Kevin Mitchell will battle Ghislain Maduma in a Lightweight title elimination bout on the May 31 Carl Froch – George Groves rematch undercard at Wembley Stadium in London according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“This fight carries huge risk but also huge rewards,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “I strongly believe that Kevin can beat Vazquez but he has a massive test in Maduma first at Wembley. Maduma is technically very good and can punch with both hands, but Kevin has boxed four times in seven months and is ready to enter deep waters. It’s going to be a cracking fight.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, world Super Middleweight champion Andre Ward lost his 2nd court battle to his promoter Dan Goossen in a contract dispute.

Ward’s contract with Goossen was declared valid until Nov. 8, 2016, according to Foster’s ruling.

“It’s now time to sit down with Andre and his advisers to put these legal disputes behind us and concentrate on getting Andre back to fighting consistently inside the ring,” Goossen said. “Andre and I have had success together and there’s no reason not to get back on track as a team to secure his status as the top fighter in the world behind Floyd Mayweather.”

On Wednesday night, Josh Dubin, Ward’s attorney, and James Prince, his manager, issued a statement on Ward’s behalf saying they planned to continue to fight to break the contract.

“We want to be crystal clear: the ‘legal issues’ that [Goossen] referred to are only just getting underway. It is only after a California judge or jury speaks that the legal issues will be resolved,” the statement said. “Today’s decision from the California State Athletic Commission was not unexpected. From the very start, we do not feel that the commission has been looking out for the best interests of Andre Ward, the very boxer they are supposed to protect. To the contrary, for some inexplicable reason, the CSAC has continually bent over backwards to try to accommodate a promoter who we feel is taking horrible advantage of Andre and his career. …

“This is not the end of Andre’s fight to stand up for what he knows is right, but rather the beginning. The CSAC decision has only strengthened his resolve.

“Andre’s lawsuit against Dan Goossen and his promotional company in California Superior Court is continuing to move forward. It has always been Andre’s steadfast belief, as well as ours, that the state court system, not the CSAC, is the proper venue for his dispute with Dan Goossen. It is Team Ward’s belief that the arbitration before the CSAC should not have proceeded while Andre’s lawsuit is pending, so we do not feel that the decision is ultimately going to be binding.”

Foster ruled the contract should be extended for 14 months, a clear Goossen win.

“Of course I’m pleased with the decision. It was the right result both morally and legally,” said attorney Bert Fields, who argued the case for Goossen. “Ward’s a great fighter, but it was Goossen who helped build his professional career and put him in position to command the really big bucks.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Floyd Mayweather will earn a a minimum of $32 Million for Saturday night’s fight with Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“It’s just a testament to what he brings to sports, not just boxing,” said Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather’s close friend and chief executive of Mayweather Promotions. “He’s a terrific entertainer and he is the reason why this arena will be packed and why there will be a million-plus (buys on pay-per-view) — because it’s all about the Mayweather experience.”

Maidana’s official purse is a career-high $1.5 million, but he also will earn more. He will make additional money from Argentina television rights and also has a chance to earn additional money depending on how well the pay-per-view performs.

For the welterweight co-feature, former junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan’s official purse is $1.5 million and former welterweight titleholder Luis Collazo will make $350,000. The winner will be a top candidate to face Mayweather in the fall if he beats Maidana.

Former three-division titleholder Adrien Broner will earn $1.25 million and opponent Carlos Molina will make $150,000 for their junior welterweight bout.

In the opening fight on the pay-per-view, super middleweight prospect J’Leon Love will make $100,000 and Marco Antonio Periban will earn $35,000.

Roberto Garcia scored a 6th-round stoppage over former world title challenger Victor Cayo in a scheduled 10 round Welterweight bout at Hialeah Park in Hialeah, Florida.

Garcia applied constant pressure and opened up a cut over the right eye of Cayo in round four. In round six, Garcia landed a big left hook that sent Cayo to the ropes and after a hard flurry on the ropes, referee Tellis Aselmeninos stopped the bout at 2:38 of round six

Garcia, 146.2 lbs of Mexico is now 35-3 with 23 knockouts. Cayo, 150 lbs of the Dominican Republic is now 32-5.

Former Puerto Rican Olympian Jonathan Gonzalez scored a 10-round split decision over Regelio Medina in a Super Middleweight bout.

It was a close hard fought battle with both guys landing shots in close that saw the judges like Gonzalez to the tune of 96-94 for Medina but was overrules 97-93 and 96-94 for Gonzalez

Gonzalez, 162.8 lbs of Puerto Rico is now 18-0-1. Medina, 165.8 lbs of Mexico is now 32-6.

Jeff Souffrant made a successful pro debut by scoring a 4-round unanimous decision over Jorge Quintero in a Welterweight bout.

Souffrant scored a knockdown in the 1st round and cruised to victory by scores of 40-35 on all cards.

Souffrant, 146 lbs is 1-0. Quintero, 145 3/4 lbs is 1-2.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.con, Floyd Mayweather has shown in terest in purchasing The Los Angeles Clippers in light of the Donald Sterling scandal.

“I called Al today about that to see if me, Leonard and Al (Haymon), and hopefully Richard (Schaeffer) and a couple of other guys, a couple other of my billionaire guys, we can come together and see what we can come up with,” Mayweather said. “Hopefully, we can do it, and it’s not just talk.

“With me, I can’t come in talking about Mayweather only gonna get 3 percent, 4 percent. I got to get a solid percentage. Do we want to buy the Clippers? Yes, we do. We are very, very interested in buying the Clippers. We’ll keep the Clippers right where they’re at.

“When I’m not boxing, I’m at the games all the time. We do want to buy the Clippers. Me and my team do want to buy the Clippers and we can afford the Clippers.

“Donald Sterling, he’s been getting a lot of negative press, and my thing is this — I don’t have nothing negative to say about this guy,” Mayweather said. “He’s always treated me with the utmost respect. He has always invited me to games. Always. Has always told me, ‘Floyd, I want you to sit right next to me and my wife.’ I don’t know about the [alleged] mistress. But I’m talking about him and the wife.”

