Milton Santiago Jr. remained perfect with an 8-round unanimous decision over Osumanu Akaba in a super lightweight bout.

Santiago, 139.4 lbs of Philadelphia, PA won by scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 and is now 14-0. Akaba, 139.9 lbs of Prichard, AL is now 32-11-1.

Mykal Fox won a 6-round unanimous decision over Jose Valderrama in a super lightweight bout.

Fox, 141.8 lbs of Forestville, MD won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 10-0. Valderrama, 144.1 lbs of Manati, PR is 5-14.

Victor Vasquez won a 6-round unanimous decision over Seifullah Jihad Wise in a lightweight bout.

Vasquez, 135.1 lbs of Yonkers, NY won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 twice to improve to 5-2. Wise, 136.8 lbs of Philadelhia, PA is now 3-2.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will be back in action on July 30 as the co-feature bout against Elio Rojas at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and on Showtime.

“The best of my career is what’s next,” Garcia said during a small media session with reporters on Saturday night at Barclays Center before the Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter welterweight title fight. “I think you’ll remember me most for what I achieve from here forward than for what I’ve done. The best challenges are next.

“All I have wanted is a date and a fight and to get back to boxing. I didn’t want to be waiting, guessing and thinking about when I might fight. Now I have a date, I have a fight and I am very happy.”

“(Adviser) Al [Haymon], Stephen and Lou worked out this fight for me almost as … a trial type of work,” Garcia said, adding that he has no deals with anyone beyond the July 30 bout. “Stephen and I have talked in the past. He really wants me to be part of the Showtime network, and Al has a lot of fighters that I would love to fight, and I won’t have access to those fighters if I don’t do business with them.

“I need to make up for lost time. I need to get back. This (protracted legal battle) took too much time. The court system isn’t something you just walk into and handle it. It takes time.”

“Floyd [Mayweather] has been trying to push to maybe get something going,” Garcia said. “We have been talking on how we can arrange something. Floyd proposed maybe a short-term opportunity to work with him. Al also proposed his idea of what he thinks he can do for me. And having Stephen as a network, great things are about to happen. I just want to make sure whatever I do is best for me, for my career.”

“A year ago, we made a few attempts to settle this. If [Top Rank] believed I owed them anything money-wise, give me a number. They said no, that’s not available, that’s not for sale,” Garcia said. “So that kind of frustrated me. It motivated me to go full on and go through litigation.

“As a fighter, you’re supposed to stay in the gym. This is what I do. I don’t do anything else. I don’t do any other sport. I box. I like to be in the gym with the guys. I’ve been in shape the whole time. I’ve been training, sparring. I helped just about every single guy Robert has in the gym. We had guys come from other gyms looking for sparring with me because they wanted to get in shape. I didn’t mind it. I said let’s do it. It helps me stay in shape.”

“I think the two years off was good for him. He focused on other things,” said brother/trainer, Robert Garcia. “Now he wants to pick up a title at 135, 140 and maybe 147. Things were too easy for him before. Now he has challenges in front of him. I think he had fought for the past two years maybe because he would be bored and not want to fight anymore.”

So he said he declined fights because “it’s hard when they don’t give you an exact number of fights they believe you owe them. I believed my contract was up. I still stand by that. They believed there was an extension that applied. I didn’t see how that extension could apply, especially when they never gave me their own interpretation. Every clause, every contract they had with me would never end the way they have it written down. They wanted me to get a title fight so they could extend for another three years, and then before tha

“I have always said they did a very good job building me up,” Garcia said. “They picked the right dates, the right times, the right fighters as opponents for me. There’s a few things I was not happy with — some of the disclosures, some of the revenues, stuff they should be sharing with me and I never got to see certain things and I questioned it. And when they promise you a purse and then they come back with a $100,000 or $150,000 less, it just doesn’t look right.”

Former world champion Mike Alvarado won an eight round majority decision over Josh Torres at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.

Alvarado, 147 1/2 lbs of Denver, Colorado won by scores of 78-74, 77-75 and 76-76 and is now 36-4. Torres, 147 1/2 lbs is 15-5-2.

Matt Korobov won an eight-round unanimous decision over Bryan Vera in a middleweight bout

Vera was dropped in the first twenty seconds from a right hand. About a minute later, Vera hit the canvas again with a right hook.

Korobov, 162 1/2 lbs won by scores of 78-70 and 79-69 twice and is now 26-1. Vera is 23-11.

Anthony Joshua retained the IBF Heavyweight title with a 7th round stoppage over Dominic Breazeale at the 02 Arena in London.

In round seven, Joshua dropped Breazeale with a hard right. Breazaele got to his feet only to eat a hard barrage of punches that was punctuated by a right hand that sent him to the canvas and the bout was stopped at 1:01.

Joshus is 17-0 with 17 knockouts. Breazeale is now 17-1.

BROOKLYN–Keith Thurman retained the WBA Welterweight title with a close unanimous decision over Shawn Porter in a action-packed bout at Barclays Center in front of 12,718 fans.

It was a terrific bout with both guys having big moments through the 36 minutes of intense action.  It looked like Thurman would solidify himself with boxing in round one, but in round two, Porter in round two began to smother Thurman on the inside and get in some hard power shots of his own.

The two seemed to trade rounds, with Thurman doing a lot of moving and landing his best shots when Porter would dive in at him.  Porter was able to get inside and maul Thurman against the ropes, which facilitated some furious exchanges much to the delight of the crowd.

Down the stretch both guys gave it their all and it was a close fight with not much separating the two.

Thurman 146 lbs of Clearwater, FLA won by scores of 115-113 on all cards and is now 27-0.  Thurman, 147 lbs of Las Vegas, NV is now 26-2-1.

KEITH THURMAN

“I want to thank Shawn Porter for a tremendous fight, he’s a great warrior. Defense is the key to victory He smothers his punches a lot and makes it difficult for the judges to score. I was able to rock him with clear, effective blows and I believe that was the difference today.

