With no judges to score, Mayweather claimed a moral victory, and the two hugged after the fight.

Subcard Summary

Another exhibition took place on the undercard, and Victor Ortiz, Mayweather’s former foe and potential future exhibition opponent, failed to impress in his scoreless fight with Rodrigo Damian Coria.

Alan Picasso Romero (29-0-1, 16 KO) improved his class and regained the WBC Silver super bantamweight title with a points victory over former world title challenger Azat Hovhannisyan (21-5, 17 KO). It was a lopsided fight, but Romero won by unanimous decision.

Dutch lightweight Jursly Vargas (3-0, 2 KOs) maintained his unbeaten record with a points win over Brian Eduardo Carrillo (3-2, 2 KOs) in the lightweight division, while Sekaye Terry (1-0, 0 KOs) made his debut and scored a four-round victory over Carlos Rosas (1-2, 0 KOs) in the super featherweight division.

Denzel Bentley successfully defended his WBO International middleweight title, defeating Derrick Osaze in the second round of their meeting at York Hall.

Bentley (20-3-1, 17 KOs) lost his British title in a majority decision loss to Nathan Heaney last November, but won it back with a two-round stoppage over Danny Dignum in April. Osaze (13-2, 3 KOs) has been largely inactive since winning the BOXXER tournament in 2019, and was last seen in March stopping Joel Julio in a third-place finish in Bulgaria.

Both men got off to a busy start in the first round, with Osaze taking the fight to “2 Acute” in the second, causing problems for the champion until he found the surefire equalizer, flattening the 30-year-old with a powerful right uppercut that sent him face down to the canvas and the contest was abruptly ended.

Bentley, who is ranked second by the WBO, is in line for a rematch with the unified WBO and IBF champion, Janibek Alimkhanulywho defeated him on points in November 2022.

The 29-year-old could also target the winner of the September 21 clash between Tyler Denny and Hamzah Sheeraz.

Junior secures first lanes

Aloys Jr. won his first professional titles, winning the full ten rounds and capturing the vacant WBA and IBO Continental cruiserweight titles with a narrow points victory over Oronzo Birardi.

Junior (8-1, 7 KO) was tested by Birardi (8-1, 6 KO) but largely controlled the fight and edged the winner by two scores of 97-93 and a third of 98-92.

Defeat defeats Rodriguez

The only eighth-round contender was in the super welterweight division, where Ben Fail went the distance to defeat Omir Rodriguez on points.

A tiny left hand put Rodriguez (15-20-1, 6 KOs) on the deck in the second round, but a shootout ensued after that and it was Fail (7-0, 5 KOs) who secured the victory in a 77-74 judge’s score.

Remaining Undercard

Joshua Frankham (10-0, 2 KOs) had his first fight of 2024, and the super welterweight did as he pleased, taking all six sessions against Artjom Spatar (4-10-1, 1 KO).

In the super featherweight division, Billy Adams (4-0) impressed by winning all six rounds against Marvin Solano (24-19, 8 KOs).

William Hamilton (6-0, 3 KO) earned a narrow points victory in the heavyweight division against Perry Howe (5-17-1, 1 KO), triumphing 60-54 over six rounds.

Mykyle Ahmed (1-0, 1 KO) made his super flyweight debut and came away with a victory over Stephen Jackson (1-53-1, 1 KO), who has only lost twice early in his 54 previous fights.

Mason Payne (1-0) also bowed out and scored a points win in his welterweight fight against John Henry Mosquera (5-17, 1 KO).

Frankie Wood (1-0) was the third to make his professional debut, with the super featherweight winning all four rounds in his clash with the experienced Engel Gomez (8-35-3, 4 KOs).

Terence Crawford was crowned four-division world champion last night in Los Angeles, defeating Israil Madrimov by narrow decision.

Despite it being Crawford’s first fight at welterweight, he was the clear favorite to beat WBA titleholder Madrimov, with the boxing world more focused on a potential clash with Mexican star Canelo Alvarez.

However, from the very first scenes it was clear that “Bud” was not going to have his own way, and the talented Uzbek matched him in something that was largely cunning.

Although, as is often the case, Crawford found the extra gears when he needed them and finished the fight the stronger of the pair, taking the final two rounds – which were the most entertaining of the fight.

The case went to the judges and after a nervous wait it was announced that Omaha emerged victorious, with results 116 – 112 and 115 – 113 x2.

Valenzuela stuns Cruz

The WBA super lightweight title changed hands in the co-main event as Jose Valenzuela was awarded a split decision over Isaac Cruz.

Cruz, as always, was on the attack, landing massive punches, but Valenzuela found him too velvety and with “El Rayo” being fit enough to keep moving throughout the contest, he was unable to do so.

By a split decision!

Jose Valenzuela is the NEW WBA Super Lightweight World Champion 👏👏👏#CruzValenzuela #CrawfordMadrimov #RiyadhSeasonal Card pic.twitter.com/8TuQSlCJEA

— Boxing at Matchroom (@MatchroomBoxing) August 4, 2024

Ruiz and Miller reach an impasse.

After an incredibly gripping twelve-round battle, nothing could separate the titanic Andy Ruiz Jr. and Jarrell Miller, and the fight ended in a majority draw.

Ruiz was clearly too much for Miller in the first four rounds, but the tide soon turned as Huge Baby’s pressure began to take its toll, and the former unified heavyweight champion quickly looked tired.

Though the Brooklyn native largely dominated the second half of the contest, “The Destroyer” dug in deep enough to fight out several rounds and ultimately came up tiny.

Bakole annihilates Anderson.

Earlier in the evening, heavyweight Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) picked up the best win of his career over the previously undefeated and highly hyped Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs).

Bakole knocked Anderson down and hurt him badly in the first round, and although the adolescent American quickly recovered over the next few rounds, it was clear that the 31-year-old’s size, power and speed were a bit too much for him. Anderson found himself on the ground three times in the fifth round before referee Jerry Cantu decided enough was enough.

Morrell is working, but Cruz is shining

David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) was expected to easily outshine Radivoje Kalajdzic (29-3, 21 KOs) in his first lithe heavyweight bout, but ultimately he came away with a disappointing decision victory.

On the other hand, former amateur star Andy Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs) looked better than ever as he defeated Antonio Moran (30-7-1, 21 KOs) with a seventh-round stoppage

Further Undercard Recap

Steven Nelson (20-0, 16 KO) defended his unblemished record with a victory over Marcos Rodriguez (20-1-1, 10 KO), while the hero was the regular season in Riyadh Ziyad Almaayouf (5-0-1, 1 KO). to a draw with the unannounced Michał Bulik (6-7-1, 2 KOS)