Moises Fuentas won a 12-round split decision over Francisco Rodriguez Jr. in a Light Flyweight bout at Gimnasio Municipal Gustavo Díaz Ordaz in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.

Scores were 116-112 twice for Fuentas. Rodriguez took a card 116-112.

Fuentas, 107 lbs of Mexico City, MX is 23-2-1. Rodriguez, 108 lbs of Monterrey, MX falls to 17-4-1.

Felipe Cayetano scored a stoppage after round 6 of his scheduled 10-round Super Bantamweight bout over Felipe Orucuta.

The time of the finish was 10 seconds into round seven.

Cayetano, 119 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 18-4 with 9 knockouts. Oracuta, 119 lbs of Mexico City, MX is 31-4.

Rafael Rivera remained undefeated by taking a 10-round split decision over former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. in a Featherweight bout at Osceola Heritage Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

Vazquez registered a knockdown with a left hook.

Rivera, 122 3/4 lbs of Tijuana, MX won by scores of 96-93 & 95-94 while Vazquez took a card 98-91.

Rivera is 21-0-2-1. Vazquez Jr. 123 1/4 lbs of Puerto Rico is 24-6-1.

Alexander Brand won a 10-round split decision over Medzhid Bektemirov in a Super Middleweight bout.

It was Bektemirov who got things started early as in round one he sent Brand to the canvas with a left hook. Brand came back to win most of the round decisively to win by scores of 98-91 twice while Bektemirov took a card 95-94.

Brand 168 3/4 lbs of Colombia is 25-1. Bektemirov, 170 1/2 lbs of Houton TX is 16-1.

BROOKLYN, NY – In the Battle for Brooklyn, Daniel Jacobs retained his middleweight title and shocked the Barclay’s Center crowd by scoring a first round stoppage over Peter Quillin. Less than a minute into the opening round, Jacobs connected with a huge overhand right that buckled Quillin’s knees. From that point on, it was all-in or bust for Jacobs who rained down a barrage of punches on the staggering Quillin. The definitive punch came courtesy of another Jacobs overhand right that landed flush on Quillin’s temple. The crushing blow offset Quillin’s equilibrium, locked his knees, and sent him awkwardly stumbling across the ring. Referee Harvey Dock took a look at Quillin, and briefly hesitated before he jumped between the fighters to stop the contest. The time of the stoppage was 1:25 of round one.

“I hope he’s okay,” Jacobs said. “I was patient and when I came with an uppercut I knew I hurt him and that’s when I went for the kill.

“I told him I love him. Me and Peter go back to the Golden Glove days. I respect him to death, but I knew this fight would be my night. There are no lucky shots in boxing. Obviously I caught him with a shot. Once I knew I had him hurt I kept going.

“I saw his eyes and it looked like his equilibrium was off. I’m not a referee, but if I was I probably would have still gave him another opportunity.”

“I definitely would give him a rematch,” Jacobs continued. “I’m willing to fight him next if that’s what the fans want.”

Quillin seemed to disagree with the stoppage until watching the replay during his SHOWTIME post-fight interview.

“That’s right on the temple,” Quillin said. “In the moment you don’t know what happens until you see it in the replay.

“This is a time you sit with your family and figure out what you have to do. I have a lot of options, maybe a rematch is the best option.

“I can’t think of a better person to lose to than Danny Jacobs.”

Jesus Ceullar v Jonathan Oquendo — 12 Rounds, for Cuellar’s WBA Featherweight Championship

In Saturday night’s co-feature, Jesus Cuellar (28-1, 21 KO) decisioned Jonathan Oquendo (26-5, 16 KO) by wide margins to retain his WBA featherweight title.

Cuellar was the more active fighter throughout the bout, throwing over 300 more punches than his counterpart. He was also the fighter who pressed the action, forcing Oquendo to a fight mostly defensive-style bout.

The largely uneventful contest did feature a flash knockdown in the fourth found when Cuellar and Oquendo’s legs tangled and a straight left hand sent an off-balance Oquendo briefly to the mat.

The knockdown had no significant impact on the fight, as all three judges scored the fight in favor of Cuellar by significant margins.

Judges Kevin Morgan and John McKaie scored the bout 116-111, while Robin Taylor scored it a shutout for Cuellar, 120-107.

15Rounds.com scored the bout 118-109, Cuellar.

“We knew the fight would be difficult but we accomplished everything we wanted to during training camp,” Cuellar said. “The only thing that was left was the knockout, but because of the movement of his head it was impossible.

“First we’re going to rest and then we’re going to determine what’s next,” Cuellar said.
“We’ll have two more fights at featherweight and then move up in weight. Hopefully we get Leo Santa Cruz next.”

After the fight, Oquendo acknowledged that he didn’t properly implement his game plan.

“I have to give credit to Cuellar. I never got to use my game plan and he fought a good fight and he’s a good champion,” Oquendo said. “I needed to start more aggressive but I started boxing. That was my mistake. The head butt made it hard for me to see as well.

“I have time to come back and get another world title opportunity. I am disappointed, but I will be back in the gym ready to get back to work soon.”

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Chris Algieri v Erick Bone – 10 rounds, welterweight

Chris Algieri (21-2, 8 KO) bounced back from consecutive losses to Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan to earn a unanimous decision victory over Erick Bone (16-3, 8 KO). Algieri never looked sharp or comfortable against his Ecuadorian counterpart, often finding himself engaging blow-for-blow with his Ecuadorian counterpart. “I probably fought on the inside a little too much,” Algieri admitted after the fight.

Although he threw less punches than Bone, Algieri connected on 49% of his power punches, and landed 247 total punches, to Bone’s 185.

In the eight round, due to an undetected tangle of feet, Algieri knocked an off-balance Bone to the canvas with a straight right hand. That knockdown, which should have been ruled a slip or a trip, ended up being the deciding point on judge Julie Lederman’s scorecard who saw the fight 95-94, Algieri. Judges Ron McNair and Steve Weisfeld scored the bout wider with scores of 97-92.

“Erick said that he was going to have surprises, but I had a few of my own in there,” Algieri said. “I boxed a little bit and slugged more than I should have, but I was just having fun. He’s got a good punch, he’s an underestimated fighter and you could tell he was in great shape.

“This is big. Bone is a real tough guy and I felt in control. I thought the fight was mine the whole way. I wanted to get the knockout, but he was in great shape. I’m looking forward to big fights in 2016.”
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Marcus Browne v Francisco Sierra — 10 rounds, light heavyweight

Former three-time New York Golden Gloves champion Marcus Browne stayed undefeated and earned his 17th professional victory with a TKO3 over his Mexican foe, Francisco Sierra. Browne shell-shocked Sierra in the first round, landing shot after shot, and within the first 90 seconds of the match had opened up a huge cut over Sierra’s right eye that continued to worsen as the fight progressed.

Between rounds three and four, referee Earl Brown called a halt to the bout, acting on advice from the ringside physician, who inspected Sierra’s cut and felt it best that the fight be stopped.

“I saw I cut him early, but I had to stay persistent and consistent,” said Browne, of Staten Island. “I had to work the jab and keep working it. I felt like I seized this opportunity to put my name out there.

“It is an honor to fight at Barclays Center for the 10th time. It was a nice stoppage – not necessarily the kind of stoppage that you want, but a stoppage is a stoppage.”
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Yuri Foreman v Lenwood Dozier, 8 rounds, welterweight

In an eight round bout, former welterweight champion Yuri Foreman fought his way to a unanimous decision victory over Lenwood Dozier. Foreman, who hadn’t entered the ring in over two years before this contest, never seemed to get into his signature stick-and-go rhythm that propelled him to his championship back in 2009. Because of this, he found himself on the receiving end Dozier’s right hand on numerous occasions – including a stunning overhand shot in the middle of the first round. To his credit, Foreman was able to weather all storms, and at the conclusion of round eight, all three judges – Julie Lederman, Ron McNair, and Frank Lombardi – turned in scores of 77-75, Foreman.

