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THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 19 MAY 2026: Davis Outpoints Albright; Kuse Dethrones Jerusalem; Donovan Defeats Chukhadzhian; Hrgovic Stops Allen By Eric Armit PhilBoxing.com Wed, 20 May 2026  HIGHLIGHTS: -Keshawn Davis outpoints Nahir Albright and Brian Norman dismantles Josh Wagner in two rounds; There are wins for Kelvin and Keon Davis and Yan Santana -South African SIYAKHOLWA KUSE decisions champion Melvin Jerusalem to win the WBC minimumweight title -Paddy Donovan outpoints Karen Chukhadzhian in an IBF eliminator. -Filip Hrgovic stops Dave Allen in three rounds and there are wins for Michael Goimerz, Louie O’Doherty and Joe Hayden MAJOR SHOWS: MAY 16 NORFOLK, VA, USA: SUPER LIGHT :KEYSHAWN DAVIS (15-0) W PTS 12 NAHIR ALBRIGHT (17-3-1). WELTER: BRIAN NORMAN (29-1) W TKO 2 JOSH WAGNER (19-3). WELTER KELVIN DAVIS (15-1) W PTS 10 PETER DOBSON (17-4). FEATHER: YAN SANTANA (17-0) W PTS 10 CRISTIAN CRUZ (24-8-2). SUPER WELTER: KEON DAVIS (5-0) W PTS 6 EDWINE HUMAINE JUNIOR (9-3). SUPER FEATHER: DEDRICK CROCKLEM (7-0) W PTS 6 ERIC HOWARD (7-5).  Davis vs. Albright DAVIS outclasses ALBRIGHT. When they fought in 2023 a majority decision win for Davis was changed to No Contest after Davis tested positive for marijuana but this time Davis won a wide unanimous decision. Davis set a fast pace from the start piercing Albright’s guard with jabs and flashing combinations. Albright lacked the speed to compete and when he did attack Davis demonstrated some classy footwork or pivoted away and then dart back in to score with dazzling combinations. Albright just could not get a toehold in the fight and was caught by a series of left hooks in the fourth. The fifth saw Albright have his first taste of success as he landed a heavy right and he was the one landing the left hooks. It was brief success as Davis continually changed angles and put together bursts of punches with Albright being too slow to counter. A touch of madness in the seventh saw Davis deducted two points. Albright had been warned in the sixth after hoisting Davis on his shoulder but in the seventh Davis lifted Albright and body slammed him to the canvas and suffering a two point deduction. Some of the action was becoming untidy with too much clinching and wrestling but Albright was having some success with single punches and connected with a hard right on the advancing Davis in the eighth. Albright drove forward through the ninth with Davis on the back foot sliding away and countering but Albright just kept coming and again things turned ugly in the clinches. The tenth saw the fighters just stand and trade punches. It resembled a barroom brawl with both going for quantity rather than quality but Davis was landing the cleaner shots. Davis wrapped up the win as he turned up the heat on Albright rocking him in the eleventh and outscoring him in the last. Scores 118-108 twice and 117-109. Towering performance from Davis. He is No 1 with the WBO so mandatory challenger to Shakur Stevenson although there was mention of him wanting to move up to welterweight to fight WBO champion Devin Haney. Albright had scored a win over Keyshawn’s brother Kelvin and drawn with rated Frank Martin in February but Davis was in a different class.  Norman vs. Wagner NORMAN destroys WAGNER in two rounds. Norman immediately threaded three jabs though Wagner’s defence and connected with some quick-fire lefts to set the pattern for the fight. It was obvious that Norman possessed the quicker hands and the power. A left hook in the second hurt Wagner and had him backing up and retreating to a corner. Norman jumped him and unleashed a volley of punches until Wagner slumped to sit on the canvas. He made it to his feet only just beating the count. Norman again drove him to the same corner and down to sit propped up against the ropes. Wagner started massaging his left shoulder but eventually beat the count. He continued to massage his shoulder so the referee called a time out and Wagner indicated he could not continue so the fight was over. Norman will be looking to win back the WBO title he lost to Devin Haney in November, or any other version of the title. He showed with his speed and power here that he is very much a threat to any welterweight. Wagner was 18-0 but as he has tried to step up has lost to David Papot and Harlem Eubank.  