“It’s all about defense. I had a great defense today.”

SHAWN PORTER

“At the end of the day, I’m blessed. We worked hard, Keith is a great champion. My dad says to keep your head up. I think I won the fight, but I’m satisfied because the competitor came out tonight.

“We need that rematch. I know the fans want that rematch. If he gives me another chance, I’m going to work hard in the ring and leave with his title.”

Jarrett Hurd scored a 10th round stoppage over Oscar Molina in the final round of their junior middleweight bout.

In round one, Hurd landed a big right uppercut that put Molina on the deck.  Hurd continuously had the upper hand in the bout as he landed digging shots to the body and some hard head shots.  Molina showed plenty of heart as he would fire back and land some good rights of his own.

The two fought a spirited final frame as they landed power shots.  Hurd landed a big three punch combination to the head and the bout was stopped at 2:02.

Hurd, 153.8 lbs of Accokeek, MD is 18-0 with 12 knockouts.  Molina, 154.8 lbs of Norwalk, CA is 13-1-1.

“Molina is a great fighter. This is definitely a big win for my career. He was taking a lot of shots, but he knew how to survive.

“It was a big uppercut that knocked him down in round one. People know from my last fight that I have a great right uppercut.

“This fight here puts me up with the top contenders in the division. I felt like I could have gone three or four more rounds. I was getting stronger as the fight went on.

“We wanted to get him out early because we knew that he had a lot of ring experience. We had to break him down first.

“I’m very happy. This was the first fight on CBS since a Muhammad Ali fight. I made history today. This is a blessing. Me and my team have done a great job.

“I can’t see what the ref sees. He was hurt a couple of times. I don’t think it was a bad stoppage. Molina is a very tough guy who just kept coming through.

“We’re going right back to the gym so we can get in there again.”

OSCAR MOLINA

“I went low and I had my head down and he caught me with that uppercut in the first round. He got me with a shot I wasn’t expecting but it was definitely a flash knockdown. I wasn’t hurt.

“I felt like Hurd was throwing a lot of punches in the tenth round but they weren’t really hurting me. He was staying busy but he was never really hurting me.

“I was supposed to use my footwork a lot more but I ended up smothering my shots. He had an awkward defense with a lot of bending down and I couldn’t get into a rhythm.

“This was a big opportunity for me and I felt like I fought a good fight. I’m going to come back stronger. We’re going to work on a lot of things and get back in there.”

Heather Hardy remained undefeated as she pounded out an 8-round unanimous decision over Kristie Simmons in a featherweight fight.

Hardy, 123.2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 78-74.  and is now 17-0.  Simmons, 122.8 lbs of Aurora, CO is 8-2.

David Benavidez remained undefeated with a controversial 7th round stoppage over Francy Ntetu in a light heavyweight bout.

Benavidez was ahead on the cards as he won close rounds, where he outpunched a game Ntetu.  The fight was curiously called off after a clinch where it did not look like any consequential punches were landed.

Benavidez, 168.6 lbs of Phoenox, AZ is 15-0 with 14 knockouts.  Nteti, 170 lbs of Quebec, CAN is 17-1.

Good looking prospect Regis Prograis stopped Luis Florez in round four of a scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout.

Prograis dropped Florez in round three with a hard left.  Prograis continued the onslaught and he landed a hard combination in the corner and the bout was stopped at 1:47 of round four.

Prograis, 139.8 lbs of Houston, TX is now is 18-0 with 15 knockouts.  Florez, 140 lbs of Puerto Libertador, COL is now 21-4.

Josue Vargas remained undefeated by winning a 4-round unanimous decision over Ryan Picou in a junior welterweight bout.

Vragas, 140.8 lbs of Bronx, Ny won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is mow 5-0. Picou, `40.8 lbs of Las Vegas, NV is 2-10-1.

Nicklaus Flaz scored a devastating first round stoppage over Mack Babb in a scheduled 4-round junior middleweight bout.

Flaz landed a booming overhand right that folded Babb down to the canvas and the bout was immediately stopped at 1:13.

Flaz, 150.6 lbs of Bayamon, PR is 3-0 with 3 knockouts. Babb, 150.8 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 1-7.

Ricardo Rodriguez won a 10-round unanimous over David Quinjaro in a super flyweight bout at the A LA Carte Pavilion in Tampa, Florida.

Rodriguez won on all cards by the scores of 98-92 and is now 14-3.  Quinjaro is 16-6-1.

Sammy Valentin remained undefeated by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Greg Jackson in a welterweight bout.

Valentin won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 7-0.  Jackson is 6-3-1.

Mark Reyes stopped Niko Browne in round two of their scheduled four round bour.

Reyes is 2-0  Browne was making his pro debut

Former Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer is back in boxing as he will run Ringstar Sports, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I’m very excited to be back,” Schaefer said.

“I could have come back quite a while ago, last summer, when my non-compete expired but I took my time. I was thinking it through and I’m very excited now to go full-steam ahead with Ringstar,” Schaefer said. “I am reactivating my deep relationships in the boxing industry with fighters, venues, networks, sponsors, managers and, of course, my friends in the media. I will be in the coming weeks recruiting a seasoned team of executives from matchmakers to operational people, marketing and sponsorship professionals to join me at Ringstar to help maximize revenues for our athletes.”

“They were my colleagues and very smart and good at what they do,” Schaefer said. “There also are top matchmakers out there as well. I want to get the ring stars but I really want to have outside the ring stars as well. You need to have the right team.

“What I will be doing first is putting the team in place and I will be pursuing network deals and start to sign fighters. I believe putting things in the right order. Some others sign fighters and then chase these others things. I like to do it the other way around. I want to be able to offer young fighters, maybe some coming off [this summer’s] Olympics or world champions who will become free agents a platform on television and sponsors so that I can tell them what I will do for them and how I will make them the kind of money I made for Floyd Mayweather and for many others. That’s what I want to offer the talent out there. I made Oscar a lot of money, including outside of the ring.”

