By Norm Frauenheim
FORT McDOWELL, Ariz. – A title was at stake in a fight scheduled for only eight rounds.

Turns out, Louis Rose only needed eight. Ten or 12 weren’t necessary.

Rose (13-3-1, 5 KOs), of Lynwood, Calif., retained a junior NABF version of the middleweight title Saturday, stopping Phoenix challenger Andrew Hernandez (9-2-1, 1 KO) at 2:02 of the round, 58 seconds short of a complete eight.

Hernandez, who was bloodied above his right eye in the fourth, had no defense for a succession of right hands in the final round. They landed, one after another, like a wave hitting a beach.

The last one from Rose put Hernandez down along the ropes. Hernandez got up, but looked helpless, prompting a timely stoppage from referee Wes Melton on a card jointly promoted by Roy Jones Jr. and Iron Boy of Phoenix.

The card lost some of its star power when former junior-flyweight champion Giovani Seguro was forced to withdraw. Promoter Robert Vargas of Iron Boy said his scheduled opponent, Nicaraguan Juan Palacios, told him that he was not ready to fight.

Best of the Undercard: Phoenix featherweight Carlos Castro (12-0, 6 KOs) landed a right hand early, sending a message that would land repeatedly in a decision as definitive as it was unanimous over Johnny Guillen of El Paso, Tex.

Guillen was considered the toughest test in Castro’s early career. He aced the test and nearly aced Guiillen in the process. Castro’s right dropped the once unbeaten Guillen late in the fifth. If there had been more than a few seconds left in the round, it might have been over.

But the tough Guillen (7-1-1, 3 KOs) survived, only to be handed his first defeat when the scorecards – 60-53 on all three — were announced after the sixth.

The Rest: San Antonio welterweight Benjamin Whitaker (10-1, 2 KOs) UD over John Ryan Grimaldo (9-7, 6 KOs) of
Fort Collins, Colo; Phoenix super-bantamweight Paul Romero (5-0-1, 1 KO) UD over Raymond Chacon (5-17) of Los Angeles; Phoenix featherweight Keenan Carbajal (7-3-1, 4 KOs) UD over Jose Silveira (15-16, 6 KOs) of Mexico; Phoenix super-flyweight Alexis Zazueta (6-0, 3 KO) UD over Sergio Lopez (2-3-1) of Las Ve

Christopher Diaz scored a 1st round stoppage over Alcides Santiago in a scheduled 8-round Featherweight bout at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon. Puerto Rico.

Diaz jumped all over Santiago and he floored him with a hard right-left combination. Diaz did not ket up as he was all over Santiago and continued to land hard shots to the head and the bout was stopped at 2:26 of round one.

Diaz, 127 lbs of Baymon, PR is now 12-0 with 7 knockouts. Santiago of Lares, PR is 5-2.

Jason Sosa scored a 1st round stoppage over former world title challenger Jerry Belmontes in a scheduled 8-round Jr. Lightweight bout.

Sosa landed a perfect left hook-straight right combination that sent Belmontes to the deck. Belmontes tried to get to his feet but appeared to hurt his foot and the fight was stopped after the count reach 10 at 2:39 of round one.

Sosa, 130 lbs of Camden, NJ is 17-1-3 with 13 knockouts. Belmontes, 131 lbs of Corpus Christi, TX is 19-8.

Jean Rivera scored a 1st round stoppage over Jose Roman in a scheduled 4-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Rivera scored two knockdowns and the bout was stopped.

Rivera, 121 lbs of Bayamon, PR is 3-0 with 2 knockouts. Roman, 122 lbs is 0-3.

Jean Torres made a successful pro debut by scoring a 65 second stoppage over Jonathan Guzman in a scheduled 4-round Lightweight bout.

Torres landed a straight right to the body that sent Guzman down for the 10-count.

Torres, 134 lbs of Trujillo Alto, PR is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Guzman, 133 lbs is 0-3.

Jovanni Santiago scored a 1st round stoppage over Leroy Padilla in a scheduled 6-round Welterweight bout..

The bout was stopped at 1:48 after a knockdown for Santiago, 144 lbs and is now 6-0-1 with 4 knockouts. Padilla, 142 lbs is 1-10.

By Norm Frauenheim

FORT McDOWELL, Ariz. — Former junior-flyweight champion Giovani Segura withdrew from a card Saturday night at We-Ke-Po Conference Center because opponent Juan Palacios of Nicaragua said he wasn’t ready, promoter Robert Vargas said before first bell.

Vargas said he spoke to Segura’s representatives before the card.

“They just told me that he needed more time to train,,” said Vargas of Iron Boy, which promoted the card in a joint venture with Roy Jones Jr.

Vargas said other dates were discussed.

Cards scheduled for Sept. 26 and Oct. 17 in Phoenix are possibilities for Segura-Palaciaos, Vargas said.

Segura (32-4-1, 28 KOs) had been talking about a bout with Roman Gonzalez, who is is scheduled to face Brian Viloria on the Gennady Golovkin card at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Oct.17. Segura has tried to stay busy since losing last September to Juan Francisco Estrada.

It’s the second time that Segura was

Former world champion Lucian Bute came back from a 19 month layoff to stop Andrea Di Luisa in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout at Bell Centre in Montreal.

In round four, Bute dropped Di Luisa with a straight left. Moments later, Bute landed a flurry of punches that had the corner of Di Luisa throw in the towel at 1:53 of round 4.

Bute, 170 lbs of Montreal, CAN is 32-2 with 25 knockouts. Di Luisa, 169 lbs of Italy is 17-3.

In a battle of previously undefeated Light Heavyweight, Elieder Alvarez won a 12-round unanimous decision over Isidro Prieto

In round three, Prieto was cut over the right eye.

Alvarez, 174.2 lbs of Montreal, CAN won by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 117-111 and is now 18-0. Prietro, 174.4 lbs of Buenos Airies, ARG is 24-1-3.

Caleb Plant remained undefeated by stopping Zolton Sera in the 1st round of their scheduled 8-round Middleweight bout.

