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Both Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas look to establish themselves as world title contenders in the welterweight division this evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
In a way, although a five-time, four division former world champion, Adrien Broner finds himself in a crossroads fight with Jessie Vargas. After a decade as a professional, a win for Broner, even at a catchweight of 144-pounds, puts his name back in the conversation as a world title challenger.
Vargas, the two-time, two-division, former world champion, coming off a year of inactivity after losing to Manny Pacquiao, had a tune-up fight in December and also looks to reestablish himself as a legitimate welterweight title contender.
As the broadcast begins, according to the boxing odds at YouWager, Jessie Vargas is a -125 favorite while Adrien Broner is +105. You can read my Ultimate Bettor's Guide with my best bets for tonight's main event that was published yesterday.
Fight time: The main broadcast starts at 9:00 PM ET/PM PT
TV Network: Showtime
Here is tonight's tripleheader lineup:
Stay tuned and make sure to keep refreshing and checking back as I will be updating throughout the evening. In addition, as the evening goes on, please keep scrolling down for the most recent updates.
BROADCAST UNDERCARD STARTS NOW
The first bout of the evening has two former world champions Gervonta Davis and Jesus Cuellar facing off for the WBA Super Featherweight world title. While I won't be providing my unofficial round by round analysis of this bout, I will keep you updated on the action. Davis vs. Cuellar is underway. A very pro-Davis crowd in the Barclays Center.
Cuellar dropped in the second round with a big shot to the liver by Davis. The battle-tested Cuellar still battling, but Davis in complete control through two rounds.
Update on Davis vs. Cuellar:
Cuellar down again twice in the third round. The referee stops the fight. Gervonta Davis is once again a world champion. Official call is Gervonta Davis winner by TKO at two-minutes and forty-five seconds of the third round and the new WBA Super Featherweight world champion. Davis improves to 20-0 (19 KOs).
Jermall Charlo vs. Hugo Centeno up next.
Charlo and Centeno are in the ring. The fight is going to start momentarily. Once again, I'm not going to provide round by round analysis but will keep you posted on the action. This fight is scheduled for 12 rounds. Charlo is a -5500 massive betting favorite according to the boxing odds at YouWager. Centeno is a big +1700 underdog. The winner of this bout becomes the mandatory challenger to face Gennady Golovkin.
It's over! Jermall Charlo KO's Hugo Centeno in the second round in spectacular fashion with a left hook. The official call is Jermall Charlo winner by KO at fifty-five seconds in round two. Charlo improves to 27-0 (21 KOs). The Charlo twins are simply dominant.
THE MAIN EVENT UP NEXT
There's only one classy one... Jimmy Lennon Jr. getting ready to introduce Broner and Vargas.
On my way to the fights and ready for Showtime! #BronerVargas pic.twitter.com/eLtexvyOvD — Jimmy Lennon Jr (@TheClassyJr) April 21, 2018
The rings walks have begun. Broner and Vargas will be in the ring shortly.
Jimmy Lennon Jr. completes the introductions. "Live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York, It's Showtime!"
This bout is scheduled for 12 rounds. Protect yourself at all times. Let's do this!
ROUND ONE
Vargas establishing his jab early. Broner lands a good left hook in the second minute of the round. Very close round. Fight taking place in the center of the ring. Vargas the busier fighter throwing more punches in round one primarily with the jab. Round one to Vargas.
Vargas 10-9 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND TWO
Vargas continues to land the jab and finds the range with the right hand. Vargas goes to the body as well. Fight still taking place in the middle of the ring. Broner has his hands up but not as busy as Vargas. Vargas mixing it up nicely. Putting together his punches. Broner simply not busy enough. Round two to Vargas.
Vargas 20-18 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND THREE
Vargas starts off the round with the jab. Vargas coming forward and throwing more punches than Broner. Vargas putting his shots together. Mixing up his offense. Broner simply not throwing punches halfway through the round. Broner lands a short right uppercut. Vargas more effective and pushing the pace. Broner picks up the pace with a minute to go in the round, but Vargas matching the work rate. Although Broner picked up his pace, Vargas did too much earlier in the round, wins the round.
