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Serrano dominates Tellez and retains the titles; Han defeats Holm

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10 months ago

January 4, 2026

Amanda Serrano successfully defended her WBA and WBO featherweight titles with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Reina Tellez on Saturday night at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Two judges scored the fight 97-93, and the third judge scored it 98-92. The fight was contracted for 10 three-minute rounds in accordance with men’s boxing rules.

Serrano (48-4-1, 30 KO) returned to the wins in her natural weight class after losing two straight fights to Katie Taylor in the junior welterweight division.

“It’s an amazing feeling [to fight in Puerto Rico]but it’s even better to be back at 126 pounds,” Serrano said. “It’s been two years since I fought at that weight. So the next fights will be much, much better. I feel like I finally put on a show for the fans.”

Tellez (13-1-1) agreed to the fight on 15 days’ notice after Serrano’s original opponent, Erika Cruz, was pulled from the fight after she tested positive for an unfavorable drug test last month. It was a huge step up in competition for the 22-year-old Tellez, but she made a powerful name for herself despite being outclassed by Serrano, the seven-division world champion.

“I’ve never gone 10 rounds, let alone three minutes, and I did it with one of the best in the world,” Tellez said. “Against someone I’ve idolized my whole life, I stood there and fought to the end. So whatever anyone had to say about me, go to sleep. I stayed focused and showed them what’s going on tonight.”

The difference in skill and experience was evident after the first bell, as Serrano marched forward and bounced combinations off Tellez. But Tellez’s resilience stopped Serrano from crushing her and even caused swelling under the champion’s right eye, albeit from an accidental clash of heads.

Serrano’s swarming attack began to work cautiously as the swelling built in the middle rounds, but her corner prevented her from closing her eye and the champion resumed her substantial offensive in the second half of the fight.

In Round 5, Serrano began working on Tellez’s body, but the challenger persisted, fighting her tormentor. Although there was a gigantic lead on the scorecards heading into the final round, Serrano pursued the knockout and rocked Tellez with a variety of punches and body combinations. However, Tellez made it to the final bell, avoided becoming Serrano’s 31st knockout victim, and secured future opportunities under the Most Valuable Promotions banner with her performance.

At the age of 37, Serrano made it clear that her career would continue and that she would remain in her natural weight class, but she refrained from calling anyone out.

“There are a lot of recent girls and recent champions in the featherweight division,” Serrano said of the division that includes WBC champion Tiara Brown and IBF titleholder Nina Meinke. “Maybe one day we’ll all get together and just fight each other. I’m the unified featherweight champion, and there are other champions.”

In the co-main event, Stephanie Han (12-0, 3 KO) defended her WBA lightweight title with a unanimous technical decision over Holly Holm (34-3-3, 9 KO) after she accidentally headbutted Han in the right eye in round 7 and the ringside doctor prevented her from continuing the fight.

The judges scored the fight 69-65, 69-64 and 68-65. The fight was fought under men’s rules and lasted 10 three-minute rounds.

Han made her second defense of her title and from the second round she dominated the fight with her volume and counter right hand. Han outshot Holm 87-29 and was in control of the game as she began monitoring her opponent’s attacks.

Holm, 44, signed with Most Valuable Promotions last year after a successful career as an MMA fighter, in which she became the UFC bantamweight champion following a stunning knockout of Ronda Rousey in 2015. She won her first boxing match in over a decade, defeating Yolanda Vega by unanimous decision in June.

On Saturday night, however, she wasn’t able to attack much beyond the occasional left hand as the 35-year-old Han used her speed to neutralize the former three-division champion.

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results

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59 minutes ago

October 17, 2026

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"Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results"

Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:34 am EDT

FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj

Sebastian Fundora

Ermal Hadribaj

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Venue: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Card starts: 8:00 pm EDT / 1:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Expected ring walks: 11:00 pm EDT / 4:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Weight class: super welterweight
Scheduled distance: 12 rounds

Live results will appear here on fight night.

Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
WBC super welterweight title.

Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight.

Armando Reséndiz vs Koen Mazoudier
Super middleweight, 10 rounds.

Marco Romero vs Braulio Ferreira
Super middleweight, eight rounds.

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley Rematch: Live Results and Fight Updates

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4 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley Rematch: Live Results and Fight Updates

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Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Wardley on DAZN PPV at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, October 17.

