Welterweight titlist Keith Thurman turned down a lucrative promotional offer from Roc Nation Sports according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

Thurman would have gotten a $2 million advance against the total package — so he could have a nice chunk of the money up front — followed by fight-night payouts of $1 million, $1 million and $2 million. Thurman was interested in the deal and even had Roc Nation Sports tweak the offer to give him payouts of $1.5 million, $1.5 million and $1 million.

“For the most part, it’s a move that I’m not willing to make right now,” Thurman told ESPN.com on Monday. “It’s nice to throw dollar signs in front of a young guy like me and I appreciate it. But I am a man of faith and I believe all that’s coming to me in the future. As long as you have a ‘0’ (on your record) it’s like holding on to a golden goose egg.”

“Jay Z’s company is a young company. I haven’t seen them make guys money yet in boxing,” said Thurman, who turns 26 on Nov. 23. “I’m young. The offer came quick. I already knew I was getting ready for this fight and I’m satisfied with my purse for this fight and with another knockout victory next year my purses will multiply.

“I want to see (Jay Z) do something with another fighter before I follow. I don’t want to fly on the first airplane.”

“I listened. How could you not listen when they throw those kind of numbers around,” Thurman said. “The way I felt at the end is I don’t see how I’m not making $6 million next year anyway. It all came fast. I’m just a patient cat. I’m patient. If you keep a door open you can always walk through it eventually. Right now I’m comfortable with what I’m doing with Team Haymon.

“I was more than flattered by the offer. It was a dream come true actually. I laugh at the fact that I didn’t jump on board. I find it funny. I find it ironic because I was waiting my entire life to be offered a certain deal worth millions. And here I am saying no to a $6 million deal because I believe it’s in my future, if not more, going into 2015.

“I’m not sure if I want to tie down with any entity no matter what they plan to do. I want to learn about this sport – the business aspect of the sport. Maybe I should have jumped. Maybe some other fighter will. What if I lose to Bundu? But I’m a man of faith and I can be patient. I’m looking forward to 2015. Time will tell if I made the right decision.”

Former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. scored an 8-round majority decision over Jonathan Arrelano in a Featherweight bout at the Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares in Caguas, Puerto Rico

Vazquez, 126 lbs of Puerto Rico won by scores of 78-74, 77-75 and 76-76 and is now 24-4-1. Arellano, 126 lbs is now 15-5-2.

Alberto Machado remained undefeated with a 2nd round stoppage over Alvin Torres in a scheduled 8-round Super Featherweight bout.

Machado dropped Torres with a hard right hook and the bout was stopped at 2:25 of round two.

Machado, 130 lbs of San Juan, PR is now 9-0 with 7 knockouts. Torres, 129 lbs of Aibonita, PR is now 7-2-2.

Freddy Ortiz scored a 2nd round stoppage over Jonathan Feliciano in a scheduled 4-round Featherweight bout.

Ortiz landed a combination that was cleaned up by a hard uppercut that sent Feliciano to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:16 of round two/

Ortoz, 123 lbs of Humacao, PR is now 3-0 with 3 knockouts. Feliciano, 119 lbs of Anasco, PR is now 0-2.

Jose Martinez destroyed Luis Cosme in just 46 seconds into their Bantamweight bout.

Martinez landed a huge combination that sent Cosme to the ropes and dropped him and the fight was stopped.

Martinez is now 13-0 with 9 knockouts. Cosme 8-5-1.

Clarence Booth scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Javier Garcia in Welterweight bout.

Booth, 146 lbs of St. Petersburg, FL won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 9-1. Garcia is 6-6-1.

Julian Rodriguez remained undefeated by scoring a 2nd round stoppage over Jorge Cordero in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Rodriguez scored a knockdown at the end of round one from a right hand. Rodriguez dropped Cordero at the beginning of round two. He floored Cordero for a 3rd and final time from a left hook and the bout was stopped at 1:21 of round two.

Rodriguez, 141 lbs of New Jersey is now 7-0 with 6 knockouts. Cordero, 140 lbs is now 6-6-1.

Miguel Del Valle scored an upset as he registered a 6-round unanimous decision over Israel Vazquez in a Flyweight bout.

Del Valle dropped Vasquez in round two with a left hook. He dropped Vazquez again in round four from an overhand left.

Del Valle, 112 lbs won by scores of 59-53 and 58-54 twice and is now 10-22-1. Vazquez, 109 lbs of Puerto Rico is now 9-1-2.

Ricardo Rodriguez needed just 62 seconds in his pro debut to take out Luis Soto in a scheduled 4-round Bantamweight bout.

Rodriguez stunned Soto with a hard over hand right and then floored him with a follow up flurry and the bout was stopped.

Rodriguez, 115 lbs is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Soto, 116 lbs if 0-3.