Vargas 30-27 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND FOUR
Both fighters exchanging in the middle of the ring. Afer a minute in the round, Broner find his range and lands his best punches so far. Vargas still busy, throwing more combinations. Vargas with a very well rounded attack up and down. Broner much busier, but Vargas still throwing more punches. Although Broner showed up in round four, Vargas wins the round sticking with the jab, bodywork and landing a big right hand at the end of the round.
Vargas 40-36 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND FIVE
Vargas sticking to the body. Broner countering. Broner coming forward. A mouse develops under the left eye of Vargas. Broner slips and hits the canvas with a minute to go in the round. Vargas still busier. Counter left hook at the end of the round and more accurate punching gave Broner his first round.
Vargas 49-46 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND SIX
Broner coming forward. Looking to walk Vargas down but not being busy. Left hook by Broner lands halfway through the round. Vargas leaning in and going to the body, still throwing more punches. Broner looking to counter. Vargas simply busier. Broner lands low and gets a warning with thirty seconds to go in the round. No point deduction. Vargas working behind the jab. Throwing combinations. Vargas wins round six.
Vargas 59-55 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND SEVEN
Vargas coming forward. Broner holding Clean right-hand lands for Vargas at the halfway point of the round. Vargas putting in a workmanlike performance. Broner warned for using his elbow. Vargas still throwing combinations. Broner missing at the end of the round. Broner not letting his hands go. Vargas wins the round although seems to be getting tired.
Vargas 69-64 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND EIGHT
Vargas has slowed down considerably this round. Staying close to Broner. Still coming forward though. Broner landing lead right hands. Broner is measuring Vargas. Vargas tries to steal the round at the end but Broner matches the work. Vargas lands a shot after the bell. Broner wins the round.
Vargas 78-74 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND NINE
Vargas slowing down. Broner landing lead right hands. Broner coming forward. Vargas with a nice four punch combination halfway through the round. Broner finds a home for the left hook. Broner coming forward. Very close with one minute to go in the round. Vargas throwing, but no power. Broner finds the counterpunch and lead right. Clear round to Broner as he dominates the last fifteen seconds of the round. Broner's best round of the fight thus far.
Vargas 87-84 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND TEN
Broner controlling the pace. Vargas is tired. Broner looking to land more punches. Broner is moving forward. Vargas now throwing one at a time. Vargas looking a little sloppy in this round. Broner remains steady and throwing more punches. Broner lands the lead right hand again with one minute to go in the round. Vargas lands a right hand with thirty seconds to go but Broner wins the round with another flurry at the end.
Vargas 96-94 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND ELEVEN
Bother fighters busy. Looks like the left eye of Vargas is bother him. Both fighter throwing punches, but Broner coming forward and landing clean punches. Vargas controlled the distance and continued to invest in the body and upstairs. Vargas wins round eleven.
Vargas 106-103 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
ROUND TWELVE
Vargas inactive for the first minute of the round. Broner moving forward. Broner not throwing. Vargas throwing more punches in this round halfway through. Broner just not throwing punches. Vargas still going to the body in the final round. Vargas simply wins the round with more activity. Vargas wins the final round.
Vargas 116-112 (Peter Kahn unofficial scorecard)
So I have it for Vargas 116-112. In my opinion, Adrien Broner gave away too many early rounds. Vargas was busy and accurate. Let's see what the judges have to say.
Jimmy Lennon Jr. with the announcement shortly.
WOW! The fight is a majority draw.
After a hard-fought 12 rounds, #BronerVargas is a Majority Draw. pic.twitter.com/tZdwknioSV — SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) April 22, 2018
The only clear winners tonight are my readers that took my advice for a draw at +1800 in my Ultimate Bettor's Guide.
Thanks for hanging with me tonight. I always strive to be your eyes and ears. I hope you enjoyed. Follow me on Twitter @peterkahn and don't hesitate to reach out with comments or questions.
Adrien Broner (33-3-1) and Jessie Vargas (28-2-1) fought to an entertaining majority draw (115-113 Broner, 114-114x2) at the Barclays Center on Saturday.
