Former two-time world champion and cancer survivor Billy Dib won an eight-round super lightweight farewell bout against Game, the brave but outclassed Atilla Kayabasi.

The Z’s, aka all-time greats Carlos Zarate and Alfonso Zamora, brought “Billy The Kid” to the ring accompanied by the sweet tones of Frank Sinatra singing My…what else? Adolescent Bridger Walker performed Round Card duties between rounds.

Billy gave us a virtuoso performance, making Atilla’s face turn red with every strike on the book. The gulf of experience and a cascade of blows would have defeated a weaker man, Atilla survived it. Billy raised his hand moments before the bell rang to end the eighth and final round.

By winning his last fight, the WBC Champion of Hope achieved the impossible. He and Atilla embraced, and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman entered the ring to say: “This is an extraordinary dream come true. Now we welcome Billy outside the ring.”

Dib said, “Alhamdulillah, I won and left on my own terms. There’s no better way to close this chapter. Thank you to Mauricio Sulaiman, my wife, my son Laith, my family and my amazing fans for all the love. I dedicate this victory to Israel Vázquez, every cancer warrior, and to my brother Vames.”

Billy brave. Billy the fearless one who fought against the darkest and most pressing adversities. Our tears of joy and admiration for the Hero who always smiles, even in the darkest hour, before the dawn.

The results of the glorious fight night organized at the 62nd World Boxing Council Convention at the Grand Elysee Hotel saw several hard-fought fights for the WBC championship from nuclear to heavyweight.

In the main fight of the evening, WBC super flyweight champion Asley González successfully defended her title against Mary Romero.

The more compact and harder-hitting Asley pursued a longer-armed, short-haired opponent who was constantly spinning in retreat.

There was some heated exchanges when they came together, but the lasting combinations came from Asley, who actually got caught with some tough, but single, solitary rights. Her level of work, more precise, concise beam punches and high-pressure fighting forcing Mary to constantly retreat won UD over.

Tough-hitting southpaw striker Mourad Aliev defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title with a sixth-round KO victory over Davide Brito. Physically more imposing, Mourad made contact and often.

In the third round, David suffered a nosebleed and his mouthguard was broken, causing him to fall from one side of the ring to the other. He tried to fight back sporadically, but in round six he was trapped on the ropes and dropped by a massive right hand. Everything is over.

Serkay Comert won the WBC International silver title by defeating Yassin Hermi via UD. In the third round, it turned into an all-out war, which continued into the next round.

Serkay often struggled against the ropes and landed frequently. Yassin’s face swelled and in the sixth round a series of punches landed on him, and before the eighth round the ring doctor looked at him for a long time. He fought tough but got hit, especially down the stretch.

Ermal Hadribeaj won the MD title by defeating Eddy Colnenares to win the WBC International super welterweight belt. The lanky, much taller Eddy, who has the reach of an albatross, was shaky for the first three rounds. He then came to life and there was a lively exchange of words.

Southpaw Ermal was constantly jumping and weaving to avoid those long ramrod arms. He was more concerned with getting the win.

Benjamin Gavazi defeated Branimir Malencia in the tenth and final round to win the WBC international silver featherlight heavyweight title. Ben was catching Bran with right hands and various uppercuts. While Bran tried to crowd him and deal damage from head to toe. Two left-right headshot combinations in round ten convinced Bran to throw in the red towel at 1.41. So… TKO.

Esneidy Rodriguez defeated Sana Hazuki via UD for the WBC Silver Atomweight belt. The taller Suri tried to keep him at bay, but was relentlessly pursued by the more compact and powerful and grimly determined Esneidy, who landed several piercing combos and uppercuts. Suri had some success with long straight rights, but paid the price when Esneidy negated the range.

In the fight of the year candidate, which delivered on its promise to give fans 12 rounds of all-out war, NABO welterweight champion Alexis “Lex” Rocha (25-2-1, 16 KO) and knockout artist and NABF welterweight titleholder Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (15-0-1, 13 KO) closed the Golden Boy 2024 gala with a bang.

The toe-to-toe fight ended in a majority draw, with the judges scoring it 114-114, 114-114 and 116-112 for Rocha. The shootout took place live at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.

“I want to fight this fight again and then hopefully fight for the world title,” Rocha said. “I know I did enough to win. The rounds were very close; Unfortunately, tonight didn’t go the way I wanted. I want a rematch – it was a good fight and I want to do it again.”

“I definitely felt like I did everything I had to do to win that fight,” Curiel said. “I’m sure he would say the same. Ultimately, the best judges are the fans and judging by the audience’s reactions, they won today. I hope that next year we will be able to repeat this result. For now, I want to enjoy the holidays with my family.”

In the co-main event, still undefeated world title challenger Charles “Bad News” Conwell (21-0, 16 KO) continued his knockout streak, defeating previously undefeated and tough Gerardo Vergara (20-1, 13 KO) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Scheduled for a 10-round super welterweight fight, Conwell stopped at 2:51 of the seventh round after landing a devastating series of combinations.

