Erislandy Lara won an easy 12-round unanimous decision over Delvin Rodriguez to retain the WBA Super Welterweight title at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

Lara was never in danger and boxed at a measured pace and landing thudding lefts and right hooks throughout the contest. Lara scored a knockdown in round six from a straight left.

Lara, 153 3/4 lbs of Cuba won by shutout scores of 120-107 on all cards and is now 21-2-2. Rodriguez, 153 1/2 lbs of Danbury, CT is now 28-8-4.

Artur Beterbiev scored a 7th round stoppage over Alexander Johnson in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout and kept his perfect knockout record in tact.

In round five, Beterbiev dropped Johnson with a jab. Beterbiev landed a big right on the ropes that was ruled a knockdown as the ropes held Johnson up. Johnson was bleeding from the nose continued to take a pummeling at the end of the frame.

In round seven, a short right hand put Johnson down for a 3rd time. Seconds later a hard right sent Johnson to the canvas just as referee Mark Nelson was stopping the fight at 1:38.

Beterbiev, 175 lbs of Montreal is now 9-0 with 9 knockouts. Johnson, 174 1/4 lbs is now 16-3.

Nicholas Walters 127.4 – Miguel Marriaga 125.2
Felix Verdejo 133 – Ivan Najera 131.4
Seanie Monaghan 175.8 – Fulgencio Zuniga 174.8
Darren Goodall 167.8 – David Tamaso 166.4
Christopher Diaz 127 – Marcello Gallardo 126.4
Jason Sosa 130.8 – Santiago Bustos 129.8
Mike Reed 140.2 – Luis Joel Gonzalez 140.2
George Arias 227.2 – Eric Cason 198.2

Deontay Wilder 229 – Eric Molina 239 1/4
(WBC Heavyweight Title)
Jose Pedraza 129 3/4 – Andrey Klimov 12
(IBF Jr. Lightweight Title)
(SHO EXTREME)
IVAN REDKACH: 134.4 Pounds
DEJAN ZLATICANIN: 134.6 Pounds

JULIAN WILLIAMS: 153.8 Pounds
ARMEN OVSEPYAN: 153.2 Pounds

(TV SWING BOUT)
AHMED ELBIALI: 175.4 Pounds
DONTA WOODS: 174.4 Pounds

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Danny Garcia relinquished his WBC Super Lightweight championship.

“Danny’s weight situation forced his decision to fight at welterweight,” the WBC said.

The vacancy will set up a fight between Viktor Postol and Lucas Matthysse.

“We like the fight,” said Eric Gomez, vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Matthysse. “We’ve contemplated this happening. Matthysse is all-in.”

Said Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, Postol’s co-promoter, “Obviously we’re not shocked by what happened with Garcia. We knew Danny Garcia was never going to defend his title again. We look forward to making the fight with Matthysse. It’s a great fight stylistically and we’ll get a deal done as soon as possible. It’s a really interesting fight.”

An injury to Beibut Shumenov has forced a postponement of his WBA Interim Cruiserweight title fight that was slated to take place next Saturday in Las Vegas, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Flores was disappointed but said he will remain in training camp in Phoenix and be ready for the new date. He has been sparring with heavyweight contenders Steve Cunningham and Bryant Jennings for the past two weeks in preparation.

“I had over 40 rounds sparring with those two guys and another 25 rounds [with others] before that,” Flores told ESPN.com on Tuesday. “I’ve been working crazy hard. I was more than ready for June 20. I was very ready. Steve and Jennings are great tools to get ready for big fights. They are both much better than Beibut. Great camp so far.”

Legendaty referee Frank Cappuccino passed away on Monday at age 86 in Pennsylvania, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“When he was in his prime, there is no doubt he was one of the top five referees in the world,” said Greg Sirb, the executive director of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, who knew Cappuccino well and assigned him to the fights he worked in the state since 1989.

“When he was reffing, he was poetry in motion,” Sirb said. “He had as much respect from the fighters as any referee there is. I just think they liked his style. He was straightforward. When you got Frank Cappuccino assigned to your bout, you knew you made it.”

“When you had Cappuccino, it was one less thing I had to worry about,” Sirb said. “Of all the times I assigned him to a fight, I never once had a single person call me to say they didn’t want him assigned to their bout. It never happened.”

“That was Frank, Philly-style,” Sirb said. “He was a die-hard Philly guy. He loved boxing. I’d ask Frank to do the little shows — make that three- or four-hour drive to the places like Allentown or Scranton for shows. He was there. He did all the club shows as well as the world title fights.”

Carl Frampton will defend the IBF Super Bantamweight crown against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. on July 18 in El Paso, Texas according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I am delighted to be defending my title in the USA on July 18th live on CBS against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. I want to become a star in the USA, and this is my first step on that journey,” Frampton said. “Now that my team is working with Al Haymon, I am set to defend my title in front of millions of U.S. fight fans on CBS.

“Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. is a dangerous Mexican challenger, but he has never fought anyone like me and on the 18th of July he is in for a big, big shock. I feel I am the best [junior featherweight] in the world, and I am excited to box in front of a huge television audience in the USA.”

Barry McGuigan, the Hall of Fame former featherweight titleholder and Frampton’s manager, said he believes Frampton’s fan-friendly, action style will resonate with American boxing fans.