“I certainly hope I will be able to promote some of those events,” Schaefer said. “I have a great relationship with Al, but first things first. I want to build Ringstar into major promotional outfit in the United States and globally as well. I am as excited about boxing as I have ever been. We’re going to have fun again.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the camps of Canelo Alavarez and Gennady Golovkin are angling for a fall 2017 fight.

“I met with Eric (Gomez) on Monday, and we had a good, good conversation, and the plan was they want to shoot for fall of 2017,” said K2 Promotions Tom Loeffler told ESPN.com. “It’s not going to happen in September of this year, so we’ll use the time to build the fight. We wanted the fight in [this past] May.

“It’s Gennady’s priority to make the Canelo fight as soon as possible, but Golden Boy felt next year would make the most sense on the promotional side and with the weight as well.”

“We’ll be happy whenever we can make the fight with Canelo,” Loeffler said. “We can’t force people to get in the ring with Gennady. Canelo wants to work to get up to 160, and we’ll try to make the best out of the situation.”

“I believe that Canelo wants to fight Gennady. I don’t think he is afraid of Gennady, but I think Golden Boy wants to build up the fight, and the time also gives Canelo time to get to 160 pounds,” Loeffler said. “We can jump up and down all we want, but it won’t help us get the deal. We have to focus on continuing to build Gennady. The bigger we can make Gennady, the bigger we can make that fight with Canelo, as long as we have to wait.”

Golovkin, who, like Alvarez, is under contract to HBO, likely will fight in September as well. Loeffler said he has been talking to Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn about matching GGG with England’s Chris Eubank Jr., son of the former middleweight and super middleweight titleholder Chris Eubank Sr., one of England’s biggest stars of the 1990s. Eubank Jr. (22-1, 17 KOs) defends the British middleweight title against Tom Doran on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London on the undercard of heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua’s defense against Dominic Breazeale.

“I’ve been talking to Eddie about Eubank Jr., and Eddie said as soon as [Saturday’s] fight is over, we will see if we can move forward with that fight,” Loeffler said, adding that if it is made, Golovkin likely would travel to England for the bout.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Middleweights Sergiy Derevyanchenkov& Sam Soliman will meet in an elimination bout on July 21 at Foxwoods and on ESPN.

“I’m excited about this opportunity to headline against an experienced former champion,” Derevyanchenko, 30, said. “Soliman has accomplished a lot, but right now he is standing in the way of me being a world champion. You will see the best version of me on July 21 and I will show why I am a dangerous fighter in this division.”

“This is a crossroads fight so I am leaving nothing to chance and will do every bit of training needed to win this fight,” Soliman said. “We are both fighting for world title position and I know Sergiy will fight hard for this win. This all makes it a great contest.”

In the co-feature, middleweight prospect Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 KOs), a 27-year-old from Ukraine living in Brooklyn, will face Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 KOs), 27, of Delano, California, in a scheduled 10-round bout.

Sammy Vasquez will take on former welterweight champion Luis Collazo on July 16th in the co-feature to the Deontay Wilder – Chris Arreola Heavyweight title fight in Birmingham, Alabama, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“This is a great opportunity for me, and I’m looking forward to showcasing my talent and skills,” the 30-year-old Vasquez, of Monessen, Pennsylvania, said. “Luis Collazo is one of the toughest guys I’ve fought so far, and he’s definitely going to test me. My job is to go in there, handle my business and beat him worse than anyone else has. I think our styles will combine for a great battle, and I’m excited to give the people another great fight.”

“I’m totally stoked about this fight against Sammy Vasquez,” said Collazo, who has also faced opponents such as Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto. “He is a talented fighter and I’m excited to test his abilities and the will that he has to keep that zero. This will be a good one.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Andre Ward will take on Alexander Brand on August 6th in Oakland in a prelude to his November 19 PPV bout with Sergey Kovalev.

HBO will televise the bout.

Big underdog Joe Smith Jr. scored a stunning first round stoppage over former world title challenger Andrzej Fonfara in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

Smith knocked Fonfara down with a booming overhand right. Fonfara was hurt bad, and after Smith landed eight punches, landed a crunching left hook that was followed up by a right that sent Fonfara to the deck and the fight was stopped at 2:32.

Smith of Long Island, NY is now 22-1 with 18 knockouts. Fonfara of Chicago is now 28-4.

Rau’She Warren wrestled the WBA Bantamweight title with a 12-round majority decision over previously undefeated Juan Carlos Payano in a rematch of their controversial bout in August.

Warren of Cincinnati, OH won by scores of 115-113 twice and 114-114 and is now 14-1. Payano is 17-1.

Erickson Lubin remained perfect with a 3rd round stoppage over Daniel Sandoval in a scheduled 8-round Super Welterweight bout.

Lubin rocked Sandoval with a hard combination and snapped Sandoval’s head back repeatedly until te bout was stopped at 2:36 of round three.

Lubin, 153 1/2 lbs of Orlando, FL is now 15-0 with 11 knockouts. Sandoval, 158 lbs of Guadalajara, MX us 38-4.

In a battle of previously undefeated middleweights, Maciej Sulecki stopped Hugo Centeno in the final round of their scheduled 10-round bout.

In round nine, Cenetno began to bleed from the nose. In the final round, Sulecki landed a perfect right that sent Centeno to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:06.

Sulecki of Poland is 23-0 with 8 knockouts. Centeno of Oxnard, CA is 24-1.

Alex Martin remained undefeated by winning an 8-round split decision over Juan Carlos Abreu in a welterweight bout.

In round eight, Abreu dropped Martin with a right hand.

