Alfonso Blanco won the WBA Interim Middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Sergey Khomitsky.

Scores were 119-109 twice and 118-112 for Blanco, who is 12-0. Khomitsky is 30-12-3.

Ramon Alvarez stopped former world title challenger Ben Tackie in round four of a scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.

Alvarez landed a furious barrage of punches in the corner that Tackie had no answer for and the bout was stopped at 1:52 of round four.

ALvarez, 157 lbs of Guadalajara, MX 22-4-2 with 14 knockouts. Tackie, 154 lbs of Accra, GHA is 30-13-1.

Martin Tecuapetla scored a 3rd round stoppage over Ronald Ramos in a scheduled 10-round Flyweight bout.

In round three, Tecuapetla dropped Ramos with a right to the body that was followed by a right to the head and Ramos stayed down for the ten count.

Tecuapetla is now 13-6-3 with 10 knockouts. Ramos is 37-15-4.

Miguel Angel Bautista won a 6-round split decision over Raul Hinojosa in a Super Lightweight bout.

Bautista is 5-2-2. Hinojosa is 11-6-1.

Gabriel Bracero needed just one punch to dispose of Danny O’Connor in the first round of their scheduled 10-round Welterweight rematch at the Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Bracero landed a perfect right hand to the chin of O’Connor and O’Connor plummeted to the canvas with the back of his head slamming on the mat and the fight was waved off immediately at 41 seconds of the first frame.

Bracero, 146.8 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 24-2 with 5 knockouts. O’Connor, 146.2 lbs of Framingham, MA is 26-3.

Jonathan Guzman kept his perfect knockout streak alive by stopping Danny Aquino in round nine of their scheduled 10-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Guzman dropped Aquino in round two with a left hook. Just before the end of the round, Guzman sent Aquino to the canvas with a right hand. Guzman dropped a tiring and hurt Guzman with a perfect right that was followed by a left in round nine and the bout was stopped at 1:19 of round nine.

Guzman, 121.6 lbs of Santo Domingo, PR is 20-0 with 20 knockouts. Aquino, 121.6 lbs of Meridan, CT is 17-3.

Ryan Kielczeski scored an entertaining 10-round unanimous decision over Rafael Vazquez in a Featherweight bout.

Kielczweski, 125.8 lbs of Quincy, MA won by scores of 97-93 twice and 96-94 and is now 24-1. Vazquez, 126 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 16-2.

Kielczweski landed 177 of 688 punches. Vazquez was 141 of 441.

Adam Kownacki remained undefeated by winning an 8-round unanimous decision over Rodney Hernandez in a Heavyweight bout.

Kownakcki, 261 1/4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 78-74 on all cards and is now 12-0. Hernandez, 240 lbs of Modesto, CA is 8-3-1.

Terry Flanagan made the first defense of the WBO Lightweight title with a 2 round destruction of mandatory challenger Diego Magdaleno at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Flanagan dropped Magdaleno in round two from a straight left. Moments later, Flanagan landed a huge uppercut that was followed by a big left that sent Magdaleno down again. Flanagan scored a third knockdown from three more hard shots that was finished with a left. The fight went on but not to the liking of Magdaleno as he was drilled by a plethora of punches until the fight was mercifully stopped at 2:38 of round two.

Liam Smith captured the vacant WBO Jr. Middleweight title with a 7th round stoppage over John Thompson.

Thompson controlled the early action as he worked behind a stiff jab and followed up with right hands. In round six, Smith started landing hard power shots and in round seven, Smith battered Thompson until a punishing right hand sent Thompson down face first and the bout was stopped at 1:44 of round seven.

Smith, 153 3/4 lbs of Liverpool, UK is now 21-0-1 with 11 knockouts. Thompson, 152.4 lbs of Newark, NJ is 17-1-1.

In a battle of undefeated Jr. Welterweights, Jack Catterall won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jarko Putkonen.

Catterall is 13-0. Putkonen is 12-1.

Adrian Gonzalez scored a 6th round stoppage over John Kays in a scheduled 10-round Super featherweight bout.

Gonzalez scored 4 knockdowns before the bout was stopped.

Gonzalez of Manchester is 12-1 with 3 knockouts. Kays of Ashton Under-Lyne is 21-5-1.

In a terrific back and forth brawl, Tom Staker and Craig Evans fought to a spirited 10-round draw in a Lightweight bout.

Evans began to bleed from his nostrils in round one. Both guys took turns hurting each other with hard combinations.

Scores were 97-93 for Stalker, 96-94 for Evans and 95-95.

Stalker, 134.9 lbs of Liverpool is 10-1-2. Evans, 134 lbs of Blackpool is 14-1-1.

2008 Olympian Vijrnder Singh made a successful pro debut with a 3rd round stoppage of Sonny Whiting in a

scheduled 4-round Middleweight bout.

The wnd came when Singh blasted Whiting with two hard rights on the ropes at 2:08.

Singh of Gurgaon, India is 1-0 with 1 stoppage. Whiting of Rochester is 2-2.

Jack Flatley made a successful pro debut with a 4-round unanimous decision over Lewis Van Poet sch in a

Middleweight bout.

Flatley of Bolton, England won by a score of 40-36 and is 1-0. Van Poetsch of Lyndley is 4-23.

Former world title challenger Orlando Cruz won a 10-round unanimous decision over Gabino Cota in a Jr. Lightweight bout in Kissimee, Florida.

Cruz of San Juan, PR won by scores of 99-91, 9793 and 96-94 and is now 22-4-1. Cota 18-5-1.