“The league has made it known that it wants more minorities involved and, as a proud Mexican-American, I will bring a different perspective to the NBA in general, and the Clippers in particular,” said De La Hoya, who has a statue in the Staples Center’s Star Plaza outside the venue’s front entrance. “I was born and raised in Los Angeles, I know what it takes to run a successful sports entity, and nothing would make me happier than to bring an NBA championship home to Southern California sports fans.

“I applaud NBA commissioner Adam Silver for his quick and decisive action regarding the Donald Sterling situation, and his forward thinking will push the league toward a positive future. There is no room for racism and unfair treatment in any professional sport, or in life in general. I hope to be a part of positive change for the league.”

“If the Clippers become available, he would be interested in buying the franchise,” Geffen’s office said in an email to the newspaper.

Superstar Manny Pacquiao is in talks about a 5-fight extension with his promoter, Top Rank according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Yes, we are talking about the extension,” Top Rank’s Bob Arum told ESPN.com. “We are working it out. We are talking about a lot of things. How many fights would be in Macau, how many would be in the United States, how many in other places. But we are talking about five fights.”

“I have had conversations with Bob about an extension, but nothing has been finalized,” Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s adviser, told ESPN.com. “Do we fight again this year or take some time off and fight next year? There are a lot of things to work on, but the new agreement we are discussing would entail five fights. That’s our intention, barring injury.”

“Bob has been good to us over the years and we have been good to him. We may sign with him or we may not,” Koncz said. “We have other offers on the table and we will look at all our options and decide what’s best for Manny, but I don’t want to discuss the particulars because I don’t want to offend other people.”

Koncz said whether Pacquiao, 35, re-signs with Top Rank or not, a fight with Mayweather “isn’t the driving force.”

“I don’t believe Floyd not fighting us has to do with Bob,” Koncz said. “Why did he wait until he exhausted all other excuses before saying he wouldn’t fight Manny if Bob was involved? First he brought up the drug testing [during the initial 2009 failed negotiations]. Then he wanted Manny to sign with him. Then he wanted to pay Manny only a flat fee of $40 million for the fight instead of sharing a percentage [of the revenue], and now he can’t fight Manny because Bob would be involved?

“Why did he wait so long to bring that up? If that’s true, why not use that excuse a few years ago?”

“We may move to 140 pounds. We have a lot of options and have to be careful with our final decision,” Koncz said. “This is Manny’s career and it’s winding down. That’s another option we have, of going to 140 to find other opponents.”

“We love fighting in America and we wouldn’t mind going back to Cowboys Stadium [where Pacquiao fought twice in 2010],” he said. “But we’re also looking at different venues and countries. Macau was beneficial to everyone involved. In Macau we didn’t have such a heavy dependence on the American pay-per-view money. We’d love to fight in Macau again, whether we re-sign with Bob or not.”

Michael Perez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Jorge Romero in a Jr. Welterweight bout at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Perez dominated the bout through the first eight rounds and Romero began to bleed from the left eyebrow in round three. Romero made a late charge in round nine but it was too little too late as Perez won by scores of 98-92 on all cards.

Perez, 140 lbs of Lares, PR is now 20-1-2. Romero, 138 1/2 lbs of Caguas, PR is now 24-8.

McJoe Arroyo won an 8-round unanimous decision over David Quijano in a Super Flyweight bout.

Arroyo, 115 lbs of Fajardo, PR won by scores of 80-72 and 79-73 twice is now 14-0. Quijano, 115 lbs of Caguas PR is now 15-5-1.

John Karl Sosa scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Victor Sosa in a Welterweight bout.

Sosa, 145 lbs of Caguas, PR is now 10-0. Perez, 144 lbs of Carolina, PR is now 3-2.

Jose Zepeda remained undefeated with an 8-round unanimous decision over Rob Frankel in a Jr. Welterweight bout at the Oceanview Pavilion in Port Hueneme, California.

Zepeda dropped Frankel in round three from a body shot and went on to win 80-71 on all cards.

Zeprda, of La Puente, CA is now 19-0. Frankel of Denver, CO is now 32-15-1.

Saul Rodriguez remained undefeated with a 4th round stoppage over Miguel Zamudio in a scheduled 8-round Jr. Lightweight fight.

Rodriguez controlled the action until the two exchanged and Rodriguez landed a devastating left hook that knocked Zamudio out cold and the bout was stopped at 1:09 of round four.

Rodriguez, 130.6 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 13-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Zamudio, 130.4 lbs of Guasave, MX is now 28-4-1.

Shane Mosley Jr. made a successful pro debut with a 36 second knockout over Mark Cordova in a scheduled 4-round Middleweight bout.

Mosley stopped Cordova with a body shot.

Mosley, 161 1/4 lbs is now 1-0 with 1 knockout. Cordova, 160 1/2 lbs is now 0-2.

Keith Thurman retained the WBA Interim Welterweight title when Julio Diaz could not continue after 3 rounds at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California.

Thurman controlled the action for most of the bout and hurt Diaz in the 1st round. He boxed well in the 2nd round and scored a knockdown when he landed a left to the head and Diaz took a knee. Ironically Diaz made a nice stand at the end of the 3rd round when he landed a solid combination. In between round’s three and four, Diaz’s corner pulled the pug on the fight.

Thurman, 145 1/2 lbs of Clearwater, FL is now 23-0 with 21 knockouts. Diaz, 146 3/4 lbs of Cochella, CA is now 40-10-1.

Said Thurman, “I felt the body shot (to Diaz). I felt he was going to go down. I wondered if I hadn’t landed it clean enough. He’s a tough guy. He showed up to fight. You saw what he was doing in the ring. His rib… he had eight more rounds to go so he did what he had to do.

“I landed a clean left hook to the temple (in the second). He felt it. So, he thought it would be better to take a knee, rather than take another shot to the head. I train to do that. If you feel that your legs aren’t right and you are in with a dangerous puncher, you take a knee. It was a wise decision.

“Everybody shoots for the Mayweather sweepstakes. I am here to entertain, to dominate the welterweight division. I love the sport of boxing. I love knockouts. I am going to keep giving them to you.

“Shawn Porter is a terrific fighter. He’s a great friend of mine. He’s a devastating boxer-puncher like myself. Whenever they’re ready, I am ready.