Foreman’s record improves to 33-2, 9 KO, while Dozier’s record falls to 9-10, 4 KO.

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Will Rosinsky v Joe Smith, Jr. — 10 rounds, light heavyweight

Joe Smith, Jr. (20-1, 16 KO) decisioned fellow New York light heavyweight Will Rosinsky (19-3, 10 KO) to notch the biggest win of his career. Smith Jr. used his bigger frame to impose his will on his smaller opponent – often walking Rosinsky backward before settling in to throw heavy punches. Both fighters excited early arrivers at the Barclay’s Center with their willingness to take a punch in order to land their own; engaging in numerous ruthless exchanges throughout. At the conclusion of the fight, all three judges scored the fight in favor of Smith Jr. Judge Ron McNair saw it 98-92; Frank Lombardi scored it 97-93; and Steve Weisfeld had it 96-92.

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Luis Garcia v Willie Williams – 4 rounds, cruiserweight

Undefeated Cuban cruiserweight Luis Garcia scored a first round TKO over Willie Williams. With the win, Garcia, who now fights out of Cork, Ireland improves his record to 13-0, 10 KO, while Williams’ record now reads 14-11-2, 4 KO.

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Titus Williams v Emmanuel Castro — 6 rounds, featherweight

In a six round bout that saw both fighters hit the canvas in round one, Long Island’s Titus Williams (4-0, 2 KO) outlasted Los Angeles’ Emmanuel Castro to stay undefeated. Williams earned a unanimous decision victory by scores of 60-54, 60-53, and 59-54.

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Heather Hardy v Noemi Bosques — 8 rounds, bantomweight

Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy defeated Florida’s Noemi Bosques for the second time in seven months via a unanimous decision. Hardy earned a split decision victory of Bosques back in May, but this time around left no doubts in the judge’s minds as she dominated the contest from start to finish. Judge’s scorecards read 80-72, twice, and 79-73, all in favor of Hardy.

Cristian Javier Medina and Patricio Valentin Pitto battled to a 10-round draw at Club Social y Cultural El Cruce in Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Each fighter won a card at 96-94 and a 3rd card read even at 95-95.

Medina, 198 3/4 lbs if 12-1-3. Pitto, 194 lbs is 9-2-3.

Juan Radolfo Juarez won a 6-round unanimous decision over Abel Nicholas Adriel in a Middleweight bout.

Juarez, 159 3/4 lbs won by scores of 59-57 twice and 58-58 ans is now 16-0. Adriel, 159 lbs is 17-12-3.

“At 900,000 buys and $58 million in PPV revenue, Cotto-Canelo performed superbly,” said HBO senior vice president Mark Taffet, who oversees the network’s pay-per-view franchise. “Not since [Lennox] Lewis-[Mike] Tyson in 2002 has a pay-per-view fight generated at least 900,000 buys without featuring [Floyd] Mayweather, [Manny] Pacquiao or [Oscar] De La Hoya.

“It puts an exclamation point on the biggest year in pay-per-view history. I couldn’t be more thrilled for boxing, Golden Boy, Roc Nation and the fans.”

“It was an incredibly strong performance in a historical context,” Taffet said. “It’s very significant for a fight to do 900,000 when it doesn’t involve one of the biggest stars in the history of pay-per-view: Mayweather, De La Hoya, Pacquiao, Tyson and [Evander] Holyfield.”

“Canelo is now officially the biggest star in all of boxing. Period,” De La Hoya said. “And by committing to fight on Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day — boxing’s two biggest annual dates — Canelo’s popularity will only continue to soar for years to come.”

“I was fortunate to do [the first pay-per-view] Evander Holyfield-George Foreman and then have a few pretty good fights in between,” Taffet said with a laugh. “So to end with Cotto-Canelo, it couldn’t have been a more satisfying finale for me.”

Just disposed Heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko will exercise his contractual rematch clause with Tyson Fury following Saturday’s fight which saw Fury lift the Heavyweight championship from Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I was really frustrated directly after the fight, but after some short nights, I now know that I want to show that I am much better than my performance on Saturday,” Klitschko said. “I couldn’t show my full potential at any time. This is what I want to change in the rematch — and I will. Failure is not an option.”

“There will be a huge worldwide interest in this fight, which already can be billed as the fight of the year 2016,” Bernd Boente, Klitschko’s manager, said. “We received so many questions of fans and journalists after last Saturday. The new champion and his challenger will answer all of them inside the ring.”

Mick Hennessy, Fury’s promoter, told ESPN.com that their side was thrilled that Klitschko elected to go for the rematch.

“We relish [that he exercised] that option,” Hennessy said. “There’s no bigger fight than fighting Wladimir again. [A title unification fight with Deontay] Wilder is nowhere near as big. And [mandatory challenger Vyacheslav] Glazkov? Come on. He’s an unknown. He doesn’t bring anything to the table in any way shape or form. … We were worried Wladimir wouldn’t take the rematch. We are delighted. It’s good that Wladimir made the decision quickly. We can strike while the iron’s hot. We’ll see an even better Tyson in the rematch.”

Klitschko’s decision to take the rematch isn’t a surprise, although he took time to digest the defeat. On Monday, Klitschko wrote on social media: “I still don’t believe I actually lost. Man, I’m suffering.”

“We’ll be looking at venues everywhere and we’ll go where it will gross the most money,” Hennessy said. “There are massive stadiums here in England but everyone wants the fight. I’ve had contacts from abroad, the (United Arab Emirates) as well. We are excited — both sides are to make this a super fight.”

“We are very, very happy with Tyson’s situation in this deal as champion. We’re done,” Hennessy said.

Hennessy said if the Fury-Klitschko rematch happens without the IBF involved, so be it.

“If they’re going to manipulate this situation to have two average fighters not worthy of the heavyweight title fighting (for the IBF belt), they’re going to push Tyson, who is the lineal champion, into a position where he will do a press conference put that belt into the (trash) bin,” he said. “We feel they’ve shown zero respect for the new champion or for the former champion, who held their title for 9½ years.

IBF number-one contender, Vyacheslav Glazkov and his team led by promoters Main Events have called for a purse for a mandatory title shot with new champion Tyson Fury, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

Fury was ordered by the IBF on Monday to next face Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov. The camps were given 30 days to make a deal, or a purse bid would be ordered. However, on Tuesday, Main Events promoter Kathy Duva, who represents Glazkov, informed the IBF they were unwilling to participate in negotiations with Fury promoter Mick Hennessy and requested an immediate purse bid, which is allowable under IBF rules, although the fight is unlikely to happen.

The IBF sent a letter to all its registered promoters announcing a purse bid to take place at noon ET Dec. 11 at IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey. The promoter who puts forth the biggest bid will win promotional rights to the bout. The minimum bid is $200,000, but the bout would almost certainly go for millions more.

Duva said though she asked for an immediate purse bid on Fury-Glazkov, she and Hennessy are talking about the fight.

“We got on the phone [Tuesday], and we had a pleasant conversation, and we’ll have another one [Wednesday],” Duva told ESPN.com.

Duva asked for the purse bid immediately to secure her fighter’s position. Had she not, Fury could have asked the IBF for an exception to fight an optional defense before the mandatory bout.

“But once we asked for the immediate purse bid, it is no longer possible [under IBF rules] for the Fury people to ask for a special exception, so that was a tactical move,” Duva said. “I am protecting my fighter’s position.”