Former world title challenger Andrzej Fonfara won a 10-round unanimous decision over Doudou Nugumbu in a Light Heavyweight bout at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

Fonfara, 176 lbs of Chicago won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93 twice ans is now 26-3. Ngumbu, 175 1/2 lbs of Congo is 33-6

Tomoki Kameda retained the WBO Bantamweight title with a 12-round split decision over Alejandro Hernandez.

Kameda, 117 1/2 of Mexico City, MX won by scores of 115-113 twice while Hernandez won a card 115-113.

Kameda is now 31-0. Hernandez, 118 lbs of Mexico City is now 28-11-2.

Javier Fortuna scored a 5th round stoppage over Abner Cotto in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Lightweight bout.

Fortuna was all over couple in the first couple rounds when Cotto landed a shot behind the head that put Fortuna on the canvas. The knockdown should not have counted but it and to add more confusion, Cotto was rightly docked a point. In round four, Cotto was docked another point for a low blow. The craziness continued in the round when Fortuna was deducted a point after he took a swing at Cotto and apparently missed him but Cotto went down like he was hit. Fortuna hurt Cotto for real in the next round as he landed a hard left that sent Cotto down on his stomach for the 10 count at 1:32 of round five.

Fortina, 129 1/2 lbs of La Romana, DR is now 26-0-1-1 with 19 knockouts. Cotto, 130 1/4 lbs of Agua Beunos, PR is now 18-3.

Final Punch stats: Fortuna 105-302. Cotto: 46-144

The November 29 Middleweight clash in England between Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Jr. will now be an elimination bout according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“I can’t wait for it,” said Saunders, 25, a 2008 British Olympian. “This is what I’m in this sport for, face the best, beat the best and become world champion. This is a huge fight already with all my titles on the line, but it’s even bigger now with the world title eliminator added. The pressure’s on, but that’s how I like it.

“At the moment my mind is focused on beating Eubank Jr. and everything I’m doing out here in Marbella [Spain in training camp] is geared towards that. I’m going to smash Eubank Jr. to bits and prove that I’m the man who is real world championship material, not that hand puppet.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, beltholders Tomoki Kameda and Jamie McDonnell will fight in a Bantamweight unification bout.

“I’m delighted to deliver this huge unification fight for Jamie,” said McDinneHearn said. “Kameda will defend his title this Saturday and Jamie will fight Ramos on Nov. 22. Then, if they both come through, the pair will meet in a huge unification fight in the [United] States early next year.

“I’m so pleased Jamie will get his chance to shine in the big lights. He is a two-time world champion and now has the opportunity to unify the division. He deserves every credit. It makes the Ramos fight even more important. All eyes will be on him at the Echo Arena on Nov. 22 and it’s vital he gets the win and makes a statement to the U.S. audience.”

“We have a deal in place with Eddie,” said Luis DeCubas Jr. “Kameda side isn’t done because his main focus is on Saturday. He doesn’t even know about the fight yet [but] our plan is to take one title at a time starting with McDonnell and unify at 118 pounds. Tomoki will be one of boxing’s next superstars.”

“All fights are different, all opportunities are different, but we are always prepared to win,” Kameda said through a translator. “We’ll take what we get in the ring, but if the right hook to the body is there we’re going to take it. I’ve always dreamed of fighting in the U.S., and I’ve always dreamed of fighting on TV. Now that I’m here and I’ve signed with Al Haymon, I know all the doors will open for me. But our main goal is to win on Saturday and put on a good show for the fans.”

Mark DeLuca scored a stoppage win after round four in his scheduled 6-round Middleweight biut with Ryan Davis.

DeLuca, 159 lbs is now 12-0 with 9 knockouts. Davis, 159 1/2 lbs is now 24-15-3.

De Luca scored a knockdown in round one and two more in three from body shots.

Former world title challenger Sharif Bogere scored a 5th round stoppage over Fernando Garcia in a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout.

Bogere scored a knockdown in round two from a left hook. Bogere landed a hard 1-2 to the head in round five and sent Garcia down for the 10 count and the fight was stopped at 2:30 of round five.

Bogere, 136 lbs of Las Vegas is now 26-1 with 18 knockouts. Garcia, 136 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 30-7-2.

Jason Quigley scored a 1-punch 1st round knockout over Greg McCoy in a scheduled 4-round Super Middleweight bout.

Quigley dropped McCoy with a left hook and the fight was stopped at 2:39 of round one.

Quigley, 165 3/4 lbs of Donigal, IRE is now 3-0 with 3 knockouts. McCoy, 165 lbs is now 3-4-1.

Thomas Dulorme will take on Hank Lundy as part of an HBO tripleheader on December 6 in Brooklyn, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

In the main event, Dabid Lemieux will take on Gabriel Rosado in a Middleweight bout. James De La Rosa will take on Hugo Centeno in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Asked to assess Dulorme’s chances, Dulorme’s promoter Gary Shaw said, “It’s a good fight and it will depend if Lundy moves a lot or wants to exchange with Dulorme. One fighter won’t be there to hear the bell for the 10th and final round.”

