Demetrious Johnson retained the UFC Flyweight title with a fifth round submission over Jon Moraga at the Key Arena in Seattle.

Johnson made Moraga tap out with a Kimora Armbar just 1:17 before the final bell.

Johnson, 124.5 lbs of Parkland, WA is now 18-2-1. Moraga, 125 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is now 13-2.

In a lackluster three round Welterweight bout, Rory Macdonald scored a unanimous decision over Jake Ellenberger.

Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Macdonald, 170 1/2 lbs of Montreal ans is now 15-1. Ellenberger, 171 lbs of Lake Forrest, CA is now 29-7.

Robbie Lawler scored a second round stoppage over Bobby Volker when Lawler landed a vicious left kick to the head.

The time was for Lawler, 170 1/2 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL and is now 21-9-1. Volker, 170 lbs of Kansas City is now 24-10

Liz Carmouche scored a second round stoppage over Jessica Andrade in a scheduled three round Bantamweight bout.

Carmouche git Andrade on the ground and landed seven consecutive shots while Andrade was prone on the ground and the bout was stopped at 3:57 of round two.

Carmouche, 136 lbs of San Diego is now 8-3. Andrade, 134 lbs of Brazil is now 9-3.

SAN ANTONIO – The largest reaction of Saturday’s “Knockout Kings II” undercard came before its fourth and final off-television match, when lanky San Antonio junior welterweight Armando Cardenas (2-0, 2 KOs) entered the ring for his expected annihilation of designated opponent Stephen Salazar (0-1), a hopelessly overmatched fellow Texan from Laredo making his pro debut.

The hoped-for annihilation came quickly at 1:21 of round 1, with Salazar having been to the blue mat once but still on his feet. Cardenas had the second knockout of his career, and the local crowd, still sparse when the undercard completed, had its desired knockout.

The first knockout of “Knockout Kings II” came in its third fight, when Michigan light heavyweight Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (26-0, 21 KOs) dropped reeling Ohioan Anthony Hanshaw (23-4-2, 14 KOs) with a right cross, and the match was waived off at 2:36 of round 3, despite Hanshaw’s being up by the count of 4. The match was an aesthetically displeasing affair, as Dirrell, whom Hanshaw flipped over his back in the first round, spent much of it flexing and posing and explaining, through his performance, why a fighter undefeated in 25 matches would be fighting off-television.

Before that, in a battle of San Antonio junior lightweights, it was clean punching against a good chin, as Joseph Rodriguez (4-0, 2 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Jesse Anguiano (1-3-2) by scores of 39-37, 40-36 and 40-36. Rodriguez landed right uppercuts and left hooks enough against the vulnerable Anguiano to raise questions about his power, going forward, while removing any doubt about the solidity of Anguiano’s chin.

Saturday’s card began with an upset, as California junior lightweight Andrew Cancio (15-2-2, 11 KOs) decisioned Corpus Christi’s Jerry Belmontes (18-2, 5 KOs) by unanimous scores of 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93. Over 10 evenly matched rounds, rounds in which neither man was able to imperil the other for a sustained period, Cancio got the better of most every exchange, winning a fair decision against a South Texan in South Texas, never a mean feat.

Opening bell rang on a sparsely populated AT&T Center at 5:03 PM local time.

According to Dan Raafel of espn.com, Welterweigt contenders Kell Brook and Vyscheslav Sanchenko on October 26th in Sheffield, England.

“It’s a tough task, but I’m very excited,” Brook said. “Anyone who stops Ricky Hatton is a dangerous fighter and one that I will take very seriously, so I can’t wait to get in there and train very hard to put on a good show for my fans in Sheffield. He’s been a world champion, been there and done it, so he will be out to prove that he’s worthy of another crack at being on top of the world.

“I really get up for it when I box in Sheffield. It’ll be packed to the rafters and they are really passionate fans, so I can’t wait to be back in my arena, in a big fight that will take me closer to a world title shot. I’m on the doorstep of a world title, and I’m ready to show I have what it takes to win it.”

“I’m delighted to make this fight and feel it’s the perfect fight for Kell at this time,” said Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn. “It’s without a doubt his sternest test yet, and Senchenko brings credibility as a former world titleholder and mass appeal [in England] after his KO win over Ricky Hatton. We are going to put on a special show in Sheffield, and the atmosphere will be electric.”

Top Rank has signed two time Olympic Gold medal winner Vasyl Lomachenko to a promotional contract according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“The contract is signed, and we are ecstatic about it,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com. “You couple this with our signings of [other top 2012 Olympians] Felix Verdejo, Oscar Valdez and Jose Ramirez and this makes it a grand slam.”

“I am very excited and happy with the Top Rank offer and signing the contract,” Lomachenko said in a statement given to ESPN.com. “I know I will have to prove I am the best and make history in pro boxing, but I have no doubts about it as I did in the amateurs and I will do it as a pro.

“(Top Rank chairman) Bob Arum knows how to build champions and I know how to fight. This will make for a good team. I am happy finally that all negotiations are over and I can concentrate on my training and start preparing for my first fight on Oct. 12.”

“He is one of the most heralded amateurs to go professional in many years,” Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com. “He’s one of those guys some people thought might stay amateur because he’s such an icon in his country. But he wanted a professional career and wants to be on the fast track. He wants to go for a 10-round fight and go to a world title fight immediately after that. He has that much confidence in his ability.

“There’s not going to be much development with him. He feels he is fully developed. He’s ready to go.”

Moretti said no opponent has been lined up for Lomachenko’s Oct. 12 fight but said it would be “an established, 10-round, world-ranked fighter.”

