It was another memorable night at the famed Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where a stacked card culminated in a welterweight unification showdown and were treated to an array of brutal knockouts.

In the most significant fight of the night, IBF champion Jaron Ennis added the WBA crown and Ring Magazine belt to his collection with a sixth-round stoppage over Olympic bronze medalist Eimantas Stanionis. Southpaw switches, body attacks, and blistering hand speed set Ennis apart early, gradually wearing down the game Lithuanian. Late in the sixth, Ennis unleashed four consecutive left uppercuts that dropped Stanionis for the first time. Back in his corner, Stanionis’s team signaled the end, conceding a TKO defeat in a bout that further cements Ennis’s status as one of the division’s hardest hitters.

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Former WBA featherweight champion Raymond Ford took command from the opening bell, hurting Mattice in the first round and never letting up. Though the bout went the full ten rounds, Ford swept every stanza behind superior footwork, speed, and combination punching. Mattice showed grit but struggled to mount meaningful offense, allowing Ford to cruise to a unanimous shutout (100-90 x3).

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Undercard highlights include WBC Continental Americas champion Cardenas who scored eighth-round stoppage, dropping late-sub Cortes in the seventh and again in the final stanza. A right hand to the chin sealed the deal at 1:30, as referee Charlie Fitch halted the action. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist Giyasov sent Ocampo to the canvas in the first before a right to the body ended the fight at 1:57 of the fourth. 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Jones continued his fast rise, knocking out Jackson with a vicious right to the body halfway through the first round. Southpaw Moses dropped Pallete with a left in the second round, then finished him later for the TKO. Rodriguez dominated with steady pressure, forcing Parker’s corner to stop the fight at the end of the third. Smalls needed little more than a minute to flatten Bascome, flooring him with a series of punches for the first-round knockout.

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