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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford
The massive welterweight megafight was won by Terence Crawford, who became the first undisputed champion at the weight in the four-belt era after masterfully stopping Errol Spence Jr. in the ninth inning at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Crawford (40-0, 31 KO) knocked down Spence Jr (28-1, 22 KO) three times, including twice in the seventh round, before Harvey Dock intervened after a series of penalties.
After a ring walk during which Eminem led Crawford into battle, work got down to business, and in a tense opening round, both tried to set up their southpaw jabs.
Spence, who held the WBA ‘super’, WBC and IBF titles, landed a nice left hand early in the second and aimed for his opponent’s body, while Crawford, who entered as the WBO champion, happily measured and learned until he released at the right moment. the time of the right hand that fell 33-year-old as he lunged towards the end of the frame.
Spence beat the count and followed it up with a strike to finish the round. He went on the attack early in the third round, and words were exchanged, Crawford gained the advantage, and the Nebraskan knocked down his man, landing a powerful left that hurt Spence in the fourth round.
Spence’s face was a mess from the massive blows ‘Donut’ he couldn’t miss and a doctor was called to check on the unified champion between rounds, although he supported the 35-year-old with his left hand in the fifth round.
Crawford, who stopped David Avanesyan in December, ruled the sixth round, and in the seventh he hit “The Truth” again with a powerful right hand, this time harder, and although he survived brilliantly, a brutal right hook knocked him to the ground a third time.
Spence continued to be sent to the net in lost hope, and Crawford knocked him down in the eighth period, raining in more right hands before the end came a round later, with the referee mercifully stepping in after some chopping punches that left Spence in sedate pain. trouble and unable to defend himself.
Spence, who lost his undefeated record, insisted that he would activate his rematch clause to face Crawford again.
Donaire has no chance of winning the world title
Elsewhere, it could finally spell the end of the very long career of Nonito Donaire (42-8, 28 KO), as the Filipino failed to reclaim his aged belt from Alexandro Santiago (28-3-5, 14 KO) by winning the vacant WBC bantamweight title thanks to the points victory.
The Mexican gained the advantage with two scores 116-112 and the third 115-113.
Cruz edges past Cabrera
A WBC lightweight title eliminator went the way of Isaac Cruz as the Mexican ended Giovanni Cabrera’s undefeated record by split decision. One of the judges scored the fight 114-113 for Cabrera (21-1, 7 KO), and the scores were 115-112 and 114-113 for Cruz (25-2-1, 17 KO).
Undercard remaining
In ten rounds of fights, Yoenis Tellez (6-0, 5 KO) impressed, defeating former European champion Sergio Garcia (34-3, 14 KO) and Jose Salas Reyes (13-0, 10 KO) in three rounds in the super welterweight division. ) defeated Aston Palicte (28-6-1, 23 KO) in four super bantamweight fights.
Steven Nelson (19-0, 15 KO) scored a wide ten-round decision victory over Rowdy Legend Montgomery (10-5-1, 7 KO) in their super middleweight clash.
Demler Zamora (12-0, 9 KO) was the only fighter in the eighth round to face lightweight Nikolai Buzolin (9-5-1, 5 KO) in each session.
In six rounds of competition, Kevin Ceja Ventura (11-1, 8 KO) lost his undefeated welterweight record to Deshawn Prather (16-1, 2 KO), and Justin Viloria (3-0, 3 KO) stopped Pedro Penunuri Borgaro (5-1, 3 KO) will be fourth in the super featherweight division.
Jabin Chollet (8-0, 7 KO) defeated Michael Portales (3-2-1, 1 KO) in two rounds in the lightweight division.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez defended his unified super middleweight title with a major unanimous decision over Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas.
PBC promoted the Canelo vs Berlanga fight, with DAZN and Amazon Prime sharing broadcast rights.
The 27-year-old Puerto Rican entered the contest as a clear underdog and it seemed like he had a chance early on. He was immediately pushed onto his back leg by Alvarez, refused to let go of his hands and bit challenging at the champion’s feints.
In the third round, Canelo absolutely floored him with a left hook and passed Berlanga’s defender at a speed so quick it bordered on cartoonish. To his credit, “The Chosen One” didn’t look seriously hurt and survived the rest of the round well.
Getting him on the canvas seemed to somehow solidify Berlanga’s position in the contest, and he gradually gained confidence from there. While he didn’t win many rounds, the Brooklyn boxer had moments of success later in his career and showed impressive defense on the ropes—not to mention a forceful chin.
The left hook that dropped Berlanga was felt in San Juan 🇵🇷. #CaneloBerlanga pic.twitter.com/QP94bYobdc
— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) September 15, 2024
There were some violent moments, most notably when Canelo landed a pristine right hand after the referee called a stoppage, though it was somewhat of a justified response to the blatant utilize of the head by his youthful opponent.
However, at the end of the incredibly emotional final round, the pair immediately hugged, with Berlanga thanking the Guadalajara star for the opportunity before admitting that he is his idol.
Nothing beats boxing in Vegas during Mexican Independence weekend. 🇲🇽 RESPECT 🇵🇷#CaneloBerlanga pic.twitter.com/TxOiFmOp8i
— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) September 15, 2024
To the surprise of no one at T-Mobile Arena, Alvarez won by unanimous decision and marches on with his three-word titles. Berlanga, though well beaten, answered several long-standing questions that cast a shadow over him and proved he has plenty of substance to back up his fervor.