Plant, 162.4 lbs of Nashville, TN scored 3 knockdowns and is 9-0 with 8 knockouts. Sera, 162.6 lbs of Budepest, HUN is 19-6.

NEWARK–Former world champions Steve Cunningham and Antonio Tarver battled to a 12-round split draw at Prudential Center.

Scores were 115-113 for Cunningham, 115-114 Tarver and 114-114.

Cunningham, 204 lbs of Philadelphia is now 28-7-1. Tarver, 217 lbs of Tampa is 31-6-1.

Krzystof Glowacki scored a thrilling 11th round stoppage over long reigning champion Marco Huck to capture the WBO Cruiserweight championship.

Huck was buckled in round one from a right hook. In round six, Huck dropped Glowacki with a left hook to the side of the head. the remained of the round produced thrilling action that had both guys rocking each other for the final two minutes.

Glowacki’s right eye was cut at the end of round nine. In round eleven, Glowacki landed a thdding right hook that sent Hick sprawling on his back. With Huck visibly hurt, Glowacki jumped on Huck and landed a flurry of punches and referee David Fields stopped the bout at 2:39 of round 11.

Glowacki, 198 lbs of Walcz, POL is now 25-0 with 16 knockouts. Huck, 199 lbs of Berlin, GER is 38-3-1.

Kamil Lasczyk won an 8-round unanimous decision over Oscauris Frias in a battle of undefeated Featherweights.

Lasczyk a knockdown in round four and Frias was deducted a point for hitting after the bell of round three.

Lasczyk,North Bergen, NJ won by scores of 80-70 on all cards and is now 21-0. Frias, 131 lbs of Nagua, DR is 16-1.

Luis Rosa remained undefeated with a technical unanimous decision over Giovanni Caro in a scheduled 8-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Rosa of New Haven, CT won by scores of 60-55, 59-55 and 58-56 and is now 21-0. Caro of Mexico City is 24-17-4.

Jarrett Hurd scored a 7th round stoppage over Jeff Lentz in a scheduled 8-round Jr. Middleweight bout of undefeated fighters.

Hurd battered Lentz against the ropes until the bout was stopped at 2:59 of round seven.

Hurd of Accokeek, MD is 16-0 with 10 knockouts. Lentz of Lanoka Harbor, NJ is 5-1-1.

Mikkel LesPierre remained undefeated by scoring a 6-round unanimous decision over Kevin Womack Jr. in a Super Lightweight bout.

LesPierre of New York won by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 twice and is now 10-0. Womack of Baltomore is 7-7-3.

Artur Szpilka scored a 2nd round stoppage over Yasmany Consuegra in a scheduled 8-round Heavyweight bout.

Szpilka, 231 lbs of Wieliczka, POL is 20-1 with 15 knockouts. Consuegra, 230 lb of Miami is 17-2.

Maciej Sulecki scored a 1st round stoppage over Jose Rodriguez in a scheduled 8-round Super Middleweight bout.

Sulecki, 164 lbs of Warsaw, POL is now 20-0 with 6 knockouts. Rodriguez is 21-9.

Travis Kauffman scored a 1st round stoppage over Richard Carmack in a scheduled 8-round Heavyweight bout.

Kauffman dropped Carmack with a hard right hand for the the count at

Kauffman, 239 lbs of Reading, PA is now 29-1 with 21 knockouts. Carmack, 332 lbs of Kansas City is 13-7.

By Norm Frauenheim-

FORT McDOWELL, Ariz. –Former junior-flyweight champion Giovani Segura battles to get back into the world-title mix, this time at super-flyweight, Saturday night against Juan Palacios at We-Ko-Pa Resort & Conference Center at Fort McDowell on the Yavapai Nation Reservation east of Scottsdale, Ariz.

Segura (32-4-1, 28 KOs), a Mexican now living and training in Southern California, is scheduled for a 10-rounder against Nicaraguan Juan Palacios (29-5-2, 22 KOs) on a seven-fight card, staged in a joint promotion by Roy Jones Jr. and Iron Boy of Phoenix.

Segura is coming off a loss last September in Mexico City to Juan Francisco Estrada for the WBA’s super-flyweight title in Mexico City. From 2008 through 2011, he held the WBO version of the 108-pound championships. Michael Carbajal, a Hall of Famer from nearby Phoenix, held that same title in the 1990s.

Louis Rose (12-2-1, 4 KOs) of Lynwood, Calif., is scheduled for the main event against Andrew Hernandez (9-1-1, 1 KO) for a minor junior-middleweight title.
First bell is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Carlos Ocampo won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jhonny Navarrete in a Welterweight bout.

Ocampo dropped Navarrete in round one with a perfect right hand and cruised home to the victory by scores of 100-89, 99-90 and 97-92 and is now 16-0. Navarrete is 29-7-1.

Dimitrill Mikhailenko scored an 8th round stoppage over Johan Perez in a scheduled 10-round Welterweight bout at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.

Mikhailenko landed a big barrge of punches on a bloody Perez in round eight. A follow up flurry forced referee Ray Corona to stop the bout at 1:21 of round 8.

Mikhailenko, 146 lbs of Russia is 20-0 with 9 knockouts. Perez. 147 lba of Caracas, VEM is 20-3-1.

Manuel Avila scored a stoppage after six-rounds over Yoandris Salinas after Salinas could not continue due to a hand injury in their scheduled 10-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Avila dropped Salinas in round one from a perfect counter right. After Salinas got to his feet, the two engaged in a furious exchange.

Salinas hurt his hand and pulled the plug on the fight between round six and seven.

Avila, 121 1/2 lbs of Fairfield, CA is 18-0 with 8 knockouts. Salinas, 122 lbs of Miami, FL is 22-2-2.

Tevin Farmer scored an 8th round stoppage over Daulis Prescott in a scheduled 10-round Super Featherweight bout.

Farmer scored a knockdown in round four from a right hook. In round six, Farmer dropped Prescott again with a body shot but was deducted a point for hitting Prescott while he was down.