American Olympic medalist and former collegiate world champion Marlen Esparza (15-2, 1 KO) proved that she still has a lot to offer in the sport with a unanimous victory over four-time world champion Arely “Ametralladora” Mucino (32-5- 32-5-). 2, 11 KO) from Monterrey, Mexico. The 10-round super flyweight went the distance, with the judges scoring the fight 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93. Opening the DAZN broadcast, Victor “El Tornado” Morales (20-0-1, 10 KO) from Vancouver, Canada and Ensenada, Jose Ortiz from Mexico (16-3-1, 6 KO) fought a scheduled 10-round fight in a weight match super featherweight. The fight was stopped by the doctor in the first second of the eighth round due to a cut sustained from a punch in the second round which affected Ortiz’s vision, awarding the TKO victory to Morales.

During the Golden Boy Fight Night: Rocha vs. Curiel Prelims gala broadcast live on the Golden Boy YouTube channel in Tijuana, Mexican Jorge “El Niño De Oro” Chavez (13-0, 8 KOs) improved his record in a fierce fight with Ruben Casero (12 -4, 4 KO) from Colonia, Uruguay. The eight-round super bantamweight fight was full of back-and-forth action, with Chavez scoring two knockdowns in round one and Casero coming back to life. All three judges scored the fight 80-70 in favor of Chavez.

Also in the qualifiers, Ricardo Ruvalcaba of California (13-0-1, 10 KO) and Jabin Chollet of San Diego (10-2, 8 KO) went the distance in an eight-round welterweight fight. Ruvalcaba was successful, securing a unanimous victory from the judges on scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 80-72. Sonora from Mexico Gael “El Terror” Cabrera (6-0, 4 KO) surprised fight fans with a successful fight against former world title challenger from General Santos City in the Philippines, Garen Diagan (10-6, 5 KO). Scheduled for a six-round bantamweight fight, Diagan hit the canvas in the second round with a powerful right hand from Cabrera and was unable to recover. Cabrera took the win after the break in 2:59.

In an upset victory, Uhlices Avelino-Reyes (3-1, 2 KO) of Omaha, Nebraska defeated Joshua “El Americano” Garcia (9-1, 4 KO) of Moreno Valley. Scheduled for a six-round lightweight fight, Garcia tried the canvas three times; once in the first round and twice in the second, with a corner kick ultimately ending the fight at 2:04 of the second. In a four-round middleweight fight, top-ranked Fabian Guzman (6-0.6 KO) of Orange continued his knockout streak against Travis Floyd (4-12-2, 1 KO) of Douglasville, Georgia. Guzman’s power was too much for Floyd and the fight only lasted until 2:28 of the second round. Javier Meza from Amarillo, Texas (1-0, 1 KO) will make his debut in the opening fight of the evening by knockout in a successful defeat against David Music from Findley, Ohio (0-2). Scheduled to be a four-round welterweight fight, Meza earned a first-round stoppage at 2:58.

Bruce Carrington shared his impressions of the fight during the recent Mike Tyson fight on Netflix, calling it “amazing” in an interview exclusively with World Boxing News.

“I was treated like a king, and since it was the first fight of the night… it was crazy,” Carrington told us.

“I met a different type of people and fans than people who are usually interested in boxing,” said the 27-year-old. “That’s what this game is all about – the opportunity to present yourself and promote yourself to different people all over the country and the world. It was an amazing experience.”

Although Tyson lost a unanimous decision after eight rounds of relative inaction to Jake Paul, the event itself was a success with a global audience of 108 million and fierce fights featuring Mario Barrios and Abel Ramos, as well as a rematch of Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.

Carrington also scored a victory of his own, defeating Dana Coolwell in an eight-round featherweight fight.

The Up-to-date York boxer told World Boxing News earlier this year that when he was a child, his father introduced him to Tyson, who showed him some moves that helped him develop in boxing.

In a twist of fate, Carrington ended up fighting on the same card as the former heavyweight ruler of the world.

As Carrington said, his involvement with the Netflix card on November 15 was because of Tyson. “It’s all because of Mike,” he said. “And it all started with me giving a speech like him,” he said, referring to an ad he gave in which he referenced Tyson after he scored a thrilling knockout against Bernard Angelo Torres on ESPN in February.

“Hey,” Tyson told Carrington, “You’re crazy! You are a great fighter.”

The promo went viral, Tyson told his team to create a spot for Carrington on the card, and the rest is history.

“Now I can say I have Tyson in my phone book. Like, what!”

When Carrington came to Up-to-date York, especially Brownsville, the same neighborhood Tyson came from, he spent a lot of time watching the heavyweight icon’s biggest fights.

Carrington had as exact a view as anyone about Tyson’s return. “I was elated that he was just there and able to have fun. It’s true, I thought it would be more of a firefight because I saw Mike’s bar set very high. I also knew he worked strenuous.

“I never thought I would have the opportunity to watch him because it was the first time in my life I saw him fight live. It definitely humbles you and gives you the inspiration that you can do more.

Asked if he would like to see Tyson fight like that again, Carrington told WBN: “Even though he says he wants to do it again… life happens.”

He added: “I don’t know though. I kind of don’t want Mike to go back there because even though it will always be fun and it will always sell – he says he wants to do it again – so yeah, as long as I join in, do you want that? Probably not.