As for Lomachenko’s potential, Moretti called it “limitless.”

“It’s almost like he’s already a pro with his experience,” Moretti said. “I don’t think this is your normal pro debut. This is a throwback to the [U.S.] Olympians of 1976 and 1984, when they were fighting established guys in their first few fights, guys like Sugar Ray Leonard, Leon and Michael Spinks, Evander Holyfield, Meldrick Taylor, Pernell Whitaker. This guy has those kind of amateur credentials.

“He looks like he can do it all. He can punch, he can box, he has endurance. I think he can adapt to any style that comes at him, and mentally he’s as strong as any top contender right now.”

“Because of his amateur credentials, he will fight 10-round opponents, and a world title fight could come very, very soon, certainly less than 10 fights,” Moretti said. “I love it. I think he really reminds me of those ’76 and ’84 Olympians, where you are not handpicking opponents but just trying to get top guys to fight him because you know he can handle anything.”

“I want to fight the best in the world,” Lomachenko told the AP.

“He wants to become a pound-for-pound champion,” siad advisor Egis Klimas. “He doesn’t want to be on a long track. He wants to fight for a title soon. If we could get a champion today, we would like to fight the champion today. He wants to make something special.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com IBF Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch will defend against mandatory challenger George Groves in what will be a much anticipated United Kingdom showdown.

“I’m delighted to have got this fight made,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “It’s a great fight for British boxing with a real throwback feel to the big domestic fights in the super middleweight division in the ’90s. When George became the mandatory challenger, I knew there was no way Carl would relinquish the belt and no way that George would look anywhere else.

“This fight will grow and grow and fans can expect an exciting night and a packed undercard when full details of the fight are announced.”

“I’m excited the first defense of both my belts is a big domestic clash,” Froch said. “I am a proper fighter and a proper champion and I will always face my mandatory challenger rather than vacate the title. I’ve known George for a while. I’ve sparred with him and watched him grow and now he’s my mandatory. I will be pouring everything into my preparation for the fight and George will face the very best of me.

“It is better this way than a low-key overseas opponent as this fight will relight memories of some of the great all-British clashes and, with world titles on the line, it’s a really huge occasion and one that will grab the attention of British sports fans.”

“This is the biggest fight of my career and being a world champion is something that I dreamed of as a kid,” Groves said. “I’m well-ranked across all the governing bodies but fighting Carl is the one that I wanted the most. He is a big name in the U.K. and a well-respected champion around the world, and I have a great team around me that can put together the right game plan to beat him and become a world champion and a major force in the super middleweight division.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, 2012 Olympic Gold Medal winning Super Heavyweight Anthony Joshua will turn pro and sign a promotional contract with Matchroom Sport.

Joshua is scheduled to make his professional debut in the headline bout — likely a scheduled six-rounder — on Oct. 5 at the O2 Arena in London.

Joshua joins Olympic teammates Luke Campbell, the bantamweight gold medalist who recently turned pro as a lightweight, and team captain Thomas Stalker, a junior welterweight, in the Matchroom Sport stable.

Undefeated Flyweight Jonathan Gonzalez will fight former world champion Giovanni Segura on Augusta 17th in Carolina, Puerto Rico according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“Segura caused a big hurt in Puerto Rico when he beat — two times — our champion, Ivan Calderon, and I want to heal those hurts, no matter if [it] is a KO or a decision win,” Gonzalez said. “I am going to win and after this bout become a world champion.”

“Segura is a tough fighter, but we have our plans to face him,” Gonzalez said. “The people said [will I] be ready for the pressure Segura will [apply], but I ask Segura if he is going to be ready for my pressure.”

“Now we have a more international card with fighters from Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, United States and Puerto Rico,” promoter Ivan Rivera of PR Best Boxing Promotion said. “Felix Diaz and Yudel Jhonson, two great prospects who were good amateur fighters for their countries, will fight for their first time in Puerto Rico.”

Former world champion Rafael Marquez has signed a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“We’d like to give him a comeback fight and see how he does, give him a few fights and then eventually match him with a Leo Santa Cruz or an Abner Mares. Rafael Marquez is a good name and he has always made good fights,” Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer said. “We have some potential fights for him.”

“Rafael is coming off a loss, so we will give him a fight in September and see how he looks and see if he can still compete with one of our young guys,” said Golden Boy matchmaker Eric Gomez. “He wants to fight for a world title again and at his age, he doesn’t want to waste any time. He wants good fights. He wants any one of our top guys at 122 or 126.

“So we will give him a fight, get him cleaned up [from his last loss]. He’s a little long in the tooth but he has a lot of fans and he is still very well liked. He said he still wants to train and being back with Nacho has to be a positive.”

“I will make those four fights with Golden Boy and then say goodbye to boxing, which could happen in 2014,” Marquez told the Record, a Mexican newspaper. “I need another world title. I feel pretty good to continue fighting. People will see the difference in Rafael Marquez. I have to show them that I have a lot left. There are many opponents who could face me — Abner Mares, Leo Santa Cruz, Victor Terrazas.”

Joseph Diaz Jr. scored a first round stoppage over Luis Cosme in a scheduled four round Featherweight bout.

Diaz stopped Cosme with a body punch.

Diaz is now 6-0 with four knockouts. Cosme is 8-3-1.

In a four round Super Featherweight bout, Erick Ituarse and Humberto Zatarain fought to a draw.

Scores were 38-38 on all cards. Ituarse is now 5-0-1. Zatarain is 3-1-2.

Ivan Morales scored a ten round unanimous decision over Alejandro Morales in a Super Flyweight bout.