“This is make or break for Dulorme as he needs to make a statement,” Shaw said. “Mayfield was a bad style. I believe [Dulorme] has been with [new trainer] Robert Garcia long enough to pick up the pointers and now we have [new manager] Cameron Duncan to give his expert opinion as well. With a good showing Dulorme can challenge for a world title.

“I always knew that Dulorme had star potential. This is his third fight on HBO and he must deliver or HBO will find someone else.”

“I’m ready to show the world,” Lundy told ESPN.com. “Dulorme can’t fight on the inside and can be outboxed. His chin is not all that good. He eats right hands. I’ve been waiting to fight on HBO; it feels good. All the hard work has and will pay off, and the world will see the best-kept secret. Another star from Philly will be born Dec. 6.”

World ranked Middleweight Martin Murray scored a technical decision over Domenico Spada in a scheduled 12-round bout at Salle des etoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Murray was a head when a cut around the right eye of Spada ended the fight.

Murray was ahead by scores of 69-67, 67-66 and 68-63 and raised his record to 29-1-1. Spada of Italy drops to 39-6.

Murray now could be in line to face Gennady Golovkin in 2015.

Randy Caballero scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Stuart Hall to capture the vacant IBF Bantamweight title.

Caballero, 117 lbs of Cochella, Ca won by scores of 118-110 and 116-111 twice and is now 22-0. Hall, 117 lbs of of England is 16-4-2.

Caballero scored a knockdown in round two from a hard one-two combination.

Eleider Alvarez scored a 7th round stoppage over Ryno Liebenberg in a scheduled 12-round battle of undefeated Light Heavyweights.

Alvarez dropped Liebenberg in round seven with a uppercut and he was cut badly under his left eye and the fight was stopped at 1:52 of round seven.

Alvarez of Montreal is now 16-0 with 9 knockouts. Liebenberg of South Africa is now 16-1.

Ricardo Rodriguez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Edwin Rodriguez in a Super Flyweight bout at the Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

Scores were 99-91 twice and 97-93 twice for Ricardo Rodriguez, 115 lbs and is now 10-2. Edwin Rodriguez, 114 1/2 lbs is now 7-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal will take on Donovan George on December 6 at Bell Centre in Montreal as part of the Lucian Bute – Roberto Boloni undercard.

The signing “will place Pascal in a better position with regards to high-profile fight opportunities in the future,” said Interbox President Jean Bedard.

“Two big fights such as Bute versus Bolonti and Pascal versus George on the same card is a very rare occurrence in Quebec,” Bedard said.

“I always had a great respect for Jean Bedard. My company [Jean Pascal Promotions] is thrilled to be working alongside InterBox for my next four fights,” Pascal said.

“I am very happy to be fighting George,” Pascal said. “He took (reigning world champion) Adonis Stevenson to the 12th round and I plan to do better so that fight fans can use this as a measuring stick for an eventual fight between Stevenson and I.”

“I am coming to win and to shock Quebec,” George said. “I jumped on the fight versus Pascal the very minute it was proposed to me.”

WBA Interim Heavyweight champion Luis Ortiz tested positive for a banned substance following his September 11th 1st round stoppage over Lateef Kayode in Las Vegas, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“The level of [nandrolone] was above the normal level,” NSAC executive director Bob Bennett told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

“He could be fined, and typically, in my five months on the job, first-time offenders for a positive test for a diuretic usually get a nine-month suspension and first-time offenders for anabolic steroids usually get 12 months, depending on mitigating circumstance,” Bennett said. “The punishment could increase, but it is not likely to decrease.”

“If NSAC confirms the failed test, there will be no other path,” the WBA’s Gilberto Mendoza Jr. told ESPN.com. “He is no longer Chagaev’s mandatory. I must add that Ortiz’s team will have the right to appeal under WBA rules.”

In the last few years the New York City boxing scene has gone through a renaissance of sorts. With the opening of Barclay Center and the return of world championship boxing to Brooklyn, New York has once again become a buzzing boxing town. From world championship fights to club shows there is a lot of boxing in the big city these days.

Former world title challenger, Dmitry Salita formed a promotional company in 2010 with the vision of putting on great fights & signing top notch talent.

Salita wanted the company to be a microcosm of what he beloved New York City was all about and that is diversity.

Besides fighters from the United States, Salita’s shows have featured fighters from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Poland and the former Soviet Block countries just to name a few.

Salita, who is a immigrant from Ukraine has used his connections to recruit fighters from all over what was the former Soviet Union. Because of the many countries represented on Salita’s cards, he has packed houses from the many New York City neighborhoods where those ethnic backgrounds are densely populated.