Davis vs. Dobson Southpaw DAVIS boxes his way to a controversial victory over DOBSON. This one was expected to provide some fireworks but it rarely caught alight. Over the first three rounds the taller Davis was content to box at distance moving and jabbing with Dobson unable to close him down. Dobson upped the pressure over the fourth and connected with some hurtful body punches in the fifth. Davis looked to have a small lead going into the second half of the fight but was having trouble holding off the aggressive Dobson and many of the rounds were close. The better boxing of Davis might have just been enough to get him the decision but it looked as though it could go either way. The scoring was all over the place. One judge had it 99-91 for Davis one had it 98-92 for Dobson and a 97-93 for Davis gave him the split decision. Both needed a win with Davis having lost to Albright in June and Dobson being 1-3 in his last 4 fights including a defeat against Conor Benn 2024. Santana vs, Cruz SANTANA wins a unanimous decision over CRUZ to collect the vacant WBO NABO title. Strong start for Dominican Santana. He was a usings his longer reach and better skills to score over the first and connected with a combination that wobbled Cruz. Santana continued to outbox Cruz in the second and again landed heavily. The third was close as Cruz began to wake up and the Mexican closed the gap by taking the fourth. Santana continued to look to box his way through the fight but increased pressure from Cruz was making each round close. Santana looked to have a two point lead going into the ninth but Cruz was stronger and he had the better of the exchanges over the last two rounds. Santana’s early work impressed the judges more and he took the unanimous decision but again there were some differences in the scoring with the judges carding it 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 for Santana who wins the vacant WBO NABO title. Cruz was coming off a very creditable draw against Muhammad Yaqubov. Davis vs. Humaine Junior DAVIS decisions HUMAINE. The 6’3” Davis, 24, was able to control the fight using his height and longer reach (75” to 67 “) but there was also a big ability gap. The 5-7” Humaine just could not get inside to work either being stopped by counters or tied-up. When He tried to walk in behind a high guard he was an easy target for rapid-fire combinations from Davis and too often resorted to wild rushes. An easy night for Davis. All three cards read 60-54 and Davis, the youngest of the fighting clan, goes six rounds for the first time. Three defeats in a row now for Haitian Humaine. Crocklem vs. Howard CROCKLEM wins all six rounds against HOWARD. Howard started by trying to hustle the young Crocklem out of his stride forcing him to the ropes trying to , rough him up. Crocklem stayed cool boxing behind snappy right jabs and dropping in straight lefts. As the fight progressed Crocklem was putting together some impressive combinations changing angles and scoring at distance with straight lefts. Howard drove forward through the second half of the fight but Crocklem twisted around him deflecting the attacks and drawing Howard onto counters. Crocklem let himself get dragged into a brawl at times but was always the master. The cards all read 60-54 for the 21-year-old prospect. Fifth loss in his last six fights for Howard. DONCASTER, ENGLAND: HEAVY: FILIP HRGOVIC (20-1) W TKO 3 DAVID ALLEN (25-9-2). LIGHT: LOUIE O’DOHERTY (12-0) W PTS 12 AHMED HATIM (12-1). LIGHT: MICHAEL GOMEZ JR (23-2) W TKO 6 LEE McGREGOR( 16-3-1). SUPER WELTER: CARL FAIL (11-0) W PTS 8 LUIS MONTELONGO (18-18 ).WELTER: JOE HAYDEN (23-0) W TKO 5 RYAN FROST (3-16). WELTER: ASADKHUJA MUYDINKHUJAEV (2-0) W PTS 6 ALEXIS TORRES (13-16-2).  