She said she is still negotiating the fight with Wilder. Whatever happens, Glazkov will get a shot, be it against the recognized champion Fury, titleholder Wilder or a vacant title bout against Martin.

“We’re still gathering information on everything, but we’ll come to a decision quickly on what we want to do,” Duva said. “I need to speak to my fighter and his manager [Egis Klimas] before anything is decided.”

Carlos Ocampo won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jorge Paez Jr. in a Welterweight bout at Arena Tequisquiapan in Tequisquiapan, Queretaro, Mexico.

Ocampo of Ensinada, MX won by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 99-92 and is now 17-0. Paez of Mexicali, MX is 39-7-2.

Emanuel Navarette scored a 3rd round stoppage over Ramsas Agaton in a scheduled 10-round Bantamweight bout.

Navarette is now 12-1. Atagaon is 9-8-3.

Uriel Perez scored a 5th round stoppage over Miguel Angel Bautista in a scheduled 6-round Lightweight fight.

Perez dropped Bautista with a right to the head in round four. Perez finished the fight in the next round when he landed a perfect right that sent Bautista to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:32 of round five.

Perez of Quintana, MX is 7-1 with 6 knockouts. Bautista of Mexico City, MX is 5-3-2.

James DeGale defended his IBF Super Middleweight World Championship in a thriller over hometown favorite and former champion Lucian Bute on Saturday in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

It was the first title defense for DeGale, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist from Britain who went on the road to Boston to win the title earlier this year and chose to defend in hostile territory.

Bute, who was attempting to win back the IBF belt he defended nine times between 2007 and 2012, put on an inspired and gutsy performance in an electric atmosphere to open the new Videotron Centre in Quebec City.  But the unbelievable pace, as well as an arsenal of overhand rights, body shots and combos from the younger DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) proved to be the difference as DeGale prevailed 116-112, 117-111 (twice).

“I’m young and I’m fresh. I’m peaking right now,” DeGale said.  “I’m ready for the best in the world. Credit to Bute – he’s a great champion and believe me, he will be back.”

“Like I’ve said in the past, he is a world-class fighter. I’ve still got things to work on in the next three or four years and I’m going to be my best.”

Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) didn’t look anything like the fighter that lost to Carl Froch in 2012.  But while the 35-year-old stalked the switch-hitting DeGale with a relentless attack, he couldn’t do enough to overpower the supremely active Brit, who threw 524 power punches compared to 278 for Bute.

“I think it was a great fight.  I did my best tonight,” Bute said.  “I think it was a close fight.  He’s an Olympic champion, he’s a world champion.  If the judges give him the decision I respect that. I’ll be back in the gym to work hard and continue to fight.  I think it was a very close fight.  I’m happy with my performance and I’ll be back in the gym to get back in the ring one more time.

“The last three years were difficult for me.  After I lost to Carl Froch that was a very difficult period for me.  I took a break, and now I’m back.  I feel great, I feel healthy and now I have one more chance to be back on the top.

“Maybe a few rounds I waited too much and didn’t put the punches together and I let James fight me.  When I pushed pressure and pushed back I won the round.”

Eleider Alvarez earned a title shot at Adonis Stevenson by winning a 12-round majority decision over Isaac Chilemba in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Alvarez of Montreal won by scores of 118-110, 115-113 and 114-14 and is now 19-0.  Chilemba is 24-3-2.

“I knew I had to finish the later rounds strong, but I believe I did enough to win the fight,” Alvarez said.  “I’m ready to accept the challenge and face Stevenson. To be the world champion, you have to beat the champion. So that’s what I aim to do.”

“I thought I did enough to win it,” Chilemba said.  “But it is what it is. I guess you can call it a hometown decision.”

After the fight, SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer sat down with Stevenson to get his thoughts on Alvarez-Chilemba and his future.

“It was a close physical fight,” Stevenson said.  “He (Alvarez) won this fight but it was very close.”

“We talk about Kovalev because the WBC still ranks him the No. 1 contender.  I want this fight to happen.  The fans want it to happen.  I said June is perfect for me.  He said ‘OK, June,’ Kathy Duva said ‘No problem, June.’  Then she said on HBO.  I said, ‘Forget about the TVs, let them talk.’  We want the fight to happen.  Let the TVs work together and make it happen.

“I want to fight Kovalev.  That’s the best opportunity for me because I want his titles.  For sure, this fight will happen in June.  I don’t have a problem; my team doesn’t have a problem.  I want this fight in June.

Kovalev is scared.  I talked to him, saw it in his eyes that he’s scared of me.  It will happen, but I know Kovalev is scared.  I want Kovalev.  I’m very hungry to get his titles.”

Adrian Granados foiled the title hopes of previously undefeated Amir Imam by shaking off a 1st round knockdown to come back to win an 8th rounds stoppage in a scheduled 10-round Super Lightweight bout.

Imam dropped Granados with a powerful left hook in round one.  Granados didn’t seemed to fazed after that as he started to land sharp hard combinations and started to push Imam back.  In round seven, Imam was bleeding from his nose and seemed to be wearing down.  That seemed to be true as in round eight, Granados landed a hard combination that rocked his head back and the fight was stopped at 2:34 of round eight.

Granados of Cicero, IL is now 17-4-1 with 12 knockouts.  Imam, who had a mandatory title shot with Viktor Postol is now 18-1.

“It feels great. Once I had him wobbled I was like, ‘you’ve got to get him now. This time you’re not taking it from me.’  It was a flash knockdown. He caught with the right hand, but I was alright. I just popped right up and I knew he was going to try and finish me. We got out of it and went right back to work.”

“I know people might say I shouldn’t have taken this fight, but I needed this fight in between as a tune-up for my next fight because I didn’t want to wait for the six to eight months for the world title shot.

“The key to the fight was my jab, I just didn’t use it enough,” Imam said.  “But that’s the way it goes and I’m going to definitely come back stronger. I wasn’t thinking anything after that first-round knockdown.  I’ve done that many times and didn’t think the fight was over.  I wasn’t surprised at all by the way he came out. I know how he fights. He’s a good fighter and that’s all there is to it.”

Former Colombian Olympian Oscar Rivas scored a 2nd round stoppage over Joey Abell in a 10-round Heavyweight bout.

In round two, Rivas landed a combination on the ropes that set up two flush lefts that slumped Abell on the ropes and a follow up right drilled a prone Abell at 46 seconds of round two.

Rivas of Montreal is 18-0 with 13 knockouts.  Abell of Coon Rapids, MN is 31-9.

Tyson Fury ended the decade long Heavyweight title reign of Wladimir Klitschko by winning a 12-round unanimous decision at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

It was a jab-fest early with not much going on.  Fury was slightly more aggressive.  In round five, Klitschko was cut under the left eye from an accidental headbutt.

In round nine, Klitschko landed a big right but he was out done as he was drilled with punishing left hook.  It was more of the same as Fury’s movement would befuddle Klitschko.  Klitschko was cut in three places including around both eyes and his forehead.  Fury landed a a huge left hook in round eleven, but that round advantage was done in by Fury being docked a point for hitting behind the head.  Klitschko had his best round in the final round as he got in some good left hooks but it was too little, too late as Fury lifted the titles and ended the decade reign of Klitschko.

Fury won by scores of 116-111 and 115-112 twice and is now 25-0.  Klitschko is 64-4.

Jermall Charlo retained the IBF Jr. Middleweight title with a 4th round stoppage over Wilky Campfort in Dallas, Texas.

In round two. Charlo dropped Campfort with a stiff jab. In round three, Charlo landed a right to the head that put Campfort on the canvas for a second time. In round four, it was a combination that sent Campfort to a knee. Campfort got to his feet but he said he could not see and the fight was stopped at 1:16 of round four.