Emmanuel DeJesus scored a stoppage after 4-rounds over veteran Cosme Rivera.

DeJesus, 147 lbs is 16-0 with 11 knockouts. Rivera, 146 lbs is 38-22-3.

Rafael Luis Nicholas scored a 2nd round stoppage over Carlos Reyes in a Cruiserweight bout.

Nicholas dropped Reyes with three left hands. Reyes staggered back upon getting to his feet and the bout was stopped.

Nicholas, 184 lbs is 6-2 with 5 knockouts. Reyes, 179 lbs is 7-9-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBA Welterweight champion Keith Thurman could be facing former IBF champion Shawn Porter on December 12.

The bout could be headed to Showtime.

On Wednesday night, DiBella Entertainment staged another installment of its popular Broadway Boxing series at New York City’s famed B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in midtown Manhattan in front of a passionate and lively crowd. Headlining the card was undefeated Bronx junior welterweight prospect Louis Cruz in his ring return following a 10-month absence related to a hand injury.

Now fully recovered, the 24-year-old Cruz, 139¾, impressively dispatched of southpaw Ariel Vazquez, 137½, Managua, Nicaragua, in the sixth of a scheduled eight-rounder. Cruz almost ended matters very early as the first jab he threw in the fight dropped Vazquez for a count. Vazquez arose but was soon felled again by a devastating counter right hook to the chin. Surviving the opening round, Vazquez was subsequently more mindful of his defense as the bout ensued. Cruz remained aggressive while getting in some much-needed rounds to shake off his ring rust. Vazquez was floored once more in the fourth frame by a right hand-left hook combination. In the round six, Cruz landed a blistering left hook that immediately bloodied and broke Vazquez’ nose. To his credit, Vazquez stayed on his feet but succumbed to the following attack from Cruz prompting a referee stoppage at 2:41 of the stanza. Cruz is now 11-0 (5 KOs), while Vazquez’ record dropped to 11-10-2 (8 KOs). As an amateur, Cruz was a New York Golden Gloves champion and after a second-place finish at the 2011 National Golden Gloves, he competed in the 2012 US Olympic Trials before turning pro later that same year.

(Photo Credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment)

Moving down to the junior middleweight division, Ukrainian southpaw Ivan Golub, 150½, co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc., now living and training in Brooklyn, battled the experienced and crafty Kendal Mena, 150½, of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, in a scheduled eight-round affair. Using a stiff jab to set up his powerful straight left, Golub followed up one of his lefts with a right hook upstairs to wobble Mena at the bell ending round one. The right hook continued to be a key weapon for Golub, as that punch felled Mena in the final minute of the second round. Another right hook staggered Mena in round three and a follow-up straight left snapped his head back forcing the referee to jump in to stop the bout at the 1:54 mark. The fast-rising Golub is now 9-0 (7 KOs), while Mena saw his ledger dip to 20-3 (11 KOs). Golub amassed an astonishing record of 270-32 during his amateur career. He became a five-time Ukrainian National champion, won bronze medals at the Junior World Championships in 2006 and at the World Championships in 2009. He also participated in the World Series of Boxing, winning all five of his bouts.

In round three. Golub dropped Mena with a straight left.

Peter Dobson remained undefeated by stopping Tavoris Teague after round three of their scheduled 6-round Super Welterweight bout.

Dobson dominated the action as he laned shits to the head and body and was well on his way to inflicting more damage until Teague’s corner stopped the bout in between round’s three and four.

Dobson, 150.4 lbs of Bronx, NY is 6-0 with 5 knockouts. Teague, 150 lbs of La Habra, CA is 2-6-2.

Shemuel Pagan came off an 18-month layoff to score a 1st round stoppage over David Nelson in a Super Lightweight bout.

In round one, Pagan landed a series of body shots sent Nelson to the canvas. Just seconds later, it was more of the same as Pagan dropped Nelson for a 2nd time and the corner had seen enough and the fight was stopped at 2:42 of round one.

Pagan 140 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 6-0 with 5 knockouts. Nelson, 139.2 lbs of Bakersfield, CA is 3-5.

Carlos Adames scored a 1st round stoppage over Rudy Lozano in a scheduled 6-round Super Welterweight bout

Adames dropped Lozano in round from a hard combination. Adames continued the assault as he landed heavy blows without Lozano throwing back and the fight was stopped at 2:38 of round one.

Adames, 148 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR is now 4-0 with 3 knockouts. Lozano, 149.6 lbs of Corpus Christi. TX is 2-1-1.

Steve Woodall remained undefeated by stopping Javier Loya in round four of a scheduled 6-round Super Middleweight bout.

In round three, Woodall dropped Loya with a double left hook. Early in round four, Loyá’s corner decided he had suffered enough punishment and the fight was ended at 39 seconds of round four.

Woodall, 162.4 lbs of Houston, TX is now 9-0-1 with 6 knockouts. Loya, 161.2 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 7-4.

Heavyweight Fres Oquendo injured his shoulder that will force him to postpone his October 17 rematch with Ruslan Chagaev in Germany, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“He injured his shoulder sparring, which has been confirmed by an MRI,” Square Ring CEO John Wirt, Oquendo’s co-promoter with Bobby Hitz, told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

“Technically, (it is) a likely anterior labral tear. I haven’t heard yet how long he’s going to be out, but I have been hearing that surgery may be required. It’s really unfortunate because he was in fantastic shape and we were a little over a week from flying to Germany.”