Hrgovic vs. Allen In a mismatch HRGOVIC crushes a brave ALLEN who has nothing to offer but courage. Hrgovic took control in the first. He was jabbing stiffly forcing the smaller Allen back and firing long rights. Allen was being forced to the ropes and just could not get on the front foot being caught with those long rights. On a couple of occasions when Allen did move off the ropes he had some mild success with jabs but was soon forced back by jabs and rights-as usual with Hrgovic some of those rights landing to the back of Allen’s head. The round ended with Allen trapped against the ropes as Hrgovic unloaded heavy rights. It was more of the same in the second with Hrgovic teeing off on a stationary Allen trapped against the ropes but there was lots of clinching as Hrgovic already looked tired. Allen was able to come forward in the third as Hrgovic’s output dropped. When Allen came forward Hrgovic put together a barrage of punches. An exhausted Allen missed with a wild swipe and dropped to a knee. When he got up he was backed against the ropes and Hrgovic bombarded him with punches. The referee glanced at Allen’s corner but the towel did not come in until some more savage rights from Hrgovic convinced Allen’s corner to do the right thing. Allen protested the stoppage but is too gutsy and needed to be saved from himself. Since being stopped by Daniel Dubois in 2024 Hrgovic has fed on British heavyweights beating Joe Joyce, David Adeleye and now Allen. There is talk of Moses Itauma next. Dubois in the WBO champion Itauma is No 1 and Hrgovic No 2 with the third spot vacant so it will be interesting to see what develops. Allen has been in too many wars and needs to put away the gloves. O’Doherty vs. Hatim O’DOHERTY starts slowly and then takes control and wins a unanimous decision over HATIM. It was Hatim who made the better start using his height and longer reach to fire home strong jabs and straight lefts putting O’Doherty on the back foot. O’Doherty began to up his pace from late in the third and dominated from there. He was scoring with straight rights and getting inside and connecting with hooks to the body from both hands. Hakim lacked the power to match him and was slowly being broken down. Hakim was badly rocked by a series of punches in the eighth but rallied to make the ninth close. From there O’Doherty swept the last three round with Hakim doing well to last the distance. Scores 118-110 twice and 119-109. O’Doherty was defending the British title and wins the vacant Commonwealth title. Sudanese-born Hakim had performed well in beating Liam Dillon in a final eliminator for both titles. Gomez vs. McGregor GOMEZ’s power proves too much for McGREGOR as he wears down and beats the Scot in the sixth. This one was fought at fast pace from the start. The taller Gomez was coming forward behind some sharp jabbing with McGregor countering well. Gomes looked to have the edge in power with McGregor successful when he could force Gomez to the ropes. A fierce barrage of punches from Gomez in the fourth saw McGregor drop to a knee. He made it to his feet and fought off Gomez’s attempts to finish the fight. Gomez was landing heavily in the fifth with the fight being halted when McGregor’s mouthguard was dislodged. Despite cuts over both eyes McGregor went toe-to-toe with Gomez to see out the round but a sustained barrage of blows from Gomez in the sixth brought the towel from McGregor’s corner. Gomez had lost on a tenth round retirement against Reece Bellotti for the British and Commonwealth super featherweight belts but this move up to lightweight has worked well and seen him collect the Vacant WBA International title. McGregor was Commonwealth bantam champion but was halted last year in four rounds by Nathaniel Collins for the vacant WBC Silver featherweight title. Fail vs. Montelongo Southpaw FAIL proves too fast and too mobile for a slow MONTELONGO. The Mexican continually switched guard but it made no difference. Fail circled firing jabs and straight lefts through Montelongo’s defence and easily glided away from the Mexican’s attacks. Fail worked everything off his jab and scored well to head and body. Montelongo only worked in short bursts and had some success with hooks but Fail outworked and outscored him in every round. The referee carded it 80-72. Hayden vs. Frost HAYDEN stops FROST in the fifth. Just a keep busy fight for Hayden. Frost was competitive early more than willing to mix it with Hayden but right hooks to the body slowed him and he was dropped by a right hook in the third. Hayden continued to target the body throughout the fourth with a resilient Frost fighting back hard. A series of punches sent Frost down in the fifth and although he dragged himself to his feet the referee made a good stoppage. Southpaw Hayden, 26, has 23 wins under his