Another one of the staples of a Salita card is matching up fighters from the different boroughs of the city against each other. This creates tremendous excitement and electricity in the stands.

Salita has developed and featured local favorites such as undefeated American Heavyweight sensation Jarrell Miller, Junior Middleweight Steve Martinez.Lightweight Dimash Niyazov, Russian Cruserweight Alezey Zubov just to name a few.

Salitas “Brooklyn Brawl” series has produced some of the best local fights in recent times. Late in 2013, Niyazov and Raphael Luna fought a toe to toe war, which was hailed by many as one of the best fights in New York City in recent memory. Later in the year a fight for the WBC International belt saw two undefeated fighters Junior Wright and Steve Bujaj engage in a toe to toe war. A fight most boxing fans are calling a fight of the year candidate

Because of the high quality of the fights, one of the largest sports networks, MSG decided to air the fight on a tape delayed basis.

With the fight being televised, it provided a service to not only New York fight fans but the fighters themselves as they received extra exposure and it has proved for motivation that future events would be carried by the network.

With major fights being staged at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, Star of David Promotions may in fact offer up the best in-ring action.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBA Super Bantamweight champion Scott Quigg will defend his title against Hidenori Otake on November 22 in Liverpool, UK as part of the Nathan Cleverly – Tony Bellew rematch card.

“I can’t wait to defend my world title in Liverpool on Nov. 22 on a huge night for British boxing,” Quigg said. “Otake represents the toughest fight of my career and I’m working hard to put in a scintillating performance. He is highly ranked and highly respected with an exciting style. I’m on a big run of KO’s and I don’t intend on stopping.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Paul Smith will not be mandated an immediate rematch clause against WBO Super Middleweight champion Arthur Abraham.

The WBO has denied Smith’s petition for an immediate rematch following a review of the video of their controversial fight Sept. 27 at Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel, Germany.

Smith and Abraham put on a highly competitive fight, with Abraham coming away with a unanimous decision to retain his 168-pound title. But the scores from judges Fernando Laguna (119-109) of Spain, Waleska Roldan (117-110) of New York and Zoltan Enyedi (117-110) of Hungary were roundly criticized because many thought they were way too wide given the back-and-forth nature of the fight.

“First and foremost, I’d like to say that I have a lot of respect for Arthur Abraham,” Smith said. “He is a great champion, and we had a great fight. But I think the judges got it wrong. I’ve been waiting a long time for this opportunity. I just wanted a fair crack at the whip and I don’t think I got that.”

“Of course I would fight Paul again,” Abraham said. “I’m sure it would be another exciting fight. However, the circumstances would need to be right. At the moment, the most interesting fight for me would be [Felix] Sturm or [Robert] Stieglitz.”

Former world champions will collide when Amir Khan takes on Devon Alexander on December 13 in Las Vegas that will headline a tripleheader on Showtime, according to Dan Rafael of espn.

“There are just little details that we are finishing but Khan and Alexander are going to fight,” said Golden Boy Promotions De La Hoya told ESPN.com on Monday.

“Amir Khan looked good against my boy Collazo, but I have a feeling he wants to make a statement against Alexander, and Alexander is coming off a good win in a good action fight with Soto Karass,” De La Hoya said. “What’s happening here is they realize they have to prove themselves if they want to get a really big fight, like against Mayweather.”

“It came right back around,” Alexander told ESPN.com. “It looks like it will happen, and I’m excited about it. Should be a big win for me. He tried to just wait to get the Mayweather fight and he didn’t get it, and now he has to fight me. So it is inevitable we get in the ring and see who’s best and who is catapulted to the next level.

“He’s a good fighter. He has some speed. I can hit and not get hit, and I’m faster. He stands there. He’s a good, solid fighter, but he don’t do anything special. He hits and jumps back. That’s how he lost; he got timed jumping in and got caught. People know me as a good counter puncher, and I’m fast so of course I will be able to catch him and catch him good, and my boxing will be there, too. So I think I have the ability to outshine him in this one.”

Alexander is also excited to have the first fight of his 10-year career in Las Vegas.

“Every time I was scheduled to fight in Vegas, it always fell through,” Alexander said. “This is my dream to fight in Vegas. That’s one of my goals, to fight in Vegas, and what better fight than to do it for the first time on a big stage.”

“It matters [that there’s no title], but I want to beat a good name and let people know I’m one of the best at welterweight and that I am still the future of the welterweight division and I am still here, and I’m not going anywhere,” he said.

De La Hoya also confirmed a previous ESPN.com report that one of the other bouts on the card would be junior middleweight titleholder Demetrius Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs), 26, of Providence, Rhode Island, defending his title for the second time when he faces Golden Boy fighter Jermell Charlo (24-0, 11 KOs), 24, of Houston.

