2016 heavyweight Olympian and WBA No. 2 heavyweight contender Lenier 13-0 (8) defeated former IBF EBU Cruiser champion Jordan Thompson (15-2 (12)) by 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

(Source: Zachariah Delgado Boxing Fight on Matchroom)

In the first round, the taller Thompson, nearly 40 pounds heavier than in his last fight about two years ago for the IBF world cruiserweight title, was stopped. Southpaw Pero was 98-19 among amateurs.

Pero stepped forward as Thompson used his jab, taking the round at close range. In the second round, Pero’s mid-range shot to the left to the chin knocked Thompson a few steps into the ropes, as he was later shown stomping on Thompson’s foot.

In the first minute of the third round, Pero landed a low blow, causing referee Christopher Adolescent to give Thompson a few minutes to rest. In the final minute, Pero hit Thompson in the chest, taking away all three rounds.

In the final minute of the fourth round, Thompson found himself in the corner as Pero fired left body shots to end another round. In the fifth round, Thompson had his best round, starting with a jab and landing straight to Pero’s body. In the sixth round, it was another good round for Thompson, very similar to the previous one.

Midway through the seventh round, Thompson was hit again by Pero and had a minute to rest. With less than a minute remaining, Pero landed another low blow, allowing referee Adolescent to finally score the point. That’s three rounds in a row; it looks like Thompson won after dropping the first four.

In the second half of the eighth round, the two went at each other in one of the better rounds of the fight. Pero seems to be slowing down a bit. Through 8 rounds, Thompson threw more, but Pero landed more. In the ninth round, with 30 seconds left, Pero rocked Thompson to the chin with a left hand, almost knocking him to his feet.

In the tenth and final round, both landed challenging shots, knowing the fight could be in jeopardy and Thompson would land more frequently.

The scores were 97-93, 96-93 and 97-93.

Former Cuban amateur junior middleweight champion and WBA mainland American champion Yoelvis “Lajoya” Gomez (9-1-1 (7 KO) defended his title after a 10-round majority draw against Antraveous “Yamz” Ingram (12-0-1 (6 KO). However, Gomez appeared to have won.

With over 250 amateur fights in his first round, Gomez is the shorter of the two as local fighter Ingram has a ton of fans behind him.

In the first two rounds, the shorter Gomez lands punches to the body while Ingram uses his reach and punches to the ground, with Gomez landing both rounds. Midway through the third round, Gomez landed a combination to the chin, hurting Ingram and forcing him to hang on.

In the fourth round, Ingram came back well and the shorter Gomez seemed to snail-paced down. Midway through the fifth round, Gomez missed a right hook and fell to the canvas. In the final minute, Gomez hurt Ingram with a left hand to the chin while grabbing Gomez.

After the bell, he walked to his corner on shaky legs. In the sixth round, fighting the southpaw again with his hands in front of his face, Ingram is unable to cope with the shorter Gomez’s strength. Gomez’s right hook hurt Ingram in the final seconds.

In the seventh round, Ingram caught his second wind and dominated Gomez until the final minute of the round, when Gomez returned to form, landing a left and an upper left to Ingram’s chin. In the eighth round, Ingram made a good comeback in the first minute. Midway Gomez took control, hurting Ingram with shots to the head and then body shots, causing Ingram to bleed from the mouth and nose.

In the ninth round, Ingram was doing well until the final minute when Gomez landed multiple right hooks to the chin. In the tenth and final round, Gomez dominated and Ingram ran without throwing much, having never fought for six rounds before. Great round for Gomez.

The scores were 96-94 for Gomez, 96-94 for Ingram and 95-95. Gomez looked to be the winner again, but Ingram landed more punches towards the end. The main referee was Mosaminio Montanini.

Olympic cruiserweight Pat Brown (5-0 (5 KO)) knocked out Felix Valera 24-9 (21 KO) at 1:34 of the second round of a scheduled 10 rounds, scoring two knockdowns.

In the first round, the 37-year-old Valera, compared to the 25-year-old Brown, with Brown having a 3″ height advantage, made his U.S. debut. Brown used an effective jab to win the round. At the beginning of the second round, Valera’s trainer lifted him from the stool and then the ring doctor checked his forehead.

In the second round, in the first minute, a left hook to the ear by Brown dropped Valera, which was ruled an 8 by referee Alicia Collins. Brown charged right at him and dropped him again with a left hook to the chin, which referee Collins waved him off.

In the main supporting bout, 2024 junior middleweight Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones 4-0 (4 KO) knocked out Yusuph “Mr. Mwanza” Metu (12-3 (9 KO) in the third round of a scheduled six rounds, 1:31.

In the first round, Jones mostly used his jab. Halfway through, he rocked Metu with a right to the chin. A left hook and a right to the chin in the final 30 seconds from Jones, and Metu went down on an 8 count from referee Massimino Montanini.

Midway through the second round, Jones hit Metu with a right to the chin. Jones hit Metu’s chin four times in the final minute.

In the third round, Jones landed a left hook to the injured left eye, causing Metu to walk away and fall to the canvas as referee Montani waved him off to his feet.

2024 junior middleweight Olympian Nishant Dev, 4-0 (2 KO), dominated Juan Carlos Campos Medina (4-3 (3 KO)) with a six-round unanimous decision.

In the first round, the taller southpaw appeared to have trouble with his balance as Medina slid to the canvas twice, with referee Christopher Adolescent calling it a slip, although the second punch appeared to hit Dev to the body. In the second round, Dev brought blood from the Nose of Medina. In the final seconds, Nev rocked Medina with a left hand to the chin, causing him to fall into Nev’s arms.

In the third round, Nev continued to outperform the shorter Medina, whose nose was still bleeding. The most significant moment of the round on Medina’s chin in the last minute was Nev’s right uppercut.

In the fourth round, Medina drove Nev to the ropes, but was countered with Medina’s blood even on Nev’s chest from Medina’s face.

Midway through the fifth round, Medina took Nev to the canvas. Nev continued to land uppercuts to the body for another round. In the sixth and final round, both southpaws land, with Medina landing uppercuts to the body and driving his head into the taller Nev’s chest. In his best round, although it may not be his first, he won. His nose stopped bleeding in the corner of the round.

The scores were 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.

The ring announcer was David Diamante.