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.

By Norm Frauenheim

LAS VEGAS – 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.

Brandon 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. “I’m ready.’’

Rios’ face looked a little drawn after the weigh-in, which included Vasyl Lomachenko (4-1, 2 KOs) and Romulo Koasicha (25-4, 15 KOs) both at 125.6 pounds for a WBO featherweight title fight. 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.

On himself or anybody else.

With his career at a crossroads, Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) is expected to make things difficult for the favored Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) in an HBO-televised bout (9:30 p.m. ET/PT) that was officially sanctioned as a World Boxing Organization title fight.

His tireless pressure figures to test Bradley, who was at a business-like 146 pounds. For Bradley, the bout is his first with trainer Teddy Atlas. Bradley had spent his entire pro career with Joel Diaz. They knew each other instinctively, almost like father and son. What happens when Rios lands his first big punch? How will Bradley respond to adversity when he sees a different face, Atlas instead of Diaz, in his corner?

That looms as the bout’s key question. If Bradley has the right answer, Rios will wind up flushing a lot more than just two-tenths.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former Lightweight beltholders Omar Figueroa and Antonio DeMarco will meet on December 12 in San Antonio and be televised on NBC.

“I’m excited to once again be fighting in my home state of Texas, in front of my fans who know what to expect from me,” said Figueroa, 25, who is from Weslaco. “I’m going to fight smart, it’s going to be exciting and I will slowly break down DeMarco and give the fans and myself a win.

“I can box straightforward and also trade fire with fire. As we say in Spanish, ‘Si, se puede.’ Yes, we can. I am ready to get in the ring, risk it all and be the man who wins. Don’t miss it.”

“This will be a very tough fight and will most likely be a war because of our fighting styles,” DeMarco said. “I will do everything I can to give a great show and a great fight. My objective is to win.”

Also announced for the card were a pair of 10-round heavyweight fights: 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic Breazeale (16-0, 14 KOs) taking on Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 KOs) and former two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) facing Travis Kauffman (30-1, 22 KOs).

“Charles Martin has nowhere near the experience I have. It’s like night and day,” said Breazeale, 30, of Alhambra, California. “I do everything better than him and am in much better condition. I’m looking to end 2015 with a bang and get ready to kick off my 2016 campaign in style. I want to move toward challenging for a world title.”

Said Martin, 29, of Carson, California: “I know Dominic very well and have a lot of respect for him, so I know it’s going to be a tough fight. This fight is about two of the best young heavyweights in the world fighting each other. I won’t let anything stand in my way of becoming heavyweight champion.”

“I’ve known Kauffman for a long time, and very well, but once the bell rings, it’s time to go to work,” Arreola said. “I’m a beast when I’m in great shape, and that’s what I will be for this fight. I haven’t fought in San Antonio, but I look forward to fighting in front of the loyal Mexican-American boxing fans.”

“This is a fight that I’ve been wanting,” Kauffman said. “I know how tough Chris is and how great his desire to win is. This is my toughest test to date, but it is my time to shine. I believe that I will be a world champion and to do that I have to win this fight.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former 4-division world champion Nonito Donaire as re-upped his deal with Top and will most likely be fighting Cesar Juarez on December 11 in Puerto Rico.

“Nonito came to the office to meet with me and sign the contract. And he said, ‘No more fooling around, no more being a celebrity. I’m a fighter, and I’m going to work hard and stay in the gym, and you will see the best Nonito Donaire you’ve ever seen,'” Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN.com. “I think Donaire is really serious now. He’s a great fighter, and I don’t count him out against anybody.”

“I feel good about the deal. I’ve had some setbacks, but I’ve put myself in good position with this deal,” Donaire said. “We want to fight the best fighters Top Rank has to offer, and it says in the contract that Top Rank will try to make fights for me with the best available opponents, like Lomachenko and a rematch with Walters.

“Those fights are there for me, and I am happy about that and happy knowing I will get the opportunity for big fights. We’re happy about the deal and the possibility of fighting the best fighters that Top Rank can make available to me.”

Donaire said the fight with Juarez was “icing on the contract. I can start my rise back up. That’s the opportunity Top Rank presented to me, and it’s a good one. He’s a really rugged guy.

“That’s all we know about him. We’ve heard a lot of talk that he’s a tough guy and that he sparred with [lightweight titleholder Jorge] Linares. He can wear you down. He has the Mexican style and will try to take whatever I can dish out to him. We are not looking past him. We’re getting some tapes of him.”