Diaz, who took a knee after getting hit, had no excuses. “I got caught with a good body shot, in the rib,’’ he said. “I had trouble breathing. After the punch, I couldn’t breathe. I am human. I got hurt. The guy had some power. But I am a two-time champion. I have never quit in a fight. I didn’t have anything to prove. I took a knee to recuperate from a shot to the back of my head. And the rib shot really got me. I ain’t 18 years old anymore. I wanted to give a war, but I had to know when it was my time.’’

Lucas Matthysse was dropped twice but came back to stop gritty John Molina in a scheduled 12-round Jr. Welterweight bout.

The power punches were early and often in round one as Matthysse landed a couple of left hooks while Molina landed a hard overhand right. In round two, Molina landed a perfect overhand right that sent Matthysse to the canvas for the 2nd consecutive fight. The drama continued in round three when the two clashed heads and a cut was opened up over the left eye of Matthysse. Matthysse fought back in round four as he landed some hard shots that were set up behind a strong jab. Molina began to bleed from behind his right ear. Just as Matthysse was showing his dominance, Molina sent Matthysse to the canvas in round five.

The two continued to trade shots at close range with Matthysse landing the harder blows that were set up from his jab. In round eight, Matthysse landed a big flurry of punches that wobbled Molina and ultimately he was pushed down but referee Pat Russell ruled a knockdown. Matthysse started to take control and began to batter Molina and dropped him in round ten after a flurry of hard punches. Molina was seen by the doctors between rounds. When the 11th round began, Matthysse was all over Molina and dropped him to the canvas and the bout was stopped just 22 seconds into the frame.

Matthysse, 140 lbs of Argentina is now 35-3 with 33 knockouts. Molina, 139 1/4 lbs of Covina, Ca is now 27-4.

“It was a war,’’ said Matthysse, who improved his record to 35-3 with 33 KOs. “And it got complicated for me at the beginning, but we trained for this and we got the knockout. He hit me in the back of the head (in the second) and I crumbled a bit but I was waiting to find my distance and I was able to finish a tough fight.

“Molina is a tough fighter. He took some big blows (14 unanswered at the end of the 10th). I was a bit surprised he came back out for the 11th.”

Regarding his loss last September to unified 140-pound world champion Danny Garcia, Matthysse said, “I want the rematch. I feel that he had very good luck that night. I want the rematch.”

Offered the game but proud Molina (27-4, 22 KOs) afterward: “I am very disappointed. We gave the fans a good fight and I’m happy about that. I wasn’t well-known before this fight but I feel like I am now. I’m disappointed I didn’t finish Lucas. I had him hurt, but this is a learning experience. I only had a few amateur fights, so I’m learning from every experience.

“Trainer) Joe Goossen had a great game plan and we were sticking to it. Lucas Matthysse is the real deal. Even though he lost to Garcia, he still is the No. 1 rated fighter. I’d love to fight him again. I wanted to continue but the referee and judges have their jobs to do.

“It was a helluva fight. This was the fight of the year. I’d like to do it again

Omar Figueroa retained the WBC Lightweight title with a split decision over Jerry Belmontes.

Belmontes got off to a good start as he landed quick combinations and surprisingly matched Figueroa punch for punch on the inside. Figueroa surged back with busier volume punching in the middle rounds. The pace actually slowed down in the championship rounds and the fight seemed close on the score cards.

Figueroa, 134 3/4 lbs of Walesco, TX won by scores of 118-110, 116-112 while Belmontes took a card 115-113.

Figueroa, is now 23-0-1. Belmontes, 134 3/4 lbs of Corpus Christi, TX is now 19-4.

“He gave me more than trouble,’’ Figueroa said. “He wouldn’t make a fight out of it. I’m sorry to the fans. It was more of a sparring match than a fight. I prepared so much and this was the outcome.

“He almost made me cry again but of laughter saying he was going to beat me. I prepared well. I came 100 percent. I knew he was going to run. My hands are a little sore but nothing bad, nothing crazy. Now take my time off. I have been training since January. But it is up to Al Haymon.”

Said Belmontes: “Honestly, I thought I won the fight. I thought I landed the clearer more effective shots. I don’t fight like that (running) but sometimes I pay attention to the fans when they are booing so I went inside and fought like a Mexican warrior. He couldn’t handle my jab. He couldn’t’ handle me on the outside. I thought I won the fight.”

Jermall Charlo remained undefeated by scoring a stoppage at the end of four rounds when Hector Munoz was deemed unable to continue in their scheduled 10-round Middleweight fight.

Charlo beat, battered and bloodied Munoz until the referee stopped the fight in the corner on advice from the ringside doctor.

Charlo landed a hard right uppercut in the 1st round.

“I just tried very hard,’’ said Charlo after the one-sided proceedings were stopped. “Two camps in, I was hungrier than ever. I am hungrier than any fighter. I want to go on to bigger thing so badly. I credit Munoz for taking the fight. He showed a lot of spirit. But I had him. I’m so ready for the next level. I need it.’’

Terrell Gausha scored an 8-round unanimous decision over veteran Charles Whittaker in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Guasha started to get things going in round two. Gausha continued to win rounds and then he dropped Whitaker in round six from a right hand. Gausha jumped on Whitaker and landed a flurry of punches.

Gausha was never threatened and by scores of 80-71 on all cards.

Gausha, 154 3/4 lbs of Carson, CA is now 9-0. Whittaker, 155 3/4 lbs of the Cayman Island is now 40-15-2.

Joseph Diaz scored a 6-round unanimous decision over veteran Luis Maldonado in a Super Bantamweight bout.

Diaz, 122 3/4 lbs won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 10-0. Maldonado, 121 1/3 lbs is now 36-13-1.

Wladimir Klitschko made his 16th straight title defense by administering a 5 round bludgeoning of over matched contender Alex Leapai in Oberhausen, Germany.

Klitschko retained his IBF/WBA/WBO titles.

Klitschko dropped Leapai from series of jabs in the 1st round. After that Leapai became a human punching bag as he stood in fron of Klitschko eating thudding jabs and hard right hands. Leapai was hurt in the 4th round and in round five he was dropped from a hard 1-2 combination. Leapai did well to get to his feet butt then ate a tremendous right hand that sent him to the canvas for a 3rd time and the fight was stopped at 2:05.

Comoubox numbers favored Klitschko in the punches landed department to the tune of 147-10.

Klitschko of Kiev, Ukraine is now 62-3 with 52 knockouts. Leapai of Australia via Samoa is now 30-5-3.