Fabio Wardley gets another crack at Daniel Dubois five months after dropping him twice but losing their first fight. Dubois recovered to stop Wardley in the 11th round in Manchester.

UPCOMING

Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley

2026-10-17 · 14:00 ET / 7:00 PM UK · O2 Arena, London · Live on DAZN

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Wardley returns as the challenger. Dubois makes his first defence against the heavyweight he dethroned in May, with DAZN PPV and DAZN Ultimate Tier carrying the rematch.

Start Time and Ring Walks

Coverage starts at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

Dubois and Wardley are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT. All times fall on Saturday, October 17.

DAZN PPV Price

The standalone PPV costs £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the USincluding the undercard and main event.

DAZN Ultimate Tier subscribers receive the event without a separate PPV purchase.

Full Fight Card, Weigh-In Results and Expected Times

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley

WBO heavyweight title

Dubois: 253.9 lbs (115.17 kg) | Wardley: 248.3 lbs (112.63 kg)

Expected ring walks: 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT

Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr.

British and Commonwealth lightweight titles

O’Doherty: 134.12 lbs (60.84 kg) | Gomez Jr.: 134.3 lbs (60.92 kg)

Approximate start: 9:30 pm BST / 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT

Adam Olaniyan vs Dan Garber

Heavyweight

Olaniyan: 250.15 lbs (113.47 kg) | Garber: 223.15 lbs (101.22 kg)

Approximate start: 9:10 pm BST / 4:10 pm ET / 1:10 pm PT

Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres

Heavyweight

Jalolov: 255.12 lbs (115.72 kg) | Dacres: 242.9 lbs (110.18 kg)

Approximate start: 8:10 pm BST / 3:10 pm ET / 12:10 pm PT

Nelson Birchall vs Levi Gilles

Approximate start: 7:10 pm BST / 2:10 pm ET / 11:10 am PT

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Solomon Dacres Confidently Takes on Bakhodir Jalolov in Epic Showdown

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5 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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"Solomon Dacres Confidently Takes on Bakhodir Jalolov in Epic Showdown"

Solomon Dacres expects to stop Bakhodir Jalolov tonight, but his record offers little support for that prediction against the 6’7″ two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Jalolov has looked sluggish enough lately to give critics room for skepticism. The dominant puncher seen in the amateur ranks rarely appears in his prize ring outings, prompting a few observers to sniff an upset. Regardless, Jalolov looking flat does not suddenly transform Dacres into a top threat.

“Got to get him out of there, man,” Dacres told SecondsOut. “Mid to late rounds.”

That would be a considerable leap for a fighter whose most revealing professional result remains his first-round stoppage defeat to David Adeleye in December 2024.

Dacres describes that loss as a “blip,” but it came against the most notable opponent he had faced. Across five years as a professional, he hasn’t built a record of beating contenders that would make a Jalolov knockout seem likely.

His points win against Vladyslav Sirenko also requires context. Sirenko amassed numbers without testing himself against true threats, meaning that victory hardly proves Dacres can deal with Jalolov’s height, reach, and southpaw boxing skills.

“This fight here is beyond English title level, man,” Dacres said. “This is like world level.”

Jalolov deserves criticism for how slowly his professional career has moved and for performances that haven’t matched expectations. His Olympic medals don’t excuse that, and Dacres has an opportunity to make him work.

Expecting Dacres to win because Jalolov underwhelms ignores his own modest punch output. Managing just three stoppages across ten victories, he lacks the firepower to back up big talk.

For Dacres to land the kinds of sustained combinations required to stop someone Jalolov’s size, he has to pin him down. Jalolov does not fight like a traditional, stationary heavyweight slugger. Even when he looks uninspired, he uses lateral footwork, maintains long range with his southpaw lead hand, and angles off before opponents can set their feet.

Dacres lacks both the foot speed to cut off the ring effectively and the explosive one-punch power to make Jalolov cautious. If Dacres tries to force the issue, he’ll put himself at risk of getting caught. Pressing aggressively against a 6’7″ southpaw who excels at firing straight left hands down the pipe is asking for trouble.

Unless Jalolov completely checks out mentally and stands against the ropes to trade, Dacres will be eating long jabs and counters all night, with a Jalolov stoppage being the far more probable outcome.

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