Jose Uzcategui scored a 2nd round stoppage over Julius Jackson in round two of a scheduled 10-round Super Middleweight fight at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio, Texas.

Uzcategui dropped Jackson in round one with a right hand. He send him down again from a left to the head that was followed by a right. he scored a 3rd knockdown in the round from left hook. In round two, Uzcategi rocked Jackson with relentless flush punching and after ten hard shots, Jackson stumbled to the canvas and the fight was stopped by referee Tony Weeks at 45 seconds of round two.

Uzcategi, 166 lbs of Meridan, VEN is now 24-1 with 20 knockouts. Jackson, 169 lbs of St. Thomas, VI is 19-1.

Argenis Mendez won a 10-round unanimous decision over Miguel Vazquez in a Lightweight battle featuring former world champions.

Vazquez was deducted a point in round seven for holding.

Mendez, 136 of San Juan, DR won by scores of 99-90, 97-92 and 95-94 ans is now 23-3-1. Vazquez, 136 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 25-5.

Ryan Karl remained undefeated by scoring a 6-round unanimous decision over Alfosno Olvera in a Welterweight bout.

Karl’s left eye started to swell badly in round one Karl dropped Olvera in round five from a combination.

Karl, 142 1/2 lbs of Milano, TX won by scores of 59-54 twice and 58-55 is 10-0. Olvera, 141 lbs of Tucson, AZ is 4-2.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, hot shot Lightweight prospect Felix Verdejo will return to the ring on October 31 in Orlando, Florida.

Verdejo had surgery on his left hand.

“Thanks to God my hand is feeling better each day that passes,” Verdejo told ESPN.com. “I know that on Oct. 31 it will be better than ever. I want to get back in the ring so I can keep bringing happiness to my people.”

The 22-year-old Verdejo (18-0, 13 KOs) will headline Top Rank’s UniMas-televised “Solo Boxeo Tecate” card in a scheduled 10-round fight against Josenilson Dos Santos (25-3, 15 KOs), 30, of Brazil, at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, an Orlando suburb, where Verdejo has a large Puerto Rican fan base.

“I’m very happy to return to the same place where fans have treated me so well before,” Verdejo said. “I want Florida to be one of the main [places] where I fight, along with Puerto Rico and New York. I want to give them all that love back with a big win on Oct. 31.”

Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti said Verdejo followed Shin’s rigorous rehabilitation program and was cleared to begin using the hand and pronounced ready to go for Oct. 31.

“He’s been in therapy for the hand since the operation in June,” Moretti said. “We’ve been sending updates to Dr. Shin, and Verdejo started hitting the bag last week. If he was able to get through it without pain, the doctor said he’d be OK to fight in October. We’re ecstatic that everything went according to Dr. Shin’s timetable and that he can fight in late October if he had no pain. He had no pain.”

“He realizes that in order to get back in the ring he had to go through this plethora of physical tests and demanding rehab, and to his credit he didn’t miss any scheduled appointments or treatments,” Moretti said. “It’s a reflection on him being such a professional, and now he can back in the ring and do what he does best.”

Viktor Postol captured the WBC Super Lightweight title with a 10th round stoppage over Lucas Matthysse at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Postol dominated the action with his length as he made it difficult for Matthysse to generate consistent offense. In round ten, Postol landed a short right to the chin that sent Matthysse to the canvas. Matthysse sat on one knee until the fight was stopped at 2:58 after referee Jack Reiss reached the 10-count.

Postol, 139 1/2 lbs of Kiev, UKR is 28-0 with 12 knockouts. Matthysse, 139 1/2 lbs of Argentina is 37-4-1.

Atonio Orozco remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Humberto Soto in a Jr. Welterweright bout.

Orozco was docked a point in round nine for a low blow.

Orozco, 140 1/2 lbs of San Diego, CA won by scores of 98-91 and 97-92 twice and is now 23-0. Soto, 140 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is 65-9-2-1.

Orozco landed 187 of 624. Soto was 184 of 529.

Adrien Broner won the WBA Suoer Lightweight title with a 12th round stoppage over former champion Khabib Allakhverdiev at the U.S. Bank Arena in his hime town of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Broner doiminated the action with little spurts offense from Allakhverdiev. Allakhverdiev’s eyes began to swell. The bout was stopped at 2:23 of round twelve after referee Harvey Dock deemed that Allakhverdiev had taken enough punishment.

Broner, 138 1/2 lbs of Cincinnati, OH is now 31-2-1 with 23 knockouts. Allakhverdiev, 139 lbs of Russia is now 19-2. Broner now is a champion in his 4th weight division after winning belts at 130, 135 & 147 pounds.

Jose Pedraza retained the IBF Jr. Lightweight title with a split decision over Edner Cherry.

Pedraza, 129 lbs of Cidra, PR won on two cards by 117-111 scores while Cherry took a card 116-112.

Pedraza is now 21-0. Cherry, 129 lbs of Wauchula, FL is 34-7-2-1.

Robert Easter Jr. scored a 3rd round stoppage over Juan Solis in a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout.

Easter dominated the action and hurt Solis several times. In round three, Easter landed a hug left to the body that doubled over Solis and a follow up flurry forced the referee to stop the bout at 43 seconds of round three.

Easter, 141 lbs of Toledo, OH is now 16-0 with 13 knockouts. Solis, 142 lbs of Buenos Aries, ARG is 20-10-1.

