Gary Antuanne Russell celebrates unanimous points victory, Alberto Puello defeats Sandor Martin: Exciting fights in the super lightweight.
In a thrilling night of boxing, Alberto Puello (24-0, 10 knockouts) secured the WBC super lightweight world title with a narrow victory over Sandor Martin (42-4, 15 knockouts). The Dominican won by split decision, with the judges scoring it 115-113 and 116-112 for Puello and 115-113 for Martin.
Russell dominates Valenzuela and becomes WBA world champion
Gary Antuanne Russell (18-1, 17 knockouts) secured the WBA super lightweight world title with a unanimous points victory over Jose Valenzuela (14-3, 9 knockouts). Russell controlled the fight over the entire distance, with the judges scoring the bout 120-108 and twice 119-109. According to CompuBox stats, Russell landed 252 of 957 punches, while Valenzuela scored just 127 of 443.
Tellez wins interim world title against Williams
Cuban super welterweight Yoenis Tellez (10-0, 7 knockouts) secured the WBA interim world title in his tenth professional fight with a unanimous points victory over former world champion Julian Williams (29-5-1, 17 knockouts). The judges scored the fight 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111 in favor of Tellez.
Johan Gonzalez sends Jarrett Hurd into retirement
In another thrilling clash, Johan Gonzalez (36-4, 34 knockouts) defeated former unified world light middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (25-4-1, 17 knockouts) by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 98-92 and 96-94 for Gonzalez, while the third scored it 96-94 for Hurd. After a twelve-year professional career, Hurd announced his retirement, stating, “This will be the last time you see me.”