In round eight, Farmer dumped Prescott with a hard straight left that sent him on his back and the fight was stopped at 52 seconds of round eight.

Farmer, 130 lbs of Philadelphia is 20-4-1 with 5 knockouts. Prescott, 29 1/2 lbs of Baranquilla, COL is 29-3.

Sergio Mora was diagnosed with a fracted ankle and ligament tears from his bout with Daniel Jacobs last Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Mora’s injury was diagnosed Thursday, when he visited a doctor in his hometown of Los Angeles. An avulsion fracture occurs when a chunk of bone tears away from the main bone.

Mora suffered the injury when he fell awkwardly and got his ankle caught underneath him as he was knocked down in the second round of a fight against middleweight titleholder Daniel Jacobs on Aug. 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, in the co-feature of a Premier Boxing Champions card on ESPN.

“The X-rays show an avulsion fracture; more damage was shown on the MRI with ligament tears,” Mora said. “That’s what I heard pop, the doctor said.”

“Rehab and back in there,” he said. “[Manager] Al [Haymon] promised me a big fight next. No tuneup. Heal up properly first. I’ve broken my left ankle, that required surgery and still have pins. This is not as severe as that injury. It took me about two months to begin walking then. I can estimate less time for this injury.”

ATLANTIC CITY–Sergiy Derevyanchenko pounded out an 8-round unanimous decision over Elvin Ayala in a Middleweight bout at Ballys Atlantic City.

Devevyanchenko dominated and landed power shots that won hi every round to the tune of 80-72 twice and 80-71 to raise his record to 6-0. Ayala is 28-7-1.

“I am happy with my performance. I would have liked to have scored the knockout, but Elvin showed he has a lot of heart,” said Derevyanchenko. “I was able to work on a lot of different things and show a lot of different dimensions to my game.

“This was my first time going eight rounds and I feel great. My stamina was great and I was able to do pretty much everything that I wanted to do in there. Elvin was my toughest opponent to date and I think that I passed this test with flying colors.

“I feel that I need a few more fights, and a few more good learning experiences like this, but a world title is not too far down the road. I trust my team behind me to guide me in the right direction, and when they tell me that I am ready, then I will be.”

“The kid can flat out fight,” said Ayala. “He without a doubt has championship caliber. I tip my hat off to him. I thought that I would be able to do something to neutralize him in there, but he was the better man tonight. He has a very bright future.

Ievgen Khytrov took a few round to get going but he scored a 8th round stoppage in the final scheduled round of his Middleweight bout with Nick Brinson.

Brinson was befuddling Khytrov with quick combinations that started swelling under the right eye of Khytrov in round four.

Khyrtov started landing the heavy shots in round six and in round seven, he rocked Brinson for the better part of the round. Brinson did well by not hitting the deck in the seventh. In round eight, Khytrov rocked Brinson with a hard left hook that sent him across the ring into the corner. Brinson took several more hard blows and the fight was stopped just as Brinson was taking a knee at 2:39 of round eight.

Kyhtrov, 159 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 11-0 with 10 knockouts. Brinson, 159 lbs of Albany, NY is 17-4-2.

“This was a tough fight for me. I had some discomfort in my stomach back in the dressing room, I just didn’t feel 100 percent, and it took me a couple of rounds to find my rhythm,” said Khytrov. “Brinson had a good game plan and had some success early, but I never worried. I knew I was hurting him with my shots and I felt him breaking down as the rounds wore on.

“This was a good learning experience for me and my career. I fought through some adversity and still was still able to secure the victory. I feel that I am ready for some of the biggest name in the 160-pound division but I have faith in my team, my trainers, managers and promoters, and they will do whatever is best for me. Whatever they decide is best, I will be ready for and ready to put on a spectacular performance.”

“I am fine. I am upset with the stoppage, said Brinson. “Our game plan was to box and give him a lot of lateral movement. I felt his strength on the inside, so we worked to outbox him and overwhelm him with the jab.

“I took a knee to recoup. I wasn’t knocked out. I knew where I was. I thought the smart thing to do was take a knee and get myself back together. He was coming on strong, but I knew there wasn’t much time left at all in the fight. I looked at the ref and I told him I was fine and he still stopped the fight. It is upsetting to me. I was winning the fight.

“I would love a rematch. It was a great fight, and I think the fans loved it. If a rematch is on the table I would take it right away.”

In an entertaining and competitive 8-round Jr. Welterweight fight, Regis Prograis won a 8-round unanimous decision over Amos Cowart

It was Prograis who put his punches together in the first part of the punch as he landed crisp combiation where Cowart landed effectively but one at a time. At the end of round seven, the two had a furious exchange that sw both guys landing hard shots on each other. The flurry drew blood from the nose of Prograis. Cowart started to drip blood from his nose in the final frame.

Prograis, 139 lbs of Houston, TX won by scores of 80-72 twice & 79-71 and id now 15-0. Cowart, 139 lbs of Groveland, FL is now 11-1-1.

Prograis landed 381 of 909 punches while Cowart was 129 of 461.

“I feel great, I am ready to go a couple more rounds,” said Prograis. “This was a great fight for me. I was able to show another dimension and box.

“I have been going in there and just walking guys down and putting them away, but Amos came to fight. He showed that he has a huge heart and a great chin, because I hit him with some big shots and he kept coming, so I tip my hat off to him.

“He was a true warrior in there, he hit me with some good shots, but we expected that coming in and were prepared for that. I am very happy with my performance. This is just the beginning for me.”
Cowart, who moved up in weight for this matchup, admitted Prograis was the better fighter.

“He is a really good fighter,” said Cowart. “I was expecting him to come in and go toe-to-toe. He never hurt me, but he was more active.

“He was able to adjust in there. He was the better man tonight. I think it was a very exciting fight, and I wish I would have let my hands go more. I showed that I am true warrior though and I will be back and learn from this.”

Thomas LaManna won an 8-round unanimous decision over Josh Robertson in a rematch of Middleweights.