Ivan won by scores of 98-93, 98-92 and 97-93 and the native of Tijuana, MX is now 22-0. Alejandro of Los Mochis, MX is now 14-4.

Daniel Sabido scored a third round disqualification win over Jorge Gallegos in a scheduled four round Jr. Middleweight fight.

Gallegos was disqualified for excessive holding.

Sabido is 3-1. Gallegos is now 3-2.

Chris Algieri thrilled his hometown fans and scored a ten round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Mike Arnaoutis at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, New York

Arnaoutis had a strong round two as he landed some solid left’s. Algieri picked up the pace and worked well throughout the fight behind a long jab. he used his size advantage to cut Arnaoutis around the right eye in round seven. Algieri closed the show and boxed well down the stretch

Algieri of Huntington, NY won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92 and is now 17-0. Arnaoutis of Queens, NY via Greece is now 24-9-2.

“Chris Algieri’s boxing expertise came through on every level as he proved once again that he is on the road to a world title shot,” said Star Boxing’s Joe DeGuardia at ringside. “It was a great 10-round action fight before an enthusiastic crowd that witnessed a great battle of skill and will.”

“My hat’s off to Arnaoutis, who was in great shape and certainly came to fight,” Algieri said. “I’m awed by the great competition and will keep moving ahead toward my world title goal.”

“Chris Algieri is up and coming no matter who’s in front of him and he keeps progressing and developing,” said DeGuardia. “Tonight, he certainly passed his biggest test so far.”

Alan Gotay scored a six round unanimous decision over Michael Doyle in a Lightweight bout.

Scores were 60-55, 58-56 and 58-56 for for Gotay who is now 6-0. Doyle is 1-3

Jonathan Cuba scored a fifth eound stoppage over Anthony Kaperis in scheduled six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Cuba battered Karperis on the ropes until the ref stopped it at 1:50 of round five.

Cuba is now 7-5-1 with five knockouts. Karperis 4-2.

Vincent D’Angelo made a successful pro debut by scoring a four round unanimous decision over Michael Mitchell in a Super Middleweight bout

Scores were 40-36, 39-37 and 39-37 for D’Angelo who is now 1-0. Mitchell is 1-2-1.

Wendy Toussiant made a successful pro debut by scoring a four round unanimous decision over On’Rey Towns in a Middleweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Toussiant who is now 1-0. Towns is now 0-2

Hank Lundy got himself back into title contention with a ten round unanimous decision over Olusegun Ajose at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire

Lundy put in a solid performance as he was consistent performance as he showed good handspeed. Lundy, who is known to switch between orthodox and southpaw fought from the left handed stance for just about all of the fight. He had a very good round seven as he put together some nice combinations that pushed Ajose back. Ajose was never able to get off but Lundy has to be given credit for the fight against a highly credible opponent.

Lundy, 139 3/4 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 98-92 and is now 23-3-1. Ajose, 140 lbs is now 31-2.

Ryan Kielczweski scored a spectacular fifth round stoppage over Miguel Soto in a scheduled eight round Super Featherweight bout featuring undefeated fighters.

Kielczweski dominated the action by landing some solid rights and good body work. Soto had some swelling around the right eye in round four. In round five, Kielczweski landed a perfect left to the jaw that sent Soto down for the ten count at 2:59 of round five.

Kielczweski, 128.6 lbs of Quincy, MA is now 17-0 with four knockouts. Soto, 129.2 lbs of Sabra Hollo, PR is 11-1.

“I am still fresh, I feel like I could go another five rounds. I hit him with a perfect left hook, right on the button. I controlled the fight the entire time. I used my jab and just took it one punch at a time. I am thrilled with my performance. This was a perfect way to celebrate my 24th birthday.”

Charles Martin remained undefeated by scoring a fourth round stoppage over Aaron Kinch in a Heavyweight bout scheduled for six rounds.

Kinch was dropped in round three from a uppercut. Martin continued the assault in round four and battered Kinch on the ropes until the fight was stopped at 2:55 of round four

Martin is now 9-0-1 with eight knockouts. Kinch is 5-2-1.

John Molina scored a stunning come from behind stoppage over previously undefeated Mickey Bey in the final scheduled round of their Lightweight bout at the Joint at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas.

Bey boxed slickly in round one. Molina started to walk Bey down in the second and started to get closer. Bey’s work produced a mouse under the left eye of Molina in the second frame. Molina started to get through with power shots in round three. The action started to get heated as Bey would land the straighter but Molina was landing the harder. Bey took the hard punches well and steadied himself by backing up and taking advantage of his hand speed.

Bey mixed up his punches well using lead rights, quick left hooks and uppercuts. It got to the point where Molina was following Bey and looking for the big shot.

It was actually Bey who looked like he would maybe get a stoppage as he was ripping shots off the face of Molina in the final frame. Molina then landed a left hook that froze and hurt Bey. With Bey clearly hurt, Molina jumped all over Bey and landed about fifteen unanswered blows with many of them being flush in the face until referee Vic Drachulich rescued Bey at 2:01 of the final round.

The finish with reminiscent to Molina’s come from behind stoppage over Hank Lundy as Molina was down 90-81, 89-82 and 88-83 to Bey heading into the final round.

Molina, 134 1/2 lbs of Covina, CA will now look for a second title opportunity with a record of 26-3 with 21 knockouts. Bey of Las Vegas via Cleveland is now 18-1-1.

Molina knew the score entering the final session. “I knew I was fighting an uphill battle and that I was definitely behind on the scorecards, but I always felt I was in the fight,’’ he said. “This is how we do it. This is why we do boxing. I seized the moment and got the job done. When my back was up against the wall, I came back stronger.