belt and although there is no need to rush him he should now be looking for some level of a title shot at domestic or international level. Eighth defeat in a row for Frost. Muydinkhujaev vs. Torres Uzbek MUYDINKHUJAEV has too much of everything for limited Argentinian TORRES. The gold medal winner from the Paris Olympics showed silky skills plenty of speed and precision but treated it more as an exhibition than a chance to show some power and create some fire. The referee scored it 60-54. Muydinkhujaev , 25, is talented ( he also took gold at the World Championships and twice at the IBA World championships) and will be a force when he settles into a more professional approach. Torres is now 0-7-1 in his last 8 fights. KEMPTON PARK, SOUTH AFRICA: MINIMUM: SIYAKHOLWA KUSE (10-3-1) W PTS 12 MELVIN JERUSALEM (25-4). MINIMUM: TYLA PROMNICK (6-0) W PTS 10 THOBELA NYANDA (5-2). HEAVY: JOSE KADIMA (8-0) W KO 1 JOHNNY MULLER (23-12-2)  Kuse vs. Jerusalem KUSE outboxes and outfights JERUSALEM to win the WBC title. Great performance delivered by Kuse. From the start The South African’s confidence was high his superior speed had him sticking Jerusalem with his jab and dancing back before Jerusalem could respond. A clash of heads in nthe second luckily saw neither fighter cut and as Kuse grew in confidence he was darting forward with straight rights and lefts and Jerusalem could not find any rhythm. A left to the side of the head knocked Kuse off balance in the third but he recovered to outbox Jerusalem. The champion rebounded with a good fourth and at that point the scores were 38-39 Kuse, 39-37 Jerusalem and 38-38. Kuse then upped his pace. He was getting his punches off first firing snappy combinations and making Jerusalem look crude as the Filipino swiped empty air and staggered onto counters. Kuse had swept the middle rounds and at the end of th eighth was in front on all three cards at 78-74, 78-75 and 77-75. Jerusalem should have been driving forward trying to cut down the ring or slow Kuse but the quantity and quality of Kuse’s punches had the challenger the one doing the pressing and the scoring. A right staggered Kuse in the tenth but he quickly recovered. A right sent Kuse down briefly in the eleventh but he was in no real danger and in the last as a desperate Jerusalem lunged forward throwing wild punches Kuse was the one landing with greater coolness and accuracy. Kuse won on scores of 116-111, 116-112 and 115-112. Kuse had lost a unanimous decision against Jerusalem for the WBC title in October but his team and promoter Rodney Berman were confident he could reverse that decision in South Africa. At one point Kuse’s record stood at 3-2-1 but with the right support and his own self-belief he has climbed to unlikely heights. Jerusalem was making the fourth defence of the WBC belt and had won 14 of his last 15 fights-losing only to Oscar Collazo-so was not on the slide and Kuse’s achievement in winning the WBC title against the odds is one of the top achievements in South African boxing. Promnick vs. Nyanda PROMNICK, 21, becomes the youngest holder of a South African female title as she takes a majority decision over champion NYANDA. She was jumping from six rounds to ten but her aggression gave her the edge and she won on scores of 96-94 twice and 95-95. Kadima vs. Mueller DRC’s KADIMA knocks out MUELLER in the first round. This was Mueller’s first fight since October 2023 and predicably it ended in disaster, The hard punching Congolese fighter put Mueller down three times and it was over in less than three minutes. Kadima gets his sixth inside the distance victory and his fourth first round finish. Muller at his peak was good enough to beat Kevin Lerena and Mateusz Masternak but hopefully will now put the gloves away for good MAY 15 MANNHEIM , GERMANY: WELTER: PADDY DONOVAN (15-2) W PTS 12 KAREN CHUKHADZHIAN (26-4). HEAVY: EMANUEL ODIASE (11-0) W KO 2 NICK WEBB (19-4). HEAVY: PETER KADIRU (23-1) W PTS 10 SENAD GASHI (34-5,1 ND). HEAVY: NELVIE TIAFACK (4-0) W PTS 6 MATEUS DE PENHA (7-3-2). HEAVY: VIKTOR JURK (14-0) W KO 1 EDWIN CASTILLO (13-3). LIGHT: DEVRIM GOEKDUMAN (13-0-1) DREW 10 FRANKLYN DWOMOH (9-0-1). CRUISER: ALEXANDER OKAFOR (4-0) W PTS 10 ELIJA UELKUESEVEN (8-1). Chukhadzhian vs. Donovan DONOVAN scores two knockdowns and takes a split decision over