“I would love to fight Lomachenko,” Donaire said. “Lomachenko is a really good fighter and a really good test for me to see where I’m at. There’s talk they want to come down [to junior featherweight], but if not, we’ll go back up to featherweight.

“I took things for granted before. I’m taking things for granted anymore, and I am thankful for every little thing in my life.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, a report that Amir Khan signed a contract to fight Manny Pacquiao is false as per Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum.

Arum, however, called the report “total bulls—.”

“I haven’t sent a contract to him. We haven’t sent anything to him,” Arum told ESPN.com on Tuesday. “Don’t you think I’m the promoter of the fight and I would know if I sent a contract? It’s total bulls—. It’s not true. This is f—ing ridiculous. There is no deal. There is no contract. There has been no decision whatsoever.”

“Top Rank has sent a contract to neither of them,” Arum said. “Top Rank will send a contract to one of them when Manny makes his decision on who he wants to fight. Right now, what we are doing is trying to decide between Crawford and Khan for April 9. But [the reported agreement with Khan] is such bulls—. I don’t know what Khan said he signed. Don’t I have the right to draw up a contract with either guy? I don’t know who Manny wants to fight.”

While Arum was on the phone with ESPN.com at the Top Rank building in Las Vegas, he received a call on his cell phone from Cameron Dunkin, Crawford’s manager, who had gotten wind of the Daily Mail report. Arum began shouting at Dunkin, “It’s not true! It’s total bulls—! Tell Crawford it’s not true!”

Featherweight title holder Gary Russell Jr. suffered a cut in training that will prevent him from making a title defense of November 14 against Oscar Escandon on Showtime, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“The network was informed earlier [Monday] that Gary sustained a cut in training and is unable to fight,” Showtime spokesman Chris DeBlasio told ESPN.com. “Of course we are sorry to hear this and we are evaluating our options for the Nov. 14 show. We expect to have an announcement in the next couple of days.”

Jermell Charlo remained undefeated by stopping former world champion Joachim Alcine in round six of their scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout in Houston, Texas.

In round six, Charlo dropped Alcine with a left. Moments later, Charlo landed a right that wobbled Alcine. Charlo landed several more shots and the fight was stopped at 1:21 of round six.

Charlo, 155 3/4 lbs of Houston is now 27-0 with 12 knockouts. Alcine, 152 3/4 lbs of Haiti is 35-8-2.

Tony Harrison won a 10-round unanimous decision over Cecil McCalla in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Harrison controlled the action with the exception of round nine when despite having a cut around the left eye, McCalla rocked Harrison with several hard right hands.

Harrison, 156 lbs of Detroit, MI won by scores of 100-90 and 98-92 twice and is now 22-1. McCalla, 155 1/2 lbs of Baltimore, MD is 20-3.

Christopher Di2az remained perfect with a 2nd round stoppage over Karl Garcia in a scheduled 8-round Featherweight bout.

Diaz dropped Garcia with a left hook in round two. He ended things just seconds later when he landed a right to the jaw that froze Garcia and a follow up right dropped him to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 26 seconds of round two.

Diaz is 13-0 with 8 knockouts. Garcia is 9-6-1.

Jean Rivera won a 6-round unanimous decision over Jivany Fuentes in a Super Featherweight bout.

Rivera, 121 1/2 lbs of Bayamon, PR won by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 twice and is now 4-0. Fuentes, 122 lbs of Corozal, PR is 6-7.

Jose Zepeda and former Lightweight champion fought to a no-contest after one-round of their scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico.

The two banged heads and Zepeda was sliced open under his left eye and the fight was stopped.

It was the second straight disappointing outing for Zepeda as in his previous fight he had to bow out of his WBO Lightweight title fight with Terry Flanagan when he popped his left shoulder.

Zepeda, 142 lbs of Long Beach, CA is 23-1. Alfaro, 142 lbs of Nagorote, NIC. is 28-9-1,

Carlos Diaz scored a 2nd round stoppage over Marcos Cardenas in round two of a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout.

Diaz dropped Cardenas in round two with a straight right. Diaz was all over Cardenas and landed a heaby barrage of punches and the bout was stopped at 2:09 of round two.

Diaz, 135 1/2 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 18-0 with 10 knockouts. Cardenas, 135 1/2 lbs of Guaymas, MX is 16-6-1.

Gregorio Ronquillo won a 6-round split decision over previously undefeated Luis Rosales in a Super Bantamweight bout.

Ronquillo of Tijuana, MX won by scores of 59-55 twice while Rosales took a card 58-56.