“Bey was a strong-armed guy who was difficult to get inside against. But I knew I’d hurt him early with a body shot because he let out a moan. I wanted him to get a little confidence as the fight went on so he would stand more. I think he wanted to try and discourage me at times but it didn’t work. When I connected in the 10th, I saw his eyes roll back. The beauty of boxing is possessing knockout power in both hands.’’

The event was presented by Mayweather Promotions. Boxing superstar and pound-for-pound kingpin, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr., promotes both Bey and Jack. He also promoted four other boxers on Friday’s card. Mayweather, who was seated at ringside in time for the evening’s first bout at 5:30 p.m., got into the ring and congratulated Molina afterward.

“That meant a hell of a lot to me,’’ Molina said. “It says a lot about Floyd.’’

“I don’t want to take any credit away from Molina but I felt I was fighting two or three people in there,’’ Bey said. “The ref was warning me for one thing or another the whole fight. He nit-picked me for everything, pretty much took 80 percent of my arsenal away. It became a distraction, and then it took me out of my game plan. He definitely affected my performance.’’

According to ShoStats provided by CompuBox, Bey threw more punches (531-432) and landed more punches (253-145).

“This is a major disappointment,’’ Bey said. “I felt I did what I had to do. I knew I was way ahead on points. I wasn’t trying to finish him in the last round, I was just fighting my fight. I landed a lot of hard shots, too. We’ll have to see where we go from here.’’

Badou Jack scored the best win of his young career as he scored a ten round unanimous decision over Farah Ennis in a Super Middleweight bout.

Jack continuously pushed Ennis back with the jab and mixed in an occasional right hand behind it. Ennis sat back and would try to jab with Jack but it was few and far between and barely used his right hand. Despite being urged on by his corner, Ennis continued to fight at a measured pace and Jack was never threatened during the fight.

Jack, 167 1/2 lbs of Stockholm, SWE won by scores of 100-90; 98-92 and 98-92 and is now 15-0. Ennis, 166 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia is now 21-2.

Sources have told 15rounds.com that Frankie Figueroa will take on Thomas Dulorme as part of the Daniel Geale – Darren Barker undercard at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on August 17th.

There were quite a few fighters who turned down the fight with Dulorme but the popular New Yorker Figueroa stepped up to the plate for the fight that will be televised on HBO Latino.

Figueroa (20-5-1, 13 KO’s) will be looking to get back in the win column after dropping his previous two bouts to Alex Perez and Bredis Prescott.

Dulorme (18-1, 13 KO’s) will be looking for his third consecutive win after suffering his first loss to Luis Abregu

Tony Grano has been forced to pull out of his August 3rd bout with Tomasz Adamek and is being replaced by Dominick Guinn according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“He said his neck was bothering him for two weeks and he went to get the MRI [on Wednesday] and he got the results [Thursday], and the doctor said there’s no way he could fight, because it was hitting his spinal cord,” said Main Events matchmaker Jolene Mizzone.

“Dominick had called me about a week and a half ago and was saying, ‘If there’s anything, I’m available to fight.’ I asked him if he was in the gym and he said he was and I told him I don’t have anything now but stay in the gym because I have a heavyweight fight on Aug. 3, so who knows if something might happen,” Mizzone said. “I called him after I heard about Grano and told Dominick this is an opportunity. He said, ‘Let me talk to my coach.’ He got back to me in about a half-hour. It just worked out.”

Richard Scahefer just announced that Danny Garcia and Lucas Matthysse will fight for the Super Lightweight championship of the world on September 14th as part of the mega Floyd Mayweather – Canelo Alvarez card.

“The one just got another One said”, said Schaefer

“These are two modern day gladitors. For all those who thought Danny was scared of Lucas. Well you know you all have egg on his face”

“This is a main event in its own”, said Maywweather Promotions CEO Promotions Leonard Ellerbe.

There will be a three city press tour in Puerto Rico, New York and Los Angeles

“This is the fight I wanted and the fight that I asked for. That is why I’m so happy this fight has been made and will be a part of this huge event,” said Danny Garcia. “I’m more confident than ever in my abilities and I’m going to show it on September 14. Matthysse is a good fighter and has a big punch, but I’m a talented fighter with what it takes to be a champion and stay that way. This is an opportunity for the world to see what I can really do in the ring.”

“I’m glad I finally get a chance to fight Danny Garcia,” said Lucas Matthysse. “This is the fight that the entire boxing world (especially my country Argentina) and I wanted. I want to thank my promoters Golden Boy Promotions and Mario Arano for making this fight possible. On September 14, I will show the world that I am the best 140 pound fighter on the planet.”

“Floyd was adamant about giving fans what they wanted to see when he chose Canelo Alvarez as his opponent for his September 14 fight,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “We’re thrilled that Garcia vs. Matthysse has been added to the card, and that fans will be getting even more boxing at its best.”

“The compelling match-up between Garcia and Matthysse could absolutely be its own main event,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “We’ve added another fight that fans have been clamoring for to an already stellar night of boxing. With the addition of this mega fight we are certain that “THE ONE” will continue to break boxing records.”

“Boxing is at its finest when the best step up to fight the best, and this is what we have with Mayweather and Canelo and now Garcia and Matthysse,” said President of Golden Boy PromotionsOscar De La Hoya. “September 14 will be one of the most memorable nights of boxing we have been treated to in a long time.”

“Garcia vs. Matthysse is a fight fan’s dream matchup,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports®. “It is a main event-quality fight by itself. To add it to what is already the biggest pay-per-view main event in years, makes the September 14 event the best PPV card in recent memory.”

