Paul Mendez won a 10-round split decision over David Lopez in a Super Middleweight bout in Salinas, California.

Mendez, 163 lbs of Salinas, CA won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93 while Lopez took a card 96-94.

Mendez is now 17-2-2. Lopez, 167 lbs of Nogales, MX is 41-16-1.

Andy Vences scored a 4th round stoppage over Santiago Guevara in a scheduled 8-round Jr. Lightweight bout.

Vences landed a right hand to the side of the face that sent Guevara to the canvas. Guevara got to his feet he could not continue at 37 seconds of round four

Vences, 131 lbs of San Jose, CA is now 12-0 with 8 knockouts. Guevara, 130 lbs of Los Angeles, is 8-2.

Alan Sanchez won a 8-round unanimous decision over late replacement Carlos Lozano in a Middleweight bout.

Sanchez, 155 lbs of Fairfield, CA won by scores of 80-72 and 79-73 twice and is now 16-3-1. Lozano, 156 lbs of Ensalnda, MX is 7-5.

Gilberto Ramirez remained perfect as he scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Derek Edwards at the State Farm Arena in idalgo, Texas.

Ramirez, 168 lbs of Mazatlan, MX won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 32-0. Edwards, 168 lbs of Las Vegas is 27-5-1.

Diego Magdaleno scored a strange 7th round stoppage over Jose Gonzalez in a scheduled 12-round Lightweight bout featuring former world title challengers

Magdaleno was cut over the left eye in round six from a punch. In round seven, Gonzalez went down from an apparent low blow and was in discomfort. He crawled around the ring for several minutes and then could not continue at 2:43 of round seven

Magadaleno, 134 1/4 lbs of Las Vegas is now 28-1 with 12 knockouts. Gonzalez, 134 1/4 lbs of Toa Boja, PR is 24-2.

Magdaleno outlanded Gonzalez 57-43.

Former Lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco has announced his retirement following his loss to Rances Barthelemy on Sunday, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I want to apologize to all who had confidence in me and to my family. I feel at peace and at the same time disappointed with myself,” DeMarco said in a statement. “I thank God and boxing and the people who always supported me for all they gave me during my career. It’s tough, but I know God will show me new goals and dreams to conquer.

“I will miss the ring and all the people, but will always have them in my heart,” Antonio DeMarco, above right, said in announcing his retirement. Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions
“God bless you today and always, and all my fights were for you, my family and people that helped me in my beginnings. Thanks to God for allowing me to fulfill my dream. I will miss the ring and all the people, but will always have them in my heart.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Cruiserweight titlist Marco Huck will defend his title against Kryzystof Glowacki on August 14 on the Antonio Tarver – Steve Cunningham card on Spike TV. The fight will mark the American debut for Huck.

“I will be celebrating two firsts when I step into the ring on Aug. 14,” Huck said. “On the one hand it will be my first fight under the banner of Huck Sports Promotion, who will co-promote the bout in close cooperation with DiBella Entertainment. Furthermore, I will be giving my U.S. debut. The fight against Glowacki will be my first abroad. After leaving (longtime promoter) Sauerland (Event) I said that I wanted to fight overseas. That promise is now being kept.”

“The Pole is unbeaten and has a good KO ratio,” Huck said. “He will also have a lot of locals cheering him on, as many Polish citizens live on the East Coast. It will almost be like a home crowd. I am, however, confident that at the end of the night the fans both on site and in front of their TVs, will be celebrating with me. Boxing fans in America want to be entertained by the warriors inside the squared circle and my style of fighting provides just that, entertainment. Mission USA can begin.”

“I think Marco Huck is a great fighter and also a legit star in Europe,” DiBella said. “If there’s a cruiserweight star, it’s Marco Huck. I’ve been a fan of his forever and we’ve been trying to work together. The PBC has created an opportunity for me to put him on American TV because Showtime and HBO have not embraced cruiserweights. So to have an opportunity to bring the cruiserweight star to the United States and he’s a guy who can hang with heavyweights. I thought he won the fight with Povetkin. I’m thrilled to work with his people and to be his American promoter now. This is Huck’s time to make a move.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Oscar De La Hoya is contemplating a return to the ring.