“I believe Carl’s all-action style will captivate the U.S. fight fans. Frampton has all the ingredients needed to become a major star in the USA,” McGuigan said. “He is an exceptional fighter with a brilliant personality who has a fanatical fan base in the U.K. Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. is a hungry and dangerous young Mexican boxer who will be travelling to El Paso, Texas, to rip that belt from Frampton. This is going to be a cracking fight.”

Junior middleweight titleholder Cornelius “K9” Bundrage (34-5, 19 KOs), 42, of Detroit, was supposed to make the first defense of his second title reign on the July 18 card against mandatory challenger Jermall Charlo (21-0, 16 KOs), 25, of Houston.

However, Bundrage suffered a bad cut over his left eye during a sparring session on Monday and the fight was postponed.

“They told us K9 will probably be out six to eight weeks so the fight will have to be rescheduled,” Ronnie Shields, Charlo’s trainer, told ESPN.com. “Jermall is a little disappointed but he said there’s nothing he can do about it, so just move on.

“He said, ‘This is nothing compared to the thing I went through with Carlos Molina. At least this guy just got a cut, so we’ll reschedule it,’ ” Shields said.

BROOKLYN–Miguel Cotto made an emphatic statement that was heard from Brooklyn to Guadalajara, Mexico as he defended the WBC Middleweight title with a fourth round stoppage over Daniel Geale at Barclays Center. The win now clears the way for a mega showdown in the fall with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.

Cotto was impressive with his jab early in the fight and started mixing the his vaunted left hook to the body. Cotto clearly won the first three rounds.

In round four, Cotto landed a massive left hook to the head that sent Geale sprawling on his back. Geale was clearly shaken up but tried to fight back. Cotto jumped on his hurt prey and landed a huge flurry of punches. Geale tried to fight back but a straight right to the top of the head put Geale down for a 2nd time. Geale got to his feet but referee Harvey Dock stopped the fight at 1:28 of round four.

Zhang Zhilei scored three knockdowns en route to a 4-round unanimous decision beatdown of Glen Thomas.

Zhilei dominated and scored knockdowns in rounds one, three and four (where Thomas took a knee on his own).

Zhilei, 262.4 lbs of Henan, China is now 4-0 with 3 knockdowns. Thomas, 215 lbs of East Stroudsburg, PA is now 1-4.

Junior Younan scored a 2nd round stoppage over Mike Sawyer in a scheduled 4-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Younan dropped Sawyer in the opening seconds with a big flurry that was finished off with 3 hard lefts. The continued hard hooks caused swelling under his right eye. In round two, Younan scored a 2nd knockdown from a left to the top of the head. Younan was relantless with a follow up barrage and the fight was stopped at 2:29

Younan, 172.4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 7-0 with 6 knockouts. Sawyer, 178 lbs of Orlando, FL is now 6-4.

Dustin Fleischer needed just 66 seconds to take out Kareem Miller in their scheduled 4-round Welterweight bout.

Fleischer landed a huge combination and the fight was stopped.

Fleischer, 142.6 lbs of Monmouth Beach, Nj is now 2-0 with 2 knockouts. Miller, 140.8 lbs of Eden, NC is now 1-2.

Angel Luna scored a mild upset by scoring a 6-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Jose Lopez in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Luna dropped Lopez in round’s two and five but was deducted a point in round four for hitting behind the head.

Luna. 125.8 lbs of New York, NY won by scores of 57-54 and 58-53 twice and is now 11-1-1. Lopez, 126 lbs of Carolina, PR is now 15-1-1.

Shawn Simpson worked hard to get the stoppage in his pro debut and he did at 2:05 of the 4th and final round of his Jr. Featherweight bout with Damon Simon.

Simpson unloaded some heavy shots that finally put Simon down to the canvas and the fight was stopped.

Simpson, 119.6 lbs of Chicago is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Simon, 119.6 lbs of Beaumont, TX is 0-2.

Former world champion Robert Guerrero had to survive being knocked down to come back to win a 10-round split decision over Aron Martinez at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

In round four, Martinez landed some big shots on Guerrero and after the 10th shot, Guerrero dropped to his knees for a knockdown. Guerrero was able to grind out the majority of the rounds with a solid work rate.

Guerrero, 145.6 lbs of Gilroy, CA won by scores of 95-94 and 97-92 and is now 33-3-1. Martinez, 146.6 lbs of East Los Angeles, CA won a card by a 95-94 tally but is 19-4-1.

Former U.S. Olympian, Dominic Breazeale scored a 3rd round stoppage over Yasmany Casuegra in a scheduled 8-round Heavyweight bout.

In round two, Breazeale landed a right hand that sent Casuegra to the canvas. In the next round, Breazeale dropped Casuegra again with a right. Seconds later he was dropped for a third time with a chopping right. Casuegra wobbled to his feet and the fight was stopped at 1:49 of round three.

Breazeale of Los Angeles is 15-0 with 14 knockouts. Casuegra of Cuba is 17-1.