Charlo, 154 lbs of Houston, TX is 23-0 with 18 knockouts. Campfort, 153.2 lbs of Tampa, FL is 21-2.

Errol Spence remained perfect with a 5th round stoppage over Alejandro Barrera in a scheduled 12-round Welterweight bout.

In round five, Spence dropped Barrera with a series of body shots in the corner. Spence finished the fight with a series of punches on a bloody Barrera and the fight was stopped just as Barrera fell to the canvas at 46 seconds of round three.

Spence of Desoto, TX is 19-0 with 16 knockouts. Barrera of Monterrey, MX 26-3.

Erickson Lubin scored an explosive second round stoppage over Alexis Camacho in a scheduled 8-round Jr, Middleweight bout.

Lubin dropped Camacho in round one with a right hook to the side of the head. In round two, Lubin landed a perfect right hand that sent Camacho down for the ten count at 42 seconds in round two.

Lubin, 154.4 lbs of Orlando, FL is 13-0 with 10 knockouts. Camacho, 153 lbs of Monterrey, MX is 21-6.

Eddie Ramirez won a 8-round unanimous decision over Balil Mahasin in a Super Lightweight bout.

Ramirez, 141.6 lbs of Aurora, IL won by scores of 78-74 and 77-75 twice and is now 12-0. Mahasin, 141.8 lbs of Oakland, CA is 7-2-1.

Ryan Karl scored a 5th round stoppage over Ken Alvarez in a scheduled 6-round Super Welterweight bout

Karl dropped Alvarez seconds into the fight with a left hook. In round three, Karl sent Alvarez to the canvas with a left. In round five, It was a right that sent Alvarez to the deck and the corner stopped the fight at 2:45 of round five.

Karl, 140.8 lbs of Brennan, TX is 11-0 with 8 knockouts. Alvarez, 141.6 lbs of Dominican Republic is 7-3-2.

Steve Lovett won via 2nd round disqualification over Samuel Miller in a scheduled 6-round Light Heavyweight bput.

Miller was tossed from the fight after being docked 3 points for low blows and then a 4th low blow ended the fight at 2:13 of round two.

Lovett, 177 lbs of New South Wales, AUS is 15-0. Miller, 177.2 lbs of Colombia is 29-13.

John Molina scored a 3rd round stoppage over Jorge Romero in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.

Molina landed a hard right that hurt Romero in round three. Molina landed a hard combination that forced the fight to be stopped at 47 seconds of round three.

Molina, 142.6 lbs of Covina, CA is 28-6 with 23 knockouts. Romero, 143.2 lbs of Culican, MX is 24-11.

Lara
‘CUBA’ ‘CUBA’ ‘CUBA’ ‘CUBA’ with a heavy spanish accent was the chant coming from a soggy and packed Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida tonight as Miami’s favorite son Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara destroyed former champion Jan Zevek with a third round stoppage. From the opening bell Lara showed he was the champion in his fair test opposite a faded and worn former champion.

Live on ESPN, Premier Boxing Championships provided a night of boxing in Hialeah Florida where Lara successfully defended his WBA super welterweight title for the fourth time and retained his IBO strap. Lara did it by winning every second of the fight and knocking the Solovian off balance with straight hard left hand shots setting up that inevitable “wait for it” moment. In the final seconds of round 2 Lara landed a straight left that wobbled Zavek who was happy to hear the bell 6 seconds later. The odd end came at :41 of round three as Lara set up another straight left off of a throw away hook that snapped Zavek’s head back so far he could have counted stars if it wasn’t raining. Lara actually took a step back after the shot at which time Zavek oddly turned away with a no mas limp stiff arm towards the Champion. Zavek complained early of a shoulder injury however the shoulder appeared to be fine, its this sports writer’s opinion he just said “Ni? Ve?” The Cuban Champion improved to (22-2-2, 13 KO) and is willing to face anyone from 154-160 as quoted in a post fight interview. “Canelo doesn’t want to see me because he knows I beat him in the first fight,” Lara said. “And GGG [Golovkin] can come get it if he wants as well. I’m ready to fight anybody at 154 to 160 pounds. Bring on the best.”

Emmanuel Rodriguez 14-0(10KO) retained his WBA Fedelatin bantamweight title and WBC Latino bantamweight title with a seventh round TKO over Dominican boxer Elicer Aquino 17-2-1(11KO). Rodriguez knocked Aquino down in round three and around the ring for the rest of the fight while knocking his mouthpiece out several times throughout the fight. Sam Burgos took a point from the Dominican and Rodriguez went ahead and finished it himself by speeding his punches up with combinations to a nice end at 2:44 of round seven where Burgos stepped in to save the Dominican from further punishment.

Undefeated Heavyweight John Wesley Nofire improved to 19-0(15KO) with a stoppage over once promising Cuban Yasmany Consuegra who lost his third in a row to drop to 17-3(14KO). Nofire came out with a fast jab early to start the fight and try to establish pace and distance. The Cuban consistently fell in while punching the 6’6” Oklahoma native which caused a lot tangles early on. Nofire got a better sense of his distance in round three and started coming underneath while the Cuban fell in which gave him enough room to punch and this is where he hurt Consuegra. A great flurry late in round three had Consuegra caught in his own corner taking a beating by the big powerful Oklahoman nearly prompting a stoppage only to be saved by the bell. However the Cuban corner felt that was enough and waved the fight off between rounds giving the big man from Oklahoma a TKO win officially at 2:59 of round four.

Super Welterweight Daquan Arnett 15-1(9KO) looked powerful with a strong performance in a first round knockout win over once heralded Cuban prospect and amateur star Yudel Johnson 17-3(9KO). The end came at 2:47 of the very first round.

Super Lightweight Jose Quezada easily improved to 9-0(6KO) with a 2nd round KO win over Daniel Lorenzana 4-7-1(2KO).

In an entertaining bout between two South Florida welterweights Jeff Souffrant from Davie FL and Gregory Moore from Miami, FL battled to the final bell which Souffrant earned a unanimous decision win to sharpen his record to 2-1, where Moore fell to 1-1.

It will be a battle of world champions on the Fox network on January 23, 2016 when Danny Garcia takes on Robert Guerrero on the first bout on the network in nearly 20 years, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“I’m excited to be fighting in prime time on Fox and to get back in the ring in such a big way,” Garcia said. “I know people are going to say this is a Puerto Rico versus Mexico matchup, but I fight for all Latinos and I have the fan-friendly style to back it up. Guerrero comes to fight, and he’s faced the best in the sport. This is a huge opportunity for me to show why I’m a star. There’s no better place to do that than in Los Angeles, where stars are born.”

“Garcia and Guerrero are two of the toughest guys in the sport today,” said Tom Brown, whose TGB Promotions is promoting the card on behalf of PBC. “They leave it all in the ring every time out and they’re going to give the great Los Angeles sports fans a memorable night of action. There’s no better way to start off the New Year and no more suited venue for it than Staples Center.”

“If there ever was a fight that defined the word ‘war,’ it’s this fight,” Guerrero said. “What a great way to kick off the return of prime-time boxing on Fox. I guarantee this is going to be a historic fight. A Mexican-American versus a Puerto Rican-American — it’s a bitter rivalry. Danny Garcia is a great champion, and I know we’re going to put on a tremendous show. Jan. 23, it’s going to be fireworks, and I can’t wait.”