2012 U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Yakubu Amidu in a Lightweight bout.

Herring, 134 1/2 lbs of Cincinnati, OH won by scores of 100-90 twice and 99-91 is now 14-0. Amidu, 134 1/2 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is 19-8-2.

World ranked Jr. Lightweight Jason Sosa notched his 13th straight stoppage as he took out Jorge Pazos in round six of a scheduled 8-round bout that headlined at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Sosa controlled the action and finally dropped Pazos with a series of left hands for the ten count at 32 seconds of round six.

Sosa, 130.6 lbs of Camden, NJ, won his 14th straight bout is now 18-1-3 with 14 knockouts. Pazos, 129.7 lbs of Mexico is now 14-9-1.

Tyrell Samuel scored a 4th round stoppage over Victor Vasquez in a scheduled 6-round Lightweight bout.

In round four, Samuel landed a clipping right to the head that sent Vasquez hard to the canvas. Samuel followed up with a combination that sent Vasquez to the canvas. Vasquez was holding the top of his head but was allowed to continue but not for long as Samuel landed a huge left hook that forced referee Gary Rosado to stop the bout at 1:29 of round four.

Samuel, 132.9 lbs of Baltimore is now 16-6-1 with 7 knockouts. Vasquez, 134 lbs of North Philadelphia is 19-10-1.

David Gonzales remained undefeated by winning a 6-round unanimous decision over Ryan Belasco in a rematch of a previous draw.

Gonzales drilled Belasco with a left hook for a knockdown in round one. Belasco landed a long right in round four that made Gonzales touch the canvas for a knockdown. Gonzales landed the heavier blows throughout and won by scores of 58-55 and 58-54 twice.

Gonzales, 141.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 6-0-2. Belasco, 140.8 lbs of Wilmington, DE is 18-7-5.

Ismael Garcia won a 4-round unanimous decision over Fred Jenkins Jr. in a Middleweight bout.

Garcia landed a right just before the bell to end round one that forced Jenkins to a knee for a knockdown. Garcia was bleeding from around his right eye and Jenkins landed a big left hook that shook Garcia just before the final bell. It was too little, too late as Garcia won by scores of 40-35 and 39-36 twice

Garcia of Vineland, NJ is 9-0. Jenkins, 163.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 9-3.

Jerome Rodriguez got a 6th round disqualification win over previously undefeated Avery Sparrow in the final scheduled round of their Lightweight bout.

Sparrow was deducted points in round’s one and two points in round four for low blows and in round six, a punch the hit the belt line was ruled low and referee Hurley McCall put an end to the fight at 1:06 of round six.

Rodriguez, 135.1 lbs of Allentown, PA is now 7-3-3. Sparrow, 134.8 lbs of Philadelphia is 4-1.

Edgar Cortes won a 4-round unanimous decision over Antonio Conigliaro in a Super Bantamweight bout.

Cortes won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 2-1. Conigliaro is 1-2.

Scott Kelleher won a 4-round unanimous decision over Alberto Manukyan in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Kelleher dropped Manukyan in round four after he landed a hard right that was followed by a combination. Manukyan landed several power shots on a tired Kelleher, but the Philadelphian got the nod by scores of 40-35 on all cards.

Kelleher, 139.4 lbs is 2-0. Manukyan, 137.4 lbs of Union City, NJ is 0-3.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com. Super Middleweight contender Gilberto Ramirez will return to action on November 20 when he takes on Gevorg Khatchikian in Las Vegas on TruTV.

“This is the second time that I have fought in Las Vegas. When I was younger I dreamed of fighting in Las Vegas because it was the boxing capital of the world, where the best events took place,” Ramirez said. “Nov. 20th is a memorable date for Mexico. It is the Revolution Day. I am dedicating this fight to all Mexicans.

“I have been training more than a month because this fight is so important. It is important because my promoter promised me a world championship fight if I win this one, so I am preparing like this is a world championship fight. It is do or die for me and my career to win and to have the opportunity to make history by becoming the first Mexican to win a super middleweight world title.”

“Gilberto gets better and better with each outing,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti said. “We expect a great challenge from Gevorg, and Gilberto will have to be at his best to beat him and secure his long-awaited title shot in the early part of 2016.”

“I am going to the USA to be recognized as an elite fighter,” Khatchikian, 27, said. “My opponent, Gilberto Ramirez, is a quality fighter, but I promise I will put on the performance of my life and beat him. On Nov. 20, the world will know who is Gevorg Khatchikian.”

In the scheduled 10-round co-feature, prospect Saul Rodriguez and Ivan Najera will square off in a fight at 132 pounds.

“Najera vs. Rodriguez is one of those can’t-miss matchups,” Moretti said. “We’ve seen what Najera is all about with his battle last June with [Felix] Verdejo. Saul is an excellent puncher but will need more than that competing at the next level, which this showdown truly is.”

“I know I have a very talented fighter in front of me. I am preparing myself like never before,” Rodriguez, 22, said. “I will give all boxing fans a very exciting fight and guarantee those in attendance and those watching on truTV a great performance.”

Said Robert Garcia, Rodriguez’s trainer, “Saul and our team are taking this fight very seriously. I know Najera is a very dedicated fighter with tremendous skills. We want to show the world that Saul Rodriguez is a future world champion.”

“I’m very excited to be back in the ring, especially in Las Vegas, against another undefeated opponent,” Najera, 22, said. “I am ready to take my place back after the loss with Felix Verdejo and I’m very happy it will be on truTV, which gives my family and everyone that can’t make it to the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas a chance to watch it.”