Vargas controlled the first half of the fight with his activity an active jab and consistent bodywork, but Broner came roaring back in the second half with sweeping left hooks, lead right hands and hard uppercuts. The fight was indeed very close and could have gone either way. I scored it 115-113 for Vargas.
Inactivity was again a bugaboo for Broner. Vargas simply outworked him early and even in the final two rounds. The fight was even through 10, in my opinion, and Vargas seemed to want it more in the final two frames.
There were a number of spirited exchanges in the fight. Here's an example of one segment of the slugfest in the ninth round.
When the fight was over, Broner expressed his displeasure with the decision with a controversial, insulting and NSFW rant:
Adrien Broner goes at Jim Gray pic.twitter.com/wV8wUwQ0Du — Chris Martin Palmer (@ChrisPalmerNBA) April 22, 2018
Both fighters agreed to a potential rematch and those in the boxing media reacted to the fight and post-fight rant:
And it’s a draw, fine with that decision — Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) April 22, 2018
I don’t think he’s as talented as people think. It’s ok looking a million dollars against Eloy Perez. https://t.co/d2KLCn8fEk — Laceupboxing (@Laceupboxing) April 22, 2018
This is embarrassing. Vargas is better than this. Walk away Jessie. #BronerVargas #boxing — Raging Babe (@RagingBabe) April 22, 2018
Julie needs to quit being a judge ....fo..real pic.twitter.com/eLAM4y6ddZ — Steve Cunningham (@usscunningham) April 22, 2018
Say what you will of Adrien Broner he’s still a draw and he’s still a huge talking point. Allot of Haymon fighters couldn’t sell their pwn living room out. — Laceupboxing (@Laceupboxing) April 22, 2018
Broner escapes the first two-fight losing streak of his career, but the issues that have plagued him seem to still be present. In addition to his inactivity, Broner wasted a lot of time with unnecessary machinations in the ring and a lack of head movement.
The flaws led to a higher activity rate from Vargas and more shots landed as well.
Vargas has never been a big puncher. If he packed more snap in his shots, it's possible he could have stopped Broner or won a unanimous decision similar to the Mikey Garcia did against Broner in July 2017. A rematch would likely be entertaining and it will potentially generate a nice audience for Showtime, but neither fighter figures to seriously challenge elite welterweights or 140-pounders.
Adrien Broner was in a must-win situation heading into Saturday's fight against Jessie Vargas. He looked abysmal in his last outing against current super lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. A loss here and Broner would be deemed a gatekeeper.
Broner didn't lose but he didn't win, either. He and Vargas fought to a majority draw (115-113, Broner; 114-114, 114-114). Sporting News scored the fight 115-113 for Vargas.
It was a tale of two fights. Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KOs) dominated the first half by using the jab to set up his punches, while Broner did next to nothing and looked like a carbon copy of the fighter he was vs. Garcia.
Realizing he needed to pick up the pace and that his career as an attraction was dwindling round by round, Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) showed what made him so dominant at 130 and 135 pounds. He used his superior hand speed to throw his laser-accurate right hand and left hook to rock Vargas on more than one occasion. Those shots allowed Broner to use combinations, which ended up making Vargas tired and caused blood to pour from his left eye in the championship rounds.
Both fighters expressed their desire for a rematch.
“If they want to do it again, I’ll do it again," Vargas said.
“If he wants to do it, let’s do it," Broner said.
Here was SN's live coverage of Broner vs. Vargas.
(All times Eastern.)
Broner vs. Vargas results
11:13 p.m.: Round 12 to Vargas (10-9, 115-113 Vargas). Vargas needed to jab to win the round and the fight, and he did just that. Broner needed to do what he did to get himself back in the fight, and then dig deep, but as more often than not, he didn't do the latter. Off to the judges; remember, the fight is in New York, where the judging is very suspect.
11:09 p.m.: Round 11 to Vargas (10-9, 105-104 Vargas). Vargas finally went back to the jab and, what do you know, he controlled the round. The jab set up his right hand, for which Broner hasn't found an answer. Broner needs a stoppage to win but could still get a draw. We will see what Broner is made of here.
11:04 p.m.: Round 10 to Broner (10-9, 95-95). Broner has turned up the heat while Vargas has forgotten what won him the first half of the fight, the jab. That punch set up everything for him. Broner is connecting with power shots and is finally starting to use the jab.