“We’re thrilled to present the first professional boxing on Fox in almost 20 years with Premier Boxing Champions’ exciting prime-time Saturday shows,” said David Nathanson, the Fox Sports head of business operations. “With the success of the PBC’s Tuesday night boxing series on FS1 and Fox Deportes, we knew boxing would make a great addition to Fox alongside the Fox Sports portfolio.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, longtime HBO executive Mark Taffet will leave the company at the end of the year.

“I recognized early on that boxing had a unique characteristic which would lead to success on pay-per-view,” Taffet told ESPN.com. “The opportunity to watch a big fight in the comfort of your living room was a significant improvement over the then-existing big-fight experience of having to drive to an arena or racetrack [to watch on closed circuit], where picture quality and sound were poor at best and the possibility of having food and beverage being tossed through the air was great.”

“My intention is to work with the fighters, promoters and entities that will be most directly involved in the formation of the next great era of boxing,” he said. “That also includes sites, sponsors and foreign broadcasters, all the key players necessary. Most likely I’m going to speak with people who HBO is already involved with, but I will be on the other side.

“I have the passion to want to be part of it. I feel the best way to do that at this point is not with HBO but with entities on the other side of the playing field. It will give me tremendous fulfillment. I have no intention of leaving boxing.”

“At this point in my life and career, as we begin the inevitable transition period to boxing’s next great era, I believe my greatest contribution to the sport going forward is not with HBO. … I was blessed to have one of the greatest runs in the history of HBO Sports.

“I came to work every one of my 11,576 days with passion, energy, a commitment to excellence and the desire to win. We dared to be great and, thanks to an incredible team of professionals at HBO Sports, we were.”

“I was fortunate to learn a very valuable lesson in just our first two pay-per-view fights,” Taffet said. “Holyfield-Foreman generated 1.4 million buys while a great fight the following month, James Toney versus Michael Nunn, generated just 19,000 buys. From that day forward, I never forgot that pay-per-view was a business of hits and misses, and asking people for their money rather than just their time was a very significant proposition.

“Of all the things I’ve done over the past 25 years, the most rewarding was being able to provide a television platform with significant earning capability for scores of incredibly talented fighters in lighter weight classes who were previously underappreciated in a heavyweight-dominated environment. It was the [Michael] Carbajal-[Chiquita] Gonzalez [junior flyweight title] fight in 1993, where each fighter earned $1 million, which opened the door for a future which included great fights of Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.”

“My quarter-century at HBO Sports is bookended by Holyfield-Foreman and pay-per-view’s first great year in 1991 on one end, and Mayweather-Pacquiao and the biggest year in the history of the sport on the other,” Taffet wrote to his colleagues. “And in between, not only mega fights like De La Hoya-Mayweather, Lewis-Tyson, De La Hoya-Trinidad, Mayweather-Cotto and De La Hoya-Pacquiao; but also some of the biggest multi-fight matchups, including Pacquiao-Marquez I-IV, the Holyfield-[Riddick] Bowe trilogy, Barrera-Morales trilogy, Pacquiao-Morales trilogy, Holyfield-Lewis I and II, De La Hoya-Mosley I and II, and the middleweight world championship series culminating in Trinidad-Hopkins. The greatest events, staged at the greatest venues — Caesar’s Palace outdoor stadium, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Madison Square Garden, Staples Center, Mandalay Bay, Thomas & Mack Center and Cowboys Stadium.

“I had the incredible opportunity to learn this sport and business through days, nights and years with boxing’s legendary promoters Don King, Bob Arum and Dan Duva — larger-than-life figures who took me behind the curtain and inside the control center to collaborate on some of the most exciting and fulfilling experiences of my life.”

“I’ve been asked if my dreams came true during my era at HBO,” Taffet wrote. “The truth is, as a hardworking kid from humble beginnings in Jersey, I never even dreamed of anything as extraordinary as what I experienced.”

BROOKLYN, NY – In a Battle of Boroughs, Bronx native Chris Galeano outpointed Brooklyn’s Shawn Cameron to claim the New York State Middleweight Championship and up his perfect record to 10-0, 1 KO. From the get-go, Galeano’s superior speed troubled Cameron, who never looked comfortable during the bout. In the third round, Galeano pinned Cameron against the ropes and delivered a head-snapping left hand to Cameron’s jaw. Later in the same round, Galeano landed a brilliant counter right that ended one of Cameron’s rare offensive attacks. The middle rounds mirrored much of the earlier rounds, seeing Galeano as the aggressor, and landing the better blows. The final two rounds were perhaps Cameron’s best, as he was able to take advantage of a tiring Galeano, whose work rate noticeably slowed. However, Cameron’s late round efforts were not enough to overwrite his early deficit on the scorecards. At the conclusion of round ten, all three judges scored the contest in favor of Galeano, scoring the fight 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93. After suffering his first professional defeat, Cameron’s record now reads 10-1, 5 KO.

ALSO ON THE CARD:

Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano (26-1-1, 18 KO) defeated her Belgian opponent, Djemilla Gontaruk (9-3, 1 KO) by second round TKO.

Cork, Ireland’s Noel Murphy (6-0, 2 KO) stayed undefeated with a unanimous decision victory over Anton Williamson (1-6).

Tyrone James (1-0, 1 KO) scored a third round knockout in his professional debut over David Perez (0-2).

Artur Akavov (14-1, 6 KO) defeated Fredy Lopez (10-3, 7 KO) by technical knockout in the second round.

Carlos Garcia (9-14-1, 8 KO) stunned the Brooklyn, New York crowd with a first round TKO over Patrick Day (11-2-1, 6 KO).

Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KO) earned a split-decision victory over Oscar Riojas (9-4, 3 KO).

LAS VEGAS – It was mandatory performance for a mandatory shot at a title. That’s another way of saying Gilberto Ramirez did what he had to.

Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) landed most of the punches and was the aggressor Friday night throughout a 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 decision over Gevorg Khatchikian (23-2, 11 KOs) that earned the unbeaten Mexican a mandatory shot at the WBO’s 168-pound title and kept him alive as a future opponent for Gennady Golovkin.

Golovkin, who is in Vegas for Saturday night Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez showdown, was in The Cosmopolitan crowd. He had planned to attend. After long day of autographs and media appearances, however, GGG decided to tyo rest in hotel suite, a GGG representative said.

Turns out, he didn’t miss much. Ramirez won a bout that didn’t included much in the way of fireworks. The real drama happened after the fight. Welterweight champion Tim Bradley, a ringside analyst for truTV, and Jessie Vargas had to be separated. Vargas has long wanted a rematch with Bradley, who is coming off a victory over Brandon Rios.

There was more drama in the Bradley-Vargas scuffle than in Ramirez-Khatchikian.

“I tried to knocked him out,’’ said Ramirez, who hopes to face the winner of the Arthur Abraham-Martin Murray bout for Abraham’s title Saturday in Germany. “But he was more elusive than we saw on the tapes.’

Khatchikian’s unorthodox style seemed to baffle Ramirez in the early rounds. He dropped his heads. He danced in, then out and often with his undefended face right in front of the more conventional Ramirez. He often appeared to be a easy target. But he wasn’t.

There was a deceptive elusiveness to what Khatchikian did. It was if he were setting a trap for Ramirez, who seemed to take the bait at east a couple of times.

Trouble is, Khatchikian didn’t have enough power to capitalize.
In the third, the super-middleweight from The Netherlands staggered him with a short right as the Mexican stepped inside. But he couldn’t drop him. In the seventh, Khatchikian rocked Ramirez again, this time with a succession of uppercuts. Stll, there wasn’t enough sting in any one of them. Raimrez remained upright and unhurt.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Miguel Corro was stripped of his WBC Middleweight title just days before his bug fight with Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas.

