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In the main event, WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Southpaw “Jazza” Dickens (36-6 (15), 129¼ pounds) of Liverpool, United Kingdom lost to former IBF and IBO Super Featherweight World Champion Southpaw Anthony “Apache” Cacace (25-1 (9), 129½ pounds) of Belfast, Northern Ireland in 12 rounds.

In the first two rounds, Dickens had a slight advantage, using his jab effectively. In the third round, Dickens controlled most of the action until the final seconds when Cacace landed a left to the chin that stunned him.

In the fourth round, Cacace came out aggressive, putting Dickens on the defensive for most of the round and clearly winning it. From the fifth to the seventh round, Cacace used his reach advantage to overtake Dickens.

Dickens came back well in the eighth and ninth rounds, and a clash of heads in the final minute of the ninth seemed to trouble Cacace. In the tenth round, Cacace again had the advantage.

Cacace continued the action in the eleventh round. In the twelfth and final round, Dickens seemed to need a knockout and began throwing wild punches, while Cacace countered with a right to the chin midway through the round.

The scores were 115–113, 116–112 and 116–113.

Referee: Luis Pabon.

WBC International Super Lightweight Champion Pierce “Large Bang” O’Leary (19-0 (11), 139½ pounds from Dublin, Ireland) defeated former British Champion and IBO Southpaw Maxi “Maximus” Hughes (29-9-2 (6), 139¾ pounds from Rossington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom) delayed in the fifth round for the vacant IBO super lightweight title in the scheduled 12th round.

O’Leary defeated Hughes in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, a counterattack, a left hook from O’Leary to the chin, rocked Hughes.

In the fifth round, Hughes’ right eye began to close from O’Leary’s left hooks. Near the end of the round, Hughes’ corner stopped the fight.

Referee: Jean Robert-Laine.

Super featherweight contender Jono “King Kong” Carroll (26-3-1 (7), 129 pounds from Dublin, Ireland) won a split decision over Colm “Posh Boy” Murphy (16-1 (6), 129 pounds from Belfast, Northern Ireland) after 12 rounds for the vacant IBO super featherweight title.

In the first four rounds, Carroll and Murphy even played two rounds apiece. In the fifth and sixth rounds, Murphy had the advantage.

Carroll responded in the seventh and eighth innings. Murphy defeated Carroll in the ninth round.

The tenth round brought the crowd to their feet as Carroll managed to work on the body. In the eleventh round, a clash of heads caused a cut on the left side of Murphy’s head.

In the twelfth and final round, Carroll seemed to have done enough to secure victory in a close fight.

The scores were 116-112 Murphy, 116-112 Carroll and 117-111 Carroll.

Referee: Roberto Ramirez Jr.

Lightweight Steven “The Irish Takeover” Cairns (14-0 (9), 134½ pounds from Cork, Ireland) defeated Arnie “The Terminator” Dawson (8-2 (4), 134¾ pounds from Clacton, Essex, United Kingdom) at 1:38 of the ninth round of the scheduled 10.

In the ninth round, Cairns dropped Dawson three times, forcing referee Giuseppe Quartarone to stop the fight.

Eoghan Lavin, 8-0 (4), 159¾ pounds from Ballyhaunis, Ireland, defeated Liam “Kingdom Kid” Walsh (9-1-2 (4), 158¼ pounds from Kenmare, Ireland) at 1:22 of the eighth and final round.

In the eighth round, Lavin knocked down Walsh, prompting referee Emile Tiedt to stop the fight.

Former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion Ryan “Piranha” Garner (19-0 (10), 137¾ pounds from Southampton, United Kingdom) defeated Cristian “El Gato Gordo” Bielma (19-13-2 (7), 138¾ pounds from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) at 1:07 of the third round of the scheduled eight rounds.

In the first round, Garner cut the nose of Endosperm and controlled the action with his hand speed. In the second round, Garner landed well, although Bielma managed to land a left hook to the chin that knocked Garner’s head back delayed in the round. In the third round, a series of unanswered punches from Garner caused referee David Irving to stop the fight.

Welterweight Barry McReynolds 4-0 (2), 142.5 pounds from Belfast, Northern Ireland defeated Jonatas “The Marajoara Monster” Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira (6-39 (5), 139½ pounds) from Sao Sebastiao de Boa Vista in Para, Brazil over four rounds.

Judge Emile Tiedt scored the fight 40-36.

Adam Olaniyan, 1-0 (1), 242 pounds, of Tallaght, Ireland, defeated Jan Bezouska (2-3 (2), 301 pounds of Pardubice, Czech Republic) at 0:59 of the first round of a scheduled four-round bout.

Bezouska attacked Olaniyan early and was caught with a right to the side of the head after 25 seconds, before referee Paul McCullagh counted to eight. Moments later, Olaniyan dropped him face to face with another punch to the head, ending the fight.