11:01 p.m.: Round 9 to Broner (10-9, 86-85 Vargas). Remember when I said Round 3 was the best I've seen from Broner in a long time? I take that back. This was the Adrien Broner who dominated at 130 and 135 pound; he landed combinations at will and a series of right hands and left hooks that rocked Vargas on more than one occasion. We have a fight, ladies and gentlemen. Buckle up and don't leave your seat.
10:56 p.m.: Round 8 to Broner (10-9, 77-75 Vargas). It was a tale of two rounds: Broner controlled the first half and Vargas the second. Broner landed more in the final 20 seconds to steal the round. A hard one to score. This fight is starting to get close. Vargas needs to reestablish the jab.
10:53 p.m.: Round 7 to Broner (10-9, 68-65 Vargas). Vargas started the round strong but faded late and Broner came on in the last 90 seconds, finding a home with the straight right hand and connecting on two combinations in the last 30 seconds. He needs to continue that.
10:50 p.m.: Round 6 to Vargas (10-9, 59-55 Vargas). Vargas went to what had been working from the outset, his jab. Broner kept his elbow against Vargas' chin, which the referee was a little late in getting to, and followed that up with a low blow. Broner needs to stop shaking his head like a punch didn't hurt and start throwing. He's a boxer, he has to throw.
10:45 p.m.: Round 5 to Broner (10-9, 49-46 Vargas). The best round of the fight for Broner. Vargas started to tire and Broner took advantage by landing the harder shots and combinations. He needs to continue doing that; he has an uphill climb if he's going to win.
10:41 p.m.: Round 4 to Vargas (10-9, 40-36 Vargas). Vargas changed it up by starting to rip the body. He's landing first and landing often; he threw 103 punches in the round. Broner is in trouble.
10:36 p.m.: Round 3 to Vargas (10-9, 30-27 Vargas). Best round of the fight so far and the best round I've seen from Broner in a long time. Vargas is still landing more shots, but Broner finally started fighting back in the last 90 seconds. Broner needs to start throwing combinations instead of one shot at a time.
10:33 p.m.: Round 2 to Vargas (10-9, 20-18 Vargas). The name of the game so far for Vargas has been the jab. It has allowed Vargas to get in and start landing combinations. Broner needs to start throwing more. Vargas threw 81 punches in the round while Broner only threw 37.
10:26 p.m.: Round 1 to Vargas (10-9). This came down to Vargas just being more active. Broner did more talking than actually throwing. It's time to stop talking and start fighting.
10:20 p.m.: It is time for the main event: former four-division world champion Adrien Broner vs. two-division world champion Jessie Vargas. Broner (33-3, one no-contest, 24 KOs) is coming off a lopsided loss to super lightweight champion Mikey Garcia in July. Vargas (28-2, 10 KOs) is 2-2 in last four but is coming off a win over Aaron Herrera by unanimous decision in December.
Charlo vs. Centeno results
Jermall Charlo blasted through Hugo Centeno to become the mandatory challenger for Gennady Golovkin.
10:05 p.m.: Charlo defeated Centeno by knockout at 55 seconds of the second round. What a dynamic performance by Charlo. This was all Charlo, all the time. He connected on one vicious shot after another. I give Centeno credit for surviving the first round but it wasn't going to be long before Charlo finished him off.
Charlo went through Centeno in dynamic fashion by hitting Centeno with an overhand right followed by a left hook, another overhand right and an uppercut for the ages to send Centeno to the canvas for the rest of the night.
There's no doubt Charlo is the second-best middleweight in the world behind unified champion Gennady Golovkin. Give Charlo credit for calling out GGG. Not many guys are doing that these days. Regardless of what Jim Gray has to say, Charlo is a network free agent and a Golovkin showdown wouldn't be too hard to make.
9:52 p.m.: Up next is the co-main event of Broner vs. Vargas: former junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo vs. Hugo Centeno in a middleweight bout. Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) made his middleweight debut in July, defeating Jorge Sebastian Heiland by fourth-round TKO. Centeno (26-1, 14 KOs) has won seven of his last eight fights, including a win over Immanuwel Aleem by third-round knockout in August. The winner is the mandatory defense for WBC champion Gennady Golovkin.