“The World Boxing Council worked tirelessly through a process that began over two years ago to secure the celebration of the highly anticipated fight between Miguel Cotto and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The WBC is proud of that accomplishment that is giving boxing fans around the world a very important fight to see,” the WBC said in a statement. “After several weeks of communications, countless attempts and good faith time extensions trying to preserve the fight as a WBC world championship, Miguel Cotto and his promotion [Roc Nation Sports] did not agree to comply with the WBC rules and regulations, while Saul Alvarez has agreed to do so. Accordingly, the WBC must rule on the matter prior to the fight.

“The WBC hereby announces that effective immediately it has withdrawn recognition of Miguel Cotto as WBC world middleweight champion.”

The WBC also announced that if Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) wins Saturday’s fight, he will claim the vacant WBC belt. Alvarez would also displace Cotto as lineal champion. If Cotto wins he will remain lineal champion but WBC interim titleholder Gennady Golovkin will be elevated to full WBC titlist.

The WBC did not announce any details regarding what rules or regulations Cotto failed to comply with, but sources said Cotto’s title was withdrawn because he refused to pay a $300,000 sanctioning fee to the WBC.

“The WBC’s decision is premised on the fact that Miguel Cotto and his camp are not willing to abide by the governing WBC rules and regulations, and the specific conditions the WBC established to sanction the fight,” the WBC said. “Simply put: they are not willing to respect the very same rules and conditions which applied to Cotto becoming WBC champion. The WBC wishes Miguel Cotto the best of luck as we truly regret the course of action which led to them taking such decision. … The WBC wishes the promotion great success and we are satisfied that this great fight for boxing will be enjoyed by millions of fans around the world.”

In a battle of previously undefeated Super Welterweights, Jarrett Hurd scored a 6th round stoppage over Frank Galarza in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

In round four, Hurd landed a right uppercut that dropped Galarza. It was the first time that Galarza was knocked down in his career. Galarza had swelling under his left eye.

Hurd continued the assault and after a big right hand, referee Russell Mora stopped the bout 59 seconds into round six.

Hurd, 154 1/2 lbs of Accokeek, MD is 17-0 with 11 knockouts. Galarza, 154 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 17-1-2.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko scored a 3rd round stoppage over Jesse Nicklow in a scheduled 8-round Super Middleweight bout.

Derevyanchenko rocked Nickow repeatedly in the third round and finally opened up a huge barrage on the ropes until referee Jay Nady stopped the bout at 2:18.

Derevyanchenko, 164 3/4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 7-0 with 5 knockouts. Nicklow, 165 1/2 lbs of Baltimore, MD is 25-8-3.

David Benavidez scored a 1st round stoppage over Felipe Romero in a scheduled 8-round Light Heavyweight bout.

In round one, Benavidez landed a big left that was followed a combination that was punctuated by a uppercut that dropped Romero. Romero was dropped seconds later by a left to the body. Benavidez landed two more lefts and a left to the head that sent Romero down for a third and final time at 2:00 of round one.

Benavidez, 171 1/4 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 11-0 with 10 knockouts. Romero, 173 1/2 lbs of La Paz, MX is 15-10-1.

Damiel Rosas won a 10-round split decision over Roberto Pucheta in a Super Bantamweight bout at Deportivo Tlalli in
Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico.

Rosas won by scores of 96-95 and 94-92 while Pucheta took a card 96-94.

Rosas is 20-2-1. Pucheta is 9-7-1.

Daniel Echevarria scored a stoppage in the 8th and final scheduled round of his Welterweight bout with Abner Lopez.

Echevarria dropped Lopez in round one with a right hook that was followed by a right to the chin. Lopez sent Echevarria to the canvas in round three with a perfect counter right.

Echevarria dropped Lopez with a straight left in round eight. Seconds later, Echevarria landed eleven unanswered punches and the bout was stopped at 1:18 of round eight.

Echevarria, 146 1/2 lbs of Durango, MX is 19-1 with 17 knockouts. Lopez, 143 1/4 lbs of Tinum, MX is 23-5.

Jake Matthews scored a stoppage after round two in his boiut with Akbarh Arreola in a Lightweight bout.

Arreola’s right eye was badly swollen and face was a bloody mess after being on the receiving end of countless blows in round two and fight was stopped just before the 3rd round commenced.

Matthews, 155 lbs of Eppimg, AUS is 10-1. Arreola, 155 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 23-10-1.

Kyle Noke scored a 1st round stoppage over Peter Sobotta in a Welterweight bout.

Noke landed a kick to the body that sent Sobotta down. Noke jumped on Sobotta and landed a huge flurry of punches on the ground and the fight was stopped at 2:01.

Noke, 169 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 22-7-1. Sobotta, 169 lbs of Ballign, GER is 15-10-1.

Gian Villante scored a 1st round stoppage over Anthony Perosh in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Villante landed a perfect right down the middle on Perosh’s chin that dropped him and the fight was stopped at 2:56.

Villante, 205 lbs of Bellmore, NY is 14-6. Perosh, 205 lbs of Sydney, AUS 15-10.

Danny Martinez won a 3-round unanimous decision over Richie Vaculik in a Flyweight bout.

Scores were 30-27 on all cards for Martinez, 125 lbs of San Diego, CA and is now 18-7. Vaculik, 125 lbs of Sydney, AUS is 10-5.

Ben Nguyan made Ryan Benoit tap out from a rear-naked choke at 2:35 in round one of their Flyweight bout.

It barely lasted more then two rounds, but Edwin Rodriguez scored a 3rd round stoppage over previously undefeated Michael Seals in a thrilling five knockdown Light Heavyweight bout at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

In a wild first round, Rodriguez dropped Seals from a series of punches that was capped off by a right to the head. Seals came back to send Rodriguez to the canvas with a short right hand. Just before the end of the first frame, Seals landed a perfect left hook that sent Rodriguez plummeting to the canvas. In round two, Rodriguez caught Seals with a chopping right that sent Seals to the canvas. Seconds into round three, Rodriguez landed a perfect right that sent Seals down hard to the canvas and the fight was waved off at 24 seconds of round three.

Rodriguez, 175.4 lbs of Worcester, MA is 28-1 with 19 knockouts. Seals, 174.4 lbs of Atlanta, GA is 19-1.

Thomas Williams Jr. and Humberto Savigne traded knockdowns in round one but it was Williams who gained the upper hand and scored a 2nd round stoppage in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout.

In round one, Williams dropped Savigne with a right hook to the head. Seconds later, It was Savigne who got even as he dropped Williams with a right to the head. In round two, Williams hurt Savigne with several punches and then dropped him for a second knockdown. Williams started landing hard wild shots and the referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of round two.

Williams, 174.6 lbs of Laurel, MD is 19-1 with 13 knockouts. Savigne, 175.8 lbs of Boca Raton, FL via Cuba is 12-3-1.

Bryant Perrella scored a 1st round stoppage over Caquib Fadli in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.

Perrella landed about 10 punches to the body on the ropes and was ruled a knockdown. Perrella jumped on Fadli and landed a left down the middle that was followed by a flurry of punches sent Fadli to a knee and the bout was stopped at 1:30.

Perrella, 146.8 lbs of Fort Myers, FL is 12-0 with 11 knockouts. Fadli, 145.6 lbs of France is 13-6.

Former world title challenger Fernando Guerrero scored a 7th round stoppage over Daniel Souza Santos in a scheduled 8 round Middleweight bout.

Guerrero controlled the action and landed a barrage of punches until the fight was stopped at 1:45 of round 7.

Guerrero, 156.1 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is 28-3 with 20 knockouts. Santos, 156.2 lbs of Brazil is now 13-9.

According to Dan Ran Rafael of espn.com, Oscar De La Hoya had some parting words for Floyd Mayweather in this month’s Playboy Magazine.