Gary Welterweight Gary “The Diva” Cully, 19-2 (10), 142¾ pounds, of Naas, Ireland, defeated Benito Sanchez Garcia, 17-18-4 (5), 143 pounds, of Jalisco, Mexico, over six rounds.

Judge Padraig O’Reachtagain scored it 60-54.

Thomas “The Bomber” Carty (11-1 (9), 263 pounds) of Dublin, Ireland defeated German Skobenko (6-19-2 (2), 245 pounds) of Makiivka, Ukraine, fighting from Tashkent, Uzbekistan over six rounds.

Referee Paul McCullagh scored the fight 60-54.

Middleweight Bobbi Flood, 1-0 (1), 155¼ pounds from Dublin, Ireland, defeated Bela Istvan Orban (6-20-2 (4), 152¼ pounds from Kecskemet, Hungary) at 1:08 of the first round.

Flood scored two knockdowns before referee David John Irving stopped the fight.

Ring announcer: Thomas Driver.

Devin Haney looks ready for a welterweight unification fight against Rolando Romero.

That’s according to his father and trainer, Bill Haney, who confirmed this week that the fight will take place on May 30 in Las Vegas. In this case, the 147-pound ranking will boost from four to three, and the winner will leave the arena with the WBA and WBO belts.

“Rolly” Romero was elevated to full WBA champion after defeating Ryan Garcia for the interim belt last year. Haney, in his debut in the division, easily defeated the uncompromising Brian Norman Jr., winning the WBO title and becoming a three-division world champion.

I’m talking to Fighting the noiseformer multi-weight ruler Roy Jones Jr was quite clear in his support for Haney, although he warned against Romero’s “abnormal” power, making a uncommon comparison to British enigma “Prince” Naseem Hamed.

“Rolly’s only chance is if he gets lucky and punches Haney, which I doubt he will. I think Haney beats him, but Rolly has a chance to punch him. People don’t realize that Rolly is not an ordinary, average boxer, but has abnormal punching power. He punches anyone, he can knock them out. He’s like Prince Naseem, only not as skillful as Prince Naseem. But this one same kind of impact force.

“His boxing IQ isn’t the best, that’s why they underestimate him, but his punching power is above the best. That’s abnormal… That makes it balance out.”

Romero’s confidence will be boosted by the fact that when Haney faced Garcia, he lost three times that night and suffered a points penalty. However, the result was later invalidated after Garcia tested positive for a banned substance.

The winner of this fight, if Bill Haney’s assurances are true, will arrange a rematch with Garcia, who won the WBC belt from Mario Barrios last month.

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Surprisingly, Barboza is listed as slightly weaker compared to Sims. On DraftKings, Sims is a -170 favorite and Barboza is a +135 underdog. This is Arnold’s first match since losing a unanimous decision to Teofimo Lopez in Novel York last May. Many believe Sims is the better boxer and will look to overtake Barboza by controlling the distance and boxing him to the outside.

However, Barboza has other plans. The extra weight was beneficial for Barboza because he didn’t have to cut as much weight as before. They can follow the diet in a more comfortable way and without having to make any effort to lose weight.

At yesterday’s weigh-in, he said: “I feel faster, stronger. As you know, last night I drank coconut water, I drank water and I ate three hard-boiled eggs before I went to bed. I’ve never done that before. So yes, I’ll feel better. I’ll feel stronger. You know, I feel rested, I feel good.” This could be another Arnold who used the losses and the time in between to get better. He said he learned a lot from the defeat and improved because of it.

As for Kenneth, we have a boxer who has fought in multiple divisions, on and off, fighting at both 140 and 147. His last match was in his hometown against Oscar Duarte last August in Chicago. He seemed much leaner and more muscular than yesterday. He didn’t look physically imposing, he seemed a bit cushioned in the middle of his body.

Although he fought at 140 pounds against Duarte, he physically looked more impressive. This may indicate his preparation for the match. Although he survived the match with Oscar, he suffered some punishment in the fight.

When asked how he can neutralize and counter Sims’ boxing abilities, Barboza replied: “Well, you know, I’m a good boxer too. Um, I’ve fought some really good boxers. You know, I just feel like we’re versatile, like he is. So we’ll be able to counter whatever he wants to bring.”

Barboza has faced mobile boxers in the past, against Sean McComb and Teofimo Lopez. And that’s what Kenneth will want to take advantage of. If Arnold, as he says, takes the time to improve and uses his three-inch reach advantage, he could cause problems for Sims when they get on the field.

He will need to utilize precise timing to catch him from the inside and attack the body to sluggish him down. Barboza has a better resume and is more experienced against top-level competition, having fought the likes of Jack Catterall, Jose Ramirez and Lopez. Victory is within his reach if he fights intelligently; can defeat opponents.