Lara defends herself against Garcia
In the veterans’ fight, Cuban Erislandy Lara (31-3-3, 19 KO) defended his WBA middleweight world title by defeating Danny Garcia (37-4, 21 KO).
Garcia looked a shadow of his former self and retired after nine rounds. Lara, 41, is still enjoying the Indian summer and has won six matches in a row.
Shipping plants or McCumby
Former super middleweight world champion Caleb Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) made his first fight since losing to David Benavidez last year with a ninth-round stoppage of unannounced Trevor McCumby (28-1, 21 KOs).
Plant, who survived an early knockdown, currently holds the interim belt at 168 pounds and could be in line for another world title fight in 2025.
IT’S OVER!! REVENGE TOURISM CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER KO BY @SweetHandsPlant! #PlantMcCumby
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— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) September 15, 2024
Romero is back in form
Polarizing super lightweight Rolando Romero (16-2, 13 KOs) returned to action at T-Mobile following a loss to Isaac Cruz in March.
Manuel Jaimes (16-2, 11 KO), who had previously only fought in compact gyms, was forceful and powerful but found himself on the wrong side of a unanimous decision win over “Rolly,” who had been earmarked as a potential opponent for Ryan Garcia’s comeback.
Fulton squeaks fit for Castro
In his first fight at 126 pounds, former super bantamweight world champion Stephen Fulton (22-1, 8 KOs) found himself in a tougher fight than advertised against the rugged Carlos Castro (30-3, 14 KOs).
“Scooter” was clamorous on several stages and even fell challenging, but managed to clinch the victory by a split decision on the scorecards.
Lots of action in #FultonCastro with 💣s landed by both players and Castro gets the KD. How did you score that?
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— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) September 15, 2024
Villa surprised by Salas
It was a night to remember for Jaron Ennis’ former opponent, Romain Villa (26-3, 24 KOs), who suffered a shock third-round defeat to Ricardo Salas Rodriguez (20-2-2, 15 KOs).
Villa came out on the attack as usual but unleashed a devastating right hand that ended the contest.
Ricardo Salas makes his US debut with a KO finish over Romain Villa in RD3. #WillaSalas
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— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) September 14, 2024
Further Undercard Recap
In eight rounds, both Yoenli Hernandez (5-0, 5 KOs) and Laurence King (17-1, 14 KOs) scored second-round KO victories over Jose Sanchez Charles (21-6-1, 12 KOs) and Vaughn Williams (12-2, 8 KOs), while Jonathan Lopez (17-0, 12 KOs) had to settle for a decision victory over Richard Medina (15-3, 8 KOs).
Undefeated Kazakhstan’s Bek Nurmaganbet (12-0, 10 KOs) needed just two of six to dispatch Joshua Conley (17-7-1, 11 KOs) in the first set.
DAZN broadcast the Mayweather vs Gotti fight live on television.
The two met last June, with Mayweather outclassing Gotti with speed and timing before the referee threw both fighters out for constant trash-talking and fouls, leading to full-scale brawl between both boxing camps.
Mayweather, 47, retired in 2017 to take his place among the greatest laced-glove fighters of all time, but has since traveled the world for lucrative speaking engagements and exhibition competitions. Gotti fought primarily in mixed martial arts, with only two sanctioned boxing matches under his belt before facing Mayweather in 2023.
Dressed in the colors of the Mexican national flag, Mayweather was warmly welcomed into the arena as he entered the ring, and after the national anthems and eliminations, things got down to business.
Mayweather began with a pointed jab and a body kick to Gotti, who was initially cautious. In the second round, the referee admonished Mayweather for a shot to the back of the head, and the corners began to tie up again before the referee was replaced midway through the round.
The fight resumed and in the third Mayweather opened up on Gotti, landing multiple shots to the head and body of his opponent and although Gotti stepped forward Mayweather was able to avoid everything that came his way. The pace dropped and Mayweather continued to maintain control, landing his jab and remaining fluid on the defensive end and the pair locked horns as the fight went into the final two frames.
Mayweather let his hands go in round seven, landing several vicious body shots, and Gotti dared to meet them head on, and in the final round he covered up well under fire as the fight came to an end.
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.
In a ten-round super bantamweight bout, Luis Rodriguez Ocana (15-1, 14 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career, defeating Cesar Vaca (17-1-1, 11 KOs) by majority decision. Vaca scored 98-92 and 97-94 on a 95-95 card.
In the super middleweight division, Aaron Silva (15-1, 12 KOs) stopped Alfonso Flores (13-3, 9 KOs) in the third round, and Cecilia Nino Rodriguez (13-1-1, 6 KOs) took care of the last fight. – notice the replacement opponent Arlenn Sanchez Aguirre (5-7-4, 1 KO) in the airy flyweight fight, who scored 80-72, 79-74 and 78-74 in eight rounds.
John Easter (7-0, 7 KOs) put in a great performance to beat Luis Morales Duran (5-2, 5 KOs) by stoppage in the airy heavyweight division, while Trenton Joseph Brown (3-0, 1 KO) did the same in his super welterweight fight against Jose Antonio Munoz Guadarrama (2-3, 1 KO).
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).
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