Ronquillo is 3-1-2. Rosales of Tijuana, MX is 2-1.

In a battle of undefeated Lightweight, Samuel Garibaldi scored a 1st round stoppage over Uriel Perez in a scheduled 6-round bout.

Garibaldi landed a left hook that sent Perez to the canvas. Perez got back up but had his back turned to the referee and the bout was stopped at 1:12.

Garibaldi, 136 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 7-0-1 with 4 knockouts. Perez, 136 1/2 lbs of Quaretano, MX is 6-1.

Ismael Camacho scored a 4th round stoppage over Jose Caravantes in a scheduled 6-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Camacho is 6-1-1. Caravantes is 0-11-1.

Ganigan Lopez scored a dubious 4th round stoppage over Juan Luis Lopez in a scheduled 4-round Flyweight bout at Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City, Mexico.

Ganigan landed a hard uppercut and the bout was stopped at 1:36 of round 4.

Ganigan Lopez, 110 lbs of Ameca, MX is now 26-6 with 17 knockouts. Juan Luis Lopez, 109 lbs is now 13-3.

Martin Casillas and Jesus Galicia battled to a no-contest in round three of their scheduled 8-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Galicia was cut over the right eye from an inadvertent clash of heads.

Casillas is 15-6. Galicia is 13-8.

Guillermo Said Flores stopped previously undefeated Daniel Garcia in round five of their scheduled 6-round Flyweight bout.

The fight was stopped after Garcia could not continue when he was cut over his right eye.

Flores, 112 lbs is 5-2-1 with 1 knockout. Garcia, 112 lbs is 6-1-1.

2 fights have been added to the December 19 HBO card at the Turning Stone Resort Casino and will be shown on HBO Latino prior to the Boxing After Dark Card that will feature Luis Ortiz taking on Bryant Jennings and Nicholas Walters battling Jason Sosa according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Gabriel Rosado will take on former Welterweight champion Joshua Clottey while Yunieski Gonzalez will take on Vyacheslav Shabranskyy in a Light Heavyweight bout.

“We worked hard to put this card together and we’re very happy with it,” Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN.com. “Four really good fights on one card. It will be a great night to end the year with a bang.”

“Clottey is going up a little bit in weight and Rosado is going down a little bit in weight,” De La Hoya said. “Besides it being a good fight, I think the winner will put himself back in line for an even bigger fight with any of the top junior middleweights or middleweights.”

“Gonzalez and Pascal was a great fight and we saw what Gonzalez could do, so we know we’re throwing Shabranskyy into the fire. But the winner will be knocking on the door to fight the best light heavyweights,” De La Hoya said. “We promote Shabranskyy and, of course, I’m rooting for my guy, but this is a 50-50 fight.”

“It was pleasant to work with Joe and we’re looking forward to doing lots more business with him in the future,” De La Hoya said.

“I like the fights for my guys and I like the card that it’s on,” he said. “It’s a high-profile card and I have high hopes for Yunieski Gonzalez coming off the last fight because I thought he beat Pascal. A lot of people thought he beat Pascal.

“For Joshua, it will be a little higher weight than usual but I think it’s the kind of card and kind of higher-profile fight that can put him in position to be where he has been — in world title contention.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Jr. Middleweight Prichard Colon is still in a coma stemming from his bout that took place on October 17 in Fairfax, Virginia but he is showing small signs of improvement.

“Prichard is breathing without machines!! The Glory of God!! I just need you to wake up,” Colon’s family posted on the fighter’s Facebook page.

“He no longer needs a ventilator, and the doctors have removed the pressure monitors on the brain, which is a very good sign,” promoter Lou DiBella, who put on the card on behalf of the PBC, told ESPN.com on Monday. “Physically, according to the family, Prichard looks 1,000 percent better than he did, and he’s showing signs of moving his extremities. But he’s not out of the coma. He’s not awake. But that said, the family is far more optimistic and hopeful than it was. The doctors feel like Prichard’s recovery is as good as can be expected at this point.”

“From the family’s standpoint, they are very, very grateful for the outpouring of support, love and prayers and positive thoughts people have been sending them,” DiBella said. “It’s made a big difference to the family. They are people of faith, and they believe all of it is helping Prichard.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Manny Pacquiao will retire after his fight in April to pursue a seat in the Philippines senate.

“I’m telling you what he told me last week at dinner in New York,” said Bob Arum. “We talked very seriously and he said, ‘Bob, hopefully, by the middle of May I will have been elected senator in the Philippines and at that point I cannot engage in boxing because I need to focus on the senate and I have to be in attendance.’