LaManna. 158 lbs of Millville, NJ jabbed and worked the body well and won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 17-1. Robertson, 160 lbs of Lynchburg, VA is 7-9.

Joey Dawejko needed one uppercut to dispose of Robert Dunton in a scheduled 8-round Heavyweoght bout.

Dawejko landed an uppercut that put Dunton down on the canvas and the bout was stopped at 31 seconds of round one.

Dawejko, 236 lbs of Philadelphia is now 15-4-2 with 8 knockouts. Dunton, 236 lbs of Wilmington. DE s 11-15-1.

Noel Murphy scored a 1st round stoppage over Stacy Anderson in a scheduled 4-round Welterweight bout

Murphy dropped ANderson with a hard right hook. Anderson got to his feet but was dropped by a barrage of punches that was punctuated by a right hook and the fight was topped at 2:27 of round one.

Murphy, 145 lbs of Woodlawn, NY via Ireland is now 3-0 with 2 knockouts. Anderson, 145 lbs of Washington, DC is 0-3.

Anthony Burgin scored an impressive first round stoppage over Justin Johnson in a scheduled 6-round Lightweight bout.

In round one, Burgin landed a solid counter right that put Johnson down. Seconds later, Burgin landed a combination to the body that \put Johnson down for a second time. Johnson was clearly hurt and a hard combination put Johnson down for a 3rd and final time and referee Sparkle Lee stopped the bout at 2:57 of round one.

Burgin, 135 lbs of Philadelphia is 9-1 with 2 knockouts. Johnson, 136 lbs of Pittsburgh, PA is 7-9-4.

Avtandil Khurtsidze scored a 1st round stoppage over Melvin Betancourt in a scheduled 8-round Middleweight bout.

Khurtsidze landed a left hook that put Netancourt flat on his back. Betancourt got up but was unstable and referee Earl Brown stopped the bout at 2:22 of round one.

Khurtsidze. 163 lbs of Brooklyn is now 31-2-2 with 20 knockouts. Betancourt, 162 lbs of Miami, FL is 29-3.

Roy Tapia remained undefeated with a 3rd round stoppage over Juan Luis Hernandez in a scheduled 8-round Super Bantamweight bout.

Tapia dropped Hernandez in round two and again in round three with a crushing left hook and the bout was stopped at 1:49.

Tapia, 122 3/4 lbs of East Los Angeles, CA is 11-0-2 with 6 knockouts. Hernandez, 122 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 18-6-1.

Hector Tanajara Jr. destroyed Thomas De leon in one round of their scheduled 4-round Super Lightweight bout.

Tanajara dropped De Leon with a 4 punch combination and then ended the fight with a perfect right hand that sent De Leon down for the 10 count at 1:14.

Tanajara, 134 lbs of San Antonio, TX is 1-0 with 1 knockout. De Leon, 137 3/4 lbs of Grand Rapids, MI is 0-3.

18 year-old Jonathan Navarro made a successful pro debut with a 1st round stoppage over Andrew Gomez in a scheduled 4-round Jr. welterweight bout.

Navarro dropped Gomez in round one from a left uppercut. Seconds later a flurry sent Gomez to canvas again and the fight was halted at 1:03 of round one.

Navarro, 139 3/4 lbs of East Los Angeles is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Gomez, 139 lbs of Glavaston, TX is 0-2.

AL Haymon has added yet another network to his stable of broadcasters at Premier Boxing Champions will debut on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes beginning on September 8 according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

the cable sports network will televise 21 cards through June 2016. They will take place on Tuesday nights, hence the FS1 marketing slogan of “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays.

“We’ve been invested in boxing as a cornerstone property since launching Fox Sports 1,” said David Nathanson, head of business operations for Fox Sports. “Premier Boxing Champions delivers high-profile, high-quality programming that is breaking viewership records in the boxing space. There is no question that this deal makes Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes true destinations for boxing fans.”

• Sept. 15: Rising welterweight contender Sammy Vasquez (19-0, 13 KOs) against Jose Lopez (25-3-1, 15 KOs). Light heavyweights Thomas Williams Jr. (18-1, 12 KOs) and Umberto Savigne (12-2, 9 KOs) will meet in the co-feature.

• Sept. 22: Junior middleweight contender Julian Williams (20-0-1, 12 KOs) takes on Luciano Cuello (35-3, 17 KOs). Junior featherweight Moises Flores (23-0, 16 KOs) will defend his interim title against Luis Emmanuel Cusolito (21-1, 19 KOs) in the co-feature.

• Sept. 29: Junior lightweight titlist Javier Fortuna (28-0-1, 20 KOs) will make his first defense when he faces Carlos Velazquez (19-1, 12 KOs). In the co-feature, junior middleweight Domonique Dolton (17-0, 9 KOs) will face 2012 Mexican Olympian Oscar Molina (13-0, 10 KOs).

Brian Kenny, the former longtime host of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights and, more recently, Showtime’s “Showtime Championship Boxing,” will serve as host of the series.

“I’m so excited to be working on Fox Sports 1 on this new PBC series,” Kenny said. “We’re looking forward to making boxing even more accessible to the fans, providing world class matchups and putting the spotlight on fighters, who deserve to be seen by both hardcore and mainstream fans. We will be real with the audience, show them respect and give them the landscape of the boxing world.”

Juan Carlos Payano retained the WBA Bantamweight title with a 12-round split decision over former three-time US Olympian Rau’She Warren at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Payano was deducted a point in round three for hitting behind the head.

Payano was cut on his forehead in round eight due to an accidental headbutt. Warren was deducted two points in round nine for pushing Payano. Later in the round, Payano was cut badly on his right eye from an accidental headbutt.

Payano, 118 lbs of Miami won by scores of 113-111 twice while Warren took a card 115-109.

Payano is now 17-0. Warren, 117 lbs of Cincinnati. OH is 13-1.

Jorge Cota won a 10-round unanimous decision over Yudel Jhonson in a 10-round Super Welterweight bout.