CHUKHADZHIAN in an IBF eliminator. It was a close fight all the way with the two knockdowns the deciding factor. After a couple of fairly even rounds with Donovan’s hand speed probably giving him a slight edge action picked up in the third with southpaw Donovan rocking Chukhadzhian with a left. The Irishman also looked to have the edge in the fourth although Chukhadzhian connected with a hard right late in the round and he had his best round so far in the fifth. A left hook floored Chukhadzhian in the sixth but it was not a heavy knockdown and he rebounded with a strong seventh. Just when Chukhadzhian looked to be getting into his stride he was down from a right in the eighth. Chukhadzhian complained it was a push and was up quickly bit it was another 10-8 round. An equal ninth left Chukhadzhian with a lot of work to do and there was plenty of back-and-forth action in the tenth with Chukhadzhian connecting with a couple of hard left hooks and the Ukrainian provided the stronger finish but it was not enough to overcome Donovan’s better start and the two knockdowns. Scores 115-111 and 114-112 for Donovan and 113-113. Donovan deserved this second chance to land an IBF title shot having lost a split decision against Lewis Crocker for the vacant title in September. He is now in line to face the winner of Crocker’s 24 June defence against Liam Paro. Chukhadzhian lost a wide unanimous decision against Jaron Ennis in a challenge for the IBF title in 2024. Odiase vs. Webb ODIASE blasts out WEBB in two rounds. After dominating the action in the first Odiase began to find the target with straight rights to the head. Two rights sent Webb back and a third sent him staggering across the ring to the ropes. Odiase followed up and landed a series of punches that had Webb slumping to the floor and counted out. Ninth inside the distance victory for the 6’8” German who wins the vacant IBF European title. Webb, 38, sufferers his fourth loss by KO/TKO. Kadiru vs. Gashi KADIRU boxes his way to victory over experienced GASHI to win the vacant WBA Continental title. After a close opener Kadri had his jab working well from the second using it to score effectively to head and body at distance and breaking up attempted attacks from Gashi. A right in the fourth from Gashi was the best punch so far in the fight but some of Gashi’s usual aggression seemed muted. The reach edge for the 6’4 ½” Kadiru was proving decisive as Gashi, 6’0” ,found it hard to get inside to work but he was doing enough to make the rounds close. Kadiru continued to pile up the points with his jab but slowed over the ninth and tenth allowing Gashi to pick up a couple of rounds. Scores 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 for Kadiru. After his upset kayo loss to Marcos Aumada in 2022 Kadiru has been very carefully matched with Gashi the first reasonable test in his nine fights since then. Last time out Gashi had decisioned 29-1 Tom Schwarz. Tiafack vs. De Penha Cameroon-born Olympian TIAFACK gets in six rounds of work against Brazilian DE PENHA. Tiafack was taking the fight to the Brazilian for the whole six rounds with De Penha showing some smart movement, constantly switching guards, but little aggression. Tiafack shook De Penha late in the fourth but the visitor survived and although exhausted lasted the distance. Tiafack won on scores of 60-54 twice and 60-53. Tiafack won bronze in Paris and twice beat English hope Delicious Orie but still has to adjust to the professional ranks. Jurk vs. Castillo JURK finishes CASTILLO in 15 seconds-including the count!. Jurk walked across the ring shaping to throw a right jab but instead fired a straight left that seemed to land between Castillo’s chin and his chest. Castillo went down heavily on his side then turned to lay spreadeagled on his back and was counted out. Spectacular but meaningless win and the 6’8 ½” Jurk, a silver medallist at the U22 European Championships at the age of at the age of 18, and German champion at Under 17, U18 and U19 needs to face something resembling a test soon. Colombian Castillo is 0-3 in fights in Germany with all three losses coming inside three rounds. Goekduman vs. Dwomoh GOEKDUMAN has to get off the floor after an early knockdown to fight his way to draw against fellow-German DWOMOH and to retain the IBF European belt. Dwomoh