Martin of Harvey, IL won by scores of 78-74 and 77-74 while Abreu took a card 76-75.

Martin is 13-0. Abrue of the Dominican Republic is 19-3-1.

Jose Quezada remained undefeated by winning a 6-round split decision over Cameron Krael in a welterweight bout.

Quezada won by scores of 58-56 on two cards and one card read even at 57-57 and he is now 11-0. Krael is now 8-11-2.

JOE SMITH JR.

“There’s no feeling like this. I’m happy to take this victory back home to New York to all my fans.

“I’ll talk to my promoter but I’m hoping for another big fight to get myself to a world title.

“Now everybody knows who I am. This is the best thing that could have happened.

“Once I started hitting him and pushing him back he fell away and left himself open for the right hand.

“I thought this would be more of a fight, but I took him out early and it feels great.

“He was punching and I knew he leaves himself open. I was just looking for the punch and it landed.”

ANDRZEJ FONFARA

“He is a heavy puncher. He hit me with a great punch. It happens.

“I threw some good punches, but I got too comfortable. I didn’t see the punch coming. That made it a great punch.

“I’m disappointed because I thought I would win the fight but it is boxing. I will rest and get back in the ring. I’ll get back to work.”

RAU’SHEE WARREN

“This feels great. It’s unbelievable. Payano came to put on a great fight but I came out victorious. It was a good fight. If he wants the rematch, we can do it again.

“I was comfortable that I had won the decision. He came to fight and he stayed active. My corner just told me I had to answer back.

“We wanted to make him miss and make him pay. I definitely made him miss a lot. He was just staying busy. I bobbed and weaved. I pressed him enough to where I could take over. Barry Hunter told me I had to take the last round and I got him cut.

“My corner just kept telling me to work. I knew I was in control but I just had to step on the pedal at the right time.

“I want to take it to another level. A third fight could be really big. I want Warren-Payano 3 in Cincinnati. If not I’ll go after all the other champions.”

JUAN CARLOS PAYANO

“I wasn’t able to completely follow my game plan. At moments I was able to do what we trained for, but not enough. I hurt my rib early in the first two rounds and it made it difficult to grab and breathe. I take nothing away from him.

“I was courteous enough to offer the rematch right away and I hope that I get reciprocated the same way.

“Rau’shee was pretty much the same as last time. I fought his pace and I didn’t follow my plan. I wasn’t able to do what I wanted to do and he was able to prevail. I think I gave the fight away and Rau’shee won the fight.”

ERICKSON LUBIN

“I felt great. He’s a veteran so I wanted to take my time and get him out of there by chipping away. I saw that he was hurt with a hook. I saw that it cut him and I wanted to rush him. A flurry of punches and the ref stopped it.

“I’m looking at going higher in the rankings. My team knows I’ll fight everybody. They have to stop me from fighting people cause I’ll say yes to anyone. I just want a title and I’ll do anything to get there.

“I’m still working. I feel great right now. I’m excited to get back in the gym. I didn’t hurt anything. I just want to keep going from here.

“I will fight anybody. I’m not a ‘turkey,’ I’m a ‘pilgrim.’ Everybody is on my radar.”

DANIEL SANDOVAL

“He threw a good combination and I stopped throwing punches, so the referee did what he had to do.

“The referee had the best vantage point and I agree with his decision. Lubin was the better fighter tonight.”

MACIEJ SULECKI

“It was a milestone fight for me. This could give me a chance to fight for the middleweight world title.

“I’ve always thought of myself as a technical fighter. I just needed a small adjustment to move the technique to power. That is exactly what happened when I moved to America.

“This is unbelievable. It’s hard to put into words. Fighting on the biggest stage in American television is amazing.

“I knew from the beginning that I was going to dominate. I needed a couple of rounds to get my timing. Once I got my timing, I knew that I was physically and mentally better than this guy.

“I want to fight Daniel Jacobs. I think that would be a great fight.”

HUGO CENTENO JR.

“I had trouble making weight. I don’t want to make excuses. He did what he had to do, but I felt like I couldn’t do what I wanted to do.

“I felt sluggish by the fourth round. The fatigue set in hard. I wanted to finish the fight. I work hard for it. It is what it is, but I can’t wait to get back in the ring again.”

Donald Cerrone stopped Patrick Cote at 2:28 of round three of their welterweight bout.

Cerrone got Cote down and landed some thunderous punches and the bout was stopped.

Cerrone, 171 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 30-7-1. Cote, 170 lbs of Montreal is 24-8.

Steve Bosse won a wild three round unanimous decision over Sean O’Connell in a wild light heavyweight bout.

Both guys landed plenty of shots and both were boody.

Bosse, 205 lbs is 12-2. O’Connell, 205 lbs of Salt Lake City, UT is now 17-8.

Olivier Aubin Mercier made Thibaukt Ghoti top out from a rear naked choke at 2:28 of round three of their lightweight bout.

Mercier, 155 lbs of Montreal is 9-2. Ghoti, 156 lbs is 11-2.

Joanne Calderwood stopped Valarie Latourneau in the 3rd round of their bantamweight bout.

Calderwood hit Latourneau with a body shot and was followed up by a lick kick and right to the face that sent Latourneal to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 2:51 of round three.

Jason Saggo won a 3-round split decision over Leandro Silva in a lightweight bout.

Scores were 29-28 for Saggo and 29-28 for Silva.

Saggo, 155 lbs is now 12-2. Silva, 155.5 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is now 19-3-1-1.

Misha Cirkunov made Ion Cutelabe tap out in the 3rd round of their light heavyweight bout.

Cirkunov got the victory with an arm triangle on Cutelabe, who had a bloody right ear and eye at 1:22.

Cirkunov, 205.5 lbs of Toronto, CAN is 12-2. Cutelabe, 202,5 lbs of Moldova is 11-2-1.

Kryztof Jotko stopped Tamden McCrory in the first round of their Middleweight bout.

