Amanda Serrano made history and became Puerto Rico’s first undisputed world champion when she defeated Erika Cruz in a fight at Madison Square Garden to win all the featherweight gold.

Serrano entered this fight with all the belts except the IBF title, which was held by Mexico’s Cruz, and she added that title and sealed a mouth-watering rematch in May in Ireland with Katie Taylor with a victory here.

Cruz (15-2, KO3) came out of the fight and set a blistering pace through the first three rounds, but suffered a nasty cut to her forehead at the end of the third. Serrano (44-2-1, KO30) was forced to keep Cruz at bay, who was relentless in her approach, and it wasn’t until the second half of the fight that Serrano, despite being cut, began to assert her authority in the fight alone in the six. The two traded punches in rounds seven and eight, with Serrano looking like she was being shadowed, and she finally got the distance and timing right to finish forceful as Cruz’s wound worsened. The two traded votes until the final bell, when the fight was decided on the cards.

Serrano scored two 98-92 and the third 97-93. The results were wider than the action indicated, but now Serrano will face Taylor on May 20.

Another undisputed champion was crowned in the super featherweight division, where Alycia Baumgardner (14-1, KO7) defeated Elhem Mekhaled (15-2, KO3) twice to earn a wide points victory. Baumgardner dropped Mekhaled with powerful hooks in the third period, and soon after, she went down again after a series of punches. The Frenchwoman reached the final bell, where Baumgardner was declared the winner by two points 99-89 and the third by 98-90. The American will likely now face a rematch with Mikaela Meyer.

Richardson Hitchens (16-0, KO7) impressed, scoring two knockdowns and defeating John Bauza (17-1, KO7). Hitchens won by three points, 100-88.

Shadasia Green (12-0, KO11) continued her reputation as a knockout artist, winning the WBC Silver super middleweight title with a sixth-round victory over former world champion Elin Cederroos (8-2, KO4).

Skye Nicholson (6-0, KO0) defended the vacant WBC Silver featherweight title, but largely won on points against Tania Alvarez (7-1, KO1). The Australian won on the cards 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.

Ramla Ali (8-0, KO2) won her first professional title, capturing the vacant IBF Intercontinental super bantamweight belt with a win over Avril Mathie (8-1-1, KO3) on the cards. Three scores of 99-91 confirmed the victory.

In the flyweight division, Yankiel Rivera Figueroa (3-0, KO2) won all rounds, scoring points against Fernando Diaz (11-3-1, KO3), and in the super lightweight division, Aaron Aponte (7-0-1, KO2) also won on points against Joshua David Rivera (8-2, KO3).

Prospective lightweight Harley Maderos (5-0, KO4) defeated Julio Maderos (4-3, KO3) in the sixth and final round.

O’Shaquie Foster won the vacant WBC super featherweight title in some style, ending Rey Vargas’ long undefeated streak with a decisive victory at the Alamodome in Texas.

Vargas previously reigned as the WBC super bantamweight and featherweight champion and was undefeated in 36 fights leading up to this fight, while Foster was on a nine-fight win streak after two early career losses.

Foster (20-2, KO11) unexpectedly dominated the fight, while Vargas (36-1, KO22) paid off with a leisurely start to the fight. Foster countered with a solid hook, and in the third round Vargas was cut off in what looked like a clash of heads. Foster’s quicker footwork was winning, Vargas was unable to gain a foothold, and by halftime it looked like the American had probably won every round. The Mexican had his best round so far in the seventh set, landing on his opponent’s body, but Foster quickly regained control. Although Vargas finished a respectable ninth, Foster closed out the championship rounds decisively, and when the fight was on the cards, the outcome was in no doubt.

Foster became the modern champion with scores of 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112.

Mario Barrios (27-2, KO18) returned to winning ways, winning the WBC Continental Americas welterweight title, defeating Jovanie Santiago (14-3-1, KO10) in the eighth of the scheduled ten. A body shot knocked Santiago down in the eighth round, and after he survived the count, Barrios went for the kill and a powerful attack forced Santiago to throw in the towel from the corner.

Lenier Pero (9-0, KO6) defended his WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title for the third time, winning the undefeated bout with an eighth-round stoppage of Viktor Wychryst (11-1, KO7). The Ukrainian had a two-card advantage at the time of the stoppage, but Pero fell after a body shot that forced Vykhryst to turn around, and because he was unable to defend himself, the fight was stopped.

In the lightweight division, Claudio Marrero (27-5, KO19) defeated Gonzalo Fuenzalida (12-2, KO3) three times on his way to victory in the fifth round, and in the middleweight division, Eumir Felix Marcial (4-0, KO2) scored two knockdowns in the second round victories over Ricardo Ruben Villalba (20-8-1, KO8).