Keith Thurman 145 1/2 – Julio Diaz 146 3/4
Lucas Matthysse 140 – John Molina 139 1/4
Omar Figueroa 134 3/4 – Jerry Belmontes 134 3/4

Josesito Lopez scored a 5th round stoppage over Aron Martinez in a scheduled 10-round Welterweight bout at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California.

Lopez was very effective over the 1st four rounds until he landed a hard left hook to the head that made Martinez turn around in the corner and referee Jack Reiss called off the action at 1:19 of round five. Reiss determined that Martinez Abandoned the fight.

Lopez, 146.4 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 32-6 with 19 knockouts. Martinez, 146.8 lbs is now 18-5.

Thomas Williams Jr. scored a 3rd round stoppage over former world title challenger Enrique Ornelas in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Williams dropped Ornelas in round two from a straight left to the head. In round three, Williams landed a double left that was followed up by a right that sent Ornelas to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 2:48 of round three.

Williams, 174 1/2 lbs is now 17-0 with 12 knockouts. Ornelas, 174 3/4 lbs is 32-9.

Immanuel Aleem scored a 2nd round stoppage over Michael Noriega in a scheduled 6-round Middleweight bout.

Aleem battered Noriega with body and head shots in round one. In round two, Aleem landed a quick left hook to the head that dropped Noriega and the fight was stopped at 2:04 of round two.

Aleem, 161 lbs of Virginia is now 8-0 with 4 knockouts. Noriega, 161 lbs of Mexico is 4-3.

Josesito Lopez scored a 5th round stoppage over Aron Martinez in a scheduled 10-round Welterweight bout at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California.

Lopez cut Martinez over the left eye in the 2nd round. In round five, Lopez landed a body shot and Martinez seemed to turn his back then referee Jack Reiss stopped the bout at 1:19 of round five.

Lopez, 146 1/2 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 32-6 with 19 knockouts. Martinez, 146 3/4 lbs is 19-3-1.

Thomas Williams remained undefeated with a 3rd round stoppage over former world title challenger in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout.

Williams dropped Ornelas in round two from a straight left. He finished the fight in the next round from a huge combination that sent Ornelas down and the from a big combination and the fight was stopped at 2:40.

Williams, 174.1 lbs of Washington, DC is now 17-0 with 12 knockouts. Ornelas, 174.4 lbs is now 34-9.

Said Williams after the fight, “I wanted to take my time, he’s an experienced veteran. He made a couple mistakes and I was able to capitalize on them. Hopefully I continue to move up in the rankings towards a title opportunity.”

Immanuel Aleem scored a 2nd round stoppage over Mike Noriega in a scheduled 6-round Super Middleweight bout.

Aleem dropped Noriega with a counter left hook in round two and the bout was stopped at 2:04 of round two.

Aleem, 160 3/4 lbs is now 8-0 with 4 knockouts. Noriega, 161 1/4 lbs is now 4-3.

Referee Tony Weeks will be the 3rd man on May 3rd when Floyd Mayweather takes on Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Also at the Nevada commission meeting, the panel appointed the judges for the fight: Dave Moretti of Las Vegas, Burt Clements of Reno, Nev., and Michael Pernick of Florida.

The commission also appointed officials for the Amir Khan-Luis Collazo welterweight co-feature. Vic Drakulich of Nevada will be the referee and Adalaide Byrd and Jerry Roth, both of Las Vegas, and Cathy Leonard of North Carolina will serve as the judges. Drakulich has worked one previous Khan fight, his fifth-round knockout of Zab Judah in a 2011 junior welterweight unification bout. He has never been assigned to a previous Collazo fight.

Jamie McDonnell will take on Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat for a Bantamweight title on May 31 in London at Wembley stadium as part of the Carl Froch – George Groves undercard according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“I am so excited to be fighting for a world title on the biggest boxing show in British history,” McDonnell said. “I’m honored to be a part of it and especially to be fighting to become a world champion again. I am absolutely flying with this news, and it’s going to be a great boost in training.”

“It’s been a full year since I last fought for a world title and it’s been tough, to be honest,” McDonnell said. “I had a little taste of being a world champion. I loved it and it made me want it even more. Reaching the top of the world changes your life and I want to feel that again.

“I don’t know much about Na Rachawat and I will leave that to the team. His record says he can bang a bit and he is a come-forward fighter who is game, so it will be an entertaining fight as that suits me. I’m expecting to win and win well.”

“I’m delighted to deliver this opportunity for Jamie on a huge night for British boxing,” Hearn said. “It’s going to be a tough night for Jamie, but no one deserves a shot more in the division and I’m excited about watching him win his world title back.”

Stuart Hall will defend his IBF Bantamweight title against Paul Butler on on June 7 in New Castle, England, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Butler is a very good fighter and his performances have got himself into this position, but he’s also talked himself into this fight by making derogatory comments and I’m really looking forward to making him eat his words,” Hall said. “I’ll be too big, too strong and he’ll regret getting this chance. I’ve worked hard to become world champion and I won’t be losing the title.

“I’ll take care of Butler before moving onto my mandatory challenger [Randy Caballero of Coachella, Calif.] later in the year.”

“It’s the fight I’ve wanted and I know I’ve got the skill and firepower to beat Hall and take the world title from him,” Butler said. “Hall’s a good, strong, fighter. He’s [a] world champion and I respect him for that, but all respect will go out of the window on the night and I will do my job and I’ll go out and smoke his boots. To fight for the world title is every fighter’s dream and I’ll realize that dream on June 7.”

Gamalier Rodriguez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Orlando Cruz in a Featherweight bout at the Bahia Shrine Temple in Orlando, Florida.

Rodriguez controlled the fight with the exception of being knocked down at the end of round five.

Rodriguez, 125 1/2 lbs of Bayamon, PR won by scores of 97-92 twice and 96-93 is now 24-2-3. Cruz, 126 lbs of Maia Rey, PR is now 20-4-1.

Felix Verdejo scored an explosive one-punch knockout over Ivan Zavala in a Jr. Welterweight bout scheduled for six rounds.

Verdejo landed a huge overhand right that Zavala down for the ten count at 1:14 of round one.