Javier Fortuna remained undefeated as he defended the WBA Super Featherweight title with a 10th round beatdown over Carlos Velasquez at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas.

Fortuna dropped Velasquez in round two from a combination to the head. Velasquez started to bleed from his nose in round four.

Fortuna continued to beat up Velasquez over the 2nd half of the fight and the fight could have been stopped anytime after the 8th round. In round ten, Fortuna came out with extra aggressiveness and landed a flurry of punches until referee Russell Mora stopped the bout 35 seconds into round ten.

Fortuna, 130 lbs of the Dominican Republic is 29-0-1 with 21 knockout. Velasquez, 130 lbs of Las Vegas is 19-2.

Fortuna landed 168 of 453 punches while Velasquez was just 51 of 287

Undefeated Jr. Middleweights Dominique Dolton and Oscar Molina fought to a 10-round majority draw.

Dolton won a card 97-93 while two cards read even at 95-95.

Dolton of Detroit, MI is 17-0-1. Molina of Norwalk, CA is 13-0-1.

Dolton outlanded Molina 145-134.

Andrew Tabiti scored a stoppage after round two over Tamas Lodi in a scheduled 8-round Cruiserweight bout

Tabiti dropped Lodi with a hard right in round two.

Tabiti of Chicago, IL is now 12-0 with 11 knockouts. Lodi of Bekescaba, HUN is now 16-6-2.

Thomas “Cornflake” Lamanna scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Ayi Bruce in a Jr. Middleweight bout that scheduled an 8-bout card at the Veterans Memorial Park in Beach Haven, New Jersey.

The card was promoted by HITM Promotions.

LaManna controlled the bout from the outside as he boxed very nicely as he worked all off his punches off an accurate Jab.

LaManna was able to befuddle Bruce as he mixed in an arsenal of punches as he featured hooks, straight right hands and uppercuts.

LaManna, who is working his way towards campaigning as a Welterweight checked in at 151 lbs. He won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and raised his mark to 18-1.

Bruce, 149 lbs of Accra, Ghana is now 23-11.

In the co-feature, 6-time MMA champion, Brendan Barrett scored a 2nd round stoppage over Santario Holdbrooks in a scheduled 4-round Heavyweight bout.

Barrett scored a knockdown in round one and another in round two. Holdbrooks just barely beat the count on the second knockdown but the bout was stopped at 1:32 of round two.

Barrett of Little Egg Harbor, NJ is 1-0-1 with 1 knockout. Holdbrooks is 0-2.

Ian Green (7-0, 5 KO’s) scored a 4th round stoppage over K Lon Spencer (4-3) in a scheduled six round Middleweight bout.

Dustin Fleischer (4-0, 4 KO’s) scored a 1st round stoppage over Ira Frank (1-1) in a scheduled 4-round Welterweight bout.

O’Shanique Foster (8-0, 5 KO’s) tuned up for a November 6th ShoBox bout with a 1st round stoppage over Darius Jackson (0-2) in a scheduled 4-round Lightweight bout.

Arturo Trujillo (7-0, 4 KO’s) remained perfect by stopping Alex Asbury (0-3) in round 1 of their scheduled 4-round Middleweight bout.

Angel Concepcion (7-0) won a 4-round unanimous decision over pro debuting Sidney Outlaw in a Light Heavyweight bout. Scores were 40-36 and 39-37 twice.

2012 Chinese Olympian Chinese Olympian Meng Fanlong (3-0) opened up the show by pounding out a 4-round unanimous decision over Michael Mitchell (3-6-2) in a Light Heavyweight bout. Scores were 40-36 twice and 39-37.

PHOENIX – Featherweight Carlos Castro continued to exhibit poise and possible power in an effective mix that might lead to bigger bouts and major cards, scoring a unanimous decision Saturday night over Jose Silveira at Celebrity Theatre.

Evident potential was the biggest victory in the 21-year-old Castro’s 13th pro bout on an Iron Boy Promotions card.

He displayed plenty.

At 126 pounds, Castro (13-0, 5 KOs) is long and lanky. There’s a lot room to grow.

Against Silveira (15-18, 6 KOs), Castro showed that he could. He staggered the Phoenix brawler in the second, yet was unable to knock him down. Throughtou the next four rounds, he employed footwork and long jab to control tbe pace and keep Silveira off of him.

In the co-feature, junior welterweight Abel Ramos (14-0-2, 9 KOs) of Casa Grande, south of Phoenix, turned Mario Hermosillo’s face into a target for an uninterrupted succession of right hands. After the third round, the trainer for Hermosillo (12-21-4, 2 KOs), a Tijuana fighter, had seen enough. He said no more to referee Richard Soto, who ended it before the bell sounded for what would have been a futile fourth.
News & Notes On An Undercard

Former lightweight contender Raymundo Beltran worked as a second in the corner for Phoenix lightweight Danny Montoya (2-1), who won a unanimous decision over Jayson Thompson (0-5).

Beltran’s suspension for a positive steroid test after a second-round stoppage of Takahiro Oh on May 1 ends in February. That’s when he plans to re-start his career.

“I’d like to make my comeback here (Phoenix),’’ said Beltran, who is living in Phoenix. “I’m staying in shape. I think I could come back at lightweight or maybe junior-welter. We’ll see.’’