9:45 p.m.: Nice of Showtime to show highlights of the Carl Frampton-Nonito Donaire fight shown on Showtime Boxing's YouTube and Facebook pages this afternoon. Frampton won by unanimous decision.
Davis vs. Cuellar results
Gervonta Davis dazzles in knocking out Jesus Cuellar to win the WBA title.
9:35 p.m.: Davis defeated Cuellar by TKO in the third round to capture the WBA "regular" junior lightweight title. He finished off Cuellar with a series of vicious body shots following his first knockdown of the round. Knowing he had Cuellar in trouble, Davis went back to the body, then connected with a left hook/right hook, and sent Cuellar packing with a flush left uppercut.
Davis looked spectacular. He showed why he is, when focused, one of the best in the world. It was nice to see him admit in his postfight interview with Jim Gray that he lacked focus last August and that switching to Kevin Cunningham was the best thing for him. You don't get that too often with young fighters. If he continues to perform like he did this evening, he has a great shot to be the best at 130 pounds.
I do take Jim Gray to task, though. He started to bring up the much-discussed megafight against Vasyl Lomachenko and then said it wouldn't happen anytime soon due to different promoters. You could hear the crowd boo Gray because people wanted to hear Davis' answer, considering his ,promoter Floyd Mayweather, has recently talked to Top Rank about interest in the fight.
. @gervontaa becomes a two-time world champion as he defeats Jesus Cuellar via TKO in round 3. #DavisCuellar pic.twitter.com/83dPLy8MVr — SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) April 22, 2018
9:27 p.m.: Round 2 to Davis (10-9, 20-17). Great round for Davis. A beautiful shot to the liver sent Cuellar crumbling to the canvas. Every shot Davis is connecting on has pop. The accuracy thus far is uncanny. He's making this easy and we have a long way to go.
9:23 p.m.: Round 1 to Davis (10-9). Davis already looks better than he did in August. He's quick and mixing up his punches very well. Cuellar landed good shots of his own but Davis' speed was too much for him.
9:15 p.m.: Kicking off the Broner vs. Vargas main card is a fight for the vacant WBA "regular" junior lightweight championship between former junior lightweight champion Gervonta Davis (19-0, 18 KOs) and Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs). Last year started off great for Davis; in January he became the IBF junior lightweight champion when he knocked out Jose Pedraza. Four months later, he went to England and blasted Liam Walsh to retain the title. Then, in what should have been his crowning moment, fighting on the main card of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor undercard, Davis missed weight by two pounds and was stripped of his title. Davis later won by eighth-round knockout over Francisco Fonseca, but he looked lackluster.
Cuellar was on an incredible run, winning 11 consecutive fights, before losing a controversial split decision to Abner Mares.
This is a great fight, and what a way to kick off the show. Can Davis prove August was a blip on the radar? Will Cuellar make a name for himself?
9:05 p.m.: I agree with Paulie Malignaggi that a win by Broner or Vargas would be the biggest win of their respective careers. Every time they have gotten big fights, they have failed to deliver. That changes for one of them this evening.
9 p.m.: Welcome to our main-card coverage of Broner vs. Vargas. We have one title fight on the docket before we get to the main event. Looking forward to you joining us on the journey.
8 p.m.: The Broner vs. Vargas main card will begin in less than an hour. Who wins the main event?
Battle between Bad Guy vs. Good Guy, who will come out on top? #BronerVargas TONIGHT 9PM ET/6PM PT via @ShowtimeBoxing pic.twitter.com/6FDhh9HUnc — SHOWTIME SPORTS (@SHOsports) April 21, 2018
5:50 p.m.: We are getting closer to Broner vs. Vargas. To keep you on the edge of your seat, let's take a look at Vargas' last fight in December when he defeated Aaron Herrera.
11:30 a.m.: Adrien Broner returns to the ring Saturday to fight Jessie Vargas at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. SN will provide live updates throughout the day, so stay locked into our coverage as we approach Broner vs. Vargas.