Jotko drilled McCrory with a perfect left that sent him to the deck. Jotko landed two hard shots to a prone McCrory and the bout was stopped at 59 seconds.

Jotko, 184.5 lbs of Orienta, POL is 18-1. McCrory, 185 lbs of Binghimton, NY is 14-4.

Joe Soto made Chris Beal tap out in round three of their bantamweight bout.

Beal tapped after being caught in a rear naked choke at 3:39 of round three.

Soto, 135 lbs of Porterville, CA is 16-5. Beal, 134 lbs of Ventura, CA is 10-3.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the Light Heavyweight title bout between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward will be at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on November 19th and on HBO Pay Per View.

“We went back and forth with [Las] Vegas and New York for quite a while, as both venues were very enthused about hosting the event,” Main Events CEO Kathy Duva told ESPN.com. “In the end, the T-Mobile option made the most sense to us for a number of reasons, including ease of access and affordability for the media.”

In another item on the NSAC agenda for next week’s meeting: Golden Boy Promotions made a formal request for Sept. 17, the weekend of Mexican Independence Day, at the MGM Grand for Alvarez’s next fight.

Golden Boy vice president Eric Gomez told ESPN.com that talks are ongoing for a fight so many are enthusiastic about: Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) taking on unified middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs). Many believe, though, that the fight won’t happen this fall and will be put off until next year. Regardless of the opponent, Gomez said Alvarez will fight Sept. 17.

Vasyl Lomachenko won the WBO Jr. Lightweight title with a 5th round knockout over Rocky Martinez at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Lomachenko landed a devastating right hook that knocked Martinez out cold and the fight was stopped at 2:09 of round five.

Lomachenko of Odessa, UKR is 6-1 with 4 knockouts. Martinez of San Juan< PR is 29-3-3. Felix Verdejo remained undefeated by scoring a 5th round stoppage over Juan Jose Martinez in a scheduled 10-round lightweight bout. In round five, a straight right hurt Martinez that was followed by a left hook that sent Martinez to the ropes. Verdejo landed a barrage of punches and the fight was stopped at 2:40. Verdejo, 134 3/4 lbs of San Juan, PR is now 22-0 with 15 knockouts. Martinez, 133 3/4 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 25-3.

Andrey Fedosov scored a sixth round stoppage over Mario Heredia in a scheduled 10-round Heavyweight slugfest

In round three, Fedosov dropped Heredia with a vicious left hook. Heredia began to bleed from his nose. In round four, it was the left hook again that deposited Heredia on the canvas. In round five, it was a hard three punch combination that was concluded by a left hook that put Heredia down for a third time.

In round six, Fedosov dropped Heredia with a heavy combination and the bout was stopped at 1:33.

Fedosov, 225 1/2 lbs of Shuya, Russia is now 29-3 with 24 knockouts. Heredia, 286 lbs of Mexico City, MX. is 13-2.

Oscar Sarmiento won a 4-round unanimous decision over Jose Miguel De La Rosa in a Welterweight bout.

Scores were 39-37 on all cards for Sarmiento, 146 lbs of Los Mochis, MX and is now 3-0-1. De La Rosa, 144 1/2 lbs of Queens, NY is now 3-1.

Miguel Trejo remained undefeated with a 1st round stoppage over La’Torrie Woodberry in a scheduled 4-round junioe middleweight bout.

Trejo dropped Woodberry with a left hook and then finished him with a right to the top of the head and the fight was stopped at 1:27.

Trejo, 152 1/2 lbs of Anaheim, CA is now 5-0 with 4 knockouts. Woodberry, 148.5 lbs of Roanoke, VA is 0-2-1.

A deal was reached for WBO Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki to defend his title against Oleksander Usuyk in September.

“We’ve been negotiating since April 16th,” Krassyuk said. “We wanted to stage the fight in [Usyk’s native] Ukraine in a 40,000-seat soccer stadium. We made a substantial offer of $500,000 to the champ but he did not agree. So with my friends [Glowacki co-promoters] Andrzej Wasilewski and Leon Margules we started to look for the acceptable solution. It was found.”

“Glowacki won over two world-class fighters in his last two fights and this is enough to conclude that he is the biggest danger for Usyk at the moment,” Krassyuk said. “Victory is the result of hard work in the gym and mental work on yourself. We are thirsty for the world boxing glory and ready to take the title home.”

“When we signed Usyk we agreed the plan was for him to become the world champ in less fights than Evander Holyfield. So here we go — 9-0 Usyk to challenge the first world title in his professional career,” Krassyuk said.

The father and of Erik Morales, Jose Morales passed away at 60 years old in Mexico, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Jose Morales, who had suffered a stroke in mid-May, operated a gym in his hometown of Tijuana.

“We will always remember ‘Olivaritos’ Morales as a person devoted to boxing, but so very much more, as a great person — that wonderful smile, sparkling sense of humor and that endless reservoir of kindness from a handsome man, with a beautiful soul,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said. “The WBC joins Erik, Diego, Ivan and the whole family in mourning for a marvelous and truly unforgettable man. Time will pass, but the memories will last.”

Robert Easter Jr. will take on Richard Commey for the Vacant IBF Lightweight title, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The title was vacated by Rances Barthelemy just after his win over Mickey Bey Jr. this past Friday night.

“I’m really excited to finally get my shot at the world title,” Commey, 29, said on Tuesday at a news conference in Accra, Ghana. “I have been waiting too long and too many fighters have avoided me, but it seems like we are finally there. I would like to thank my promoter Team Sauerland for helping to get this opportunity, which I will take with both hands.”

Said Sauerland: “We’re delighted that Richard will finally get his chance to fight for the world title. This has been a long time coming, and Richard has been very patient. But now his time has come. He is, in my opinion, the best lightweight in the world, and I have every confidence he will win the world title and then go on to unify the division.”