went ahead at the start. He looked to have edged 2 of the first 3 rounds and then dropped Goekduman in the fourth. Goekduman beat the count and then rallied to capture the next three rounds as Dwomoh began to flag from the fast pace. Dwomoh recovered although going to the canvas a few times from slips as he tired. Both fought hard over the tenth knowing the fight was close. The judges scored it 95-94 Goekduman, 95-94 Dwomoh and 95-95 . First defence for Goekduman. Okafor vs. Uelkueseven Former elite level amateur OKAFOR scores an important knockdown on the way to winning the vacant German title with a split decision over UELKUESEVEN. Boxing on the back footOkafor putUelkueseven down with a counter in the fourth and had built a good lead by the end of the fifth. Uelkueseven took over and put Okafor under heavy pressure to even things up by the end of the ninth. Uelkueseven seemed to just do enough to take the tenth but the judges scored it 95-94 twice for Okafor and 96-93 for Uelkueseven. Not a popular decision. MADDALONIA, ITALY: SUPER WELTER: FRANCESCO MAGRI (9-0-1) W TKO 5 FRANCESCO AIELLO (11-1). MAGRI wins the vacant Italian title with a stoppage of AIELLO. The first round was close with a bit of success late in the round enough to give it to Aiello. From the second it was Magri’s fight. He boxed with skill constantly changing angles and being too quick for Aiello. The third and fourth saw Aiello piling forward applying plenty of pressure but Magri defended well and finding gaps for counters. Magri took the fight to Aiello in the fifth and landed heavily. A punch had Aiello dropping forward trying to grasp Magri but he went down. It was a genuine knockdown and Aiello was badly shaken but the referee ruled it a slip. Magri continued to bombard Aiello with punches and Aiello’s corner threw in the towel to save their man. MAY 16 BRONDBY, DENMARK: FLY: LINN SANDSTROM (12-4-4) DREW 10 KATHERINE LINDEMUTH ( 7-5, 2 ND). SUPER FEATHER: AHMAD EL AHMAD (12-0) W PTS 10 TINKO BANABA (8-3). HEAVY: KEM LJUNGQUIST (22-1) W RTD 2 OMAR GARCIA (19-15). Sandstrom vs. Lindemuth Brazilian-born Australian SANDSTROM looks lucky to get a draw against American LINDEMUTH as the WBA interim title remains vacant. Despite her lack of experience and modest record. Lindemuth marched forward throughout the fight putting Sandstrom under relentless pressure. Sandstrom had the better skills and better accuracy but was unable to contain the constant aggress from Lindenmuth who looked to have done enough to take the verdict. All three judges were Danish with two scoring it 95-95 and the third a strange 98-92 for Sandstrom. El Ahmad vs. Banabakov EL AHMAD moves up to main bout status with a unanimous verdict over Bulgarian BANABAKOV. There was plenty of back-and-forth action early with the taller El Ahmad working better at distance and edging ahead. Banabakov did enough to keep the fight close and had some success over the second half of the fight as they both tired and there was more clinching and inside work but El Ahmads was a good winner with all three judges scoring it 97-93. Good learning experience for El Ahmad but his lack of power will be a drawback. Banabakov had won his last 3 fights Ljungquist vs. Garcia LJUNGQUIST beats an overmatched GARCIA after two rounds. In the first round he 6’6 ½” local had no problem in landing his jabs and straight lefts on the 5’ 11 ½” Spanish-based Venezuelan. He floored Garcia in the second and Garcia did not come out for the third. Ljungquist’s only loss is a fifth round kayo by Murat Gassiev but that is also the only real test he has faced. Now 7 losses in his last 8 fights for Venezuelan Garcia. INGOLSTADT, GERMANY: SUPER MIDDLE: DIEGO CARMONA (15-3) W PTS 10 GRANIT STEIN (20-1-1) . HEAVY: PETAR MILAS (21-1) W KO 4 JOEL TAMBWE DJEKO (19-5-1). SUPER MIDDLE: EMRE CUKUR (26-3-2) DREW 8 JOHN SERUNJOGI (15-4-1). LIGHT: HOWIK BEBRAHAM (23-3) W TKO 2 DERVIN RODRIGUEZ (11-5-1). CRUISER: LEON HARTH (24-6-1,1 ND) W PTS 8 VACLAV PEJSAR 26-24). Carmona vs. Stein Mexican southpaw CARMONA rains on STEIN’S parade as he wins a split decision on a show in Stein’s home town set up to showcase Stein’s potential. Things started well enough as Stein took the fight to Carmona and had the better of the exchanges. Carmona gradually worked his way into the fight but