Janibek Alimkhanuly defended his WBO middleweight world title at the Palms in Las Vegas, scoring points and defeating Denzel Bentley.

Janibek (13-0, KO8) won an interim version of the world title in May with a two-round knockout of overmatched Danny Dignum and was promoted to full champion status following Demetrius Andrade’s decision to escalate weight.

Bentley (17-2-1, KO14) was selected for the first voluntary defense of the Kazakh’s title, and he entered this defense as a two-time British champion, after taking over the vacant Lonsdale Belt belt in May, he won a split decision against Linus Udofia, and defended in September , stopping Marcus Morrison in four.

It was expected to be a one-sided victory for the champion, but the Battersea native forced him to work tough at night.

The Londoner had a tardy start, however, as Janibek landed a left hook that caught Bentley’s attention in the first set, and the combination secured the champion’s victory in the second half. Another huge left hand kept Bentley off balance in round three, and a brief right hook just before the bell spun Bentley as he struggled to gain footing. However, Bentley woke up in the fifth and after eating the chin, his reaction was to attack, with an uppercut of his own and a right hand forcing Janibek to retreat.

Precise shots to the head and body earned Bentley sixth place, and he also finished solidly in seventh and eighth, knocking Janibek’s head back with his right hand. Bentley also seemed to have the better in the ninth period, but in the championship rounds “Qazaq Style” regained his composure, stunning Bentley with a left hook in the tenth, and his left also caused damage in the penultimate frame. In the final round, another left hand staggered Bentley and he went for the kill, but the challenger bravely held on and made it to the final bell.

Two balances of 116-112 and a too high score of 118-110 confirmed Janibek’s victory, although it was not an uncomplicated victory at all.

On Senies’ lower card, Estrada (23-0, KO9) made her Top Rank debut, and “Superbad” routinely defended her WBA minimum weight world title, defeating Argentine Jazmin Gala Villarino (6-2-2, KO1) on points. Estrada won by three scores of 100-90.

Lightweight prospect Raymond Muratalla (16-0, KO13) remained undefeated as the Californian stopped Miguel Contreras (12-2-1, KO6) in the sixth of a scheduled eight rounds.

In the remaining eight rounds, Carlos Balderas (14-1, KO12) won with less than two minutes before the end of the lightweight fight against Esteban Sanchez (18-3, KO8).

In six rounds, Javier Martinez (8-0, KO2) scored a sufficient points victory over Marco Delgado (7-5, KO5) in the super middleweight, while in the heavyweight division Antonio Mireles (6-0, KO6) maintained his good form 100%. record thanks to his win in the first round against Eric Perry (5-1-1, KO5). In the super bantamweight division, Floyd Diaz (8-0, KO3) defeated Edgar Joe Cortes (9-7-1, KO1) in the fourth round.

In four rounds of the lightweight category, Charlie Sheehy (5-0, KO4) defeated Markus Bowes (2-1, KO2) in the first round, and Emiliano Vargas (2-0, KO2) defeated Julio Martinez (1-1, KO1) in the second round ).

Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring for the first time in 2022 and routinely stopped Stefani Koykow in the third round of their scheduled 10-round airy heavyweight bout at Telford International Centre.

Yarde (23-2, KO22) was shaking off the rest in anticipation of a controversial meeting with unified champion Artur Beterbiev, which was officially confirmed at the OVO Arena in London in overdue January 2023.

Yarde controlled the first round, although the visitors threw a lot of leather. Yarde came into action and opened up in the third quarter, pinning Koykow (14-2, KO12) to the ropes before a body shot and miniature uppercut knocked Koykow to the canvas and he failed to get the count.

The main fight of the evening was host Liam Davies (13-0, KO5), who won the vacant European super bantamweight title, as well as the WBC International belt, after a unanimous victory over Ionut Baluta (15-4, KO3).

Davies won the British title in June, upsetting Marc Leach by beating the champion in the first round on his way to points. Baluta has become accustomed to unexpected situations in Great Britain, and his last victory on the cards attracted the attention of Brad Foster and won the WBC International belt.