“It’s got to be worth my while but this is very serious,” De La Hoya told ESPN.com on Monday. “I have to make sure I am fighting the very best. I don’t have to come back for financial reasons or the lights or the glamour. The only reason I would come back is because I miss the competition of fighting the very best.”

“Right now I feel the best I have felt in my life physically, emotionally, mentally because I haven’t touched alcohol for I don’t know how long. I’m training. I feel great. But it has to be worth my while,” said De La Hoya, an admitted alcoholic and drug addict, who has done at least two stints in rehabilitation to deal with his addictions.

“Would I do it? I don’t know but I wake up every morning thinking that I can,” De La Hoya continued. “I think about Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler. If [Leonard] could do it, why can’t I? We both come from similar situations. We are both hungry for the competition, we’re both ambitious. So you never know. At the same time, I wish time flies by so I don’t have to come back.”

“I want to fight one of them because they are the best and I always fought the best,” De La Hoya said. “That’s what boxing is all about – fighting the best.”

I’ve gotten everything taken care of — my rotator cuffs, my left hand, everything. I’m pain free,” De La Hoya said. “I just feel good and when I walk the streets, everyone tells me, ‘You have to fight Floyd again, you have to fight GGG. You can do it, you can do it.

“I just feel great physically. I’ve been taking care of myself. I’ve been doing the Bernard Hopkins lifestyle. You can turn the clock back to a certain time.”

“I’m not preparing for an actual fight, but I run 8 miles, I can hit the bag for 12 rounds, I can jump rope and do the speed bag. I do all that on a regular basis to stay in shape,” De La Hoya said. “I look great too. I’ve never seen myself look like this. Sometimes that little itch gets me in that certain spot, and when so many people tell me I can do it, it’s trying to convince me that you can.”

“So it will be one of those bittersweet moments,” De La Hoya said. “There will be people who will like it and those who won’t. I want everyone to like it.”

“I feel amazing,” De La Hoya said. “In my life right now, I have so much motivation. I am so hungry and so determined. My plan is long term with Golden Boy, with me personally, my family, my business. I am young, I am healthy and I feel great — 42 is the new 32.”

Rances Barthelemy remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over former Lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco in a Super Lightweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

Barthlemey scored a knockdown in round four from a flurry of punches.

Barthelemy, 139 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas is won by scores of 99-89 on all cards and is now 23-0-1. Demarco, 139 1/2 lbs of Mexico is 31-5-1.

Sammy Vasquez Jr, remained undefeated by scoring a 10-round unanimous decision over Wale Omotos in a Welterweight bout.

In round five, Vasquez was cut over the left eye when the follow through of an Omotoso right hand made his elbow scrape across Vasquez’s face.

Vasquez Jr., 146 1/4 lbs of Monessen, PA won by scores of 98-92 on all cards and is now 19-0. Omotoso, 149 1/4 lbs of Lagos, NIG is 25-2-1.

Vasquez landed 162-594 punches while Omotoso was 134-440.

David Lemieux won the IBF Middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

In round two, Lemieux landed a huge left that dropped N’Dam. In round five, Lemieux sent N’Da, to the canvas with a thudding left to to body/left to the head combination. Moments later, it was another crunching left hook that dropped N’Dam for a 3rd time.

N’Dam hit the deck again late in round seven from a right hand.

Lemieux, 160 lbs of Montreal won by scores of 115-109 twice and 114-110 and is now 34-2. N’Dam of France is now 31-2.

In a battle of former world title challengers, Dierry Jean won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jerry Belmontes in a Lightweight bout.

In round two, Jean landed an overhand right that made Belmontes glove hit the canvas for a knockdown.

Jean of Montreal won by scores of 99-90, 99-89 and 98-91 and is now 29-1. Belmontes, 134.4 lbs of Corpus Christie, Texas is now 19-7.