“I’m excited,” Easter told ESPN. “I’ve dreamed about it since I was a young kid growing up in the sport of boxing, and here it is. I’ve been improving in every fight and that’s why I got the opportunity so soon after 17 fights. But I have to prove myself again by taking this title home with me. I’m a true believer in my skill and in making a guy adjust to me.”

“We will try our best to bring this fight to Ghana,” Sauerland said. “My father (Hall of Fame promoter Wilfried Sauerland) started his career promoting fights in Africa, and we would love to bring big-time boxing back to Ghana. This country has a rich boxing history with many great world champions, and Richard can take his place among these greats by winning the IBF title.”

Commey said he would love to fight for a world title in his home country.

“If the fight comes to Ghana, I will make the whole country proud,” he said. “It would be a dream come true to fight in our national stadium.”

Edgar Jimenez stopped Jovylito Aligarbes in the first round of their scheduled eight-round bantamweight bout.

Jimenez laned a perfect left hook to the jaw that sent Aligarbes down on his knees and then on his stomach and he could not beat the ten count at 2:58.

Jimenez, 118.4 lbs of Mexico City is 22-11-2 with 16 knockouts. Aligarbes, 118 lbs of Iligan City, PHL is 12-4.

Jose Lopez won an eight-round split decision over Ivan Alvarez in a junior welterweight bout.

Lopez, 141.1 lbs of Torreon, MX won by scores of 78-75 and 77-75 while Alvarez took a card 78-74.

Lopez is now 26-4-2. Alvarez, 140 lbs of Ciudad, MX is 22-6.

The Hard Rock Live in Hollywood Florida played home to a great night of championship boxing. A live crowd that had many famous boxing faces including Floyd Mayweather, and Shannon Briggs who often had the attention of the crowd with his chant know well in the boxing world. Lets Go Champ.

In the Main Event live on Spike TV Rances Barthélemy retained his lightweight strap by outworking and at times outsmarting former Champion Mickey Bey It was a close fight during the first couple round as former lightweight champion Mickey Bey used footwork and angles to keep the Cuban on the hunt early. A clash of heads in round two visibly hurt the champion and was incorrectly counted as a knockdown by referee Sam Buroes. Chants of Cuba Cuba Cuba helped motivate the champion around mid fight and during the course of the fight as Barthelemy outworked the former champion and used footwork and timing to make Bey miss often. This proved to be a deciding factor in his unanimous decision victory. The Scorecards read 117-110 116-11 for Barthelemy and one judge had it 117-110 for Bey, too bad he missed a good fight.

Rising prospect soon to be contender bantamweight Emmanuel Rodriguez had his hands full with hard-charging Mexican Alberto Guevara. It was a fight to the final and in the end a true display of Rodriguez talent and Guevara toughness. This was a fast paced fight with the Puerto Rican Rodriguez outworking the Mexican throughout the fight. The scores were 99-91 100-91 99-91

Amateur standout and rising prospect Caleb Plant 13-0(10KO) from Tennessee had a live fighter in Colombian Carlos Galvin 12-5-1(11KO) in front of him and displayed very nice workmanship by putting his whole game together. His jab was fast and often, his feet were moving him perfectly and at the right times. His defense was on point. Caleb Plant looked fantastic tonight and ended the night with a very hard uppercut to the solar plex that dropped Galvin and sent him home.

Dyah “Ali” Davis picked Leosvy Mayedo apart through their six round tusk. Davis kept it clean, Mayedo did not. Mayedo often throw low blows and was using his head inside so much he was eventually disqualified from the match. The former NABF champion Davis, improves to 24-4-1(11KO) and is still fighting with a heavy heart after the passing of his father Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr in December.

A fantastic night of boxing at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood Florida.

The Hard Rock Live in Hollywood Florida is indeed live and electric tonight with the anticipation of Spike TV live Broadcast. With a packed house full of boxing stars, here’s how it all got started.

The ladies started off the action at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood Florida with middleweight LaTondria Jones improving to 4-0(2KO) with a unanimous decision victory over Latoya Burton from Greenville, NC.

Former amateur standout and local fan favorite Antonio “Bang” Williams improved with a bang to 3-0(3KO) with another big knockout. The heavy-handed 19-year-old super featherweight said after the fight he felt great and is looking to get right back in the ring. Williams dispatched Puerto Rican Hector Fernandez 2-4(1KO) at 1:50 of the second by virtue of a beautifully placed right hand

Featherweight Dat Ngyuen improved to 19-3(6KO) with a tough fought unanimous decision battle over Jesus Lule 8-18-1(1KO). Ngyuen and Lule battled inside for the entire 6 rounds giving and taking much of the same. Ngyuen was visibly stronger and landed huge shots en route to a unanimous decision.

Former 9-time national amateur champion light heavyweight Steve Geffrard 14-2(9KO) with body shots! Geffrard landed deep body shots on Californian Samuel Miller 31-15(27KO) and the early end came at 2:15 of round one when Miller had enough of the strong Geffrard. Geffrard said after the fight he felt great this being his first fight in seven months. “I am excited to get right back in there”

Lightweight Gervonta Davis 15-0(14KO) made quick work of Mario Macias Rorozco 28-18(KO). This fight was literally 3 punches all thrown by Davis all landed. The end came at :41 of the first round.

Super Lightweight Courtney Jackson remained undefeated at 10-0 (6KO) with a UD win over tough and game Anthony Woods 9-21(3KO).

Muhammad Ali is in the hospital battling a respiratory illness, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“He is being treated by his team of doctors and is in fair condition,” said family spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement datelined from Phoenix, where Ali lives. “A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com WBO Welterweight champion Jessie Vargas signed to face IBF champion Kell Brook later this summer.