Garcia (26-0, 20 KO’s) is a popular and crowd-pleasing fighter in the prime of his career. In his last start, the 25-year-old boxer-puncher registered one knockdown en route to successfully defending his 140-pound titles with a clear, hard-fought unanimous decision win over former Four-Time World Champion Judah on April 27 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The victory over Judah continued Garcia’s streak of sensational performances against high-profile opposition that began a year earlier when he defeated the legendary Morales the first time via a unanimous decision to capture the WBC world title. The following July, Garcia shocked Khan and the boxing world with a stunning fourth-round technical knockout of the British superstar to add the WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Championships to his collection. On Oct. 20, 2012, Garcia knocked Morales out with a hellacious left hook in the fourth round of their rematch. A 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate, Garcia is a physically strong, durable and determined young fighter who is poised and patient in the ring who has fought current or past world champions in his last six fights: Judah, Khan, Morales twice, Kendall Holt and Nate Campbell.

The demand for Garcia vs. Matthysse began immediately after Matthysse brutally knocked out Peterson, dropping him three times, this past May 18 in Atlantic City, N.J.

Matthysse (34-2, 32 KO’s), who is rated No. 1 at 140 lbs. by The RING Magazine, has scored a staggering 94 percent of his wins by knockout, one of the highest KO percentages for a world champion in history. The 30-year-old hails from Trelew, Argentina and has won six fights in a row by knockout. In his last nine fights, he has fought five world champions defeating Peterson (TKO 3), Humberto Soto (TKO 5) and DeMarcus Corley (TKO 8) and losing extremely close, questionable 10-round split decisions against Devon Alexander and Judah in his opponents’ home towns. Many observers think he deserved to win both of those fights. Matthysse, who constantly pressures his opponents and wears them down, was also a solid amateur boxer in his native Argentina.

“THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO,” a 12-round fight for Canelo’s WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather’s WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline. The Garcia vs. Matthysse fight is being promoted in association with Swift Promotions and Arano Box Promotions. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).

Less than 24 hours after going on sale in June, the event was sold out, but six MGM Resorts properties will host live closed circuit telecasts of “THE ONE.” Properties showcasing the event include ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo and New York-New York. General admission tickets for the closed circuit telecasts are priced at $100, not including handling fees, and are available for purchase at each individual property’s box office outlets and also are available for purchase by phone with a major credit card at 866-799-7711. Closed circuit ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Tickets also are available through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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Mike Tyson has thrown his name into the promotional ring and will promote the season Finale of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights on August 23rd at The Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

Junior lightweight world titleholder Argenis Mendez (21-2, 11 KOs) will make his first title defense when he faces Arash Usmanee (20-1, 10 KOs) in the main event. In the co-feature, Claudio Marrero (14-0, 11 KOs) will face Jesus Andres Cuellar (22-1, 18 KOs) for a vacant interim featherweight title.

“We are thrilled to be finishing off the ‘Friday Night Fights’ season with Mike Tyson’s first-ever fight card as a promoter,” said ESPN senior director of programming and acquisitions Brian Kweder, who programs boxing for the network. “The quality of the card that he and his team have put together for boxing fans is fantastic.”

“I think Marrero is a stud,” Iron Mike Productions promoter Garry Jonas said. “I expect him to handle Cuellar and show his skills on national TV. And Mendez-Usmanee will be an entertaining fight. Usmanee is a go forward guy and Mendez loves guys who come forward. We knew he had an optional defense we could make before we’d have to fight Barthelemy, so we figured let’s give Usmanee the shot because we thought he beat Barthelemy.”

“We’ve been around going on two years and we have a champion [Mendez], some ranked fighters and a lot of good talent, but we weren’t getting the TV dates,” Jonas said. “There’s not enough to go around from HBO, Showtime, ESPN and the others. We had to do something to bring notoriety and attention and Mike was the perfect fit.

“We brought Mike down to see what we were doing at Acquinity Sports. We have our fighters live and train with us in Florida. We give them a really disciplined environment. We really wanted to put more organization in it, make it like a team. When Mike saw what we were doing he said it reminded him of what it was like when he was with [late trainer and adoptive father] Cus D’Amato when he was young. Hopefully, he will bring us some of the attention we need. But besides that he will help us with the young fighters, work with them, help recruit them. We hope to do some interesting things.”

Said Henry Rivalta, who heads boxing operations for the company, “Mike sees how we are a mentor for the fighters, a situation that he had with Cus. He was happy with what he saw from us and he said he is going all in.”

Super Bantamweight contender Carl Frampton had to pull out of Saturday’s fight with Evereth Briceno due to a perforated eardrum according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

The bout was due to be the co-feature for the Heavyweight showdown between Malik Scott and Dereck Chisora in London.

“Bitterly disappointed to announce that Carl Frampton is out of his fight Saturday,” manager Barry McGuigan tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. “The BBB of C have ruled he is unfit to fight.”

“I’m upset to have to announce that I have been ruled out of my fight on Saturday by the (British board),” Frampton tweeted. “A specialist initially informed me I was fit to box. (Tuesday) the BBB of C ruled me out. I’m so sorry, especially to the people who were coming to support me. It’s been an amazing camp and I’m gutted that I wont be able to showcase my improvements in Wembley.”

Alejandro Perez scored a seventh round stoppage over Edgar Riovalle in a scheduled ten round Super Featherweight bout at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California.

Perez ended things with a perfect left hook to the body that sent Riovalle down for referee Lou Moret’s ten count at 1:14 of round seven.

Perez, 130 lbs of Salinas, CA is now 18-3-1 with 12 knockouts. Riovalle, 130 lbs of Ciudad, Mexico is now 35-15-2.