Jhonson was deducted a point for pushing and punching in round six. Jhonson was controversially dropped when in round eight no punch was landed but Jhonson went to the canvas. Cota scored two more knockdowns in round nine, when Cota landed a flurry of punches and the 2nd knockdown was caused from a solid right.

Cota of Los Mochis, MX won by scores of 96-91 and 95-92 twice and is now 25-1. Jhonson of Havana, CUB is 17-2.

John Jackson won a 10-round unanimous decision over Denis Laurente in a Super Welterweight bout.

In round three, Jackson dropped Laurente with a perfect right.

Jackson of the US Virgin Islands won by scores of 100-89 on all three cards and is now 20-2. Laurente of the Philippines is 49-6-5

Former world title challenger, Chris Avalos won an 8-round unanimous decision over Rey Perez in a Featherweight bout at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.

Avalos, 126 1/2 lbs of Lancaster, CA won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 26-3. Perez, 125 1/4 lbs of the Philippines is now 20-7

Casey Ramos scored a 8-round unanimous decision over Daniel Evangelista Jr. in a lightweight bout.

Ramos, 132 lbs of Dallas, TX won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 20-0. Evangelista, 130 1/4 lbs of Mexico City, MX is 20-7.

BROOKLYN–Danny Garcia made is Welterweight debut with an emphatic 9th round stoppage over Paulie Malignaggi in a battle of former world champions in from of 7,237 at Barclays Center.

Garica controlled the action for most of the fight as he came forward winging and connecting power shots from the opening bell. Malignaggi’s right flank was red from absorbing body punches and he started to bleed from around his right eye as early as round three. Malignaggi had short yet unpowerful bursts of offense as he connected on some jabs and counter rights that may won him a couple rounds. It was Garcia who dominated with the effective punches as the blood got worse for Malignaggi in round eight.

In round nine, Garcia was sensing that Maliganggi did not have much left landed several more hard combinations and the bout was stopped at 2:22 of round nine.

Garcia, 146.6 lbs of Philadelphia made his maiden voyage at Welterweight is now 31-0 with 18 knockouts. Malignaggi, 146.8 lbs of Brooklyn. NY is now 33-7.

DANNY GARCIA

“First I want to thank God, team Garcia, ESPN, Al Haymon and the fans. My dad wanted me to be sharp and throw more straight punches.

“I felt a lot stronger. In the 9th round I felt like it was round 1. I need to work on shortening up punches and sticking with the game plan.

“Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter are great fighters in this division, and they’re both represented by Al Haymon so if they want we can make it happen.”

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI

“I was trying to dictate the pace b/c I didn’t want him to get into a groove. He’s a hard puncher and I didn’t want to give him confidence to land a big shot. I wanted to dictate with my jab and keep him missing so he’d second guess on throwing his power. The less power shots he throws the less power shots he could hit me with. I was trying to take a bit of his confidence. He was walking me down fairly well behind the jab. He cut me in the 4th and I think that upped his confidence. I never could get control of the pace though. In spots I felt I was giving up less ground and I had him missing. He got back on his groove though and he had a strong advantage maybe 70% to 30%…

“I think Danny can be an upper echelon fighter, he already is. And he can put his name in the history books. He has a lot of talent. People don’t realize he has a lot of character too. He has a very good poker face. He doesn’t get frustrated, and if he does he doesn’t show it to you. His father’s a great trainer and he really stays on him. Danny listens and they have a great relationship. Every time a round would start it was like he was fresh. Even at the end of rounds when I gave him something to think about he came back, and that’s really important.

“I’ve got a really good job commentating and watching great fighters fight ringside. I hope to sit around ringside for a long time. I felt like if I couldn’t put up a great performance tonight then it would be my last. I was trying to hang tough as much as I could. I remember when I was taking big shots I just kept thinking ‘Don’t give in. This is your last night if you give in. Don’t show that you’re going to give in. If you can show that you’re still hungry for it then you’ll convince yourself that this isn’t the end.’ I wanted to keep showing that I want it. Little by little he broke me down, and I have no problem with the stoppage.

“I’m probably not fighting again. You hate to make an emotional decision. My career started in Brooklyn 14 years ago. If it ends in Brooklyn tonight then at least I ended it at home where I’m from and in front of the greatest fans in the world”

Danny Jacobs retained his WBA Middleweight title with a 2nd round stoppage over Sergio Mora.

Jacobs drew first in round one as he landed a perfect right uppercut that sent Mora to the ground. Seconds later, It was Mora landed a perfectly timed left hook with Jacobs coming in that sent Jacobs to the deck. In round two, Jacobs landed a little combination that sent Mora to the canvas for a 2nd time and Mora rolled his ankle. When Mora got to his feet he was limping and could not continue at 2:55 of round two.

Jacobs, 159.8 lbs of Brooklyn is now 30-0 with 27 knockouts. Mora, 159.2 lbs of Los Angles, CA is 28-4-2.

DANIEL JACOBS

“No rematch, no reason to go backwards. Thank God for this victory, but I’m not going to give him a rematch just b/c.”

“I said did a guy w/ 9 knockdowns really knock me down?

“What’s next? I’ll leave it up to my manager Al Haymon and see what he says. I think these Brooklynites deserve something special and I think me and Kid Chocolate would be that special fight here at Barclays. And we’re on the “A” side now, we’re champions, so let’s do it!”

SERGIO MORA

Spoken to his corner man “I know it’s broken. I heard it pop.”

“I heard my knee pop and want to see replay b/c I know my ankle is broken,

“The commission told me anything less than four rounds then it’s a no contest. If you ask Danny I know he heard it too.

“I told you I came here to fight. I give him credit, but I came to take this championship. I want a rematch.”

Adam Kownacki scored a 2nd round stoppage over Maurenzo Smith in a scheduled 8-round Heavyweight bout.

Kownacki dropped Smith with a right hand and the fight was stopped at 2:26 of round two.

Kownacki. 251.4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 11-0 with 10 knockouts. Smith, 258.2 lbs of Houston, TX is 12-10-3.