Heavyweight Luis Ortiz remained undefeated with a 1st round blowout over Byron Polley in a scheduled 8-round bout.

Ortiz dropped Polley with an left uppercut to the body in round one. Ortiz scored a 2nd knockdown when he pushed Polley down but it was a ruled a knockdown. Ortiz finished the fight with a perfect left hand that dropped Polley and the fight was stopped at 2:38 of round one.

Ortiz, 230 lbs of Miami, FL is 22-0 with 19 knockouts. Polley, 272 lbs of St. Joseph, MO is 27-19-1.

Shawn Porter won a 12-round unanimous decision over Adrien Broner in a Welterweight bout between former world champions that are based in Ohio at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas

In round eleven, Broner was deducted a point for holding. In round twelve, Broner sent Porter to the deck with a hard left hook.

Porter, 146.7 lbs of Akron, OH won by scores of 115-111, 114-112 and 118-108 and is now 26-1-1. Broner is 30-2.

Terrell Gausha remained undfeated by scoring an 8-round unanimous decision over Luis Grajada in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

In round three, Gausha dropped Garjeda with a right hand

Gausha, 154 lbs won by scores of 79-72 twice and 78-73 and is now 15-0. Grajada, 156 lbs of Mexico is 18-5-2.

Michael Hunter scored five knockdowns en route to a fourth round stoppage over Deon Elam in a scheduled 6-round Heavyweight bout.

Hunter scored a knockdown in round two, two in round three and two more in round four and the bout was stopped.

Hunter, 201 lbs is now 8-0 with 5 knockouts. Elam, 197 lbs of Los Angeles is 14-3.

Andre ward came back after a 19-month layoff to batter Paul Smith and score a 9th round stoppage at the Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Smith was cut above his right eye in round eight. In round nine, Ward started batter Smith to the point where his face was a bloody mess and the fight was stopped at 1:46 of round nine.

Ward, 171 3/4 lbs of Oakland, CA is now 28-0 with 15 knockouts. Smith, who came in 4 1/2 lbs over the 172 pound weight limit at 176 1/2 lbs is no 35-6.

Ward outlanded Smith 231-47.

Undefeated Jr. Featherweights Antonio Nieves and Stephon Young battled to an 8-round split draw.

Nieves won a card 77-75. Young took a card 78-74 and a thired card read even at 76-76.

Young, 122 3/4 lbs of St. Louis is 13-0-2. Nieves, 120 1/2 lbs of Cleveland is 12-0-1.

Former three-time world champion Cristian Mijares scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Vergel Nebran in a Featherweight bout at Salon Sindicato Secc. 47 de Pemex in Ciudad, Mexico

Mijares was shockingly dropped in round two and began to bleed from nostrils in round five.

In round nine, Mijares landed a hard right hook that sent Nebran to the canvas. Mijares landed a furious barrage that made Nebran’s nose begin to bleed very badly.

Mijares, 128 lbs of Durango, MX won by scores of 97-91, 98-90 twice and is now 52-8-2. Nebran, 128 lbs of Manila, PHL is 13-9-1.

Pedro Tut won a 6-round unanimous decision over Angel Chan in a Featherweight bout.

Tut of Cancun, MX is now 7-1. Chan of Campeche, MX is 0-1.

Irma Garcia won a 8-round unanimous decision over Marisa Portillo in a female Super Bantamweight bout.

Garica won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 12-1-1. Portillo is 16-10-2.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Roberto Garcia is overweight and will not be able to fight undefeated Errol Spence Jr. this Saturday night in Las Vegas in a bout that was to be televised by NBC.

Promoters are looking for a new opponent.

2012 British Olympian Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle will fight in a Lightweight elimination bout on August 1st, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“The stage is set for the one of the biggest sporting events the city of Hull will ever see,” said Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. “Two world-ranked lightweight contenders will battle it out in an official eliminator for the WBC world title. It’s east versus west, a city divided with everything on the line.”

Although they have been friends, comments that Campbell made about Coyle in Britain’s Boxing Monthly got Coyle riled up and have strained their friendship. Coyle addressed the situation at the kickoff news conference to promote the fight.