World-class trainer Buddy McGirt was in the corner for couple of possible prospects, both from Chicago. Both won. Joshua Greer (1-0, 1 KO) got a second-round TKO over Luis Rangel Guerrero (0-1), a Phoenix fighter whose corner threw in the towel. Welterweight Ernest Muhammad (2-0, had a tougher time, yet prevailed, scoring a majority decision over Clifford Jordan (1-1) of Phoenix. McGirt also handled the bucket in the Ramos’ corner

The Rest: In the card’s biggest crowd-pleaser, Albuquerque featherweight Jamie Gutierrez scored a knockdown en route to a unanimous decision over Mexican Robert Leon (0-1); Phoenix featherweight Paul Romero, a former amateur standout, remained unbeaten as a pro (6-0-1, 1 KO) with a unanimous decision over Gerardo Avila (3-5-2, 1 KO of Nogales; Phoenix junior-lightweight Miseal Chacon (1-12) couldn’t double his win total, despite knocking out Junior Rodriquez (3-0, 2 KOs) mouthpiece in the final seconds of a loss by unanimous decision; Phoenix heavyweight Anetelea Opetaia (2-1, 1 KO) threw concussive shots, launching from redwood-sized thighs, in a head-rocking unanimous decision over Chad Davis (5-14, 1 KO), also of Phoenix; and Canadian Kevin Lavallee (14-0-1, 11 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Mexican Pablo Batres (8-13-1, 2 KOs).

Heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. remained perfect with an 8-round unanimous decision over Joell Godfrey at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino on Leemore, CA

Danny Valdivia scored a 6th round stoppage over Jeremy Ramos in a scheduled 8-round. Jr, Middleweight bout.

Ruiz, 247 lbs won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 25-0. Godfrey, 210 1/2 lbs of Fayetville, NC is 17-15-1.

Valdivia dropped Ramos in round two from a right hand that buckled Ramos and a follow up flurry. Seconds later a second knockdown was registered as Ramos landed a hard right hand that dropped Valdivia.

In round six, Valdivia landed a hard combination that dropped a bloody Ramos in the corner and the fight was stopped at 1:10.

Valdivia, 153 1/4 lbs of Tulare, CA is 10-0 with 7 knockouts. Ramos, 153 1/2 lbs of Colorado Springs, Colorado is 9-2.

Miguel Bechelt scored a 5th round stoppage over Josue Bendana in a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 1:34 of round five.

Bechelt, 133 lbs of Merida. MX is 27-1 with 24 knockouts. Bendana, 132 1/2 lbs of Managua, NIC is 9-6-4.

Deontay Wilder retained the WBC Heavyweight title with an 11th round stoppage over Johann Duhaupas in Birmingham, Alabama.

Duhaupas began to bleed from his nose in round three and left eye in round four. Wilder continued to pound away on the Frenchman and battered the face of Duhaupas.

In round 11, Wilder drilled Duhaupas with a huge uppercut that had the challenger in big trouble. Wilder jumped on his prey and landed a barrage of power punches until referee Jack Reiss stopped the bout at 55 seconds of round 11.

Wilder of Tuscaloosa, AL is 35-0 with 34 knockouts. Duhaupas of France is 31-3.

Dominic Breazeale remained undefeated by scoring a closer then the scorecards unanimous decision over Fred Kassi in a Heavyweight bout.

Breazeale, a 2012 U.S. Olympian won by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93. Most who watched the bout believed the fight was much ccloser. Breazeale is 16-0. Kassi is now 18-4-1.

Charles Martin remained undefeated by stopping Charles Martin in round three of their scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout.

In round two, Martin dropped Sandez with a straight left. In round three, it was deja vu as another left put Sandez on the deck. he got to his feet but he was wobbly and the fight was over at 35 seconds of round three.

Martin, 247.8 of Carson, CA is 22-0-1 with 20 knockouts. Sandez, 248.9 lbs of Baja, MX is 13-5.

By Norm Frauenheim–
PHOENIX – The Arizona boxing market, dormant for a couple of years, continues to heat up Saturday night with an Iron Boy Promotions card featuring unbeaten junior-featherweight Carlos Castro at Celebrity Theatre.

The Iron Boy promotion is the first of four cards in Phoenix within the next four weeks.

Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Glendale’s NHL arena in an ESPN show, featuring welterweight Devon Alexander against Aaron Martinez and featherweight Lee Selby versus Fernando Montiel.

Iron Boy, which has led the way in rebuilding the Arizona market, goes back to work on Oct. 17 in a co-promotion with Top Rank in a UniMas show and again on Oct. 23 in a co-promotion with Roy Jones Jr. Both are also scheduled for Celebrity Theater.

This Saturday, Castro (12-0, 5 KOs), of Phoenix, is scheduled for a six-rounder against Jose Silveria (15-17, 6 KOs) of Mexico. In another six rounder, Phoenix junior-welterweight Abel Ramos (13-0-2, 8 KOs) faces Mario Hermosillo (12-20-4, 2 KOs) of Mexico.

Doors open at 5 p.m. (PT).

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Isaac Chielmba and Eleider Alvarez have agreed to meet in a Light Heavyweight elimination bout in November.

“Alvarez and Chilemba are both at the elite level of the light heavyweight division, insuring a spectacularly intense fight that will determine the rest of their respective careers,” Alvarez promoter Yvon Michel said.

Said Main Events CEO Kathy Duva, Chilemba’s promoter, “Isaac and Main Events are very much looking forward to the fight and very happy to have come to an agreement with our friends at [Groupe Yvon Michel].”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Manny Pacquiao should return to the ring sometime between February and April and his promoter Bob Arum has five names in mind for the comeback fight.

