Luis Nery stops Juan Carlos Payano in nine rounds
WBC silver bantamweight champion Luis Nery (30-0 24KOs) defeated former world champion Juan Carlos Payano (21-3 9KOs) in the first bout of the FOX pay-per-view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fighters split the first two rounds with Nery’s aggression edging the first and Payano’s
Caleb Plant stops Mike Lee in three, Efe Ajagba wins
IBF super middleweight world champion Caleb Plant (19-0, 11 KOs) handed out a one-sided beatdown to Mike Lee (21-1, 11 KOs) over the course of three rounds in his first world title defense on Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Plant dropped Lee in round one
Lopez, Matias win on Friday Top Rank card
In the main event, lightweight contender Teofimo Lopez was taken the duration of a twelve round fight by Masayoshi Nakatani, from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The bout was tough. Lopez won the early rounds, Nakatani won some middle rounds, taking Lopez’s power well and outlanding him.
Tureano Johnson stops Jason Quigley, Baez upsets Melian
Former world title contender Tureano Johnson won the NABF middleweight from former champion Jason Quigley of Ireland, as Johnson overwhelmed Quigley for the course of nine rounds leading to a technical knockout from a corner stoppage. Quigley won the first round and maybe the second, but the third round Quigley
Amir Khan wins a weird one overseas, stops Billy Dib
Former two-division world champion Amir Khan (36-5, 21 KOs) scored a fourth-round KO over former IBF featherweight champion Billy “The Kid” Dib (45-6, 26 KOs) in a bout contested at welterweight on Friday night at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, in one of the weirdest speciality
Commey stops Beltran, Saul Rodriguez stopped on undercard
IBF lightweight world champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over former WBO lightweight world champion Ray Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs) on Friday night before 2,795 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. Commey made his first world title defense dropping Beltran twice in the first
MMA fighter Artem Lobov beats Paulie Malignaggi
In a weird bout, one that was a special attraction, both interesting and a guilty pleasure, Artem Lobov, a good friend of Conor McGregor defeated Paulie Malignaggi via a unanimous five-round decision. The bout like the intro was awkward for the first two rounds Paulie was well ahead, but from
Ballard, Espadas fight to no-contest, Eddie Gomez wins
Middleweight D’Mitrius Ballard (20-0 13KOs) and Elias Espadas (18-4 13KOs) fought to a no-contest as a head clash between the two that happened in the first round that opened up a sizable cut above Espadas’ eye. The bout was very even with Ballard landing great body shots that slowed down
Cris Reyes stops Oakland’s Lennard Davis in Washington
Washington state welterweight Cris Reyes (7-0, 6 KOs) picked up his sixth straight knockout win, stopping Lennard Davis (4-2-5, 3 KOs) of Oakland, Ca, in the first round on Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, which was promoted by Brian Halquist Productions and the match was
Ivan Redkach, Willie Monroe Jr win on FS1
Welterweight Ivan Redkach (23-4-1, 18KO) stopped Devon Alexander (27-6-1, 14KO) in the sixth round on Saturday night at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, more than likely ending Alexander’s comeback attempts at his career. Redkach landed an uppercut that floored Alexander who never really recovered. Alexander got up, but