“I was annoyed that he called me an associate. I think that was personal,” Coyle said. “He forgets the days when we didn’t have any money at all and we were selling toys for a pound a go. I traveled five hours to watch him in the ABA [amateur] finals, shared a room with him in Australia. I think that’s a bit more than an associate.

“It had been playing on my mind. He’s said a few things in the press and even in the press conference. It’s disappointing and I think it’s unnecessary. The fight doesn’t need bad blood. It would sell on two Hull lads that are mates getting in there and the best man winning a tear-up. We have been friendly in the postfight interviews up to this point, so why has it changed? Is it because I said I was going to knock him out? I am not going to outbox him. I am just being truthful. It’s business.”

Campbell downplayed their personal relationship.

“I have had a close-knit group of friends since I was a kid; they are my friends,” he said. “I see Tommy once in a blue moon. That’s it. We have a past, we’ve boxed in the same gym, traveled to Australia and Denmark before, but we hang around in different circles though, and, really, who cares?

“If he has a problem, he should ring me instead of trying to get sympathy votes. It’s not like he comes ’round to my house for a cup of tea and we go out and socialize. We’re not proper mates. I respect everything he has done in boxing, and he’s a great fighter. I don’t dislike Tommy at all. We just see friends differently.”

“I think that this is the wrong fight for him at the wrong time. I’ll be too much for him,” Coyle said. “I think Luke is being chucked in at the deep end against me

“People keep saying I need to step up. You don’t get a better step up than a world title eliminator,” he said. “My team sees me day in, day out, and I am making great progress. They evaluate each fight and we believe in each other, and if that is the path that they have chosen, then that’s the right path for me.

“I have never had it easy in boxing in 14½ years. I’ve always done it the hard way, and I believe that WBC champion Jorge Linares is the best lightweight in the world, so it’s not the easiest route. But we’re not bothered about that. We want to take the right route and take on the best.

“This is a massive event for the city. It’s a one-time thing. I don’t think they’ll see a fight like this here again — two local lads with good followings, both top fighters and boxing in a world title eliminator. The city won’t see this again — that’s what makes it special for Hull.”

Former world title challenger Jose Felix Jr. won a 10 round unanimous decision over Yakubu Amidu in a Super Lightweight bout at Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, California.

In a wild round nine, Felix landed a short right that sent Amidu to the canvas. Amidu came back later in the round to land hard right that deposited Felix to ground.

Felix, 136 3/4 lbs of Los Mochis, MX won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93 twice and is now 30-1-1. Amidu, 136 1/4 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is 21-7-2.

Carlos Carlson scored a 4th round stoppage over Heriberto Delgado in a scheduled 6-round Featherweight bout.

In round two, Carlson dropped Delgado with a right hand. Carlson was cut above his left eye in round three from an accidental headbutt. Carlson dropped Delgado with a body shot in round four. Delgado got up but wate a three punch flurry on the ropes and the bout was stopped at 1:43 of round four.

Carlson, 124 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 18-1 with 11 knockouts. Delgado, 125 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 11-3.

Deontay Wilder made the first defense of the WBC Heavyweight title with a 9th round stoppage over Eric Molina at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

In round three, Molina rocked Wilder with ahard left hook. In the end of round four, Wilder dropped Molina with a short left hook. In round five, Wilder landed a right hand that made Molina turn his back and then he was deposited on the deck from a left hand. Wilder then chased Molina croess the ring and dropped him again with a clubbing right.

In round nine, Wilder landed a perfect left hook that sent Molina flat on his back and the fight was stopped.

Wilder, 229 lbs of Tuscaloosa, AL is now 34-0 with 33 knockouts. Molina, 239 1/4 lbs of Rio Grande Valley, TX is 23-3.

Wilder landed 149 of 303 punches. Molina landed 49 of 188.

Jose Pedraza won the vacant IBF Jr. Lightweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Andrey Klimov

Klimov suffered a mouse under his left eye in round five. Pedraza landed 272 punches of 750. Klimov was just 121 of 556.