Davies started well, judging the distance well and caught up with Baluta as he entered. Baluta’s work rate increased in the second round as he supported Davies, but the host was one step ahead and in round five Baluta was eliminated. The Romanian rallied in rounds six and seven but went on the attack, allowing Davies to hit the cleaner shots that gave him the advantage.

Davies kept his opponent at bay and ultimately won by scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112.

Ethan James (10-0, KO0) had to deal with a overdue change in opposition as Connor Parker fell ill on the eve of their match, and his replacement, Keanen Wainwright (8-2, KO5), put him in fear of dropping two points to referee card. James was eliminated in the first round after a combination of counterattacks and it was a close fight with James winning 96-94.

Owen Cooper (7-0, KO2) won the Midlands Area welterweight title in impressive style, scoring after ten rounds against Jamie Stewart (3-3-2, KO0). Cooper scored a fifth-round knockdown with a miniature left hand and largely dominated the fight, ultimately earning a 100-89 victory in the judge’s discretion.

Ezra Taylor (4-0, KO3) scored a second-round victory in their airy heavyweight fight against Mohamed Cherif Benchadi (4-20-2, KO0). A series of punches knocked down Benchadi in the first quarter, and he was knocked down again by a right hand in the second quarter when the fight was stopped. Willo Hayden (5-0, KO1) won every sixth round against Romanian Marian Marius Istrate (3-14, KO0) in the lightweight division.

George Davey (6-0-1, KO1) returned to winning ways, defeating Paul Cummings (3-69-1, KO1) in the fourth round of their super welterweight fight.

In the super featherweight division, Brad Strand (9-0, KO3) maintained his undefeated record by defeating Darwin Martinez (7-7-2, KO6) and won 59-54 after six rounds.

Macauley Owen (5-0, KO1) extended his record to five straight wins, defeating Eduardo Valverde (3-8-1, KO1) en route to a 60-53 victory on the judge’s scorecard).

The long-awaited fight for the WBO interim middleweight title at the O2 Arena in London ended in disappointment as John Ryder scored a fifth-round retirement victory and Zach Parker was unable to continue with a damaged hand.

Parker (22-1, KO16) saw his dream fight at Derby’s Pride Park against Demetrius Andrade fall through due to an injury to the American and faced a tough test against Ryder (32-5, KO18), who came away with an impressive split decision victory over former world champion Daniel Jacobs in February.

The first few rounds were difficult to come by and as the action was heating up, early in the fourth period Parker injured his right hand and, unable to fend off Ryder with one hand, the decision was made to withdraw Parker. fight between rounds four and five.

As a result of his victory, Ryder now takes pole position after a shot at Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

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Hamzah Sheeraz (16-0, KO12) ruthlessly defended his WBC Silver middleweight title for the first time, defeating River Wilson-Bent (13-2-1, KO6) in two rounds. Sheeraz had already closed the eye on Wilson-Bent, and the accumulation of chopping blows forced the challenger to seek refuge on the canvas, where the fight was stopped.

Sam Noakes (10-0, KO10) won the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title and defended his WBC International silver belt after a merciless fourth-round stoppage of Calvin McCord (12-1, KO2). In the fourth frame, McCord went down a total of four times, all due to sickening body shots.

Dennis McCann (14-0, KO8) continues to impress, and “The Menace” won the vacant Commonwealth Super bantamweight title after defeating Joe Ham (17-4, KO6) in the eighth round. Ham was second in order, and when he came under fire with a low uppercut, another attack forced the referee to intervene.

We caught up with McCann after his win to get his post-fight reaction. Watch the video below.

Pierce O’Leary (11-0, KO6) won his first professional title, and the Irishman won the vacant WBC International super lightweight title with a big-point victory over Emmanuel Mungandjela (16-4-1, KO7). “Huge Bang” won with scores of 99-89, 99-90 and 96-92.

Tommy Fletcher (3-0, KO3) in his cruiserweight fight defeated Jiri Krejci (1-3-2, KO0) by knockout in the first round.

Sonny Ali (5-0, KO0) took a six-over decision in the welterweight division against Georgi Velichkov (3-7, KO3).