“Manny told me this fight on April 9 will be his last fight.”

“There are hundreds of congressmen but if he wins the senate seat he has to be there to do the work. They do the real work in the senate in the Philippines, not just make a lot of b——t speeches like they do in the congress,” Arum said. “It’s a real job and if Manny is serious about wanting to be president, these six years in the senate would be like an audition and for him to show his people that he really is a serious politician.”

“Manny told me this would be his last fight and I’m not sad about it because he’s going on to a political career which will require a lot of mental acuity, so you don’t want him to stay in boxing too long,” Arum said. “If he stays in boxing a little too long his mental faculties might be somewhat impaired.”

Pacquiao’s opponent is not set, although there are some names on a short list, including junior welterweight titlist Terence Crawford (26-0, 18 KOs). Arum is promoting his defense against Montreal’s Dierry Jean on Saturday night in Crawford’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, and Arum said a strong performance from Crawford would give him the inside track on the fight with Pacquiao.

Arum said that England’s Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs), a top welterweight contender and former unified junior welterweight titleholder, is also in the mix.

Arum named Juan Manuel Marquez and Timothy Bradley Jr. as two other candidates.

“My deal with Manny is that after I have my conversations with all the likely contenders I go to Manny and (adviser) Michael (Koncz) and lay everything out and let them pick who Manny wants to fight,” Arum said. “I gather information, I explain to them the details of each deal and if they ask my opinion I give them my opinion.”

Arum said he also has had people in the Middle East — Dubai and Qatar — contact him about hosting a Pacquiao fight. But that has happened regularly for years and nothing has come of it.

“There’s always been a lot of talk but all it’s been is talk, so my feeling is we would do it in Las Vegas,” Arum said.

Terence Crawford made his case for a fight with Manny Pacquiao as he defended the WBO Super Lightweight title with a 10th round stoppage over Dierry Jean at the Centurylink Arena in Omaha, Nebraska

Just before the end of round one, Crawford landed a straight left and right hook that sent Jean to the canvas.  Crawford continued to beat up Jean over the course of the bout.  Crawford dominated the bout from the southpaw stance as he only occasionaly ate right hands.  In round nine, Crawford dropped Jean again with a couple of chopping shots to the top of the head.

Crawford came out in round ten and hurt Jean several times before landing a hard combination that sent Jean into the bottom ropes and referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight.

Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska is 27-0 with 19 knockouts.  Jean of Montreal, QUE is 29-2.

Andy Ruiz Jr. battered Raphael Zumbano Love over eight rounds to win a unanimous decision in a Heavyweight bout.

Ruiz, 248 3/4 lbs of Imperial Valley, CA won by scores of 80-72 two cards and 80-70 on the 3rd card and is now 26-0.  Zumbano Love, 247 3/4 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is now 37-12-1.

Mikael Zewski scored a 5th round stoppage over Ayi Bruce in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

In round five, Zewski landed a big uppercut that was followed by a left and right to the head that sent Bruce to the canvas.  Bruce tried to get up but was counted out at 1:41 of round five.

Zewski, 149 1/2 lbs of Trois-Riverst, QUE is 27-1 with 21 knockouts.  Bruce, 149 1/2 lbs of Accra, GHA is 15-12.

Former world featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich won a 8-round split decision over Aldomir Silva in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Gradovich, 127 3/4 lbs of Oxnard, CA won two cards by 79-71 and 78-74 scores while Silva took a card 77-75.

Gradovich is 20-1-1.  Silva, 127 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 19-9.

Julian Rodriguez remained undefeated with a 4-round unanimous decision over Alvaro Ortiz in a Welterweight bout.

Rodriguez, 143 1/4 lbs of Hasbrook Heights, NJ won by scores of 40-36 on two cards and 39-37 and is now 11-0. Ortiz, 140 lbs of Ciudad, MX is 7-5-1.

Alex Saucedo remained undefeated by scoring 2 knockdowns en route to a 6-round unanimous decision over Angel Martnez in a Welterweight bout.

In round five, Saucedo dropped Martinez from a chopping right hand. In round six, Saucedo dropped Martinez with an accumulation of punches on the ropes.

Saucedo, 142 1/4 lbs of Oklahoma City, OK won by scores of 60-52 twice and 60-54 and is now 19-0. Martinez, 141 1/2 lbs of Empalma, MX is 12-8-1.