Rafael Vasquez scored a 1st round stoppage over Mario Macias in a scheduled 8-round Featherweight bout.

Vasquez dropped dropped Macias with a right hand and the bout was stopped 67 seconds into the fight.

Vasquez, 125.2 lbs is 16-1 with 13 knockouts. Macias, 126 lbs of Mexico is 26-17.

Popular Heather Hardy scored a 7th round stoppage over Renata Domsodi in a scheduled 8-round Featherweight bout.

Domsodi began to bleed from her mouth in round three. The blood began to pour out and Hardy continued her assault until the bout was stopped 1 second into round seven.

Hardy, 121.2 lbs of Brooklyn is 14-0 with 3 knockouts. Domsodi, 121.6 lbs of Budapest, HUN is 12-7.

Thomas Velasquez made a successful pro debut with a stoppage in the 4th and final round of his Jr. Lightweight bout with Gabriel Braxton.

Velasquez dominated the bout with his aggressive style and in round four dropped Braxton hard with a right hand and the fight was stopped at 1:20 of round four.

Velasquez. 127.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Braxton, 127.2 lbs of Red Oak, GA is 2-11.

Titus Williams made a successful pro debut as he won a 4-round unanimous decision over Micha Branch in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Williams, 128 lbs of Elmont, NY. Branch, 130 lbs of Cincinnati, is 2-15-1.

Prichard Colon remained perfect by blowing out Michael Finney in a scheduled 8-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Colon landed a huge right that was quickly followed up by a hard combination that snapped Finney’s head back several times before he hit the canvas. The fight was stopped upon Finney getting to his feet at 1:23 of round two.

Colon, 147.2 lbs of Orocovis, PR is 15-0 with 12 knockouts. Finney, 147.8 lbs of Las Vegas is 12-4-1.

Ricardo Rodriguez won a 10-round majority decision over Daniel Lozano in a Super Flyweight bout in Tampa, Florida.

Rodriguez, 115 lbs of Ciudad, Mexico won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95 and is now 12-2. Lozano, 115 lbs of Bowling Green, FL is 13-3.

Santiago Arroyo scored a 4th round stoppage over Hiram Del Rio in the final scheduled round of their Bantamweight bout.

Arroyo, 118 lbs is 2-0 with 2 knockouts. Del Rio, 116 lbs 0-2.

Victor Darocha scored a 4th round stoppage in the final scheduled round of his Super Middleweight bout with Luis Albaladejo.

DaRocha dropped Albaladejo twice in round three as he pummeled him all over the ring. Daroacha finished the fight with a barrage in the next round.

Darocha, 167 lbs of Miami, FL is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Albaladejo, 165 lbs of Tampa is 0-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBA Lightweight champion Darleys Perez is ordered to rematch Anthony Crolla following their draw that took place on July 18.

“When I heard the news, I was honestly close to tears,” Crolla said of finding out the rematch had been ordered. “Not getting that decision was hard to take, but I was so grateful to even be part of such a great night, and no one can ever take those memories away from me. Now I get another chance, and I’m more determined than ever. The people of Manchester and the U.K. have been incredible, and I can’t wait to get back in there and face Perez again.”

Crolla promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing is in talks with Perez co-promoter Gary Shaw to make a deal for the rematch, which is expected to take place before the end of the year and again be in England.

“I cannot tell you how happy I am with this news,” Hearn said. “Anthony Crolla should be world champion. He hasn’t moaned, he hasn’t sulked and now he has his chance all over again. I would like to thank the WBA for making the right decision and the public for all their support of Anthony. I hope Manchester is ready for something special.

“We are already in negotiations with Perez’s team, and we expect to announce the date of the rematch very soon.”

Shaw said he expects to make a deal with Hearn and avoid a purse but added: “I’d prefer not to have to do a rematch. I like when we win and walk out as the winner. The judges said it was a draw and the WBA ordered a rematch. I don’t run the WBA, so I have to live by their rules.

“But I believe we won the first fight and I believe we will win the rematch, even though I’m not thrilled we have to do it again and it will probably be in England again. Part of the deal — and I will talk to Eddie about this — is that there cannot be an English referee. All of the officials, the referee and judges, have to be neutral.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez will defend his crown as the cheif support to the Middleweight unification bout between Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux on October 17 in New York City.

“The date and place are confirmed. We will be fighting Oct. 17 in MSG,” said Gonzalez manager Carlos Blandon, adding that Gonzalez’s opponent for his fourth title defense was not set yet.

Blandon said they are in “advanced negotiations” with two opponents: former junior flyweight champion Giovani Segura (32-4-1, 28 KOs), 33, of Mexico, who is one of boxing’s most devastating punchers, and Puerto Rican contender McWilliams Arroyo (16-2, 14 KOs), 29, the twin brother of newly crowned junior bantamweight titlist McJoe Arroyo.

Blandon said they would also consider a fight with former unified flyweight titlist Brian Viloria, 34, of Hawaii, who scored a first-round knockout of Omar Soto on Saturday night. Top Rank, Viloria’s promoter, has said repeatedly it intended to line up Viloria for a world title fight before the end of the year.

“If Viloria’s (team) makes an interesting offer to the promoter, then they can jump in the race before we make up our minds,” Blandon said.

As soon as the card ended, HBO, Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions and Gonzalez’s promoter, Teiken Boxing of Japan, liked the idea of having him appear on Golovkin’s next card.

“It was a formula that worked in May, so why not do it again,” Loeffler said.

A mouth watering Middleweight unification title bout has been set for October 17 as Gennady Golovkin will fight David Lemieux at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“In one word: finally,” Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler told ESPN.com. “We’ve gone to great lengths to try to put unification fights together for Gennady. We have to give Lemieux and Golden Boy a lot of credit for stepping up to the plate. Gennady will not underestimate Lemieux. He is the biggest puncher he will have ever faced, and Gennady will be the biggest puncher Lemieux will have ever faced.