Jesus Cuellar retained the WBA Featherweight title with an 8th round stoppage of former world champion Vic Darchinyan

In round eight, Cuellar dropped Darchinyan with an over hand right. Darchinyan got to his feet but Cuellar jumped on Darchinyan and Darchinyan’s corner jumped on the apron and the fight was stopped at 1:04 of round eight.

Cuellar, 125.8 lbs of Buenos Aries, ARG is now 27-1 with 21 knockouts. Darchinyan, 125.4 lbs of Armenia is 40-8-1.

Cuellar landed 103-487 punches. Darchinyan was 73-250.

Alfredo Angulo scored a 5th round stoppage over Delray Raines in a scheduled 10-round Middleweight bout.

Angulo dropped Raines in round four and twice in round five and the bout was stopped at 2:16.

Angulo, 162.2 lbs of Mexicali. MEX is 23-5 with 19 knockouts. Raines, 160 lbs of Paris, ARK is now 22-11-1.

Alejandeo Luna won a 10-round unanimous decision over Cristobal Cruz in a Lightweight bout.

Luna won by scores of 80-72 and 79-72 and is now 18-0. Cruz is 40-17-4.

Miguel Cotto 153.6 – Daniel Geale 157
(WBC Middleweight championship)
Fernando Vargas 124.4 – Wilfredo Vasquez Jr.

Former world title challenger Jayson Velez remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Daniel Ramirez in a Featherweight bout at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Velez scored a knockdown in round two and cruised to the victory by scores of 99-90 and 98-91 twice.

Velez is 23-0-1. Ramirez is 11-3;

Cesar Morales won an 8-round unanimous decision over Emanuel Gonzalez in a Jr. Lightweight fight.

Morales won by scores of 80-72, 78-74 and 77-75 and is now 9-1-3. Gonzalez is 14-2.

Christian Gonzalez went the distance for the first time but dominated Daryl Hayes over six round to win a unaninous decision in a Lightweight bout

In round two, Hayes was deducted a point for holding. He was wobbled by a big right hand just moments later. In round six, Hayes was docked a point for pushing the head of Gonzalez.

Gonzalez, 131 1/2 lbs of Buena Park, CA won by scores of 60-52 twice and 59-53 and is now 10-0. Hayes, 131 1/2 lbs of Houston, TX is 3-5

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Light Flyweight champion Donnie Nietes will defend his crown against Francisco Rodriguez Jr. on July 4 in Cebu, Philippines.

“He is a good opponent and should not be overlooked,” Nietes said.

Just a day after getting Jose Felix as a replacement foe for Ray Beltran. Humberto Soto injured his knee and his June 27 fight on the Timothy Bradley – Jessie Vargas undercard is off, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Soto is not going to fight,” said Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez. “He messed up his knee jogging on Tuesday. He was training. He got X-rays and he has strained knee ligaments, and the doctor told him he needs to rest it for a month.”

“It’s shocking. This guy can’t catch a break,” Eric Gomez said of Soto. “First, there was the Frankie Gomez situation, then Ray Beltran and now this. When bad news happens, it comes in threes. It was like 1-2-3 strikes, you’re out.”

Ray Beltran tested positive for a banned substance after his May 1 knockout win over Takahiro Ao and his June 27 bout with Humberto Soto is off, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Just disappointed. I’m disappointed for Beltran and I’m disappointed for us, but eventually fighters are going to learn not to try to cheat the system,” Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, Beltran’s promoter, told ESPN.com. “I feel worse about it that it happened to [Ao promoter] Mr. [Akihiko] Honda and our friends from Teiken Boxing and that their fighter, Ao, was hurt by all this.”

“I talked to Ray and he doesn’t think he took anything illegal,” Cameron Dunkin, Beltran’s manager, told ESPN.com. “I asked him if he had been taking any pills and he said he took some supplements he was given by his guys, but he didn’t think they had anything [illegal] in them. I’m getting a list of what he was taking.

“He’s devastated about the Soto fight. Who wouldn’t be? He feels betrayed by somebody who was working with him, but he doesn’t know by who. He has three different guys who work with him but somebody really let him down. Someone didn’t look out for him. This is terrible. There’s nothing else to say.”

BoxingScene first reported the positive test

Moretti said one possible opponent is Jose Felix Jr. (29-1-1, 24 KOs), 23, of Mexico, a Top Rank boxer who is training for a June 13 UniMas-televised bout, but has no opponent yet.

HBO said it plans to keep Soto on the telecast. It is the second fight in a month that has been canceled on Soto, through no fault of his own. The reason HBO found a spot for him on June 27 was because his fight against Frankie Gomez on May 9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston — the co-feature of Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland — was canceled the day before the bout because Gomez was 6½ pounds overweight at the weigh-in, which cost Soto a low six-figure payday.

Javier Mendoza retained the IBF Lightweight crown with a technical decision over Milan Melindo after Mendozacould not continue due to a cut in the 6th round at Campo Nuevo Ensenada in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

Melindo cut over right eye in head clash in 6th but bout stopped due to cut over Mendoza’s left eye suffered in clash of heads, also in 6th. Melindo deducted a point for a low blow in 4th and 5th rounds.

Mendoza won by scores of 60-52 twice and 59-53 and is now 24-2-1. Melindo is 32-2.

Alex Saucedo remained undefeated by stopping Jake Giuriceo in round four of a scheduled 4-round Welterweight bout.

