with five knockouts. Murphy of St. Louis, MO is 1-3.

Mike Hilton remained undefeated by stopping Cortez Reed in th fouth and final scheduled round of their cruiserweight bout.

Hilton of Trenton, NJ, is now 3-0 with all wins coming via stoppage. Reed of Atlanta, GA is 1-3.

Emanuel Taylor stopped Carlos Aguilera in round two of their scheduled eight round junior welterweight bout.

Taylor cracked Aguilera with a left hook to the ribs that dropped him. He could not get to his feet and fight was over at 2:07.

Taylor of Edgewood, MD is now 20-4 with 14 knockouts. Aguilera of Chiapas, MX is 10-18.

Leshawn Rodriguez demolished Jason Whar inside of one round of their scheduled four round middleweight bout.

Rodriguez dropped Whar three times in round one, with the last coming from a left hook and the bout was stopped at 1:55.

Rodriguez of Shirley, New York is 4-0 with four knockouts. Wahr of Virginia Beach, Virginia is 4-13.

Luis Perozo remained undefeated by winning a 4-round unanimous decision over Alberto Martinez in a lightweight bout.

In round two, Perozo scored a knocked down from a right hand.

Perozo of New York , NY won by scores of 39-36 on all cards and is now 2-0. Martinez of Tifton, GA is 0-2.

Yair Rodriguez won a five-round split decision over Alex Cacares in a featherweight bout in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Rodriguez, 146 lbs of Chicago, IL won two cards by 48-47 counts while Cacares took a card 49-46.

Rodriguez is 9-1. Cacares, 145 lbs of Miami, FL is 12-9-1.

Dennis Bermudez won a unanimous decision over Rony Jason in a featherweight bout.

Jason’s face was a mess as it was covered in blood from round one.

Bermudez, 146 lbs of Lyndonhurst, NY won by scores of 30-27 twice and 30-26 and is now 17-5. Jason, 146 lbs of Quixada, BRA is 15-6-1.

Thhales Leites scored a third round submission over Chris Camozzi in their middleweight bout.

Leites made Camozzi tap out with a rear naked choke at 2:58

Leites, 186 lbs of Rio di Jenairo, BRA is 26-6. Camozzi, 186 lbs of Lakewood, CO is 24-11.

Santiago Pozinbbio son a unanimous decision over Zaxk Cummings in a welterweight bout.

In round three, Cummings started to bleed from his nose.

Pozinbbio, 171 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 24-3. Cummings, 171 lbs of Kansas City. MO is 19-5.

Trevor Smith defeated Joe Gigloiotti via unanimous decision in a middleweight bout.

Gigliotti started bleeding from the nose in round two when he was hit with a knee.

Smith, 185.5 lbs of Tokwila, WA won by scores of 30-26 on all cards ans is now 14-6. Gigliotti, 185.5 lbs of Gilbert, AZ is 7-1..

Maryna Moroz won a split decision over Danielle Taylor in a strawweight bout.

Moroz, 115 lbs of Ukraine won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28, while Taylor took card 29-28.

Moroz is 7-1. Taylor, 11.5 lbs of Van Nuys, CA is 7-2.

Court Mcgee won a unanimous decision over Dominique Steel in a welterweight bout.

In round one, Steele was cut over his right eye.

McGee, 169.5 lbs of Orem, UT won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 19-5. Steele, 171 lbs of Cincinnati, OH is 14-8.

Marcin Tybura scored an explosive second round stoppage over Viktor Pesta in a heavyweight bout.

In round two, Tybura countered a right hand with a devastating left kick to the head and Pesta was knocked out cold at 53 seconds.

Tybura, 249 lbs of Warszwa, POL is 14-2. Pesta, 239.5 of Prague, Czech Republic is 10-3.

David Teymur stopped Jason Novelli in the second round of their lightweight bout.

In round two, Teymur landed a straight left that sent Novelli to the ground. Teymur got t his feet only to eat six punches and the bout was stopped at 1:28.

Teymur, 155 lbs of Stockholm, SWE is 5-1. Novelli, 155.5 lbs of Portland, OR is 11-2-1.

Teymur was cut under his left eye in the first round.

Teruro Ishihara knocked out Horacio Gutierrez in the first round of their featherweight bout.

Ishihar landed a hard left that knocked Gutierrez down. Ishihara pounced on Gutierrez and landed one more clipping left and the fight was stopped at 2:32.

Ishihara, 146 lbs of Osaka, JAP is 10-2-2. Gutierrez, 146 lbs of Chicago is 3-3.