“It is a great unification fight between two champions and the two biggest punchers in the middleweight division. If Lemieux wins, he takes over the spot as the best middleweight in the world, and if Gennady wins, he stays the best middleweight in the world.”

Lemieux said he is looking forward to the matchup of two powerful punchers.

“This is the fight that all the fans and the world wants to see,” he said. “I hope and expect this will be the best fight of the last five years. There will be blood. It’s going to be exciting.”

“What changed my mind and everyone involved is that Lemieux can beat GGG, so why even waste our time with the mandatory? Let’s go straight to GGG,” said Lemieux’co-promoter Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN.com. “He has a real shot at beating him. And this is the big fight he wanted, and when we presented this fight to him he was ecstatic.

“Lemieux is fired up. He says, ‘Nobody has ever pushed Golovkin back. He does not know how to fight going back.’ Lemieux has a beautiful jab, and he is going to use it.”

“Everyone should be ready to have a new man to fear in the middleweight division,” Lemieux said. “I am well aware of what kind of power I am facing, but I’m not worried about it. It’s going to be a war. I know he’s going to come to fight. He might break my nose, but I’m going break his too.

“I’ve said very honestly that I don’t care who I fight, so long as they are the best, and Golovkin is the best out there in the middleweight division. And I consider myself fully of his caliber. I don’t want any easy fights. GGG is the fight that people want to see. He wants me, then he’ll get me. On the 17th, it’s going to be fireworks. I want history. I want big, big things. And this is another big step.”

“When you talk about getting bang for your buck it doesn’t get any better than this,” De La Hoya said. “When you think about the pay-per-view numbers we’re being real here. This is not a million-selling pay-per-view. We’re thinking along the lines of between 350,000 and 500,000 buys. You have to start somewhere, and this is a perfect fight for both guys to start off on pay-per-view. Obviously, we are going to stack the card like there’s no tomorrow. We want to give the fans bang for their buck.”

“We put a very fair deal together for Lemieux and Golden Boy, and the Garden put in a very strong offer to get Gennady back,” Loeffler said. “They saw his success in Los Angeles and they wanted him back in New York.”

“New York is not a very far trip from Montreal,” De La Hoya said. “We expect a lot of fans from Canada and a lot of fans there for Gennady. Without a doubt it will be a sold-out arena.”

Moises Fuentes scored a 6th round stoppage over Oswaldo Novoa in a scheduled 10-round Flyweight bout of former world champions.

Fuentes scored a knockdown in round one from a right hand.

In round six, Fuentes was deducted a point for low blows. Moments later he dropped Novoa with a straight right to the body and the fight was stopped at 1:01 of round six.

Fuentes, 110 lbs is now 22-2-1 with 12 knockouts. Novoa, 109 1/2 lbs of Mexico is 14-6-2.

Brian Viloria obliterated Omar Soto in the first frame of their scheduled 8-round Super Flyweight bout at Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, California.

Viloria dropped Soto in the first round and the bout was stopped at 2:02.

Viloria, 112 3/4 lbs of Hawaii is now 36-4 with 22 knockouts. Soto, 114 1/2 lbs of Mexico is 23-12-2.

Guy Robb won 10-round unanimous decision over Edwin Solis is a Super Featherweight bout.

Robb was cut over the right eye in round two and over the left eye from an accidental headbutt in round six but was still able to win by scores 79-73 on all cards.

Robb, 126 1/4 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 16-1. Solis is 6-4-3.

Arnold Barboza Jr. remained undefeated with a 6-round unanimous decision over Lionel Jimenez in a Welterweight bout.

Scores were 60-54 on all cards for Barboza who is now 8-0. Jimenez is 2-5.

LAS VEGAS – Sergey Kovalev is blunt and effective.

Mostly, he’s predictable.

If you want subtlety, pick another Russian game. Chess, maybe. It’s full of a lot of pawns, which is what every light-heavyweight has become when faced with Kovalev.

Nadjib Mohammedi was just the latest on a board that Kovalev continues to rule with impunity. Andre Ward looks like a challenger. Maybe, Adonis Stevenson. But those are only fights to imagine, talk about. For now, it’s Kovalev’s empire.

“I wanted to make him look like a clown,’’ Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) said. “I wanted to make him look like a fool.’’

At 2:38 of the third round Saturday night, that’s exactly what Mohammedi (37-4, 23 KOs) looked like. He was down, finished by a right-left combination that left the Frenchman with a damaged left eye.

“I wanted it to continue,’’ said Kovalev, who also put Mohammedi on all fours with a crushing right hand that is as long as it is lethal. “I wanted more rounds.’’

Kovalev didn’t say so. But he might have wanted more time to drive home a point to his ex-trainer, Abel Sanchez, who was in Mohammedi’s corner.

Sanchez and Kovalev split in 2010 for reasons that remain unclear. What is clear, however, is that Kovalev has not been happy with the circumstances. The Russian never forgets. But he did serve up some cold vengeance in taking down Mohammedi.

Sanchez, Gennady Golovkin’s trainer, tried to explain the one-sided loss.

“It was Mandalay Bay, the bright lights, the pressure,’’ Sanchez said in the middle of the ring during the bout’s immediate aftermath.

Noticed, he never mentioned Kovalev.

The bout, which took place in front of lot of empty seats at Mandalay Bay, will quickly be forgotten. Kovalev will move on, presumably to a show dwon with Ward sometime next year. His immediate plans are for a bout in Moscow on Nov. 28. His promoter, Kathy Duiva of Main Events, said she will offer the bout to Artur Beterbiev, another Russian. Trouble is, Beterbiev is advised by Al Haymon, a Duva rival.

Next pawn, please.

Maybe, Jean Pascal.
Pascal (30-3-1, 17 KOs) ducked repeated sledge-hammer rights and, in the end, ducked an upset in winning a narrow decision that had many in the crowd crying foul and Yunieski Gonzalez (24-3-2, 10 KOs) crying tears. It was unanimous, but only the scorecards..