Saul Rodriguez remained undefeated after he stopped Dominic Coca after three rounds of their scheduled six round Super Featherweight bout.

Rodriguez had Coca hurt several times in round three and the fight was stopped in the corner.

Rodriguez, 129 1/2 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 10-0-1 with 7 knockouts. Coca, 131 1/4 lbs of Lynwood, CA is now 8-4.

Trevor McCumby needed just twenty-nine seconds to dispose of Reynaldo Rodriguez in a scheduled four round Light Heavyweight bout.

McCumby landed six consecutive shots and then two while Rodriguez was folded over near the ropes and referee Wayne Hedgepath stopped the fight.

McCumby, 172 1/4 lbs of Chicago is now 12-0 with 10 knockouts. Rodriguez, 171 3/4 lbs of Providence is now 6-7-1.

Former Super Featherweight world champion Takahiro Ao scored a second round stoppage over Henry Paredes in a scheduled ten round Lightweight bout.

Ao dropped Paredes with a left hand hand. Paredes got to his feet onlt to eat a perfect counter left to the jaw that put Paredes on his back and the fight was stopped at 2:51 of round two.

Ao is now 24-3-1 with 11 knockouts. Paredes is now 16-12.

Francisco Rodriguez stopped Victor Ruiz in round five of their scheduled eight round Flyweight bout in Tijuana, Mexico.

Rodriguez dropped Ruiz twice in round five and the bout was stopped after the second knockdown at 2:08 of round five,

Rodriguez, 112 1/2 lbs of Monterrey, MX is now 11-1 with 9 knockouts. Ruiz, 112 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 11-2.

Mario Cena baeza scored a second round stoppage over Hugo Gutierrez in a Super Middleweight bout scheduled for four rounds.

The bout was stopped after Baeza landed a flurry in the corner at 1:34 of round two.

Baeza of Guadalajara, MX is now 3-0 with 2 knockouts. Gutierrez is 0-3-1

Osvaldo Castro scored a fifth round stoppage over Mario Lara in a scheduled eight round Super Flyweight bout.

The fight was stopped after Castro landed a big flurry.

Castro is now 18-5-1 with 11 knockoouts. Lara is now 4-11-1.

Eduardo Galindo annihilated Eduardo Portillo inside of one minute of their scheduled four round Lightweight bout featuring fighters from Tijuana.

Galindo came out and landed a huge barrage of punches that was finished off by a huge left hook that slumped Portillo in the corner. Portillo got to his feet but was in no condition to continue and the fight was waved off at fifty seconds of round one.

Galindo, 137 3/4 lbs is 4-0 with three knockouts. Portillo, 137 3/4 lbs is now 3-1.

Jose Suarez scored a four round unanimous decision over Cristian Ceciliano in a fight featuring Tijuana based Bantamweights.

Scores were 39-37 on all card for Suarez who is now 2-0. Ceciliano is now 1-2. Both fighters weighed 119 1/2 lbs

Edwin Rodriguez captured the Monte Carlo Million Dollar Challenge with an explosive 1st round stoppage over tough Denis Grachev at the Salle des etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

In the first seconds of the fight, Rodriguez went for blood as he launched hayemaker shots that landed on Grachev until a right sent Grachev down in the first minute. Rodriguez continued the assauly as he landed two rights that were followed by a vicious left that sent Grachev down a second time. Rodriguez was all over Grachev as he landed countless shots and battered Grachev until referee Stanley Christodoulou stopped the bout at 2:50 of round one

Rodriguez, 171 1/2 lbs of Worcester, MA wins $600,000 and ups his record to 24-0 with 16 knockouts. Grachev, 171 lbs of San Diego via Russia pockets $400,000 for his troubles and is now 13-2-1

Khabib Allakhverdiev made the first defense of the WBA Super Lightweight championship with an 11th round stoppage over former champion Souleymayne M’Baye

In round two, after a furious exchange, Allakhverdiev landed a right hook to the head that sent M’Baye to the canvas. Allakhverdiev continued to get the better of M”Baye with the challenge being able to get in some decent counters with the right hand.

In the 11th, Allakhverdiev backed M’Baye with a series of punches and a hard flurry against the ropes forced referee Luis Pabon to stop the bout.

Allakhverdiev, 139 3/4 lbs of Russia is now 19-0 with 9 knockouts. M’Baye, 138 3/4 lbs of France is now 40-5-1.

In an action filled Cruiserweight bout, Ilunga Makabu scored a twelve round majority decision over previously undefeated Dmytro Kucher.

It was Kucher who came out landing the better shots early. The southpaw Makabu started getting into a groove in the middle rounds and he would land some sizzling three and four punch combinations for which Kucher had no answer four. Makabu had a big round eight where he bloodied the nose of Kucher from one of those flurries that was punctuated by an uppercut. Kucher would get in some solid shots and the battled toe to toe up until the final bell.

Makabu, 191 1/2 lbs of South Africa won by scores of 115-114, 115-113 and 114-114 and is now 14-1. Kucher, 198 lbs of Kiev, Ukraine is now 21-1.

Max Bursak retained the European Middleweight title withe a one sided twelve round unanimous decision over Price Arron.

Bursak dominated the bout and dropped Arron in round nine from a hard left hook to the body. Arron was deducted a point for holding in round ten. Bursak came forward and landed many power shots at close range. Arron tried, especially in round twelve but was way behind on the cards and Bursak won by scores of 116-109, 119-106 and 117-108.

Bursak, 159 lbs of Kiev, Uktaine is now 27-1-1. Arron, 159 1/4 lbs of the United Kingdom is now 23-5-1.