Stein was building a good lead. The pace had been quick and from the sixth Stein began to flag. Carmona was stronger over the closing rounds. He applied more and more pressure. He looked to have scored a knockdown in the ninth but the referee did not give a count. Carmona had done enough to overcome Stein’s early lead and Stein was down again in the tenth. The Mexican’s corner reacted with fury when again no count was applied but it did seem that as well as a punch their legs tangled so no injustice. Carmona’s strong finish rightfully earned him the decision on scores of 97-93 twice for Carmona and 96-94 for Stein. After this loss there were attempts to boost Carmona into some sort of dangerous choice of opponent but Carmona had lost 2 of his last 3 fights and even after this win BoxRec only had the Mexican as No 150. At 33 it is a loss Stein could not afford but there will be attempts to rebuild him. Milas vs. Djeko Croatian MILAS knocks out DJEKO in the fourth. After a first round of study from the second the quick and mobile Milas outboxed the big Belgian finding the target with jabs and switching guards with Djeko unable to get his jab working. Milas upped the pressure in the fourth forcing Djeko to the ropes and fired an array of punches. Djeko fought his way off the ropes but Milas nailed him with a left hook and a right that sent Djeko down on his back and he was a counted out. Now 17 wins by KO/TKO for Milas. The EBU rate 45 heavyweights-and Milas is not one of them but with this win and a tenth round stoppage of 18-1 Granit Shala in January he poses a real threat. Djeko had lost in seven rounds against Mateusz Masternak in October but that was for the vacant European cruiserweight title. Cukur vs. Serunjogi CUKUR and SERUNJOGI fight to a split draw over eight entertaining rounds. Southpaw Cukur edged into the lead taking two of the first three rounds as he managed to get past the longer reach of the Ugandan. Serunjogi scored well with body punches over the fourth and fifth to partially close the gap. It swung Cukor’s way again as he banged away at Serunjogi’s body in the sixth and seventh leaving Serunjogi needing a big last round to save the fight. He produced the goods forcing Cukur to the ropes under a sustained attack to even things up. Scores 77-75 Cukur, 77-75 Serunjogi and 76-76. A fair result that snaps Cukur’s six-bout winning streak. Serunjogi is 2-2-1 in his last 5 fights. Bebraham vs. Rodriguez BEBRAHAM returns to the ring and stops RODRIGUEZ in two rounds. Bebraham was using a body attack in the first and already Rodriguez looked unhappy. Bebraham trapped Rodriguez in a corner in the second and the Venezuelan dropped to one knee. He was a up at eight but a left to the body sent him down again. He made it his feet and the referee let the fight continue but when Bebraham again landed a barrage of body punches the referee stopped the fight. First time in the ring since November 2023 for the 35-year-old German who was 17-1 at the start of his career. Fourth consecutive defeat for Rodriguez. Harth vs. Pejsar. HARTH hurts PEJSAR early but then has to go the distance for his win. Harth made a great start shaking Pejsar in the first with an overhand right and a left to the body. Pejsar managed to stay up and saw out the round. Harth continued to find the target over the second and third but Pejsar woke up in the fourth landing a heavy night that had Harth holding. Pejsar also had a good fifth but Harth was back on top in the sixth circling Pejsar and connecting with jabs. Pejsar tired and Harth swept the last two rounds to win on scores of 79-73, 78-73 and 77-74. LOS CABOS, MEXICO: SUPER FLY: ISRAEL GONZALEZ (32-5-2) W PTS 10 ARMANDO APPEL (18-4-1). GONZALEZ takes a unanimous decision over APPEL to win the vacant WBC Silver title. The deeper experience and craft of Gonzalez won this one. Appel attacked hard throughout the fight but Gonzalez boxed cleverly on the back foot, defended well and constantly caught Appel with quick, accurate counters. Appel’s attacks became more and more sloppy as he desperately tried to hunt down the elusive Gonzalez. In the last round a frustrated Appel signalled for Gonzalez to stand and fight but Gonzalez stuck to his boxing. No scores available. Gonzalez has lost in title fights against Khalid Yafai, Roman