The third bout is likely to pit interim welterweight titlist Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs), 25, of Clearwater, Florida — one of boxing’s most exciting rising stars — against European welterweight champion Leonard Bundu (31-0, 11 KOs), 39, of Italy. Bundu, who recently signed with Haymon (who also handles Thurman), is unknown in the United States and has no wins of serious note on his record except for his last fight, a split decision against then-undefeated prospect Frankie Gavin of England in European title defense.

David Carmona scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Martin Casillas in a Super Flyweight bout at the Jose Cuervo Salon in Polanco, Mexico.

Carmona scored a knockdown in the first round from a short left hook.

Carmona, 115 lbs won by scores of 99-90, 98-91 and 97-92 and is now 18-2-3. Casillas, 115 lbs is now 14-4.

Gabriel Acosta scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Uriel Lopez in a Bantamweight bout.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Middleweights David Lemieux and Gabriel Rosado will headline a triple header on December 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn that will be televised on Showtime.

Oscar De La Hoya also outlined the plans for the rest of the card, which will include a middleweight bout between James De La Rosa and Hugo Centeno. A welterweight bout between hot prospect Frankie Gomez and Thomas Dulorme is also in the works.

“Lemieux is a very exciting fighter and a big puncher,” De La Hoya said. “We made a deal with him for this fight. He’s in an exciting weight class and the ultimate prize for anyone at 154 or 160 pounds is to face Canelo Alvarez, and David Lemieux fits into that picture perfectly. The guy comes at you like a Mack truck. We’re going to do some good things with him. He has a great record, amazing power and is a great looking kid.”

The 25-year-old Lemieux (32-2, 30 KOs), whose formal deal with Golden Boy is for only one bout, has fought all of his professional fights in Montreal except one, and that was in Quebec City. He has appeared on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” several times but he is coming to Brooklyn to make a statement in the U.S., said manager Camille Estephan.

“We want to fight guys like Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez, and I think David is ready for these guys, but on a financial level it doesn’t make sense for them to fight him right now,” Estephan said. “I’m not saying they are ducking David because his name recognition in the U.S. is not big enough yet. So HBO wanted David to fight in the United States and for their audience to see him. They wanted to see what he can do against a guy who is a proven fighter like Gabriel Rosado. I am super happy we got this fight.”

“Rosado and Lemieux is a good fight,” said De La Hoya, who promotes Rosado. “Lemieux is a tough son of a gun. He always comes forward and so does Rosado. Rosado gave Golovkin one of his better fights and he always comes to fight. Dec. 6 is going to determine who’s possibly the next opponent for Canelo, after Cinco de Mayo.”

Gennady Golovkin thrilled a sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California in the 2nd round of their scheduled 12 round Middleweight championship bout.

Golovkin rocked Rubio at the end of the opening frame from a right. In round two, Golovkin landed a thudding uppercut that drove Rubio to the ropes. A follow up barrage that was finished off by a looping left to the head sent Rubio down for the ten count at

Golovkin, 159 lbs of Kazakhstan is now 31-0 with 28 knockouts. Rubio weighed in 1.8 lbs over the Middleweight limit is now 59-7-1.

Nicholas Walters announced his presence as a top flight Featherweight as Nicholas Walters scored a 6th round stoppage over Nonito Donaire to capture the WBA “Super” Featherweight title.

Donaire struck first as he rocked Walters with a left hook at the end of round two. In round three, Walters landed his own left hook that sent Donaire to the canvas. In round four, Dinaire suffered a cut over his right eye. In roud six, a cut formed over Donaire’s left eye. At the end of the sixth round, Walters landed two thudding right hands with the latter pouncing off the top of Donaire’s head that sent the former Fighter of the Year to the canvas again. Donaire was barely able to get to his feet but referee Raul Caiz stopped the fight at 2:59 of round six.

Walters, 125 1/w lbs of Montigo Bay, JAM is now 25-0 with 21 knockouts. Donaire, 125 1/2 lbs of Philippines is now 33-3.

Edwin Rodriguez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Azea Augustama in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Scores were 100-90 twice and 99-91 for Rodriguez, 174 3/4 lbs of Worcester, MA and is now 24-1. Augustama. 175 3/4 lbs is now 17-2.

Abraham Han scored a 10-round majority decision over Marcos Reyes in a Super Middleweight bout.

Reyes Dropped Han in round eight but was deducted a point in round for a low blow.

Han, 160 1/2 lbs won by scores of 97-91 twice and 94-94 and is now 23-1. Reyes, 160 3/4 lbs is 32-2.

Former two-time Cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham scored a 7th round stoppage over previously undefeated Natu Visinia om a scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Despite a 75 pound weight disadvantage, Cunningham boxed and moved very efficiently and peppered Visinia with rights and lefts. Visinia scored a brief knockdown in round five when he connected with a right hand while Cunningham was off balance.