“It’s really exciting,” said Vargas manager Cameron Dunkin. “It’s a great opportunity for Jessie. It’s a fight think he can win. I love his attitude. He’s so positive. He’s training like a madman. He’s really serious about getting this win. It’s not just the payday. He wants to win the fight. I love the attitude. Win, lose, whatever, he’s so confident in himself. I’m really proud of him.”

Injured fighter Prichard Colon has been moved from a rehab facility in Atlanta to his mother’s house, accoring to Daan Rafael of espn.com.

Colon who has been in a coma since his fight with Terrell Williams last October.

“I want to tell you that Prichard remains in a coma, but is stable,” Richard Colon, the boxer’s father, said in a statement. “Yes, Pri is already at his home in Orlando, where we hope he can recover with the love of the whole family. Let’s keep praying with faith! Prichard needs us more than ever. We know God won’t leave us by ourselves!”

In a battle of previously undefeated bantamweights, Cody Grabrandt scored an explosive first round stoppage over Thomas Almeida at The Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Garbrandt landed a crunching right hand that crumpled Almeida to the canvas, Garbrandt landed two more shots while ALmeida was on the ground and the bout was stopped at 2:53.

Grabrandt, 135.5 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 9-0. ALmeida, 136 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 21-1.

Jeremy Stephens won a unanimous decision over former Bantamweight champion Renan Borao.

Borao was cut on the right side of his forehead in round two.

Stephens, 146 lbs of San Diego, CA won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is 25-12. Borao, 146 lbs of Rio di Jeneiro, BRA is 35-4-1.

Rick Story won a unanimous decision over Tarec Saffiedine in a welterweight bout.

Story, 171 lbs of Vancouver, WA won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 19-8. Saffiedine, 170 lbs of Brussels, BEL is 16-5.

Chris Camozzi won a unanimous decision over Vitor Miranda in a middleweight bout.

Miranda was bleeding over his left eye in round two.

Camozzi, 186 lbs of Lakewood, CO won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 24-10. Miranda, 186 lbs of Rio di Jenairo, BRA is 13-5.

Lorenz Larkin won a split decision over Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout.

In round three, blood began to drip from the nostrils of Larkin.

Larkin, 171 lbs of Riverside, CA won two cards via 29-28 tallies. Masvidal, 170.5 lbs of Miami, FL won a card 29-28.

Larkin is 17-5-1. Masvidal is 29-11.

Paul Felder won a three round unanimous decision over Joshua Burkman in a lightweight bout.

Felder, 155 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 12-2. Burkman, 156 lbs of Draper, UT is now 28-13-1.

In round three, Burkman began to bleed from his nose.

Sara McMann won a three round unanimous decision over Jessica Eye in a Bantamweight bout.

McMann, 135.5 lbs of Gaffney, SC won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 9-3. Eye, 134.5 lbs of Cleveland, OH is 11-5-1.

Abel Trujillo won a 3-round unanimous decision over Jordan Rinaldi in a lightweight fight.

Rinaldi began to bleed under his left eye in round three.

Trujillo, 155.5 lbs of Boca Raton, FL won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 15-2. Rinaldi is 12-5.

Jake Collier came back to stop Alberto Uda in round two of their middleweight bout.

Early in round one, Collier had his nose broken when Uda landed a knee to the face. Collier was bleeding bad from his nose. In round two, Collier landed a knee that was followed by three punches that softened Uda up for a vicisous spinning back kick to the body and Uda fell to the canvas. Collier landed three more punches and the bout was stopped at 1:06 of round two.

Collier, 185.5 lbs of Cuba, MO is now 10-3. Uda, 185 lbs of Bluenman, BRA is 9-1.

Erik Koch made Shane Campbell tap out in round two of their lightweight bout.

Koch, 155.5 lbs of Milwaukee, WI got the win with a rear-naked choke at 3:02 of round two and is now 15-4. Campbell, 156 lbs of Kelowina, BC, CAN is 12-5.

David Avanesyan retained the WBA Interim Welterweight title over future Hall of Famer, Shane Mosley at The Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

In round ten, Mosley was deducted a point for low blows.

Avanesyan, 146 lbs of Pyatigorsk, RUS won by scores of 117-110 twice and 114-113 and is now 22-1-1. Mosley, 146 lbs of Pomona, CA is 49-10-1.

Shane Mosley Jr. won a 6-round majority decision over Roberto Yong in a at-times entertaining middleweight bout.

Mosley Jr. hurt Yong in the final round with a hard right. He took some hard rights, but went on to win by scores of 59-55, 58-56 & 57-57.

Mosley, 162 3/4 lbs is now 7-1. Yong, 160 1/2 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 5-8-2.

Dimar Ortuz stopped Ricardo Campillo in round six of a scheduled 8-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Campillo had swelling on the left side od his face in round one. In round two, Campillo started to bleed above his left eye from a clash of heads. In round three, Campillo’s nose began to bleed.

In round six, Ortuz landed a right hook to the head that rocked Campillo to the ropes. Ortuz landed a few more flush shots and the bout was stopped at 25 seconds.

Ortuz, 178 3/4 lbs of Chicago is 11-0-2 with 8 knockouts. Campillo, 178 1/4 lbs of Ciudad, MX is 9-10-1.

Jarrell Miller remained perfect with a 2nd round stoppage over Nick Guivas in a scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout at the Seneca Casino in Niagara Falls, New York.

Miller dropped Guivas twice in round one, first with a left to the body and then a right hand. Miller finished off Guivas with a right and the fight was stopped.

Miller, 283 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 17-0 with 15 knockouts. Guivas 229.6 lbs of Topeka, KS is 12-4-2.

Saknder Hilili scored a wild 2nd round stoppage over Jason Thompson in a scheduled six round junior middleweight bout.

In round two, Thompson dropped Hilili with a left hook. Later in the round, Thompson landed a hard right that drove Hilili into the ropes and it was a ruled the ropes kept him up and ruled a knockdown. Hilili came back to land a huge left hook that sent Thompson down and completely out and the fight was immediately waved off at 2:59 of round two.