Saucedo dropped Giuriceo in round three from a left hook. Saucedo finished things when he landed a big left uppercut that buckled Giuriceo badly abnd referee Ray Corona stopped the bout at 49 seconds of round four.

Saucedo, 145 3/4 lbs of Oklahoma City, OH is 18-0 with 13 knockouts. Giuriceo, 146 lbs of Stuthers, OH is 17-4-1.

Michael Norato win a 4-round Super Featherwieght bout over Ali Jumakhonov.

Scores were 38-37 on all thre cards for Norato, 130 1/2 lbs of Los Angles, CA who is now 2-0. Jumakhonov, 130 1/4 lbs of Reseada, CA is now 1-1-1,

Jorge Linares got off the deck to comeback and stop Kevin Mitchell in round 10 to retain his WBC Lightweight title at the 02 Arena in London.

Mitchell dropped Linares in round five from a hard right. Mitchell was cut around his right eye in round eight. Mitchell was dropped in the 10th and the fight was stopped at 2:57 of round ten.

Linares of Venezuela is 39-3 with 26 knockouts. Mitchell of England is 39-2.

Danbury, CT (May 30, 2015)–Prospect Tramaine Williams capped off a great night of boxing with a 6th round stoppage over Josh Bowles in the final scheduled round of their Featherweight bout at the Danbury Arena.

Tramaine Williams landing on Bowles

The show was the Inaugural Danbury Fight Night promoted by Prize Promotions.

The main event saw Williams show his quick hand speed to outpoint Bowles for most of the fight. In the final round, Williams landed a booming straight left that sent Bowles down hard on his back. Bowles did well to get to his feet only to take a barrage of punches and the fight was stopped at 1:36 of round six.

Williams, 124 lbs of New Haven, CT is now 9-0 with 3 knockouts. Bowles, 123.75 lbs of Harrisburg, PA is now 9-2.

Nate Green remained undefeated by pounding out a 6-round unanimous decision over Timur Shailezov in a Bantamweight bout.

Scores were 60-54, 59-55 and 58-56 for Green, 118 lbs of New Haven, CT and is now 8-0. Shailezov, 118 lbs of Philadelphia is 17-10-1.

Josh Crespo scored a thrilling first round stoppage over Edgar Cortes in a scheduled 6-round Featherweight bout.

Crespo decked Cortes with a hard right hand in the opening seconds of the bout. Cortes got to his feet but ate a barrage of jarring punches before the bout was stopped at 2:20 of round one.

Crespo, 124.5 lbs of New Haven, CT. is now 4-2-3 with 1 knockout. Cortes, 121 lbs of Vineland, NJ. is 1-1.

Wellington Romero had to work hard in winning a 6-round split decision over Evencii Dixon in a Welterweight bout.

Romero won cards by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 while Dixon took a card at 58-57.

Romero, 145 lbs of Newburgh, NY is now 7-0-1. Dixon, 145 lbs of Lancaster, PA is now 5-7-1.

Rich Neves and Gilbert Alex Sanchez battled to a unanimous draw in a 6-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

All three judges were in agreement of the 57-57 scores. Neves, 154.5 lbs of New York, NY is now 8-2-2. Sanchez, 154 lbs of Camden, NJ is now 5-6-2.

In thrilling 4-round war, Andrew Bentley scored a majority decision over previously undefeated Oscar Bonilla in a Lightweight bout.

The two slugged it out to the delight of enthusiastic crowd. Bentley was able to tag a hard charging Bonilla as he came in. There were several toe to toe exchanges were both guys ate heavy leather.

Bentley, 131 lbs of Jersey City, NJ won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 and 38-38 and is now 3-2. Bonilla, 132 lbs of New Haven, CT. is now 3-1-2.

Cassius Chaney landed plenty of power shots and dominated Ruben Ortiz and won a 4-round unanimous decision in a Heavyweight bout.

Chaney, 244 lbs of New London, CT won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 2-0. Ortiz, 210 lbs of Philadelphia is now 0-4.

Jair Ramos scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Osnel Charles in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Ramos, 139 lbs of Waterbury, CT won by scores of 59-54 on all cards and is now 4-2-2. Charles, 138 lbs of Atlantic City, NJ is now 10-13-1.

Photos by George Jimenez / Prize Promotions

Josh King scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Rogelio Casarez in a Lightweight bout.

In round three, Casrez started to leak blood from his nose from a fight hand from King.

King, 134 3/4 lbs of Australia won by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 and is now 20-3. Casarez, 134 3/4 lbs is 9-4.

Amanda Serrano won a 6-round unanimous decision over Zaeika Kangethe in a female Super Featherweight bout.

Serrano scored a knockdown in round one from a straight left. In round three three, Serrano had some swelling around her eyes. Kangethe started ti swell around her right eye in round four.

Serrano, 130 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 60-53 twice and 60-54 ans is now 24-1-1. Kangethe, 125 1/2 lbs of Nairobi, KEN is 24-11-2.

In a crowd pleasing fight, Amir Khan made his case for a September fight with Floyd Mayweather by winning a 12-round unanimous decision over Chris Algieri in a battle of former world champions at Barclays Center.