“Manny will be fighting next year,” Arum said. “I think everything will be good for him to fight by February. He can probably start training by the end of this year. We’ll let the doctor tell us when. I thought maybe Manny would fight one or two more times, and when I said that, Manny corrected me. He said he wants to keep fighting.”

“Manny said his shoulder is fine, but that is not good enough for me,” Arum said. “He’s supposed to have an MRI in Manila, I think later this week, and is supposed to have it sent to Dr. ElAttrache to examine it. But Manny said he feels good.”

Said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s adviser: “Manny is in the Philippines doing charity work and working in Congress. His shoulder is healing well, but he won’t fight again this year. The doctor says nothing this year. But Manny wants to go in late February or March.”

“He’s not going to run for re-election to congress. Instead, he’s running for senate, and in the Philippines, the senate is a national election. So he wants to fight and then concentrate on the campaign. It’s very important to him,” Arum said. “I’ve spoken to Manny a couple of times [recently], and he is more interested in talking politics than boxing.”

The list includes leading candidate Amir Khan, a former unified junior welterweight titlist and top welterweight contender, welterweight titleholder Kell Brook, junior welterweight titlist Terence Crawford, junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse and Juan Manuel Marquez, the Mexican great Pacquiao has waged four outstanding fights against, going 2-1-1 but finishing the fourth fight on his face as the result of a gargantuan sixth-round knockout in December 2012.

“If Manny fights Khan, Khan will probably bring 3,000 or 4,000 people over from the U.K. for the fight,” Arum said.

“We won’t deal with Haymon. We deal directly with family about fighting Manny Pacquiao,” said Arum, who was able to work with Haymon to make the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, although it was extremely difficult and before the lawsuit was filed.

“We want to know for sure the status of Juan Manuel Marquez before we make any decisions,” Arum said. “Fernando is meeting with him to see what he wants to do. His knee appears to be 100 percent. Fernando told me he sparred a few rounds recently to test it out. Marquez would be the most lucrative fight, and Manny would be happy to fight him again.”

Said Koncz: “Amir Khan I think is the best choice for the fans, and Brook is the second choice.”

“I like the United States. What are we schlepping around the word for,” Arum said. “We had great deals in Macau before, but you lose so much of the [American] pay-per-view going there [because of the time difference].”

Arum said he has had offers to do a Pacquiao fight in the Middle East, in a location such as Dubai, but “those deals are always built on sand, as they say. We have plenty of interest in Las Vegas.”

Nicholas Hernandez won a 4-round unanimous decision over Rick Nuno in a Super Welterweight bout.

Hernandez, 154.4 lbs of Lebanon, PA won by scores of 40-36 and 40-35 twice and is now 2-1. Nuno, 154. lbs of Bethlehem, PA is 2-1.

Chris Colbert remained undefeated by scoring a 4-round unanimous decision over Jose Carmona in a Featherweight bout.

Colbert, 126.7 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 3-0. Carmona, 126.7 lbs of San Juan, PR is 1-2.

Isamel Serrano won a 4-round unanimous decision over Seifullah Jihad Wise in a Lightweight bout.

Serrano, 134.2 lbs of Bethlehem, PA won by scores of 40-35, 39-36 and 38-37 and is now 4-1. Wise, 135.2 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is 2-1.

Yoan Pablo Hernandez has been stripped of the IBF Cruiserweight title and Victor Emilio Ramirez has been upgraded to full champion, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Ramirez (22-2, 17 KOs), 31, who had been the IBF’s interim titleholder, is slated to face Jamaica-born, England-based journeyman Ovill McKenzie (25-12, 13 KOs), 35, who has won four bouts in a row.

Ramirez, 31, initially was scheduled for a mandatory bout on Oct. 2 against Hernandez, 31, a former Cuban amateur star who defected to Germany. Hernandez, however, was still having problems with his surgically repaired right elbow and withdrew from the fight, according to promoter Kalle Sauerland.

“[Hernandez] had a medical exception but got injured again and could not defend the title within the time frame,” Lindsey Tucker of the IBF told ESPN.com on Tuesday. “Interim champion Victor Ramirez has been moved up.”

Jimenez dropped Felix with a short left hook in round one. Felix returned the favor just seconds later when he deposited Jimenez on the canvas from a perfect right hand

Pedro Duran remained undefeated by scoring a 6th round stoppage in the final scheduled round of his Super Featherweight bout with Erick Orozco.

Duran dropped Orozco with a perfect counter right in round six. Seconds later, he ended things when he landed another right that plummeted Orozco to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:32 of round six.

Duran, 131 lbs of Paramount, CA is 12-0 with 8 knockouts. Orozco, 132 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 5-3-1.

Luis Concepcion won the WBA Interim Super Flyweight title with a 10th round stoppage over David Sanchez in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Concepcion dropped Sanchez in round one with a hard right hand. In round ten, Concepcion battered Sanchez until dropping him for a 2nd time. Concepcion continued the onslaught on a blood Sanchez for the rest of the round. The fight was stopped in between round’s 10 and 11.

Concepcion, 112 3/4 lbs of Panama is 33-4 with 24 knockouts/ Sanchez, 114 3/4 lbs of Hermosillo, MX is now 28-3-2.

Julio Barraza won a 10-round unanimous decision over Adrian Young in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Barraza, 130 lbs of Hermosillo, MX won by scores of 98-92 twice and 97-95 and is now 13-0. Young, 130.4 lbs is now 22-2-2.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, The Floyd Mayweather – Andre Berto bout from last Saturday did not break 550,000 buys.