Hilili, 151.8 10 lbs of Bronx, NY is 10-1 with 10 knockouts. Thompson, 152.8 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 5-12-4.

Hermonito Dela Torre won an 8-round majority decision over Guillermo Sanchez in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Dela Torre, 131 lbs of General Santos City, PHL won by scores of 78-74, 77-75 and 76-76 and is now 18-0. Sanchez, 125.6 lbs of Buffalo, NY and is now 15-19-1

Sanchez was cut around the left side of his face in round six.

Malik Hawkins remained undefeated by stopping Lee Hall in the 5th round of a scheduled six-round welterweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 1:02 of round five.

Hawkins, 148 lbs of Baltimore is now 8-0 with 7 knockouts. Hall, 143.2 lbs of Rocky Mountain, NC is 11-24-3.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Showtime has sued Top Rank over lawsuits pertaining to the Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquiao mega fight last May.

Showtime is seeking $682,754.07 in legal fees for having to pay lawyers to defend the network against numerous civil lawsuits filed by fans upset that they shelled out a record $100 apiece for the pay-per-view telecast of a bad fight in which Pacquiao knew he was injured ahead of time.

Showtime said in its lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN.com, that Top Rank failed to meet its contractual obligation to indemnify the network in the event it was sued in relation to the fight. Showtime, which said it was named as a co-defendant in 12 of approximately 42 suits filed after the fight, is seeking legal fees it says it paid to defend the suits, plus interest.

“Showtime Networks [on Wednesday] filed suit against Top Rank in the Southern District of New York to enforce Showtime Networks’ right to be reimbursed for legal fees incurred defending the many lawsuits filed relating to the injury sustained by Manny Pacquiao before his May 2, 2015 fight against Floyd Mayweather,” a Showtime spokesperson said in a statement. “Showtime was dismissed from those litigations which continue against Top Rank. Showtime made every effort to resolve this matter short of the courthouse, but Top Rank’s persistent refusal to honor its contractual obligations forced Showtime to take this regrettable, but necessary, step.”

Showtime said it was eventually dropped from many of the suits because while it had prefight access to Mayweather’s training camp, it did not have any access to Pacquiao’s and, therefore, had no idea he had a shoulder injury.

The suit went on to say that “under an agreement among [Showtime and Top Rank], [Top Rank] was obligated to defend and indemnify [Showtime]. But at the outset of these actions, it was manifest that [Showtime] and [Top Rank], which was alleged to have known of and concealed the pre-fight injury, had starkly different interests. … At once, [Showtime] demanded that [Top Rank] honor its contractual obligations to indemnify [Showtime] and pay for [Showtime’s] own counsel to defend it in these actions because of the manifest potential conflict between them. [Top Rank] refused.”

Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN.com that his lawyers do not believe there is a conflict and that the contract is open to interpretation.

“Our lawyers say that under the contract, they’re not entitled to any indemnity,” Arum said. “But when this came up, we made a proposal to Showtime and [parent network] CBS, and they said it was not adequate. I told them to come back with a counterproposal, and instead they filed suit. And then I told them that’s not fair. If you’re negotiating a settlement with me, you don’t file a suit. And then they said, ‘If you don’t pay this in full, CBS and Showtime will not do business with you.’ I said, ‘What the f— else is new? You haven’t done any business with Top Rank in years.’ They’re trying to bully me.

“I didn’t appreciate the threat. You sit down like normal people and you work it out.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin’s “B”sample came up positive for his random drug test for his muted fight against WBC Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.

Povetkin’s mandatory shot at heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder, scheduled to take place May 21 at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, was called off after his “A” sample came up positive for meldonium nine days before the fight. The sample had been taken in a random urine test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association on April 27.

Povetkin, 36, had the right to have his “B” sample tested, and he did. According to the VADA testing report, which was obtained by ESPN.com, it was also positive for meldonium.

After the positive drug test to Alexander Povetkin, THE WBC has granted Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder the right to make an optional defense, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“In relation to challenger Povetkin’s test result, the WBC is conducting an in-depth investigation and evaluation of the situation. Further WBC rulings will be forthcoming,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement. “In the meantime, the WBC hereby rules that in light of the fact that the bout with challenger Povetkin did not take place as scheduled, WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder has the right to make a voluntary defense of his title as reasonably soon as possible.”

“I’m excited to get back in the ring, that’s for sure so everything we worked hard for in the Povetkin camp wasn’t in vain,” Wilder told ESPN.com. “I still have the urge to fight. I didn’t do all that for nothing. Somebody has to pay for it and it’s going to be my next opponent.”

Promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com that he and Wilder adviser Al Haymon will immediately turn their attention to lining up a fight for Wilder.

“Deontay went through a whole camp. He wants to get into the ring, so we are going to try to figure something out but I think it’s a fair assumption to say he would fight this summer,” DiBella said. “Obviously, you’re not going to do a fight without television, so we need to see about that. We’re turning our attention to it now that the ruling has been made.

“The WBC did the right thing. I’m pleased and gratified that they did the right thing. I think the WBC is stepping up with their clean boxing program. The WBC has to review everything, but they did the right thing not to handcuff their champion. Deontay wants to fight as often as possible. He has always said he wanted to be an active champion, so it was not an option for him to sit out a long time when this fight fell through. So we want to get something done as soon as possible.”

“I’m always in shape. I’m always ready,” Wilder said. “I had a hell of a camp for this fight (against Povetkin) and I still feel in shape. So I want to fight as soon as possible. I’ll let my team handle that and picking an opponent as well. I want to give the fans something so I definitely want a top opponent.

“Hopefully we can get a great date and a great opponent. We understand it’s short notice but some heavyweight out there is going to get the call, so if you’re in the top 10 be ready.”