Pedraza, 129 3/4 lbs of Cidra, PR won by scores of 119-109 and 120-108 twice and is now 20-0. Klimov, 129 lbs of Klimovar, RUS is 19-2.

Dejan Zalticanin scored a 4th round stoppage over Ivan Redkach in a battle of previously undefeated Lightweights in a bout scheduled for 12-rounds.

In round three, Redkach was cut over his left eye from an accidental headbutt. In round four, Zlaticanin droped Radkach with a huge left. Moments later, Zlaticanin landed ahug flurry on the ropes and the bout was stopped with Redkach covering up at 1:24 of round four.

Zlaticanin, 134 1/2 lbs of Popgordia, Montenegro is now 17-0 with 10 knockouts. Redkach, 134 1/2 lbs of Los Angeles, is 18-1-1.

Zlaticanin landed 49-144 punches. Redkach was 48-231.

Julian Williams remained undefeated by scoring a 6th round stoppage over Armen Ovsepyan in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Williams dropped Ovsepyan in round one with a quick right hand. Williams continued to dominate and staggered Ovsepyan several more times in the opening frame.

In round six, Williams opened up on Ovsepyan and unleashed a series of headhsots and the fight was stopped at 2:33 of round six.

Williams, 153 3/4 lbs of Philadelphia is 20-0-1-1 with 12 knockouts. Ovsepyan, 153 1/4 lbs of Glendale, CA is 14-5.

Williams landed 195-372 punches. Ovsepyan was 42-224.

Ahmed Elbiali scored a 1st round stoppage over Donta Woods in a scheduled 8-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Elbiali dropped Woods with a right hand in round one and the fight was stopped at 1:04.

Elbiai, 175 1/2 lbs of Miami is 11-0 with 10 knockouts. Woods, 174 1/2 lbs of Atlanta is 8-5.

NEW YORK–Nicholas Walters won a 12-round unanimous decision over Miguel Marriaga in a Featherweight bout at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.

The bout was to be contested for Walters WBA championship but he was stripped of the title on Friday as he checked in one pound over the Featherweight limit at Friday’s weigh in. Marriaga was eligible to win the title.

In round four, Marriaga landed three hard left hooks that got Walters attention. the action started to pick up in round five as Walters opened the frame with a combination. Marriaga fought back with some solid action of his own.

In round eight, Walters landed a chopping right to the head that stunned Marriaga. In round nine, Walters began to up the pace as he swiftly jabbed his way in and threw some good right hands and mixed in lefts to the body. At the end of the round, Walters landed a perfect right hand counter that sent Marriaga to the canvas. Marriaga made one final push in the final stanza as he landed a solid right that drove Walters back but it was too little too late for Marriaga

Walters, 127 lbs of Montego Bay, JAM won by scores of 118-109, 117-110 and 119-108 and is now 26-0. Marriaga, 125.2 lbs of Arjorna, COL is now 20-1.

“”fter two weeks I will decide if I will move up to 130.Whoever is the best is who I want to fight. I want to fight the best.Even though I couldn’t make the 126 I wanted to come here and give them a good show and that’s what I did. I hurt him a few times but it was late in the rounds.Amatuers and the pros are two different thigs. You can’t bring the amateurs to the pros. I am a lot more organized than I was in the amateurs.The crowd is used to people knocking down people. I have not fought in six months. He was a tough guy. I hurt him. I did hurt him. Some guys would go down but he is tough and he stayed up.In the last round I hurt him too, with a body shot. I was trying to get him out but I just couldn’t get him.” said Walters

“I got tired toward the end He is very strong. I felt like i was fighting a welterweight. I tried my best but he was just too good. he has got better since the last time we fought, ” Said Marriaga

Felix Verdejo was impressive as he scored two knockdowns en route to a 10-round unanimous decision over Ivan Najera in a Lightweight bout.