Industry sources said it could have done as low as 400,000 buys.

“Being generous, it might hit 550,000 buys,” one source said.

“I think Floyd is a victim of his own success,” said Stephen Espinoza of Showtime. “No matter what we did following that massive May 2 event, it was almost guaranteed to be viewed as a letdown. Was Mayweather-Berto the biggest Mayweather fight ever? No. But we got four very entertaining fights on the pay-per-view card and a historic night in that Floyd announced his retirement. All in all, we’re very happy with the event as a whole.”

As for the low sales, Espinoza offered a supposed cause.

“We know that a large chunk of the audience watches Floyd to see him lose,” he said. “And for those people, the best chance of somebody beating Floyd was Manny Pacquiao. So once Floyd beat Manny, and beat him definitively, a lot of the intrigue was gone. If Manny couldn’t beat him, nobody would beat him. So they didn’t buy the fight. I also think we were suffering a little bit of a hangover over from May 2.”

Espinoza acknowledged that the selection of a better and more dangerous opponent, such as Amir Khan or Keith Thurman, might have come close to the 1 million sales mark Mayweather usually generates.

“In short, the Mayweather deal has far exceeded our expectations financially. In 2½ years, we had six pay-per-view events that generated over 10 million pay-per-view buys and $800 million in gross revenue from domestic pay-per-view. No matter how you slice it, this deal is a huge win for Showtime, CBS and Floyd.”

Espinoza said that at some point he will talk to Mayweather, a five-division champion, about the prospect of returning to the ring.

“We’ll let some time pass before we have that conversation,” Espinoza said. “He’s been absolutely consistent in saying this is his last fight. He seemed very content and at peace with that after the fight. We show some of that in the locker room after the fight on the ‘All Access’ epilogue episode on Saturday night. It was like a farewell. But there will definitely be some texts and phone conversations and attempts to take his temperature on an ongoing basis.

“Personally, I don’t see a return to boxing for him in the near future. He’s been doing it for 19 years, and this countdown to his retirement has been in his head since he signed this deal. He felt a duty to play out all six fights in the timetable he promised he would, and now, he feels he has nothing left to prove. Where he’ll be in a year, nobody knows. But he seems pretty content with his decision.”

Popular Welterweight Sammy Vasquez remained perfect by scoring a 5th round stoppage over Jose Lopez at California University in California, Pennsylvania.

Vasquez dominated the bout and then landed a quick and hard flurry of punches that sent Lopez down in round five and the fight was stopped at 1:08 of round five of the scheduled 10-round bout.

Vasquez, 147 lbs of Monessen, PA is 20-0 with 14 knockouts. Lopez, 146 lbs of Torreon, MX is 25-4-1.

Omar Douglas remained undefeated by winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Braulio Santos in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

In the final moment of round one, Douglas landed a huge jab that sent Santos to the canvas. In round two, Douglas landed a big left hook that dropped Santos for a 2nd time. In round five, Douglas was docked a point for hitting behind the head.

In round seven, Santos was deducted a point for low blows.

Douglas, 130 lbs of Wilmington, DE won by scores of 96-90, 99-87 and 97-89 and is now 15-0. Santos, 130 lbs of Carolina, PR is 12-4.

Douglas landed 210-626 punches. Santos was 148-479

Milton Santiago pounded out a 6-round unanimous decision over Alvaro Ortiz in a Super Lightweight bout.

Santiago, 140 lbs of Warminster, PA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 12-0. Ortiz, 139 lbs of Ciudad, MX is 7-4.

Santiago landed 137 of 411 while Ortiz was 82 of 465.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Daniel Jacobs will defend his Middleweight crown against undefeated Peter Quillin in a much anticipated battle of Brooklyn on December 5 in at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The bout will be televised on Showtime.

“What’s important is that I’m ready for Danny Jacobs,” Quillin said after the knockout of Michael Zerafa on Saturday. “Now it’s time for Brooklyn to see me and Danny Jacobs. We’ve waited for a long time for it. I like Danny because I’m a big fan of his. But business is business, unfortunately.”

“We can do it right here if you want to take off that suit and put on those gloves,” Quillin said.

“Let’s do it right now.”

“But the fight is going to happen. It will get done and it will be a big fight,” staid Lou DiBella, who will promote the fight. “There are a lot of people who have wanted to see this fight for a long time, and it’s going to be a good one.”

“I’m back in camp on Monday. I’m getting ready for Danny Jacobs,” Quillin said. “Right now he’s the champ, I’m the challenger. I like to be in that position. It motivates me. I fight for all the kids who were told they wouldn’t make it.”

“I’m from Brownsville in Brooklyn. I never ran and I never will,” Jacobs said. “Dec. 5 at Barclays Center. I’m the champion and he’s the challenger. I don’t know how it’s going to go down, but it’s going to be a great fight.”

“In the sport of boxing, you can’t make too many friends because you might wind up fighting one of these guys,” Jacobs said. “It will be one of the biggest fights that Brooklyn has had in a long time. I’m a mover, I’m a power puncher, and I have a high boxing IQ. He has trouble with guys that move, and I can think on the fly.

“This [fight] is all the motivation I needed. What other motivation do you need to get your butt in the gym and get prepared? They call me the ‘Miracle Man.’ It’s no secret that I have motivation to be the best I can be. Come Dec. 5, Brooklyn is going to have a new star.”