Cunningham was far from hurt as he came back to land hard power shots that busted up the face of Visinia until the bout was called after seven rounds.

Cunningham, 205 lbs of Philadelphia is now 28-6 with 13 KO’s. Visinia, 278 lbs is now 10-1.

World ranked Jr. lightweight, Edner Cherry scored a 2nd round stoppage over Osamanu Akaba in a scheduled 10-round bout.

In round two, Cherry landed a hard left that sent Akaba to the canvas. He sent Akaba down again with a left hook to the head. A hard three-punch combination sent Akaba to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 2:15.

Cherry, 132 1/2 lbs of Wauchula, FL is now 34-6-2 with 18 knockouts. Akaba, 134 1/2 ls of Prichard, AL is now 24-7.

Decarlo Perez scored a 5th round stoppage over Tyrone Brunson in a scheduled 8-round Middleweight bout.

brunson boxed well early and had Perez hurt in the 2nd round. Perez got into the fight and slowly seized control. In round five, Perez hurt Brunson with a left hook and followed up with a barrage of punches that had referee Shawn Clark call a halt to the bout at 2:29 if round five.

Perez, 158 lbs of Atlantic City, NJ is now 13-3-1 with 5 knockouts. Brunson, 158 lbs of Philadelphia is now 22-3-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, The son’s of former Heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman have filed suit against Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweathwer and Showtime for alleged sparring sessions that aired during the All Access show that was aired in the buildup to the Mayweather – Maidana rematch.

Upset that his brother had taken such a vicious pounding, Hasim Rahman Jr. arrived at the gym and challenged the smaller Cameron to get into the ring with him. While members of the gym lined up wagers, including Mayweather, they fought for 31 consecutive minutes, according to the telecast and lawsuit, until Cameron could not go on. All the while, Mayweather was present and cheering wildly.

The suit alleges that “Mayweather forced Sharif to fight multiple rounds of approximately 5, 6 and 7 minutes in length.” Sharif contends that he asked for traditional three-minute rounds but Mayweather said “this is the doghouse” and to “turn those bells off.”

“Sharif feared for his safety and was forced to continue to fight,” the suit said.

On Sept. 23, Mayweather testified — although not under oath — to the commission that the sparring scenes (as well as others featuring several of Mayweather’s girlfriends smoking marijuana in front of him in his Las Vegas home) were staged for the television show in order to help boost pay-per-view sales. He said the 31-minute sparring session did not happen as the fighters were allowed to take several breaks. He also told the commission that the gambling shown in the episode was also fake.

“With ‘All Access,’ we’re able to edit and chop footage the way we want,” Mayweather told the commission.

The commission was concerned over the lack of regard for the health and safety of the fighters and questioned him about the “doghouse” fights but accepted his version of events and closed the matter — much to the surprise of many, because there were numerous people in the gym, including Showtime production personnel, who were not questioned about the sparring.

“Defendant Mayweather knowingly misrepresented facts while testifying before the Nevada State Athletic Commission,” the suit said.

CARSON, Calif. – Going ga-ga for Triple-G continued Saturday in Gennady Golovkin’s campaign to discard the most-avoided title for a shot at Miguel Cotto or anybody else with credentials that would prove his pound-for-pound potential.

Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs) did it quickly, did it definitively, in a second-round stoppage of Marco Antonio Rubio in front of capacity crowd at Stub Center.

Rubio never had a chance. As it turns out, neither did Nonito Donaire, whom Nicolas Walters knocked out in a sixth-round stunner. For Donaire, it might have been more than a loss. It could have been the end. More on that later.

The card, dubbed Mexican Style, was staged for Golovkin. He was in Los Angeles for his first bout in the West almost as if it were a campaign stop. The job was to win over Mexican fans. He did. His trunks were Dodger blue. Many in a crowd of more than 9,000 wore T-shirts that said “Mexicans For Golovkin.’’ Rubio, a Mexican, was just a prop, a piece in setting up Golovkin’s future.

“I think, first Miguel Cotto,’’ he said when asked what and who was at the top of his wish list. “First, Miguel
Cotto. I respect him.’’

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Canelo Alvarez and UK light heavyweight Carl Froch are also on the list. But Cotto is called the lineal middleweight champ. He beat the man who beat the man. Golovkin wants to be in that line. But he might have to wait on a Canelo-Cotto fight, perhaps in early May.

Whatever happens, Golovkin wipeout of Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) won’t do anything to lessen the fear of fighting
him. Rubio was supposed to be a dangerous puncher. In the opening round, however, Golovkin walked through whatever Rubio threw at him. In the second, it was over.

