
Amir Imam Scores UD Win against Walter Castillo
Amir Imam (17-0, 14 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision win against Walter Castillo (25-3, 18 KOs) at the StubHub center in Carson, California.
Amir Imam (17-0, 14 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision win against Walter Castillo (25-3, 18 KOs) at the StubHub center in Carson, California.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was overwhelmed by Andrzej Fonfara en route to a ninth-round TKO. In the round in which he was stopped, Chavez was floored for the first time in his career by a powerful left hook.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) was overwhelmed by Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) en route to a ninth-round TKO in a scheduled 12-round Light Heavyweight fight that was televised by Showtime Sports in the U.S.
As expected, there was blood, but it was mostly on the face of Ruslan Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KOs), who suffered a majority decision loss to Lucas Matthysse Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) in the main event of a doubleheader televised on HBO in the U.S.
On Showtime Extreme's televised coverage of the undercard of the Light Heavyweight fight between Julio Cesar Chavez and Andrzej Fonfara, Moises Flores (22-0, 16 KOs) and Omar Chavez (32-3-1, 22 KOs) scored tough decision wins.
In the unfortunate main event of the April 17 edition of Friday Night Fights, Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) scored a third-round knockout over Pablo Munguia (20-7, 11 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Murat Gassiev (21-0, 15 KOs) scored a ninth-round TKO victory over Felix Cora Jr. (25-7-2, 14 KOs) to retain his IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight title at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Roman Martinez (29-2-2, 17 KOs) scored a unanimous decision win over Orlando Salido (42-13-2, 29 KOs) to capture the WBO Super Featherweight title at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Danny Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) scored a controversial victory over Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Andy Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) and Peter Quillin (31-0-1, 22 KOs) fought to a split draw tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
ESPN continued its Boxcino Tournament on the April 10, 2015 edition of Friday Night Fights with two Heavyweight and two Junior Middleweight semifinal fights.
Frank Galarza (17-0, 11 KOs) knocked out Sheldon Moore (13-3-1, 9 KOs) in the third round of a Junior Middleweight fight at the Aviator Sports Complex in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York.
This Friday night at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, the Boxcino 2015 semifinals will take place in both the heavyweight and jr. middleweight divisions. All eight fighters have been training hard for this great opportunity that will be broadcasted live on ESPN Friday Night Fights beginning at 9 PM ET.
The April 10 edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra and ESPN Deportes’ Noche de Combates presentado por Corona Extra will feature the highly anticipated semifinals of Boxcino 2015.
Amir Imam (16-0, 14 KOs) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature of the April 18 edition of Showtime Championship Boxing.