Gonzalez and Jesse Rodriguez but is rated in the top ten by both the WBO and IBF so some slim hope remains of another title shot. SWIETOCHLOWICE, POLAND: SUPER MIDDLE: FIODOR CZERKASZYN (28-1) W TKO 5 MATE RUDAN (8-2). CZERKASZYN stops Croatian RUDAN in the fifth. Czerkaszyn took this one in his stride. He was content to let Rudan forge forward meeting him with counters and easily avoiding Rudan’s crude advances. Rudan kept coming and had occasional success but Czerkaszyn was always in command. In the fifth two rights had Rudan staggering and falling into the ropes and the referee stopped the fight. Eighteenth win by KO/TKO for Czerkaszyn. MIAMI, FL, USA:. LIGHT: LEONARDO PADILLA (25-7-1,1 ND) W PTS 8 MANUEL CORREA (15-23). HEAVY: CARLOS FROMENTA (19-2) W RTD 4 RAMON OLIVAS (19-26). HEAVY: ALEXEI DRONOV (11-0) W KO 2 BRANDON CARMACK (9-10-2, 1 ND). Padilla vs. Correa Venezuelan PADILLA returns to the ring with a points victory over Cuban CORREA. In a bit of a wild scrap Padilla was warned strongly for holding and deducted a point in the third for low blows. He turned things around with a sixth round knockdown and finished strongly to win on scores of 79-71, 78-72 and 76-74. First fight for 15 months for Padilla. Correa had won 4 of his last 5 fights. Fromenta vs. Olivas FROMENTA gives Cuba a winner as he forces a retirement against Mexican OLIVAS. The 6’3” Cuban makes it seven consecutive inside the distance wins-all inside five rounds. His only loss in his last 20 fights was a stoppage by Brandon Glanton in 2023. Now 24 inside the distance losses for Oivas who was coming off a rare win. Dronov vs. Carmack Russian DRONOV, 24 , floors CARMACK with a body punch in the first and puts him down and out in the second. The 6’5 ½” former Youth Olympics gold medal winner has won nine inside the distance DALLAS, TX, USA: LIGHT: ABEL MENDOZA (44-0) W PTS 10 JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (17-4-3). SUPER FEATHER: OTAR ERANOSYAN (17-0) W TKO 4 JOSE GUARDADO (18-4-1). Mendoza vs. Rodriguez MENDOZA continues his 100% record with a unanimous decision over RODRIGUEZ. Scores 100-90 twice and 99-91 as Mendoza wins the vacant NABA belt. The 30-year-old Texan, a professional since 2016, needs to find seven more fighters to beat so he can surpass Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0. Rodríguez is No. 1,021 on BoxRec ratings! Eranosyan vs. Guardado ERANOSYAN chalks up another win as he stops GUARDADO in the fourth. Georgian Eranosyan, 32, wins the vacant NABA title. As an amateur he twice won a silver medal at the European Championships, losing to Joe Cordina in 2015, and bronze at the World championships and European Games. Third inside the distance defeat for Guardado. NECOCHEA, ARGENTINA: SUPER LIGHT: ALAN DUTRA (17-1) W TKO 3 NESTOR ABDALLAH (11-12) DUTRA continues his rebuilding project with a third round stoppage of ABDULLAH. Dutra handed out some heavy punishment over the first two rounds and was hammering away at Abdullah in the third. The referee should have stopped the fight but instead Abdullah’s corner climbed into the ring to force the end. Dutra, 25, a former national lightweight champion, had suffered his first loss at the WBC Grand Prix in June. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: JOSE ROMERO (30-4-1) DREW 10 DIEGO SANCHEZ (11-2). ROMANO has to fight hard to get a draw against inexperienced SANCHEZ. Romano was at his best on the back foot scoring with accurate counters but Sanchez , 22, exerted plenty of pressure in every round and showed he was a better fighter than his loss to fellow-novice Juan Ilharregui indicated. Scores 97-93 Sanchez, 96-94 Romero and 95-95. The WBA Fedelatin title remains vacant. COPIAPO, CHILE: WELTER: EDUARDO ZULETA (19-0-1) W PTS 10 OLIVER FLORES (31-7-3). ZULETA wins the vacant WBO Latino title with a controversial split decision over Nicaraguan southpaw FLORES. This one was close and likely to go either way with a big last round from Zuleta the decider. Scores 97-92 and 97-93 for Zuleta and 96-94 for Flores. Zulueta has been very carefully matched and former WBA super feather title challenger Flores, loser of 3 of his last 4 fights, was actually a step up in class. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Eric Armit.  |
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