First, Golovkin landed a beautiful right uppercut that traveled between Rubio’s upraised hands and landed onto the Mexican’s chin with chilling precision. Rubio, who was 1.8 pounds over the 160-pound limit at the weigh-in, stumbled into the ropes. That’s when Golovkin threw a left that traveled like a baseball bat. It bounced off Rubio’s head and sent him bouncing off the canvas. At 1:19 of the round, referee Jack Reiss waved it off .

Moments later, Golovkin waved to the fans who chanted his trademark initials, GGG.

Mission accomplished.

Another mission was accomplished by Walters, (25-0, 20 KOs), who took the WBA’s Super featherweight title from Donaire (33-3. 21 KOs). Walters crushed him with a winging right hook that bounced off the side of his head.

“A wonderful man,’’ Walters said of Donaire, who was left with swollen and bloodied eyes.

For a few seconds, an unconscious one too.

Donaire had no excuses. Not much of a chance, either.

“He beat the shit out of me,’’ Donaire said.

But honesty was still there. Donaire left the ring with all of that intact. He’ll need it. He stepped through the ropes and into an uncertain future after a loss that left him face down for the first time in his career. When he awakened, Walters was dancing to Reggae.

The Jamaican was taking his first steps into the stardom that once belonged to Donaire. In the exchange, Donaire was left to think about retirement.

“We’ll decide,’’ said Donaire, who plans to speak to his wife and review options that include a possible move down in weight, from feather to bantam, or to some place out of harm’s way.

On The Undercard

· It was a unanimous decision. A unanimous snoozer, too. Light-heavyweight Edwin Rodriguez (25-1, 16 KOs) nearly scored a shutout in taking a 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 decision over Azea Augustama (17-2, 9KOs) of Hollywood, Fla. But the crowd reacted as if there were no winners. They only cheered when the plodding 1-rounder was over.

· Middleweight Abraham Han (23-1, 14 KOs) of El Paso was on the canvas once, was on his knees in apparent exhaustion at the end of one round and yet managed to beat Mexican Marcos Reyes (32-2, 24 KOs) in a 97-91, 94-94, 97-91 majority decision. A mystifying one, too.

· Sacramento junior-welterweight Moris Rodriguez (8-3-1, 4 KOs) scored a fifth-round knockdown and applied the finishing touch with a right hand that knocked out Jaime Oceguda (8-1, 5 KOs) of Los Angeles early in the sixth.

· Kazakhstan lightweight Ruslan Madiyev (1-0) got the canvas ready for Golovkin, a fellow Kazak, with a punishing decision over Oscar Rojas (0-1) of Salinas, Calif.

· Neither a low blow nor a hot Southern California sun could slow down Los Angeles featherweight Walter Sarnoi (16-4, 10 KOs), who outworked Mexican Sergio Najera (8-16-2, 2 KO) to win a unanimous decision.

Pablo Munguia scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Edgar Ortega in a Welterweight bout at the Jose Cuervo Salon in Polanco, Mexico

In round four, Ortega was cut over the right eye from a headbutt.

Munguia, 147 lbs won ny scores of 98-90 twice and 95-93 and is now 20-5. Ortega, 147 lbs is now 15-2.

Antonio Moran scored a 3rd round stoppage over Adrian Rodriguez in a scheduled 8-round Lightweight bout.

The stoppage came at 3:00 of round three for Moran, 134 lbs and is now 16-0 with 10 knockouts. Rodriguez, 135 lbs is 8-5.

Sergio Fabian (1-2) scored a Hugo Ledesma (1-4-2) in a Lightweight bout.

Gennady Golovkin 159 – Marco Antonio Rubio 161.8
Nonito Donaire 125.6 – Nicholas Walters 125.6

WBO Jr. Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia has vacated his title with an eye in moving up two divisions to Jr. Welterweight according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

According to the report, he is embroiled in a dispute with promoter Top Rank, which he is suing, was due to face Salido in a mandatory fight. But with no plans to fight anytime soon and Garcia also facing problems getting down to 130 pounds, he vacated.

Garcia sent the WBO a letter letting the organization know about his decision, according to WBO president Paco Valcarcel.

Valcarcel told ESPN.com that the organization and Garcia have been in regular contact “because he was supposed to fight Salido, as per our interim requirements. His response was that he was unable to defend it because he has trouble making weight and wished to move to 140. Finally, they asked [that] we rank him at that division.”

Garcia dropped the title instead of fighting a rematch with interim champion Orlando Salido.

“It’s disappointing that Mickey left 130 because Orlando still believes he had unfinished business with Mickey. But he is happy to look forward to 2015 and fighting the biggest names at 130 pounds,” Sean Gibbons, Salido’s manager, told ESPN.com.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya bought back a majority of his company from two of the biggest investors AEG and Gabriel Brenner according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“We have enjoyed a long and mutually beneficial partnership with Golden Boy Promotions. Earlier this quarter, Golden Boy Promotions re-purchased AEG’s equity interest in the company that was originally acquired in May of 2008,” Dan Beckerman, president and CEO of AEG, told ESPN.com. “We wish Oscar De La Hoya all the best and we look forward to continuing to host Golden Boy Promotions events in our venues in the years to come.”