The fight was a back and forth fight early as surprisingly Algieri fought out of his norm as was the stalker. He has some solid success as he landed some hard rights and left hooks in between Khan’s flurries. The bout seemned even at the halfway point.

Khan started taking over and winning very competitive rounds. In round 10, Khan buckled Algieri with a solid right. The fought hard down the stretch with each gave giving it all as the final bell sounded.

Khan, 146.4 lbs of Bolton, England win by scores of 115-113 and 117-111 twice to raise his mark to 31-3. Algieri, 146.2 lbs of Huntington, NY is now 20-2.

AMIR KHAN

“I thought I worked well inside. I’ve never done a lot of work in the pocket like that and I plan to do more of that in the future.

“I give Chris a lot of credit. He came forward a lot more than we thought he would and he had a big chin tonight.

“Chris gave it his all tonight. This is the best Algieri we’ve seen in a long time, and if he’d have fought Manny (Pacquiao) that way he might have won.

“Everyone knows I want Floyd (Mayweather) next after all the talk about it, but when you wait and hope for something for this long it can set you back. I don’t want to overlook any other fighters, including Chris.

“My first show with PBC has been great. The New York crowd was awesome and really got into it. The promotion was excellent and I’m proud to be a part of this team.”

CHRIS ALGIERI

“I thought I pressured Khan well and got my touches. He definitely didn’t like it when I got into his body.

“I thought I hurt him several times, but Khan’s a cagey fighter and he spins off. I guess the judges liked that tonight. I would think the cleaner, harder shots would get a little more respect.

“I think PBC is fantastic. The focus is on the fighters, not the politics or the promoters. This is helping bring the sport back to boxing’s glory days of primetime events for the fans.

“I haven’t thought much about after this fight. I’m disappointed, but I’ll watch the film from this fight and we’ll go from there.”

Javier Fortune won the WBA Super Featherweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Bryan Vasquez.

It was an entertaining fight with Fortuna looking to land the home run blow while Vasquez used his unortodox style was able to get through with some solid punches.

Fortuna, 130 lbs of La Romana, Dominican Republic won by scores of 117-111 twice and 116-112 to raise his mark to 28-0-1. Vasquez, 129 lbs of San Jose, Costa Rica is now 34-2.

JAVIER FORTUNA

“I’m very surprised that the fight went the distance. Vasquez is a strong fighter. After the fifth round, I was boxing to score points.

“I was never really hurt by Vasquez, but I hurt my own hand on his head.

“Vasquez didn’t really affect me throughout the fight. The swelling on my eye is from a headbutt.

“The biggest key to my success tonight was my training. Before this I didn’t have the stamina that I needed. However, after my work with Hector Bermudez leading up to this fight I was more than ready.

“Becoming a champion here in New York is huge for me. I’m very proud of my performance tonight.”

BRYAN VASQUEZ

“My style is to box and then move. Fortuna fought a smart fight tonight. He wouldn’t engage me and fight.

“Fortuna used his head and elbows a lot tonight, but I don’t want to use that as an excuse. I tried telling the referee, but nothing was done.

“I worked very hard for three months of training to get to this fight. I hope I won over some fans today because I fight to please them.

“Hopefully I get a rematch because this is not the end of my career, and I’d love the chance to take that belt from Fortuna.

“I want to thank PBC for this opportunity. It was great being a part of this show and I hope they’ll think of me again in the future.”

2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne remained perfect by winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Cornelius White in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Browne, 175.2 lbs of Staten Island, NY won by scores of 99-91 twice and 98-92 and is now 15-0. White, 175 lbs of Houston, TX is now 21-4.

Keith Tapia scored an explosive 8th round stoppage over Leo Pia in the final round of their Heavyweight bout.

There was some solid action throughout until Tapia leveled Pia with a crunching left the plummeted Pia to the canvas and the fight was stopped instantly at 2:42 of round eight.

Tapia, 200.2 lbs od Santurce, PR is now 15-0 with 10 knockouts. Pia, 199 lbs of Wichita, KS is now 5-5-2.

Local favorite as usual was in an exciting fight and remained undefeated by winning a 8-round split decision over Noemi Bosques in a Featherweight bout.

Hardy won on two cards by scores of 79-73 and 77-75. Bosques won a card 77-75.

Hardy, 122.8 lbs of Brooklyn is now 13-0. Bosquez, 122.8 lbs of St. Petersburg, FL is now 8-3-2.

Wesley Ferrer slid by by winning a 6-round majority decision over Jose Miguel Castro in a Lightweight bout.

Ferrer dropped Castro in round one but Castro fought back and dropped Ferrer in the fifth. It was Ferrer;s work rate that won him the bout by scores of 58-54, 57-55 and 56-56.

Ferrer, 134.8 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 9-0. Castro, 134.4 lbs of Carolina, PR is now 4-4.

Chris Colbert made a successful pro debut by stopping Marquis Pierce in round two of their scheduled 4-round Featherweight bout.

Colbert registered a knockdown in the first round and pounded hard shots until the ref stopped the bout at 1:31 of round two.

Colbert, 122.6 lbs of Brooklyn is 1-0 with 1 knockouts. Pierce, 122.4 lbs of Newark, NJ is now 1-6.

