Last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, cruiserweight hopeful Lateef Kayode and former champion Antonio Tarver battled to a fairly entertaining split-draw. After twelve rounds of action, each fighter came away with a 115-113 verdict in their favor, with the final tally reading 114-114.
On the Showtime-televised undercard, middleweight prospect Peter Quillin dropped Winky Wright and pounded out a ten-round decision over him while WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout pulled out a unanimous decision over Delvin Rodriguez. View slideshow: Exclusive photos: Tarver-Kayode battle to split-draw; Quillin, Trout score wins
In the opening bout of the quadruple header, unbeaten Leo Santa Cruz became a champion after claiming the vacant IBF bantamweight crown after outhustling South Africa?s Vusi Malinga.
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