A night of the very best boxing action took place at the large BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California, headlined by a high-stakes bout featuring Terence "Bud" Crawford and Israil "The Dream" Madrimov. And before you start reading the results, let us make it clear - the event was definitely worth watching! So if you missed it, here are the highlights.
In the main event, former unified World Welterweight champion Terence "Bud" Crawford faced WBA World Super Welterweight champion Israil "The Dream" Madrimov for Crawford's fourth division world title, including the WBO Interim Super Welter title. In the first six rounds, Madrimov aggressively pursued Crawford, seemingly out-landing him according to the announcers, although the action was close. By the eighth round, Madrimov landed a significant right hand but curiously clinched Crawford afterward. In the later rounds, Madrimov held more while Crawford took control in the twelfth and final rounds. The fight concluded with scores of 116-112 and 115-113 twice in favor of Crawford.
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In the co-main event, WBA World Super Light champion Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz lost a split decision to Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela. The fight began with Cruz aggressively attacking the taller southpaw Valenzuela, who countered effectively. Valenzuela found his rhythm in the third through fifth rounds, taking a slight lead. Despite a warning for a low blow in the eighth round, Valenzuela continued to control the action, finishing the fight strong. The final scores were 118-112 and 115-112 for Valenzuela, and 115-113 for Cruz.
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Former heavyweight champion Andy "The Destroyer" Ruiz faced Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller in a bout that ended in a draw. Both fighters showed moments of dominance, with Miller rocking Ruiz in the second round and continuing to outwork him in the middle rounds. Ruiz had a strong comeback in the eighth and eleventh rounds, but Miller's consistent performance earned him scores of 120-112 and 114-114 twice, leading to a draw.
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WBO International Heavyweight champion Jared "The Real Big Baby" Anderson was stopped by Martin Bakole in the fifth round of their bout for the vacant NABF title. Anderson initially controlled the fight but was dropped by Bakole in the first round. Bakole continued to dominate, eventually knocking Anderson down twice more in the fifth round, prompting the referee to halt the fight at 2:07.
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WBA World Super Middleweight champion David "Osvary" Morrell defeated Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic in a closer-than-expected fight for the vacant WBA World Light Heavyweight title. Both fighters had their moments, with Kalajdzic landing significant punches in the eighth and eleventh rounds. Morrell's consistent performance, however, earned him scores of 118-110 and 117-111 twice.
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2020 Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Cruz stopped former WBO Latino champion Antonio "Tono" Moran in the seventh round. Cruz, trained by Bozy Ennis, out-landed Moran with a series of rights, drawing blood and eventually prompting the referee to stop the fight at 2:59.
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WBA Continental Americas Super Middleweight champion Steven Nelson knocked out Marcos "Zurdo" Vazquez in the fifth round. Nelson dropped Vazquez in the third round and secured the knockout early in the fifth round.
Welterweight Ziyad "Zuro" Almaayouf fought to a draw with southpaw Michal Bulik over six rounds. Despite Almaayouf's efforts, the fight ended with scores of 57-57 twice and 59-55 in his favor.
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