Alfredo Martinez registered three knockdowns en route to a 4-round unanimous decision over Darin Hampton in a Welterweight fight.

In round two, Martinez dropped Hampton with a series of body shots. Martinez continued to batter Hampton by scoring another knockdown just seconds later. In round four, Martinez scored another knockdown from a left to the body.

Martinez, 142 lbs of Scotts Bluff, NE won by scores of 40-33 on two cards and 40-34 and is now 5-0. Hampton, 141 1/2 lbs of Kansas City, MO. is 1-2.

Zsolt Daranyi scored a 2nd round stoppage over Sean Rawley Wilson in a scheduled 4-round Jr. Middleweight bout

Daranyi dropped Wilson with a right hand at the end of the opening frame. In round two, Daraanyi landed about 25 unanswered blows with most being body shots until the bout was stopped at 1:55 of round two.

Daranyi, 153 lbs of Toronto, CAN is 5-0 with 5 knockouts. Wilson, 153 3/4 lbs of Lavista, NE is 5-16-1.

By Norm Frauenheim–

PHOENIX, Ariz. – For Rob Brant, there was only relief. For Louis Rose, there was only frustration. For both, there were only cheers from a Celebrity Theatre crowd entertained by the middleweights throughout a close battle in a ShoBox-televised bout Friday night.

In the end, Brant’s experience appeared to just enough for a majority decision over Rose, whose corner men stormed out of the ring in anger at the 96-94, 95-95, 96-94 scores.

“He’s tough to beat and I knew he would be,’’ said Brant (18-0, 11 KOs), a Saint Paul, Minn., fighter and 2010 national Golden Gloves champion who relied on his educated jab for a narrow victory. “It seemed like every time I hurt him, he came back storming back.’’

In the end, one question was inevitable:

What about a rematch?

“It’s not up to me,’’ Brant said. “I’ll leave that up to my management.’’

Initially, Rose (13-3-1, 5 KOs) didn’t want to talk. He said he was too disappointed.

But when asked about a rematch, he didn’t hesitate.

“Oh, yeah, absolutely,’’ he shouted in his crowded dressing room.

For Brant’s management, however, there’s risk in another bout with Rose, whose life on the Los Angeles streets included eight months when he slept in old car.

Rose, who has no amateur experience, only figures to get better.

His quick feet and athleticism made him an elusive target in the early rounds against Brant repeated missed with right hands. Over the last five rounds, Brant began to catch Rose with head-rocking lefts. Yet, Rose was always able to quickly recover with combinations of his own.

On the televised undercard, Brooklyn heavyweight Jarrell Miller (15-0-1, 13 KOs) lived up to the first half of his Big Baby nickname. He was way too big for Ahror Muralimov (14-2, 11 KOs) of Taskkent. The 280-pound Miller walked down Muralimov, stopping him out with an overhand right in the third round.

The Rest

Light-heavyweight Samuel Clarkson (17-3, 11 KOs) of Cedar Hills, Tex., scored a second-round stoppage of Lavarn Harvell (15-2, 8 KOs) of Atlanatic City, N.J.

Phoenix super-featherweight Keenan Carbajal (8-2, 5 KOs), wearing the white trunks with red lettering once worn by Hall of Famer Michael Carbajal, used his leverage, scoring a couple big knockdowns for a third-round KO of Angel Monrreal 5-7, 3 KOs) of Mexico.

Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy Nichols (1-0, 1 KO) was credited with three knockdowns in the first round for some quick work in his debut — a stoppage of Jeremiah Davis (0-1), a Phoenix fighter whose stumbled more often than he threw punches.

Tough super-bantamweight Jose Silveria (16-18, 7 KOs) of Mexico threw harder shots and landed them often enough for a majority decision over Emilio Garcia (9-2, 2 KOs) of Phoenix .

Due to the lingering effects of hand surgery, Felix Verdejo will not fight as scheduled on October 31 in Kissimmee, Florida.

“I’m very sad about all this,” said Verdejo, a 2012 Olympian. “I wanted to give back all the love the fans in Kissimmee have given me with a good fight, but they deserve the best of me, and in order to give my best inside the ring, I need to be 100 percent ready.”

“We understand Felix’s frustration and disappointment not being able to go through with this fight,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti said. “Unfortunately, the hand has just not recovered enough to fight as originally planned. Felix will continue his rehab and we will reschedule his next fight as soon as possible.

“He’s got to continue the rehab he’s been doing, and in another week, we’ll make assessment on when he will go.”