Verdejo, 134 1/2 lbs of San Juan, PR is now 12-0 with 9 knockouts. Zavala, 139 1/4 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 6-6-1.

Antonio Ortiz scored a 3rd round stoppage over Alexis Pena in a scheduled 6-round Welterweight bout.

Ortiz dropped Pena in round three and he was counted out at 1:05 for round three.

Ortiz, 142 1/2 lbs of Humacao, PR is now 6-0 with 3 knockouts. Pena, 141 3/4 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is now 7-6.

49 year-old Bernard Hopkins continued to make history as scored a 12 round split decision pver Beibut Shumenov to to retain his IBF and capture the WBA Light Heavyweight title at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.

The 1st three rounds set the pace that Hopkins wanted as next to nothing happend and Shumenov’s offensive pace was set for the evening. Hopkins started to get his trademark lead right hand going in round four. Hopkins became a little more active as each round passed. Hopkins took took all the middle rounds and was building up a solid lead. In round 10, he landed a perfect right hand that sent Shumenov to the canvas. It looked for a minute as if Hopkins would be able to get the stoppage but he did not turn on the gas and continued to land solid shots all be that they were one at a time. Shumenov landed very few punches of note but somehow a score card read 114-113 in his favor. The two other cards were correct at 116-111 for Hopkins.

The ageless wonder will now wait for the winner of the May 24 WBC title fight between Adonis Stevenson and Andrej Fonfara. Hopkins, 172.4 lbs of Philadelphia improves his Hall of Fame mark to 55-6-2. Shumenov, 174.4 lbs of Shymkeent, KAZ is now 14-2.

On his future, Hopkins said, “We are with SHOWTIME until I end my career. Stevenson, I am coming to Canada. I am getting my papers together. I want to be the undisputed light heavyweight world champion this year, period.”
A disappointed Shumenov told Gray, “To be honest, I wasn’t thinking about the scorecard. I tried hard. Bernard, but he was the better man tonight. I chose the wrong strategy and used the wrong style. I am angry that I couldn’t get the victory. I am a true warrior and I want to fight only the best. Tonight, obviously it wasn’t my fight.”

Shawn Porter scored an explosive 4th round stoppage over Paulie Malignaggi to retain his IBF Welterweight title.

In round one, Malignaggi was cut from what looked like a jab. In round two, the fight get physical and hurt Malignaggi from a leaping left hook. Porter landed several more power shots during the round.

In round four, Porter came out and landed a right hand that sent Malignaggi to the canvas. Malignaggi was clearly hurt and ate a huge left hook that drove him to the ropes. Porter was all over Malignaggi and landed 2 hard punches in close and Malignaggi was sent to the canvas and the fight was stopped.

In the aftermath, Gray asked Porter what it was that Malignaggi had told him just moments after the bout. “Paulie, wished me the best and I don’t know what he is looking at for himself [in the future] but he said, ‘Make sure they know that I lost to a great champion. Go out there and be great.’ I am going to honor his words and his wishes.”

Speaking about the win, Porter said, “I definitely needed this victory. To get it like that from a guy like this. He touched me in every way possible being in the ring with him. I knew what he was coming with. But I always had questions of my own. I came in and answered those questions tonight.”

When asked what he wants next, Porter said, “I’m going to enjoy this and let my team handle what is next. I’m sure they will all communicate. We’ll come up with the next game plan and we’ll tackle it.”

Gray then asked Malignaggi what it was that he told Porter. “I just said, ‘Don’t make me have lost to an average fighter. Go be great so that I can say that a really great fighter beat me.’ I know that he has that potential.

Regarding retirement, “If I do retire, and I don’t want to make that decision right now while I am emotional, but I don’t want to do it off of an average champion. I want to do it off of a great champion.

Breaking down the fight, Malignaggi said, “He was controlling the distance. I couldn’t get going. He was going away and then bringing the attack. He mixed it up well. He came right at me at times and then, at other times, he moved away.”

When asked about retiring and focusing the rest of his career solely on his commentating work for SHOWTIME, Malignaggi said, “I can’t really think about that right now. If I give you an answer right now I would tell you that I am stopping fighting but maybe I’d change my mind next week. I want to go home and think about it.”

Porter, 146.8 lbs of Akron, OH is now 24-0-1 with 15 knockouts. Malignaggi, 146.2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 33-6.

Peter Quillin scored a 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO Middleweight crown over Lukas Konecny.

Quillin boxed well over the 1st half of the fight and landed shots through the high guard of Konecny. At the end of round six, a right hand wobbled Konecny. Round eight saw some good action as both land hard shots. Quillin got through with a left hook while Konecny landed some left hooks. The fight turned lethargic in round ten and even drew some boos from the crowd at the Armory. Konecny started to bleed from right eye in round ten. There were a couple decent exchanges down the stretch but neither fighter was in any danger.

Quillin, 159.8 lbs of Brooklyn won by scores of 120-108 and 119-109 twice and is now 31-0. Konecny, 158.25 lbs of Usti, CZ is now 50-5

After the fight, Quillin said, “I’m thankful that I was able to get up in here with a tough customer in front of me and get up and fight.”

Sadam Ali made short work of Michael Clark by scoring a 1st round stoppage in their 10-round Welterweight bout.

Ali landed a left hook to the face that sent Clark down for the 10-count at 2:06 of round one.

Ali. 146 1/4 lbs of Brooklyn is now 19-0 with 12 knockouts. Clark, 144 lbs of Columbus, OH is now 44-10-1-1.

Marcus Browne remained undefeated by scoring an 8-round unanimous decision over veteran Otis Griffin.

Browne dominated the action and scored a knockdown from a perfet straight left in round five.

Browne, 174 lbs of Staten Island, NY won by scores of 80-71 on all cards and is now 10-0. Griffin, 176 lbs of Sacramento, CA announced his retirement before the fight finished with a mark of 24-16-2.

Zachary Ochoa scored a 5th round stoppage over Hector Marengo in a scheduled six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Ochoa dominated and scored a knockdown in round round from a roundhouse right hand. He dropped Merango for a 2nd time from a body shot in round five. Just seconds later, Merango’s corner threw in the towel at 1:32 of round five.

Ochoa, 139 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn is now 7-0 with 4 knockouts. Merango, 140 1/4 lbs of Aricibo, PR is now 6-8-4.