“You did it. You made it to the 49-0 mark, a milestone that you like to say only the great Rocky Marciano reached but that was actually achieved by others, including my idol Julio Cesar Chavez — but who’s counting,” De La Hoya wrote. “And now you’re retiring. Again. (The first time was after our fight in 2007.) This time you say it’s for real. You’re serious about hanging up the gloves. On to bigger and better things. So I’m writing to you today to wish you a fond farewell. Truth be told, I’m not unhappy to see you retire. Neither are a lot of boxing fans. Scratch that. MOST boxing fans. Why? Because the fight game will be a better one without you in it.”

“Let’s face it: You were boring,” De La Hoya wrote. “Just take a look at your most recent performance, your last hurrah in the ring, a 12-round decision against Andre Berto. How to describe it? A bust? A disaster? A snooze fest? An affair so one-sided that on one judge’s card Berto didn’t win a single round? Everyone in boxing knew Berto didn’t have a chance. I think more people watched ‘Family Guy’ reruns that night than tuned in to that pay-per-view bout. But I didn’t mind shelling out $75 for the HD broadcast. In fact it’s been a great investment. When my kids have trouble falling asleep, I don’t have to read to them anymore. I just play them your Berto fight. They don’t make it past round three.”

“Another reason boxing is better off without you: You were afraid. Afraid of taking chances. Afraid of risk. A perfect example is your greatest ‘triumph,’ the long-awaited record-breaking fight between you and Manny Pacquiao,” De La Hoya wrote, referring to the May 2 fight that set every revenue record in boxing. “Nearly 4.5 million buys! More than $400 million in revenue! Headlines worldwide! How can that be bad for boxing? Because you lied. You promised action and entertainment and a battle for the ages, and you delivered none of the above. The problem is, that’s precisely how you want it.

“You should have fought Pacquiao five years ago, not five months ago. That, however, would have been too dangerous. Too risky. You’ve made a career out of being cautious. You won’t get in the ring unless you have an edge. Sure, you fought some big names. But they were past their prime. Hell, even when we fought in 2007 — and I barely lost a split decision — I was at the tail end of my career. Then later you took on Mexican megastar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, but he was too young and had to drop too much weight.”

“I got into this business to take chances. I took on all comers in their prime,” he wrote. “The evidence? I lost. Six times.”

“The mantra of my firm Golden Boy Promotions is simple: the best taking on the best. It’s too bad you didn’t do the same,” De La Hoya wrote. “You took the easy way out. When you weren’t dancing around fading stars, you were beating up on outclassed opponents. A lot of your opponents were above-average fighters, but they weren’t your caliber. You’re a very talented fighter, the best defensive fighter of our generation. But what good is talent if you don’t test it?

“Muhammad Ali did. Sugar Ray Leonard did. You? Not a chance. You spent 2000 to 2010 facing forgettable opening acts like Victoriano Sosa, Phillip N’dou, DeMarcus Corley, Henry Bruseles and Sharmba Mitchell. There were guys out there — tough scary opponents like Antonio Margarito and Paul Williams — but you ran from them. Were you ever on the track team in high school? You would have been a star.

“Boxing will also be a better place without the Mouth. Your mouth, to be precise, the one that created ‘Money’ Mayweather. I know you needed that Money Mayweather persona. Before he and Golden Boy Promotions came along, nobody watched your fights. You couldn’t even sell out your hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Mouth made you money. More money than you could spend in a lifetime. (Wait, I’ve seen those episodes of 24/7. You probably will spend it all.) But the Mouth doesn’t have a place in boxing; save it for the WWE. Unless you’re someone like Ali, whose fights were as scintillating as his banter, the all-talk, no-entertainment model cheapens our sport. Boxers should speak with their fists and with their hearts. They don’t have to say anything to prove themselves. You’re going to have a legacy. You’ll be remembered as the guy who made the most money. As for your fights? We’ve already forgotten them.”

You’re moving on to a new phase of life now, a second act,” De La Hoya wrote. “I’m sure it will be nice not to have to train year-round. … But I’m wondering what you’re going to do. You have a lot of time and, at the moment, a lot of money. Maybe you’ll put your true skills to work and open a used-car dealership or run a circus. Or maybe you’ll wind up back on ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ It’s a job that’s safe, pays well and lets you run around on stage. Something you’ve been doing for most of your career.”

Jr. Middleweight Prichard Colon was moved to a rehabilitation facility in Georgia that specializes in head trauma, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Colon (16-1, 13 KOs), 23, suffered the injury during a ninth-round disqualification loss to Terrel Williams in an NBC-televised Premier Boxing Champions card from the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Although Colon is breathing on his own, he has been in a coma since. On Thursday he was moved to Shepherd Center, a hospital in Atlanta that specializes in treatment for those with brain and spinal cord injuries.

“Today is a big day for my brother Prichard Colon,” Ricardo Colon wrote on social media. “Headed to the best rehab center for traumatic brain injuries, Shepherd Center.”

Lou DiBella, who promoted the card on behalf of PBC, said Colon has a long road ahead of him but that going to a rehabilitation facility specializing in brain injuries was best for him.

“It’s one of the best facilities in the world for people in Prichard’s situation,” DiBella told ESPN.com. “He’s going to the best place he can be. It has innovative treatments and is a state-of-the-art facility. But he remains in a coma. The family has been waiting for the approval for the move and for Prichard to be physically strong enough to make a safe trip.

“That’s where they want him to be, and I’m happy they are able to bring him there. The best help anyone can give is to keep Prichard in their thoughts and for people who pray to continue to pray for him, and let’s hope for the best for this fine young man and his family.”

Also writing on social media, Ricardo Colon credited Al Haymon, Prichard’s adviser and the creator of PBC, for making the move to the costly rehabilitation facility possible.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Sullivan Barrera will face Karo Murat in an IBF Light Heavyweight elimination bout on December 12 in Glendale, California.

The bout will be broadcasted on HBO Latino.

Karim Guerfi won a 10-round unanimous decision over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. in a Bantamweight bout at the Music Hall in Austin, Texas.

In round one, Gonzalez dropped Guerfi with a left to the body. Gonzalez seemed to hurt his right hand shortly after the knockdown and it Was Guerfi who became more active and accurate.

Guerfi, 118 lbs of Manosque, FRA won by scores of 97-92, 96-93 and 95-94 and is now 23-3. Gonzalez, 118 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 25-3-2.

Gonzalez landed 165 of 565 punches while Guerfi was 208-710.

Miguel Flores remained undefeated by scoring a 2nd round stoppage over Afred Tetteh in a scheduled 10-round Featherweight bout.

In round two, Flores dropped Tetteh with a right that was follwed by a big left hook to the body and Tetteh was down for the 10 count at 1:10 of round two.

Flores, 127.4 lbs of Morelia, MX is now 18-0 with 8 knockouts. Tetteh, 127 lbs of Bokum, GHA us 19-5-1.

Mario Barrios remained undefeated by winning an 8-round unanimous decision over Enrique Tinoco in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Barrios, 130 lbs of Racine, WI won by scores of 78-74 on all cards and is now 13-0. Tinoco, 130 lbs of Rosarito, MX is 15-3-2.

Barrios landed 117-374 punches. Tinoco was 78-255.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com. interim Cruiserweight titlist Beibut Shumenov will defend his totle against Kryzstof Wlodarczyk on December 18th in Las Vegas on Spike TV.

Kevin Bizier earned a title shot with IBF champion Kell Brook by stopping Fredrick Lawson in round ten of their scheduled 12-round Welterweight bout at the Micosoukee Resort in Miami, Florida.