Aalan Martinez scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Charlie Serrano in a Featherweight bout at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, Florida.

Scores were 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113 for Martinez, 131 lbs and is now 15-2-1. Serrano, 125 lbs is now 15-4-1.

Chris Avalos scored a ten round unanimous decision over Drian Francisco in Super Bantamweight bout at the Texas Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

It was a competitive bout with Avalos having a nice first round working behind the jab. Francisco did well with the uppercut as he came forward and even lunged in with punches. Avalos won the fight with a terrific workrate which came out to more than 100 punches per round. Francisco kept Avalos honest by continuing to land the lead left uppercut. Avalos was just the younger and fresher fighter as he wore Francisco down the stretch.

The punch stats read 256-1043 for Avalos. Francisco landed 143 of his 509 punches.

Avalos, 121 lbs won by scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 and is now 22-2. Francisco 121 1/2 lbs is now 24-2-1.

In an exciting fight beteen two undefeated Jr. Middleweights, Glen Tapia scored a stoppage after round eight over Abie Han in a scheduled ten round bout.

The action was fast throughout the fight with Tapia landing hard and quick combinations. He got things started with a hard right in round one that drove Han back. He punctuated the round with another hard right. Han had a decent round two as he worked hard on the inside. Tapia continued with the right hands in round three. Tapia started round four with a four punch combination that started swelling around the left eye of Han. Later in round the blood began to flow after a clash of heads. Han had his best moment in round five when he stunned Tapia with a hard body shot.

Tapa bgan tp ut everything together in round seven as he landed a hard right to the top of the head the flew Han in to the ropes which was ruled a knockdown. Han’s face began to look like a sea of red. Tapia continued with a solid round eight. After the round, the ringside doctor believed that Han was bleedong too much and taking too many shots and the fight was stopped.

Tapia, 154 lbs of Passaic, NJ is now 19-0 with 11 knockouts. Han, 154 lbs of El Paso, TC is now 19-1

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former Lightweight champion Juan Diaz will return on August 17th against Adailton DeJesis in Laredo, Texas under the Top Rank banner that will be televised bu UniMas.

“I feel good and, of course, I felt good getting the ‘W’ against Cuevas,” Diaz told ESPN.com on Wednesday. “I haven’t had that feeling of winning in a while. I had to find my balance. It took about three rounds to get comfortable and find my distance, but once I got the feel of being back in there I felt good. It went as planned and I won. I saw that I needed to take one or two more of those kind of fights.

“Clearly, Juan showed in that last fight that there’s a lot left,” said Carl Moretti of Top Rank, which signed Diaz to a one-fight deal. “This isn’t a guy doing it for the money. He’s successful outside the ring (as owner of a trucking company) and he’s a smart guy (as a college graduate). He still wants to fight and his style has always been fan-friendly. That hasn’t changed. We’re looking forward to the fight on Aug. 17 and then we’ll see where we go from there.”

“It’s a one-fight deal,” said Moretti, who was close to Diaz when he turned pro with Main Events, where Moretti worked for several years as its matchmaker. “I met with Juan and (adviser) Brian Caldwell in Dallas (last month) at the Mikey Garcia fight. I’ve known Juan since his pro debut and we have a great relationship.

“We’ll take it step by step, but I’m looking forward to working with him for this fight and, hopefully, beyond. He’s in a division that we have a lot of interest in and it seems like it will be an interesting division in the next year.”

“He’s lost against top-level opponents,” Diaz said. “He’s a strong fighter, a durable guy and this is a step up. That’s helpful for me. I don’t want to be in the sport to take a punch. I want to become champion again and by stepping up the level of opposition and being victorious, it shows me I still have a lot left in the tank.

“So far things are going according to plan. The ideal situation is I would love to fight two more times this year, Aug. 17 and then another one and then start 2014 fast, you know fight a top contender or a world champion.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former Featherweight champion Orlando Salido will take on Orlando Cruz for a vacant Featherweight title on October 12th as part of the Timothy Bradley – Juan Manuel Marquez card in Las Vegas.

“We’re very happy to have this fight on the card,” said Top Rank’s Bob Arum. “Sean Gibbons (Salido’s manager) says there is no way Salido is losing and the other side says there is no way that Cruz doesn’t beat Salido because they say he is a shot fighter. I think it’s a good competitive fight and an interesting fight.”

“For Salido, he has fared well against southpaws from Puerto Rico [Lopez] and won’t be at all intimidated by the magnitude of this event,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti said. “For Cruz, this is clearly his toughest fight of his career. He is already a champion outside the ring for standing up and proclaiming his openness.”

Arum said Cruz being the first openly gay fighter is no issue for him and has nothing to do with how he will promote the fight.

“I couldn’t give a s— if he’s gay, straight, whatever,” Arum said. “I don’t even give it a second thought. We’re not going to make it part of our publicity. For me, it’s a non-issue. Who cares about his sexual orientation? I care if he can fight. When a guy first comes out of the closet, OK, so maybe it’s a story and I can see why it might be news. But once that happens, it’s not news any more as far as I am concerned.

“It’s a very good opportunity for us,” said All-Star Boxing promoter Tuto Zabala Jr., who promotes Cruz and said he signed the contract for the fight on Monday night. “It’s a great platform to be on. [Cruz] has been in training camp and will be in the best shape in his career. I believe Orlando has all the tools to defeat Salido and become the first gay fighter to win a world title.”

In what will be a big Heavyweight fight, former Heavyweight and Cruiserweight champion David Haye will fight Tyson Fury on September 28th in Manchester, UK according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“Tyson Fury and David Haye, both world-ranked, charismatic and dangerous, have agreed to a highly anticipated domestic showdown,” the statement read. “It marks not only the biggest heavyweight encounter of 2013, but also the biggest fight staged in Britain for many years.”