Scott Quigg retained the WBA Super Bantamweight title with a 2nd round stoppage over late replacement Tshifiwa Munyai.

Quigg dropped Munya in round round with a perfect left hook to the jab. Munyai was on shaky legs but there was only a few seconds left in the round. It didn’t matter as halfway through round two, Quigg landed a booming right that crumpled Munyai to the canvas again. Quigg finished things with a big flurry of punches and referee Howard Foster stopped the fight at 1:56.

Quigg, 121 1/2 lbs made the 3rd successful defense of his belt and he is now 28-0-2 with 21 knockouts. Munyai is now 24-3.

In what was billed the Battle of Manchester, Anthony Crolla scored a 10th round stoppage over his close friend John Murray in a scheduled 12 round Lightweight bout.

The fight lived up to its billing that saw Murray set a face pace early. Around the 5th round, Crolla started getting into the fight as he landed some shots and began to focus on the body.

Colla seemed more confident and was getting through with shots that cut and eventually closed the left eye of Murray. Crolla wore Murray down and dropped Murray in round 10. Murray showed toughness but ate a flurry of hard punches and was eventually stopped.

Crolla, 134 3/4 lbs is now 28-4-1 with 11 knockouts. Murray, 134 3/4 lbs, who fought Brandon Rios for a Lightweight title is now 33-3.

Josh Warrington scored the biggest win of his career by stopping former world title challenger Rendall Munroe to and retained his Commonwealth Featherweight title after the 7th round of the 12 round bout.

Warrington systematically beatdown Munroe until he stopped the fight in the corner between round’s 7 and 8. Munroe cited a damaged mouth.

Warrington, 125 1/2 lbs is now 17-0 with 2 knockouts. Munroe, 125 lbs is 28-5-1.

An emotional Munroe announced his retirement after the bout.

Good looking Super Middleweight prospect Callum Smith scored a 3rd round stoppage over Francois Bastient in a scheduled six round bout.

Smith dominated the fight while landing shots to the head and especially to the body. It was an uppercut to the body that sent Bastient to the canvas and the bout was stopped by the corner at 1:10 of round three.

Smith 171 1/4 lbs of Liverpool, UK is now 10-0 with 8 knockouts. Bastient, 177 lbs of France is now 43-11-1.

Sam Eggington scored a 6-round decision William Warburton in a Jr/ Middleweight bout.

The score was 59-55 for Eggington is now 10-2. Warburton, 152 lbs is 12-61-3.

Rod Salka scored a 10-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Alexei Collado in a Lightweight bout at The Convention Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

Salka scored a knockdown in round three from a left hook. Collado was cut over the left eye a round earlier from an accidental headbutt. Salka outworked Collado for most of the fight.

Salka, 132 1/2 lbs of Pittsburgh, PA won by scores of 96-94 and 96-93 twice and is now 19-3. Collado, 131 1/2 lbs of Havana, CUB is now 18-1.

2008 Olympic Gold Medal winner Felix Diaz scored an 8-round split decision over Emanuel Lartey in a Welterweight bout.

Diaz, 139 1/2 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR won two cards by scores of 77-75 while Lartey took a card 77-75.

Diaz is now 15-0. Lartey, 142 3/4 lbs of Accra, Ghana is now 16-2-1.

In a battle of undefeated southpaw Welterweights, Sammy Vasquez made short work of Juan Rodriguez in a scheduled 8-round bout.

Vasquez dropped Rodriguez with a left to the head. Rodriguez never full recovered as he sent down for a second time with a body shot. Vasquez finished things with a barrage of punches that sent Rodriguez to the canvas and the fight was stopped by referee Gary Rosado at

Vasquez, 146 3/4 lbs of Monessen, PA is now 14-0 with 10 knockouts. Rodriguez, 148 lbs of Union City, NJ is now 11-1.

Alan Sanchez scored a stunning 6th round stoppage over Jorge Silva in a scheduled 10-round Welterweight bout at The Illusions Theater in San Antonio, Texas.

Sanchez landed a huge right that sent Silva flat on his stomach and the bout was stopped at 42 seconds of round 6.

Sanchez, 146 1/2 lbs of Fairfield, CA is now 13-3-1 with 7 knockouts. Silva, 147 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 19-6-2.

2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. took out Raymond Charles in round one of their scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Spence sent Charles down in the 1st from a left to the head. Spence was all over Charles and sent Charles to the canvas at the end of the round and the fight was stopped at 2:52 of round one.

Spence, 147 1/2 lbs of Dallas, TX is now 12-0 with 10 knockouts. Charles, 148 lbs of San Antonio, TX is now 12-3-2.

Good looking Jr. Welterweight prospect Travell Mazion scored an explosive 1st round stoppage over Antonio Sanchez in scheduled 6-round bout.

Mazion obliterated Sanchez with an explosive left hook that sent Sanchez to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 2:23 of round one.

Mazion, 138 1/2 lbs of Austin, TX is now 8-0 with 7 knockouts. Sanchez, 139 lbs of Toja Baja, PR is now 5-4-2.

Joseph Rodriguez Jr. remained undefeated by scoring a 4-round unanimous decision over Francisco Arrellano in a Featherweight bout.

Rodriguez Jr., 124 1/2 lbs of San Antonio, TX won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 6-0. Arrellano, 125 lbs of Bay City, TX is now 4-3.

Golden Boy Promotions won the purse bid to stage the WBO Featherweight title by a mere $2500 and the fight will take place on June 21 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

Golden Boy won the promotional rights to the fight with a bid of $1,052,250, edging Top Rank’s offer of $1,050,000 at the ceremony in Orlando, Fla., site of a Top Rank card on Saturday night.

The difference of $2,250 was only two-tenths of 1 percent between the bids. The minimum bid was $150,000.

“I’m happy we are going to be promoting the fight. Gary is very happy, Showtime is happy, and it should be an interesting fight,” said Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com. “I am having conversations with [Showtime Sports chief] Steven [Espinoza] about it. I should have everything wrapped up shortly. We are going on June 21, most likely in Carson.”

“I won the purse. I have to do nothing with them. All that has to happen is that their fighter has to show up,” he said. “I’ll have my matchmakers take care of the paperwork with Top Rank and that’s it. This fight has nothing to do with Top Rank.”