ON THE UNDERCARD

The Best: Joel Diaz, a junior-welterweight from trainer Abel Sanchez’ Summit Gym in Big Bear, Calif., flashed a prospect’s credentials with double-edged power.
Diaz (19-0, 15 KOs, scored two knockdowns of Alejandro Rodriguez (24-18-1, 14 KOs, in the second round, the first with a right and the second with a left. He finished Rodriguez, of Guadalajara, with a beautiful right hand for a TKO at 39 seconds of the fourth.

The Rest: Unbeaten light-heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (16-0, 11 KOs) of Miami was bleeding, looked tired and appeared to be near defeat when he railed, fighting with urgency in the seventh and energy in the eighth for a TKO of France’s Hakim Zoulikha 21-8, 10 KOs), who was one the canvas early in the eighth and finished when he absorbed a succession of blows at 1:34 of the round.

The show opened with a KO, delivered by Connecticut heavyweight Cassius Chaney (3-0, 2 KOs), who knocked Eduardo Ramirez (1-3, 1 KO) of Yuma, Ariz., unconscious and onto the canvas with a left hand at 1:35 of the first round.

Rodney Hernandez (8-2-1, 1 KO), heavyweight from Modesto, Calif, got a six-round, split decision over Brice Ritani-Coe (4-4-1, 3 KOs). Ritani-Coe, of San Pedro, Calif., shook his head in disagreement. But it was hard to know if anybody agreed with him. The arena was empty when the scores were announced.

Claudio Marrero scored a one-punch knockout over former world champion Rico Ramos in round three of their 10-round Featherweight bout.

Marrero decked Ramos with a perfect overhand left and the fight was waved off immediately at 20 seconds of round three.

Marrero, 127.8 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR is now 19-1 with 14 knocouts. Ramos, 126.2 lbs of Watts, CA is 24-5.

Andrew Tabiti remained perfect by scored an 8-round unanimous decision over Roberto Santos in a Cruiserweight bout.

Tabuti, 196 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 11-0. Santos, 204.4 lbs of Mexico is 12-2.

Tabiti landed 191 of 533 punches. Santos landed 65 of 316.

Former two-divison world champion Tomasz Adamek will take on Przemyslaw Saleta on September 25 in Poland, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“It’s up to him to decide if he wants to retire, not me,” said Adamek’s promoter Kathy Duva. “This is a novelty fight in Poland because they are both big names there. Whatever Tomasz does, he has earned the right to do what he wants and to go out how he wants to go out.”

Romulo Koasicha scored a stoppage after round seven over RGuillermo Avila in a scheduled 10-round Featherweight bout

Koasicha dropped Avila in round five from a combination in the corner. In round seven, Koasicha sent Avila own from a left hook. After the round, the fight was stopped.

Koasichia is now 25-4 with 15 knockouts. Avila falls to 15-4.

Roberto Pucheta won a 8-round unanimous decision over Martin Casillas in a Bantamweight bout.

Rafael Lopez scored a 2nd round stoppage over Esteban Zambrano in a scheduled 4-round Lightweight bout.

Lopez scored a knockdown in round two from a left hook and the fight was stopped.

By Norm Frauenheim-
Phoenix lightweight Victor Castro (15-0, 7 KOs) risks his unbeaten record Saturday against Mexican Angel Martinez (14-6-1, 10 KOs) Saturday night in Phoenix at Celebrity Theatre.

The bout is scheduled for eight rounds on an Iron Boy Promotions card. As many as 12 fights are scheduled. First bell is 5 p.m.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, undefeated Jr. Featherweight prospect Jessie Magdaleno injured his hand and is out of his August 1 UniMas Headlining fight with Rey Perez.

“He hurt his hand really bad sparring,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com. “They were going to get X-rays but he definitely can’t fight on Aug. 1.”

World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko signed a 5 fight extension with German television network according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The first fight under the new deal starts with his October 24 defense with Tyson Fury.

“My previous contract expired after [the] Jennings fight, so now I have another five-fight deal with RTL. I never thought about the exact time of my retirement, but for some reason people are trying to retire me sooner than later,” Klitschko told ESPN.com.

“I don’t feel my age [and am not] tired of boxing,” he said. “I really mean it.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Middeweight belthoders Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux are talking about a possible unification bout this fall.

Now it seems, however, that the prospect of a Golovkin-Lemieux unification fight — a very fan-friendly fight and one HBO would love to put on (and one that will cost the network a pretty penny) — has a chance of happening. Both sides acknowledge that they are at least talking about a deal. The target is Oct. 17, which is on hold at New York’s Madison Square Garden for the fight.

“We’re exploring options for David Lemieux and discussing things with Tom Loeffler [Golovkin’s promoter from K2 Promotions],” De La Hoya told ESPN.com this week. “We’ll see if we can make it. I’ll sit down with [Golden Boy vice president] Eric Gomez and see if it’s even possible. But my mind is always open to giving fans the best fights and this is one of the best fights.”

“Everyone is asking when are we going to see David versus Golovkin? Well when the financials are right we will do it,” he said. “No doubt in my mind it would be one crazy fight. Obviously, fans want to see. We would not go in there if we didn’t believe that David could hurt Golovkin. David is that throwback fighter that people love and in his last performances he showed that he could box, showed an excellent jab, showed that he has the endurance to be firing bombs from round 1 through 12, and those bombs hurt people.

“We can literally say that David is in the hurt business. Believe me, we think David will hurt Golovkin. Golovkin is certainly a great fighter, but without wanting to divulge our strategy we feel very good about our chances. People want to see Golovkin tested and we are willing if it makes business sense. We are talking and the door is open. Having said that, we are well aware that David is only 26 and is getting better day by day where Golovkin is now 33. So time is on our side. We’re not in a rush.”

“It has always been GGG’s priority to unify all the titles in the middleweight division,” Loeffler said. “If we can make a fight with Lemieux, he would be one step closer to his goal.”

Shane Mosley Jr. failed a post fight drug test following a win in a BKB fight on June 27, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.