Broner vs. Vargas fight card
Adrien Broner vs. Jessie Vargas; welterweights
Jermall Charlo vs. Hugo Centeno for the vacant WBC interim middleweight title
Gervonta Davis vs. Jesus Cuellar for the vacant WBA "regular" junior lightweight title
Broner vs. Vargas latest news
— Vargas tells SN this fight is bigger than he and his team thought it would be.
— What stands between Broner and greatness ?
— Don't know too much about tonight's fight? We give you the breakdown here .
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Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas fought to a 12-round majority draw in a welterweight fight Saturday night at the Barclays Center.
Judge Julie Lederman scored the fight 115-113 for Broner, and Eric Marlinski and Kevin Morgan had it 114-114.
After the ruling was announced, Broner (33-3-1) and Vargas (28-2-1) exchanged words in the ring in front of Showtime ringside reporter Jim Gray.
Following the first round in which the fighters appeared to be feeling each other out, Vargas was the aggressor in the early rounds and landed more punches (203-194) and threw more punches (839-507). Still neither fighter knocked the other down, although Broner slipped to the canvas late in the fifth round. Broner did open a cut over Vargas’ left eye.
Starting in the sixth, Broner began pressuring Vargas, landing heavy blows.
The two ended the ninth and 10th rounds by exchanging heavy punches, and they finished the fight swinging wildly at each other.
So now, the question becomes where do Broner and Vargas go from here?
During Thursday’s final press conference, both Broner and Stephen Espinoza, Showtime’s president of sports and event programming, stressed the significance of the fight for the 28-year old from Cincinnati’s future career trajectory.
Broner had switched trainers from Mike Stafford to Kevin Cunningham after the unanimous decision loss to Mikey Garcia on 29 July 2017. Prior to the switch, Broner had won three out of his last five fights, and seven of 10 overall. Along with loss to Garcia, Broner had dropped unanimous decision losses to Marcos Maidana on 14 December 2013, for the then-vacant World Boxing Association’s international super lightweight title, and a welterweight fight to Shawn Porter on 20 June 2015.
Even though Vargas entered the fight having won three out of his last five, and eight of his last 10 bouts, Broner noted the Las Vegas native had lost to Tim Bradley Jr and Manny Pacquiao.
The Broner-Vargas bout headlined the 14-fight card, which drew 13,964.
In the semi-main event, Jermall Charlo became the WBC interim middleweight champion by knocking out Hugo Centeno Jr (26-2-0) 55 seconds into the second round. Charlo called out Gennady Golovkin after improving to 27-0-0 with 21 knockouts.
“I want that fight,” Charlo said. “The networks and the teams can figure out how to get the Triple G fight done. I have the best manager in the world. I’m 27-0 with 21 knockouts. Everybody sees it. What more can I say?”
Gervonta Davis won the WBA super featherweight title with a knockout of Jesus Cuellar at 2:45 of the third round in the main card’s opening fight. Davis improved to 20-0-0 with 19 knockouts, while Cuellar dropped to 28-3-0 with 21 knockouts.
“My team put me back in this position and I’m thankful for it. I’m humble and focused going forward,” said Davis, who trained with Cunningham and Broner. “I’m on the road to greatness. Great things are coming for me.
The undercard was capped with Rau’shee Warren’s (16-2) unanimous decision win over Juan Medina, and Heather Hardy won her return to boxing with unanimous decision over Paoloa Torres (10-3-1). Hardy, a Brooklynite, has a 2-1-0 record with the Bellator mixed martial arts promotion. “I was happy with my performance,” Hardy said. “If something in the ring presents itself, first, I’ll stick with boxing. Otherwise I’ll look to Bellator to see what’s going on for June or July. I plan on having a really active 2018.”
Desmond Jarmon and Shyngyskhan Tazhibay each earned four round unanimous decisions over Kendrick Latchman and Isaac Freeman, respectively. Brooklyn’s Richardson Hitchins authored the night’s first eye-popping moment with a first round knockout of Alexander Charneco in a super lightweight fight, which was followed shortly thereafter by Gary Russell’s second round technical knockout of Andrew Rodgers and Fabian Maidana’s third round technical knockout of Justin Savi. Dylan Price earned a unanimous decision over Edson Noria, and in the opener, George Arias took a unanimous decision win over Tyrell Wright.