Luis Franco scored a fifth round stoppage over Guillermo Sanchez in a scheduled 8-round Lightweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 1:51 of round five for Franco, 130.8 lbs of Miami who improves to 13-1-1 with 9 knockouts. Sanchez, 132.6 lbs of Buffalo is now 15-16-1.

James DeGale won the IBF Super Middleweight championship with a 12-round unanimous decision over Andre Dirrell in Boston.

In round two, DeGale was cut over his right eye. Later in the round, DeGale landed a hard left that sent Dirrell to the canvas. Dirrell got to his feet but a follow uo flurry sent Dirrell to the canvas for a 2nd time.

DeGale, 167.2 lbs of Hammersmith, UK won by scores of 117-109 and 114-112 twice and is now 21-1. Dirrell, 167.8 lbs of Flint, MI is now 24-2.

Edwin Rodriguez scored a 3rd round stoppage over previously undefeated Craig Baker in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Rodriguez landed a plethora of hard right hands and the fight was stopped.

Rodriguez, 176 lbs of Worcester, MA is now 27-1 with 18 knockouts. Baker, 175.6 lbs of Baytown, TX is now 16-1.

Danny O’Connor scored five knockdowns en route to a fifth round stoppage over Chris Gilbert in a Welterweight bout scheduled for eight rounds.

In round one, Gilbert’s face began to redden. The next round saw O’Çonnor work the body and score a knockdown from a left to the body. Seconds later a punch on the belt line dropped Gilbert for a 2nd time. O’Connor scored a knockdown in round three from another straight left to the body. Later in round three, Gilbert was cut over the right eye.

In round five, O’Connor dropped Gilbert again from a straight left. Seconds later, O’Connor ended things with another left that sent Gilbert for the 5th and final time at 1:04 of round five.

O’Connor, 147.4 lbs of Framingham, MA is 26-2 with 10 knockouts. Gilbert, 146 lbs of Windsor, VT is 13-2.

Jonathan Guzman kept his perfect knockout streak alive by stopping Christian Esquivel in a scheduled 8-round Featherweight bout.

Guzman cut Esquivel in round five over the right eye and the fight was stopped in between rounds.

Guzman, 124.6 lbs of Dominican Republic is 19-0 with 19 knockouts. Esquivel, 123.2 lbs of Mexico is now 27-7.

Richard Commey remained perfect by scoring an 8th round stoppage over Baha Mamadjonov in a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout at the D in Las Vegas.

It was a good fight with both guys landing some significant shots during the fight. In round eight, Commey dropped Mamadjonov with a right hand. Commey jumped on Mamadjonov and landed a hard barrage of punches on the ropes and referee Robert Byrd stopped the bout at 1:14 of round eight.

Commeym 135 lbs of Accra, Ghana is now 22-0 with 20 knockouts. Mamadjonov, 134 1/2 lbs of Houston, TX is now 17-2.

Arif Magomedov scored a 1st round stoppage over upset specialist Darnell Boone in a scheduled 8-round Middleweight bout.

Magomedov dropped Boone in round one from a short right hand. Magomedov then landed a flurry on the inside and the fight was stopped at 2:37 of round one.

Magomedov, 161 lbs of Glendale, CA is now 15-0 with 9 knockouts. Boone, 157 lbs of St. Petersburg, FL is 21-25-4.

Angel Hernandez and Jesus Chuy Gutierrez battle to an 8-round draw in a Lightweight bout.

Gutierrez was cut over the right eye in round six from an accidental headbutt.

Scores were 77-75 for Gutierrez and 76-76 twice.

Gutierrez, 138 lbs of McAllen, TX is now 13-0-1. Hernandez, 133 lbs of Culican, MX is 9-4-1.

Kimmdo Boykin scored a 1st round stoppage over Keith Barr in a scheduled 6-round Heavywight bout

Boykin dropped Barr in round one after a flurry of about 20 punches. Barr got to his feet only to receive another short flurry and he took a knee. That prompted referee Robert Byrd to stop the bout at 2:02.

Boykin, 225 lbs is now 9-1-1 with 7 knockouts. Barr, 215 lbs is 15-7-1.

Eric Hunter scored an impressive first round stoppage over Antonio Escalante in a scheduled 10-round Featherweight bout at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, California.

In the first frame, Hunter landed a right that sent Escalante to the canvas. Hunter scored a 2nd knockdown when he landed body shots with both hands. Hunter was over Escalante and landed a barrage of punches and the fight was stopped just as the referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of round one.

Hunter of Philadelphia is now 21-3 with 11 knockouts. Escalante is now 29-8.

Abraham Lopez scored a 5th round stoppage over Alfred Tetteh in a scheduled 10-round Featherweight bout.

Lopez dropped Tetteh with a perfect left to the body and the fight was over at 2:49 of round five.

Lopez is 18-0-1. Tetteh is 23-4-1.

Taishon scored a 1st round stoppage over Lance Gauch in a scheduled 4-round Heavyweight bout.

Taishon landed a perfect right that sent Gauch down and out and the fight was stopped at 2:32 of round one.

Taishon is 5-0 with 3 knockouts. Gauch is 5-9-2.