In round two, Najera tried to make the fight but Verdejo opened up with some ripping combinations in the corner. In round three, Verdejo continued to land power shots to the head of Najera. In round four, it was more toe to toe action with the quicker Verdejo landed some perfect shots to the face but Najera not only took them but tried to fight back. Finally in round five, Verdejo was able to put the strong chinned Najera on the canvas with a perfect left hook. Verdejo went in for the finish but Najera was able to withstand a huge barrage of punches on the ropes.

At the end of round seven, Verdejo landed a perfect hook that sent Najera down for a second time. In round ten, Verdejo landed one booming right from the southpaw stance that drew a large reaction from the Pro-Verdejo crowd at the Theater.

Verdejo, 133 lbs of San Juan, PR won by scores of 100-88 twice and 99-89 and is now 18-0. Najera, 131.4 lbs of San Antonio, TX is now 16-1.

Verdejo landed 194-487 punches while Najera was 101-333.

Roy Jones – “Verdejo threw evrey kind of punch you could think of.”

Harold 100 – 88

How does 18-0 sounds?
Great, Im happy with the work we did tonight, I brought happiness to my Country and that its what I wanted to do.

You fought a warrior
Yes we knew he was a tuff opponent , with a lot of experience and we knew it was going to be tuff.

What went to your mind when you knock him and he would come back up?
I was relax, and I was concentrated in the fight, I was trying to hit him to see if it I could end it but , we had to go the long distance, but we did a good job.

How was it to hear you name and Puerto Rico at MSG/
I was awesome , I’m happy with the Puerto Ricans fans , Im proud to be Puerto Rican

You are being compare to Tito Trinidad
Its an honor to be compare with a star like Tito , someone who gave so much happiness to my Country , I will continue to work hard to get new goals

Whats next?
We have to see how my hand its doing , but we will continue to work hard for the future

Hand?
It was not 100 % but it was efficient
Yes that’s part of my job but we are happy with the work with did

Message for fans
Continue to support me, you will have Felix for a long time
Seanie Monaghan scored a 9th round stoppage over Fulgencio Zuniga in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout.

In round two, they had a furious exchange with Monaghan getting the better of the action. Monaghan controlled the bout as he landed a power shots but Zuniga kept coming forward. Finally in round nine, the activity got to Zuniga wilted and Monaghan landed a punch to the back for good measure as Zuniga fell to the ground. The fight was then halted at 2:09 of round nine.

Monagahan, 175.8 lbs of Long Beach, NY is now 25-0 with 16 knockouts. Zuniga, 174.8 lbs of Padilla, COL is now 27-11-1.

George Arias scored a 2nd round stoppage over Eric Cason in a scheduled 4-round Heavyweight bout.

Arias scored a knockdown in round two and the fight was stopped after a follow up barrage.

Arias, 227.2 lbs of Bronx, NY is now 4-0 with 3 knockouts. Cason, 198.2 lbs of Davenport, IA is now 2-4.

Christopher Diaz win a 6-round unanimous decision over Marcello Gallardo in a Featherweight bout.

Diaz, 127 lbs of Baranquilla, PR won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 twice and is now 11-0. Gallardo, 126.4 lbs of Renton, WA. is mow 5-3-2.

Jason Sosa scored his 11th consecutive stoppage as he took out Santiago Bustos in round five of a scheduled 8-round Lightweight bout

In round two, Sosa pounded Bustos all over the ring with thudding shots with both hands.

In round five, Sosa landed a hard right that sent Bustos to the ropes. He then landed a blistering left and an uppercut that sent Bustos to a knee. Bustos got to his feet only to eat about five more shots that sent him to the canvas. he got to his feet but the fight was called at 2:20

Sosa, 130.8 of Camden, NJ is now 16-1-3 with 12 knockouts/ Bustos, 129.8 lbs of Palma de Mallorca, SPA is 7-7-1.

In the opening bout, Mike Reed remained undefeated by pounding out an 8-round unanimous decision over Luis Gonzalez in a Super Lightweight bout.

Reed, 140.2 lbs of Waldorf, MD won by shutout scores of 80-73 and 80-72 twice and is now 15-0. Gonzalez, 140.2 lbs of San Juan, PR is now 11-2-1.

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.