“With Oscar back at the helm we no longer have to contend with petty, ego-driven feuds that have costs fans the best fights for years, fans who couldn’t care less about the financial composition of the company,” Friedman said. “Simply put Golden Boy Promotions is firmly established as the No. 1 promoter in all of boxing and is stronger than ever.”

Former Jr. Welterweight contender Emanuel Augustus is clinging to life after being shot in the back of the head in Baton Rouge, Louisiana according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Augustus, a junior welterweight who used to go by Emanuel Burton, grew up in Baton Rogue and, according to The Advocate newspaper there, he was shot just a few blocks from the gym where he still sparred sometimes. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the shooting.

The Advocate quoted Chris Singleton, a Baton Rogue boxer who sometimes trained with Augustus, as saying, “I just know he got shot in the back of the head. And he’s on life support right now.”

Interim Super Lightweight titlist Mauricio Herrera will defend his belt against undefeated prospect Jose Benavidez on December 13 as part of the Timothy Bradley – Diego Chaves televised undercard in Las Vegas.

“He’s ready to fish or cut bait,” said Benavidez promoter Bob Arum. “You got to take a shot at some point. He wanted this fight. You win, you go on; you lose, you go back to the drawing board. But at a certain point, you have to take that plunge. This is a good fight, and if he wins, he’s ready to fight anybody in the division.”

“Benavidez appears to be physically and mentally ready for this,” said Top Rank’s Carl Moretti. “He knows he has a challenge in front of him. I don’t see at this point what two or three more fights would do to get him ready for a fight at this level, so we are taking the shot.”

Arum said he is working with HBO on a deal to turn the Dec. 13 card into a tripleheader by including Matt Korobov against Andy Lee for the middleweight world title Peter Quillin recently vacated.

According to Arum and Lee promoter Lou DiBella, both sides have agreed to take the fight but no deal can be finalized until HBO agrees to put the fight on and comes to an agreement on a license fee.

“Andy wants this opportunity,” DiBella said. “We like the fight. We think it’s a winnable fight and quality matchup. The numbers for the fight aren’t done but we’ve told them we will do the fight.”

Moretti said they were waiting for an answer from HBO, which has been mulling it over for about a week.

Korobov-Lee was initially ticketed to take place Dec. 13 in Ireland on a Frank Warren-promoted card, but Arum said those plans fell through.

“I think it’s a terrific fight and I can’t wait to see it. That’s how I judge a fight,” Arum said. “Who the hell knows who will win the fight? HBO is interested, and I hope we will get it done.”

“Even though it’s two lefties, their styles should make for a very entertaining fight in the ring,” Moretti said. “Andy Lee has a little bit more experience and has shown the ability to come back from adversity like he did with one punch against Jackson. And this is the opportunity that Korobov has been training his whole life for, a shot at a world title.”

Miguel Berchelt scored a 3rd round stoppage over former world title challenger Antonio Escalante in a scheduled 10-round Super Featherweight bout.

Berchelt floored Escalante in round three from a flurry to the head. A follow up barrage on the ropes that was finished with a body shot that sent Escalante to the canvas for a 2nd time. Escalante got to his feet but the fight was stopped at 2:36 of round three.

Berchelts, 131 lbs of Merida, MX is now 24-1 with 21 knockouts. Escalante, 130 3/4 lbs of El Paso, TX is now 29-7.

Ivan Montero scored a 8-round unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Avalos in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Avalos scored a knockdown in round one when Montero walked into a left hand. That point was made up in a bizarre fashion as Avalos was docked a point at the beginning of rounds six for getting off his stool in an untimely matter.

Montero came back to box his way to a unanimous decision by scores of 77-73 twice and 76-74.

Montero, 154 lbs of Merida, MX is now 16-0. Avalos, 154 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is now 14-4.

Cornelius Bundrage reclaimed the IBF Jr. Middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Carlos Molina at the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancun, Mexico.

Bundrage dropped Molina in the 1st round from a hard right. Molina began to get back in the fight in round’s three and four as he started to pepper Bundrage from the outside.

The pace of the fight was very slow. Bundrage was deducted a point in round eight for hitting behind the head. Bundrage dropped

Diego Loque scored a 6th-round stoppage over Jose Pombo in the final scheduled round of their Welterweight bout.

Loque dropped Pombo in that 6th round and he continued to batter him until the the towel came in.

Loque is now 15-1-1 with 8 knockouts. Pombo is 13-17.

Roque Augustin Junco scored a 4-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Joel Casafu in Jr. Welterweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 twice and 40-37 for Junco who is now 6-1-1. Casaful is 2-4-2.