Bizier, 146.5 lbs of Quebec City, CAN beat down Lawson until the bout was stopped in the corner at 2:59 of round ten.

Bizier is 25-2 with 17 knockouts. Lawson, 145.6 lbs of Accra, GHA is 24-1.

Walter Castillo and Keita Obara battle to a 12-round majority draw in a Super Lightweight bout.

Scores were 115-113 for Obara and 114-114 twice.

Obara, 139.4 lbs of Tokyo, JAP outlanded Castillo 230-166 but is now 15-1-1. Castillo, 139.6 lbs of Managua, NIC is 26-3-1.

LAS VEGAS –Timothy Bradley promised a victory. He also promised a whole new animal.

He delivered on the victory Saturday night. But he didn’t have to be a new species. The old one — the Bradley of a few years ago — was enough.

A Bradley with resurrected skills and a new trainer, Teddy Atlas in his corner overwhelmed a shopworn Brandon Rios, who had neither the skill nor the energy to counter a disciplined jab, side-to-side movement and — in the end – a left hook.

The hook dropped Rios in the ninth round in what would be the first salvo in his imminent demise. Seconds after Rios got off his hands and knees, Bradley landed two body shots, first up the middle and then one to Rios’ side.

Rios didn’t get up this time. He was done, a loser by knockout at 2:49 of the ninth.

For Bradley, it played out exactly as planned. Atlas wanted him to be patient. He said he wanted Bradley to take a piece out of Rios, round by agonizing round. If there was a new animal in Bradley, it was a piranha, Atlas said.

“I just did what Teddy said,’’ said Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs), who put himself back in line for rematch with Manny Pacquiao, perhaps in April.

Speculation about Pacquiao is is bound to be rampant for the next couple of weeks. But jubilant Arum had no doubt that Bradley had re-emerged as one of Top Rank’s stars.

“The best Bradley I’ve ever seen,’’ Arum said.

The same couldn’t be said for Rios, whose career appeared to be at an end.

“I think I’m done,’’ Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) said.

Rios might have been weakened by a battle to make weight.

Two tenths of a pound aren’t much, but they were enough to make a weigh-in last an hour longer than it should have Friday.

Rios stepped on the scale once, stripped off his shorts behind a strategically placed sheet and stepped on the scale again. Once, twice, shorts on, shorts off and he was still two-tenths heavier than the 147-pound mandatory for his welterweight bout Saturday night against Timothy Bradley at Thomas & Mack Center.

For the next 60 minutes, Rios found a bathroom, stood around a hallway outside of a ballroom at The Wynn and then headed back to the scale. Once, twice, shorts on, shorts off and this time the two tenths were gone, presumably flushed from the proceedings.

Actually, Rios said he could have saved everybody a lot of time had he been allowed an extra minute or two. In so many words and more than a few expletives, he said he was trying to get rid of the two-tenths when he was called off the stool and onto the scale.

“There was no drama,’’ Rios said then. “I’m ready.’’

Rios’ face looked a little drawn after the weigh-in. He’s no stranger to off and on the scale controversies. As a lightweight, he missed weight twice. The move up to welter was supposed to make things easier.

But Rios has never been about easy.

Not easy on himself or anybody else, especially after a loss that could force him to flush a lot more than just two-tenths.

Lomachenko dominates in 10th-round KO

It was the Vasyl Lomachenko show.

Murata gains further experience, stays unbeaten

Featherweight Marriaga dominant in taking unanimous decision

Colombian featherweight Miguel Marriaga flashed his world -class credentials early and often with a patient and précise performance for which there was no argument.

Michael Reed scored seventh-round TKO

Power and angles were a double-edged combo that Maryland junior-welterweight Michael Reed employed relentlessly.

Ruthlessly, too.

In the end, all of it overwhelmed Rondale Hubbert (10-4-1,6 KOs), a Minneapolis fighter who was knocked down early in the seventh and left hanging on the ropes from a succession of punches from Reed (17-0, 10 KOs) midway through the round of the second bout on the Brandon Rios-Timothy Bradley card Saturday at Thomas & Mack Center. Referee Kenny Bayless, stepped in, ending it at 1:09 of the seventh.

One punch opened show.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas threw it.

One minute into the first round of the opening bout on the Timothy Bradley-Brandon Rios card, Kavaliauskas (10-0, 9 KOs), a two-time Olympian from Lithuania and welterweight prospect in trainer Robert Garcia gym, landed an overhand right, knocking out Jake Giuriceo (17-5-1, 4 KOs) of Struthers, Ohio.

In a bout featuring legendary former world champions, Vitor Belfort scored a 1st round knockout over Dan Henderson in a Middleweight bout in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Belfort landed a left kick to the head and then landed two crushing punches that sent Henderson down. Belfort landed three punches while Henderson won down and the fight was stopped at 2:07 of round one.

Belfort, 185 lbs of Rio De Janeiro, BRA is 25-11. Henderson, 186 lbs of Temecula, CA is 31-14.

Glover Tiexiera scored a 2nd round stoppage over Patrick Cummins in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Tiexieria unloaded a flurry of hard shots to the face thaat bloodied ultimately stopped Cummins at 1:12.

Tiexeira, 206 lbs of Danbury, CT is 24-4. Cummins, 206 lbs of Dana Point, CA is 8-3.

Thomas Almeida scored a 1st round stoppage over Anthony Birchak in Bantamweight bout.

Almeida landed 4 hard shots that was capped off by a perfect roght to the jaw that dropped Birchak and the fight was stopped at 4:24 of round one

Almeida, 135 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 21-0. Birchak, 136 lbs of Tucscon, AZ is 12-3.

Alex Oliveira scored 3rd round stoppage over Piotr Hallman in a Lightweight bout.

Just seconds into the fight, Hallman was cut on the nose. In round three, Oliveira landed a perfect right on the chin that sent Hallman down and the fight was stopped at 51 seconds of round three.

Oliveira, 156 lbs of Rio Di Janairo, BRA is 13-2-1-1. Hallman, 155 lbs of Gdynia, POL is 15-5.

Rashid Magomedov won a 3-round unanimous decision over Gilbert Burns in a Light weight bout.

Magomedov, 155 lbs of Boca Raton, FL won by scores of 19-1. Burns, 156 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is 10-1.

Corey Anderson won a 3-round unanimous decision over Fabian Maldonado in a Lightweight bout.

Andersom 205 lbs of Robbinsville, BJ won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 8-1. Maldonado, 205 lbs of Flotianapolis, BRA is 23-8.

Gleison Tibau scored a 1st round chokeout over Abel Trujillo in a Lightweight bout.

Tibau win with a rear naked choke at 1:45 of round one.

Tibau, 155 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 41-11. Trujillo, 156 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is 12-7-1.

Johnny Case won a unanimous decision over Yan Cabral in a Lightweight bout.

Case bloodied the face of Cabral in the 3rd round round from punches.

Case, 156 lbs of Jefferson, IA won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is 22-4. Cabral, 156 lbs of Rio De Janeiro, BRA is 12-2.

Thiago Tavares scored a 1st round choke out over Clay Guida in a Featherweight bout.

Tavares got Guida down and was about to get him in a Guillotine that made Guida tap out at 39 seconds.

Tavares, 146 lbs of Florianapolis, BRA is 24-6-1. Guida, 146 lbs of Round Lake, IL is 32-13.

Chas Skelly scored a 2nd round choke out victory over Kevin Souza in a Featherweight bout.

Souza was bleeding over his left eye from an elbow in round one. In round two, Skelly was able to get behind Souza and choke him out at 1:56 of round two.

Skelly, 146 lbs of Arlinton, TX is 15-1. Souza, 146 lbs of Florianapolis, BRA is 19-4.