Paul Valenzuela won a 6-round majority decision over Antonio Gutierrez in a rematch of Middleweights.

Valenzuela won by scores of 60-54, 58-56 and 57-57 and is now 8-1. Gutierrez is 18-1-1.

CORONA, CA–Andrey Fedosov and John Thompson were crowned Boxcino 2015 champions in the Heavyweight and Jr. Middleweight divisions with stoppage wins over Donovan Dennis and Brandon Adams at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena.

Fedosov scored an 8th round stoppage while Thompson got off the canvas to score a 2nd round stoppage.

Fedosov landed some hard power shots in round two that Dennis was able to withstand. Fedosov dropped Dennis in round three from a left hook to the head. Dennis started being effective the jab in round four and he started mixing the straight left behind it.

In round six, Fedosov hurt Dennis again as he ripped two hard rights off the face of the southpaw. In round seve, it was more power shots that hurt Dennis and made him take a knee.

In round eight, Fedosov landed a perfectly timed right hand that sent Dennis hard to the canvas. Dennis got to his feet but the fight was waved off 54 seconds into round eight.

John Thompson got off the deck to come back and score an explosive 2nd round stoppage over Brandon Adams to win the Boxcino Jr. Middleweight title.

Adams dropped Thompson in the opening seconds from a left hook. In round two, Thompson landed a huge shot that sent Adams to the canvas. Thompson then pounded on Adams and a right hand wobbled Adams into the ropes and a knockdown was ruled. Thompson finished off a visibly hurt Adams with a heavy combination and the fight was stopped at 2:18 of round two.

Thompson, 153.2 lbs of Newark, NJ is now 17-1 with six knockouts. Adams, 154.8 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is now 17-2.

Isaac Zarate won a 6-round unanimous decision over Fernando Fuentes in a Super Bantamweight bout.

Zarate, 122 lbs won by scores of 58-56 on all cards and is now 11-1-1. Fuentes, 122 lbs is now 5-5.

Angel Martinez scored a

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former world champions Ray Beltran and Humberto Soto will meet on June 27 as part of the Timothy Bradley – Jessie Vargas undercard at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

“Adding this slugfest to the much anticipated slugfest between Bradley and Vargas just ensures another memorable night of prizefighting at the highest level at the StubHub Center,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com. “Those in attendance and watching at home on HBO are in for a special night with major implications for those combatants.”

“We’re excited about the fight. It should be a fun fight. Both guys are exciting fighters,” said Golden Boy vice president Eric Gomez, who negotiated the bout with Moretti. “Peter Nelson took it upon himself to tell Soto they would have him back on after what happened with Frankie. We really appreciate it. He kept his word. He is doing the right thing here. Peter stepped up and said he’d get him back on the network, and he did it with what we think is going to be a great fight. Humberto Soto is going to make a war.”

PHOENIX – Iron Boy Promotions will stage a second card within eight days Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre.

Iron Boy, which helped Top Rank promote Jose Benavidez Jr.’s stoppage of Jorge Paez Jr. in a WBA 140-pound title defense on May 15 at US Airways Center, goes back to work with a card that features Phoenix welterweight Jose Marruffo (5-2-2) against Tucson rival Rashawn McCain (2-3).

Popular Phoenix super-bantamweight Emilio Garcia (9-1-1, 2 KOs) is also scheduled to appear on the card.

First bell is scheduled for 5 p.m. (PST).

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, two world title bouts plus former world champion Nonito Donaire will be part of a big card set for the Venetian Macau on July 18.

IK Yang of China will fight Cesar Rene Cuenca for the Vacant IBF Jr. Welterweight crown. Mickey Bey will defend the IBF Lightweight title against Denis Shafikov plus Nonito Donaire will return against most likely Anthony Settoul.

“Ik Yang’s fight will be the main event. Why? Because he’s Chinese and beloved by the president of China,” said Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said of Yang, who will be fighting for the fifth time at the Cotai Arena. “There is no (Chinese star) Zou Shiming or Manny Pacquiao on this card. Ik Yang is the attraction.”

“Donaire is taking things seriously now I think and hopefully he makes a recovery from the knockout at the hands of Nicholas Walters, who was too big for him,” Arum said. “We think he can win another title.”

Terry Flanagen will battle Jose Zepeda for the vacant WBO Lightweight title on July 11 in Manchester, England according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I’ve delivered Terry his world title shot on home soil,” Warren said. “He’s now got all the home advantages, and he has to translate that in the ring and beat Zepeda, who will certainly give Terry plenty to think about with that huge knockout punch he carries.”

“It’s a dream to fight for the world title on my own doorstep and it will be an electric atmosphere on the night at the Velodrome,” Flanagan said. “I’d have fought Zepeda anywhere because to get a world title fight has been my dream since first putting on the gloves, but my promoter, Frank Warren, has really pulled out all the stops to get me my chance in my backyard as he believes in me and I’ll repay that faith by becoming world champion.”

“Zepeda can certainly punch,” Flanagan said. “He’s stopped nearly all of his opponents, with the majority coming inside three rounds. It’s not just about being able to punch at this level though. What happens when I start dragging him into the later rounds, and he’s going into uncharted territory? Can he cope with the pace I’m going to set?