The rest of the card featured four rounds of competitions.

Fabian Diaz (4-0, KO2) needed less than a round to defeat Eleazar Mendietta (0-2) in the lightweight division, and super welterweight debutant David Whitmire (1-0, KO1) did the same against Keith Foreman (0-1).

In the airy heavyweight division, Manuel Sifuentes (0-1) lost in his debut by majority decision to Jesus Ponce Aguilar (1-1, KO0), and heavyweight hope Dainier Pero (3-0, KO2) decided to win against Daniel Zavala (2 – 2-2, KO0). Rookie James Wohlschlegel (1-0, KO0) won a split decision in the airy heavyweight division against Daniel Heinan (0-2).

On Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, Mauricio Lara became the WBA featherweight world champion by defeating Leigh Wood in the seventh round.

Wood (26-3, 16 KO) was on cruise control for the first six rounds before Lara (26-2-1, 19 KO) landed a huge left hand that knocked him to the canvas and he was dragged out of the corner. after getting back on my feet.

Wood won the belt in July 2021 by defeating Xu Can in the last round, and then repeated the trick in his first defense against Michael Conlan. The guy rose to fame after stopping Josh Warrington in 2021 and was considered a formidable player.

After a technical first round in which the home favorite was decapitated by a clash of heads, the champion came alive in the second round but was caught by a large right hand from Lara tardy in the frame that rocked him.

Wood produced a fluid and precise third and landed several eye-catching right hands in the fourth.

The 34-year-old landed a successful body shot that caught Lara’s attention on the fifth throw, and “Bronco” began to lose strength, with Wood regularly punching first.

Almost out of nowhere, the pair landed simultaneously and Lara’s left hand landed squarely on the money, dropping the champion strenuous.

This left him on unsteady feet, and when the fight was about to resume, Wood’s trainer Ben Davison he threw in the towel to signal the end of the competition.

Wood has a rematch clause and confirmed that he wants to repeat it with the 24-year-old.

Smith defeats Flores to retain the British title

Dalton Smith defended his British Super Lightweight title for a second time, enjoying a crushing points victory over former English and Southern Area champion Billy Allington.

Allington (10-2-4) trailed in the eighth to his left hand, and Smith (14-0, 10 KO) ultimately won by two scores of 119-108 and the third by a score of 120-107. despite a cut above his left eye.

The Thunder will meet Commonwealth champion Sam Maxwell on April 29 in Sheffield.

Cully blows Flores away

Gary Cully further strengthened his credentials by winning the vacant WBA Intercontinental lightweight title with a devastating second-round stoppage of Wilfredo Flores.

In the second half, the Irishman knocked down the American with his left hand, and after the restart, Cully (16-0, 10 KO) went at it and after another attack, the end came quickly.

Following her victory over Flores (10-1-1, 5 KO), “The Diva” now occupies a spot in the large ticket for the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano rematch on May 20.

Clarke decides on Duffus

Cheavon Clarke won ten rounds for the first time in his career, defeating Israel Duffus at the distance in the cruiserweight division.

Clarke (5-4, 4 KO) hurt Duffus (20-9, 17 KO) tardy in the fifth quarter and had two knockdowns a round later as the visitors began to fade.

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The Panamanian native lost again with a right hand in the seventh period, and then again with a perfectly placed right hand tardy in the final frame as the fight went in favor.

Two scores of 98-88 and the third 98-90 confirmed Clarke’s dominant win.

Ruiz annoys Yafai

Gamal Yafai was sluggish and Diego Alberto Ruiz took full advantage, scoring three knockdowns in a points victory out of ten in the super bantamweight division.

Yafai (19-3, 11 KO) landed a left hand in the second round and went down again in the third, landing a right hand as Ruiz (24-6-1, 12 KO) took over.

The initial deficit was too great for the Briton to overcome, and the visitor scored another knockdown in the tenth and final round with a compact left hook and eventually overtook the winner by scores of 98-89, 97-91 and 97-90.

Undercard remaining

Kieron Conway (19-3-1, 4 KO) returned to winning ways after his September defeat to Ammo Williams, winning all eight rounds against Jorge Silva (21-8, 12 KO) in a super middleweight fight.

The next winner was Sam Maxwell (17-1, 11 KO), and the super lightweight won all six rounds against Shaun Cooper (13-5), which set him up for a meeting with Dalton Smith.

Aaron Bowen (1-0, 1 KO) was thrilled to make his debut as the Commonwealth Games bronze medalist stopped Matieu Gomes (5-5, 5 KO) mid-round with a stunning body shot in their super middleweight fight.

Junaid Bostan (5-0, 5 KO) impressed by defeating Peter Kramer (12-8-3, 8 KO) in the seventh of eight scheduled super welterweight fights.