“I discussed a range with Stephen (Espinoza of Showtime) and agreed on a number,” Schaefer said. “We figured out what we could get in foreign television and then I discussed it with Al, and he gave his blessing. I had four envelopes prepared for the bid and then [Friday] morning I called Raul Jaimes [the Golden Boy employee representing the company at the auction]. He was on his way to the purse bid, and I told him which envelope to use.

“It’s an intriguing fight, and there’s more to the story because of what’s going on between Golden Boy and Top Rank and HBO and Showtime.”

Carl Moretti, the Top Rank vice president who represented the company at the bid, told ESPN.com that Lomachenko will participate in the fight.

“Lomachenko will be there 110 percent ready to win the title,” Moretti said. “It’s two southpaws that should make for a very intriguing fight. We know Lomachenko can go a tough 12 rounds, but we don’t know if that’s the case with Russell. We were told the fight is June 21 with a site to be determined. Let’s hope it’s not at the MGM Grand.”

Nat Heaven remained undefeated by scoring an explosive 1st round stoppage over Donovan Dennis in a scheduled 8-round Heavyweight bout.

Both guys landed heavy shots until Heaven landed a crushing right to the jaw that sent Dennis down. Dennis got to his feet but was wobbly and the fight was stopped at 3:00 of round one.

“I give all hail to god,”said Heaven. “The right hand is my weapon. I saw him on youtube and saw that he gained weight and got slower. My coach said to relax and I would get him.”

Heaven, 233 lbs of Ocala, FL is now 9-0-1 with 7 knockouts. Dennis, 226 lbs of Davenport, IA is now 11-2.

Marcus Hall scored a 4-round unanimous decision over Raphael Luna in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Hall, 153 lbs of Rochester, NY and is now 7-6. Luna, 152.5 lbs of Albany, NY is now 3-8-3.

Simeon Hardy destroyed Rahman Yusubov inside of a round of their scheduled 6-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Hardy scored three knockdowns with the 1st and 3rd coming from devastating left hooks at 2:36 of round one.

Hardy, 155 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 12-0 with 10 knockouts. Yusubov, 155 lbs of Dallas is now 9-15.

Cecil McCalla remained perfect by scoring a 6-round unanimous decision over Antonio Chaves Fernandez in a Welterweight bout.

McCalla hurt Fernandes in the 4th and cruised home to the victory by scores of 60-54 on all cards.

McCalla, 149 lbs of Randallstown, MD is now 18-0. Fernades, 150 lbs of Brockton, MA is now 4-17-2.

The rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves could be fought in front of 80,000 spectators as the fight at Wembley Stadium had more seats made available according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

The fihght sold out of the 1st 60,000 available seats in one hour.

“It’s fantastic that we have managed to ensure even more fans will be in Wembley for this monumental occasion,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “We have worked hard with the (city) council, Wembley and Transport for London and I am delighted that we have come to an agreement to get as many fans as possible into the stadium to create an incredible atmosphere.”

According to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, WBO Jr. Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia is suing his promoter Top Rank to get out of his promotional contract.

Junior lightweight titleholder Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia, declaring that his promotional agreement with Top Rank is illegal and also expired, sued the company in California State Court in Riverside County on April 8.

The suit, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN.com, says that the reason for the action is because of “Top Rank’s unlawful attempt to exploit, own and permanently control” Garcia’s boxing career “as well as Top Rank’s consistent violation of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, a federal statute enacted for the express purpose of protecting professional boxers like Garcia from the exploitive practice of boxing promoters like Top Rank.”

Further, the suit claims that his promotional agreement “improperly provides Top Rank the ability to extend the agreement indefinitely, essentially rendering the contracting fighter an indentured servant of Top Rank.”

“Mikey has no further obligation to Top Rank under the 2009 promotional rights agreement that he signed,” attorney Bryan Freedman, who is representing Garcia, told ESPN.com on Tuesday. “It’s very clear for a number of reasons, but that’s our position. There are a number of reasons why it’s invalid. Even if it hadn’t expired under its own terms, Top Rank acted not only as a promoter but also as a manager under the definition of manager in California and that is against the law. This is an absolute fairness issue.”

The suit uses also claims that Top Rank “violated numerous provisions of both California law and California’s strong public policy to protect California-based boxers from unscrupulous promoters and managers,” while also accusing Top Rank of acting as Garcia’s “unlicensed manager.”

In another claim in the suit, Garcia said Top Rank violated the Ali act by not making federally required disclosures concerning the amount of money the company would make from Garcia’s bouts.

“The act itself has been rarely been litigated but it requires Top Rank to make disclosures to Mikey before his bouts on the amount of money they would be receiving from his bouts. He did not get those disclosures,” Freedman said. “There are a number of different illegalities in this agreement, including how it was extended under different scenarios. If you look at it you’d say he’s done (with the contract) even without any violation of the law.”

The suit claims that Garcia’s contract with Top Rank expired on Feb. 27.

“I’m hopeful that Top Rank will take a look at this and seriously study their agreement. If they do they will agree he doesn’t have an obligation to Top Rank. And if they want to negotiate a new deal they can have a discussion about it. If they don’t it could be a court process. But there is no way you can look at this and say he is still bound to the contract (he signed in 2009).”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Iron Mike Tyson Promotions won the purse bid to stage the rematch with Rannces Barthelemy and Argenis Mendez for the IBF Jr. Lightweight championship.

Mike Tyson’s promotional company Iron Mike Promotions, which represents Mendez, won the auction with an offer of $260,000. Warriors Boxing, Barthelemy’s promoter, was the only other bidder, offering $251,000.

As the 130-pound world titleholder, Mendez (21-2-1, 11 KOs) is entitled to 75 percent of the winning bid ($195,000) and Barthelemy (19-0, 12 KOs) will receive the remaining 25 percent ($65,000).

The bout is likely to wind up on Showtime and will be a rematch of their controversial fight on Jan. 3 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Although Barthelemy dominated that fight and dropped Mendez late in the second round, he knocked Mendez out moments later with punches that came just after the bell rang to end the round, which was a foul. However, referee Pete Podgorski counted Mendez out and declared Barthelemy the winner despite having scored the knockout on an accidental foul.

Julian Ramirez remained undefeated with an 8-round unanimous decision over Carlos Rodriguez in a Featherweight bout.