“These are all questions he’s going to be asked of him and, remember, I can bang as well. I’m not saying it’s going to be an easy fight. It’s the biggest and hardest night of my life and I’m going to train and prepare for this like never before and do everything I can to win that belt.”

Senesia Estrada won a six-round majority decision over Carly Batey in a Super Flyweight bout.

The difference in the fight was a 5th round knockdown scored by Estrada from a perfect left hand.

Estrada, 113.4 lbs of East Los Angeles won by scores of 58-55, 57-56 and 58-58 for Estrada who is now 4-0. Baty, 114.8 lbs is now 4-5-2.

Ruslan Madiyev remained perfect by scoring a 2nd round stoppage over Julio Sanchez in a Lightweight bout scheduled for four rounds.

Madiyev dropped Sanchez in round one from a body shot. Madiyev landed a booming right hand in round two that dropped Sanchez and the fight was stopped immediately at 21 seconds of round two.

Madiyev, 137 lbs of Karaganda, Kazakhstan is now 5-0 with 3 knockouts. Sanchez, 139.2 lbs of Houston, TX is now 1-2.

By Norm Frauenheim (ringside)
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jose Benavidez Jr. celebrated a birthday and a homecoming.

It was all part of the guarantee.

In a bold promise at a news conference, Benavidez Jr. promised that his WBA interim 140-pound title would not leave his hometown.

It didn’t.

It is still interim, whatever that means. But the guarantee proved to be as good as his word.

Benavidez kept it in his first defense Friday night with a 12th-round stoppage of Jorge Paez Jr. in a truTV bout at US Airways Center.

It was a solid win for the unbeaten Benavidez on his birthday. He went 23-0 on the day he turned 23.

He did so with his 16th stoppage, a short left hand that lifted Paez up and then onto the canvas. Paez scrambled to his feet. But he was as unsteady as a kid trying to walk on a trampoline. When he stumbled into the ropes, referee Raul Caiz Jr. ended at 21 seconds of the final round.

“I knew I would beat him,’’ said Benavidez (23-0, 16 KOs), who also floored Paez (38-6-2-1, 23 KOs) with right uppercut to the body in the third round. “I mean, there was no way I was going to lose my title in my hometown. No way, no way at all.

“But I have to say that Paez was really, really tough. Man, he can take a punch. I didn’t think there was any way he’d get up after that knockdown in the third. But there he was, up on his feet and coming back at me.’’

Paez, whose dad was a flamboyant featherweight champion and a clown in the Mexican circus, never saw the final punch coming. It landed, he said, when he turned his head after sustaining an inadvertent thumb to an eye.

Benavidez often fought off the ropes, which was a tactic he used in controversial decision over Mauricio Herrera for the title last December in Las Vegas.

“I wanted to tire him out,’’ Benavidez said. “I figured that if I could do that, I’d knock him out in a later
round.’’

The 6-foot Benavidez didn’t know how much longer he would stay at 140 pounds.

“I’m kind of big to be at 140,’’ he said. “But we’ll see. I’m willing to fight anybody at 140 or 147.’’

He has talked about Jessie Vargas, who fights Timothy Bradley on June 27. Bradley had a ringside seat as as a truTV analyst.

“Jose looked great,’’ Bradley said. “Yeah, he fights off the ropes. But he’s good at it. He’s very precise at what he does, especially with his punches’’

In the first bout on a truTV doubleheader , Antonio Orozco, a junior welterweight from San Diego, lived up to the nickname written in gold across his dark trucks throughout a unanimous decision over Emmanuel Taylor. Relentless summed up the pace and style of a stubborn, often deliberate attack sustained by Orozco (22-0, 15 KOs), who won a 96-94, 98-92, 96-94 on the scorecards.

Taylor (18-4, 12 KOs), of Baltimore, was at his best when he worked his stinging jab. But he didn’t work it enough.

Blood above Orozco’s swollen right eye appeared after the eighth round. By then, however, it was too late for Taylor to overcome the well-conditioned Orozco, who stayed on his toes and protected his advantage on the cards with a fundamental execution of body blows.

On the Undercard
The Best: It was delivered by Trevor McCumby, an unbeaten light-heavyweight who lives in Phoenix. McCumby (19-0, 150 KOs) threw a knockout left at 42 seconds of the second round with deadly accuracy and impact. Fabiano Pena (11-2-1, 8 KOs), of Brazil, was out before he landed flat on his back in a concussive crash that echoed like a backboard-shattering slam-dunk throughout the NBA arena.
The Rest: Phoenix light-heavyweight David Benavidez (9-0, 8 KOs), Jose Benavidez’ 18-year-old brother, scored a first-round knock down and finished the job in the second with a left that stopped Mexican Ricardo Campillo (9-8-1-1, 7 KOs) at 1:21 of the round; Arizona City super-lightweight Abel Ramos (12-0-2, 7 KOs) got the show started with a bang, landing a crushing left for a third-round KO of Angel Martinez (12-6-1, 8 KOs) of Mexico; Phoenix super-bantamweight Carlos Castro (8-0, 3 KOs) fought at a whirlwind pace, scoring often for a unanimous decision over a busy Victor Serrano (4-9-1, 1 KO) of Mexico.