Undefeated Jr. Featherweight Carl Frampton will take on former two-time world challenger Evereth Briceno on July 20 in London according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“Everth Briceno is a great fighter. The guy has fought for the world title on two separate occasions,” Frampton said Monday. “He also boxed Leo Santa Cruz, who [I think] is a future rival of mine, so I aim to do a better job on Briceno than Santa Cruz did. I am in the best shape of my life right now. I am improving in training every day, sparring great, and I’m looking forward to showcasing my skills at Wembley.”

SAN DIEGO, CA (JULY 6, 2013)—Tony Thompson made it two for two as he took out former Olympic silver medal winner David Price for the second time in just over three months with a fifth round stoppage at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England

The fight was broadcast LIVE in the United States on Wealth TV and www.wealthtv.com

After chess match of a first round, the second was nothing but action as Thompson tried to rough up Price and landed a hard left that startled Price. Later in the round, Price landed a hard right that drove Thompson to the ropes and seconds later deposited Thompson on the canvas from a hard right hand. Round three was more of the same as Price started the round by rocking Thompson with a hard right to the top of the head. Thompson came back to land some lefts and uppercuts and Price walked back to his corner looking winded. Thompson had a strong round four as he rocked Price with a sustained assault with body punches and left crosses. Thompson battered a now bloody price with a ferocious assault until the referee administered a standing eight count in the corner. When the count was completed, Price could not continue and Thompson scored his second consecutive stoppage over the former British Olympic hero.

Thompson, who twice challenged Wladimir Klitschko for the Heavyweight championship of the world now, is clearly back at the head of the line and his record is now 38-3 with 26 knockouts. The 6’8″ Price falls to 15-2.

“Tony Thompson proved that Heavyweight boxing is alive and very well in the United States”, Said Charles Herring, President of Wealth TV

“We were glad that we were able to bring the fans both of these fights and this especially was one of the best Heavyweight fights in a long time. Tony has a lot of fight left in him and we look forward to sitting down with him and hopefully continuing a relationship with him. For someone to score two knockouts in three months over the guy who was just named the ESPN prospect of the year is a huge accomplishment”

“We said when we first got into boxing that we were committed to bring the most exciting fights that were either title fights or fights that had big implications and this fight had both and we look forward to providing more outstanding boxing content with some big announcements shortly.”

In a back and forth slugfest, Kevin Satchell barely escaped retaining his British and Commonwealth Flyweight titles with a razor thin unanimous decision over Iain Butcher in a battle of undefeated fighters.

In round two, Butcher almost ended things as he landed a huge right and left hook that rocked Satchell. He followed up with qa flurry that sent Satchell to the canvas. Satchell was lucky to get out of the round. He started boxing and steadied himself but Butcher would still land some solid shots. The two traded shots for the rest of the fight with the highlight being toe to toe warfare that finished out round ten. Butcher landed the harder shots but Satchell boxed well by throwing combinations from the outside.

In the end, the judges preferred Satchell’s work rate as he scored the 115-113, 115-113 and 115-114 decision.

Satchell is now 11-0. Butcher runs into tough luck is now 8-1.

Neil Perkins scored a six round unanimous decision over Steve Spence in a Middleweight bout.

The referee scored the bout 60-54 for Perkins who is 4-0. Spence is 4-29-4.

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David Carmona and Danny Flores fought to a no-contest during round three of their ten round Super Flyweight bout a clash of heads caused a cut over the right eye of Flores.

The fight was held in Polanco, Mexico

Carlos Ruiz and Gonzalo Rodriguez fought to a six round draw in a Super Featherweight bout.

Rodriguez was able to score a knockdown in round two from a left hook.

Ruiz, 130 lbs is now 8-0-1. Rodriguez, 130 lbs is now 8-5-2.

Pedro Melo scored a six round unanimous decision over Walter Popoca in a Super Flyweight bout.

Melo is now 10-5-2. Popoca is 7-9.

Former IBF Featherweight champion Billy Dib scored a ten round majority decision over Mike Oliver at the Convention Center in Hartford Connecticut.

It did int start out well for Dib as he was docked points in round’s two and three for low blows by referee Michael Ortega.

At times the fight was exciting as they traded both in the center of the ring and on the ropes. Dib pushed the action while Oliver counter well in spurts. In the end it was the aggressiveness of Dib that was the prevailing factor.

Dib, 127 lbs of Sydney, Australia will now look to win back his title with a contractual rematch with champion Evgeny Fradovich with a record of 36-2. Oliver, 124 lbs of Hartford is now 25-4.

Mark Davis remained undefeated with a eight round unanimous decision over Robert Osiobe in a Lightweight bout.

Davis was a bit sharper with his punches and built up a working margin through the first five-plus rounds. Osiobe gained confidence after a cut opened up around the left eye of Davis and he began to come on just a bot but it was too little too late as Davis won by scores of 78-74, 78-74 and 77-75.

Davis 135 lbs of Cleveland, OH is now 17-0. Osiobe, 134 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas is now 14-6-4.

Emanuel DeJesus went the distance for the first time but remained perfect as he scored a four round unanimous decision over Rikardo Smith in a Welterweight bout.

DeJesus showed his terrific power as he floored Smith with a booming left hook. Smith was able to get up and finish the fight but was outclassed as DeJesus won by scores of 40-35, 39-36 and 39-36.

DeJesus of Puerto Rico is 5-0. Smith of Kissimmee, FL is now 6-4.