Ramirez, 122 1/4 lbs of East Los Angeles, CA won by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 78-74 and is now 11-0. Rodriguez, 122 1/2 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is now 18-14-4.

Jose Arambula scored a six round unanimous decision over David Diaz in a Lightweight bout.

Arambula scored a knockdown in round one from a left to the body. Arambula rocked Diaz again in the 2nd round and was never challenged.

Arambula, 134 1/4 lbs won by scores of 60-53 and 58-55 twice ans is now 7-0. Diaz, 135 1/2 lbs is now 4-1-1.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Canelo ALvarez will take on Erislandy Lara in a Pay Per View bout on Juky 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“I’ve been working hard to get this done,” said Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer. “We were able to finalize everything and both fighters were fine with the terms and so now we have a fight — a great fight — between the two best junior middleweights in the world not named Floyd Mayweather.”

The final issue that needed to be resolved was the fact that Lara was already signed to make his first title defense against former titlist Ishe Smith on May 2 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on a Fox Sports 1 card being used to help promote Mayweather’s welterweight unification fight against Marcos Maidana the next night at the MGM Grand.

“We’re good to go. We got a deal in place. We’re happy and we’re ready to fight,” Luis DeCubas Jr., Lara’s co-manager, told ESPN.com. “It’s a fight Lara has wanted. He’s been after it for a few years. Now it’s time to get ready in training. I think he really has earned this fight. This is a fight where the fans win. They’ll see the two best junior middleweights who aren’t Floyd Mayweather.”

“The weight is 155 max, which we have no problem with,” DeCubas said. “It doesn’t matter. We got the fight we wanted.”

“It reminds me a little of the fight Canelo had with Austin Trout,” Schaefer said of the unification fight Alvarez won by decision against Trout last April. “Everybody was saying before we made that fight that Canelo was afraid to fight Trout, but he pushed for the fight even when some people in his camp didn’t want the fight. When Canelo came to the office to meet with me a few weeks ago, he had one name in mind. He wanted Erislandy Lara.

“He said he feels Lara is, next to Mayweather, the best fighter at 154 and he wants to challenge himself against the best. A lot of people felt he wouldn’t fight him, but he wants to show he is not afraid to fight anybody. I tried to mention some other names, but he was very clear: ‘Don’t talk to me about anyone else. I want Lara.’ That’s what he said.”

“You see what Canelo did when he fought Trout and what Lara did to Trout,” Schaefer said. “It will be interesting to see how Canelo will deal with Lara, who is a talented and gifted fighter. He showed that will against Angulo to overcome adversity, and he has superb boxing skills.”

LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t everything Manny Pacquiao promised. But it was enough, more than enough to put his Filipino presidential ambitions on hold.

Pacquiao’s boxing career and his place in the pound-for-pound debate stayed very much alive with a unanimous decision Saturday night over Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand.

A piece of the welterweight title lost in a controversial split decision in 2012 is back in Pacquiao’s possession with the victory over Bradley.

This time, there was no argument. The judges were unanimous. Glenn Trowbridge scored it, 118-110. Michael Pernick and Craig Metcalf had it 116-112 each, all for Pacquiao. There was unanimity on both sides of the ropes.

There was no argument from Bradley, who congratulated Pacquiao in the center of the ring after the scores were announced.

“No excuses, no excuse at all,’’ Bradley said at the post-fight news conference while reporters waited for Pacquiao to appear after getting stitched up for a cut above an eye.

Pacquiao had promised, or perhaps expected, to win by knockout. His trainer, Freddie Roach, predicted one. The compassionate Pacquaio would not answer the opening bell, Roach said. But the KO prophesy was never fulfilled.

“I tried,’’ Pacquiao (56-6-2, 38 KOs) said in the middle of the ring. “I really wanted that knockout.’’

Against the tough Bradley, a knockout was too much to expect. Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs) lost for the first time. Yet, he still has never been stopped.

For Pacquiao, the victory was a step in growing older. Some of his quickness has vanished like grains of sand in an hourglass. But time has turned him into more of a thinking fighter.

“His punches were harder in the first fight than they were this time,’’ Bradley said. “The difference this time was his experience.’’

Pacquiao adjusted in the face of wild, awkward shots from Bradley

“That’s when I knew I had to go down the middle,’’ said Pacquiao, who will collect a $20-million guarantee for his 12 rounds of work in regaining the World Boxing Organization’s title.

After opening the fight with a lot of side-to-side movement, he walked into a head-rocking punch from Bradley in the fourth. It was a sure sign that it was time for an adjustment.

Even without the key adjustment, Bradley’s chances at a victory that would have validated his split decision nearly two years ago might have been eliminated in the first round. After the first three minutes, Bradley told trainer Joel Diaz that he thought he sustained an injury to his right hamstring. For Bradley, it must have felt like déjà vu all over again. On his June 9, 2012 decision over Pacquiao he suffered injuries to both feet. There was no update about the severity of the injury during the post-fight news conference. Bradley didn’t want to talk about it.

“This sort of thing happens in big fights,’’ Diaz said. “But our plan was to dominate Manny. With something like that happening so early in the fight, we just couldn’t do that.’’

No argument about that either.

Roberto Ortiz scored a 5th round stoppage over Ramiro Alcaraz in a scheduled 10 round Jr. Welterweight bout on cust at the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Ortiz scored a knockdown in round four from a right hand. Alcaraz suffered a cut over his left eye in round five and was deemed unable to continue.

The bout was stopped at 1:38. Ortiz, 139 3/4 lbs is now 31-0-1 with 24 knockouts. Alcaraz, 140 lbs is now 14-4-1.

Robert Manzanarez scored a 6th round stoppage over Luis Gonzalez in a scheduled 8 round Lightweight bout.

Manzanarez dropped Gonzalez in round six from a right hand and finished up the fight with a follow up flurry and the bout was stopped at 2:09 of round six.

Manzanrez is now 27-1 with 23 knockouts. Gonzalez is now 16-6-1.

Anabel Ortiz scored a 10 round unanimous decision over Ivoon Rosas in a ladies Light Flyweight bout.

Scores were 100-90 twice and 99-92 for Ortiz, 105 1/2 lbs who is now 14-3. Rosas, 105 1/2 lbs is now 10-7-1.