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Former IBF and WBA Super Bantam world champion Murodjon ‘MJ’ Akhmadaliev (13-1, 10 KOs) stopped Ricardo Espinoza (30-5, 25 KOs) in the third round, scoring three knockdowns to win the WBA interim title from 122lbs on Saturday evening at Le Casino, Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
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(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
In the main event, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Akhmadaliev knocked out Espinoza in the third round of a 12-round contest to claim the interim WBA belt. The time of the stoppage was at 2:59 of the third.
In the first round, returning after a year, Akhmadaliev had a slight advantage by landing southpaw, several solid lefts to Espinoza’s chin. Both had landed solid shots in a close round in the second. In the third round, midway through, Akhmadaliev landed a lead left to the chin, scoring an 8-count knockdown from referee Jean Robert Laine.
With a minute left, Akhmadaliev landed a left, and as he stepped back, Espinoza fell forward to the canvas for a second takedown and another 8 count. In the final seconds, a left from Akhmadaliev drops Espinoza for the third time and referee Laine dismisses.
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2020 Olympian southpaw Cheavon ‘C4’ Clarke (10-1, 7 KOs) lost a 12-round split decision to EBU silver champion Leonardo ‘The King’ Mosquea (16-0, 9 KOs) in a battle for the vacant EBU cruiserweight title. ). Mosquea dropped Clarke, 34, in the first round.
In the first round, Mosquea landed a dozen unanswered punches after forty seconds and dropped Clarke for an 8 count by referee Jon Lona Fernandez. In the second and third rounds, Clarke came back well, taking two close rounds in a slugfest. In the fourth round, Mosquea recovered well, winning the round.
From rounds six to nine, he went back and forth, dropping bombs from both fighters. In the tenth round, Clarke had his best round. This 12 rounder should be a 10.
In the eleventh round, Clarke had the advantage with a solid jab as Mosquea was tiring. In the twelfth and final round, Clarke outpointed Mosquea in a good fight between the two undefeated fighters.
The scores were 117-113 for Clarke, 116-112 and 115-112 for Mosquera.
Contender no. 5 WBA lightweight Gary Cully (18-2, 10 KOs) lost to former IBO lightweight world champion Maxi Hughes (28-7-2, 6 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision. Cully suffered a cut right eye in the fifth round and had to deal with bleeding in the second half.
In the first three rounds there was all the action from both lefties. Using his reach, the taller Cully mostly lands his jab as Hughes comes in, landing with both hands in front. Cully starts going to the body in the fourth round and Hughes counters him.
In the fifth round, it was all Hughes with lefts above the chin, rocking Cully several times. In the sixth round, after half a minute, Cully suffered a nasty cut to his right eyebrow. By the end of the round, his face was a mask of blood. The referee informed Cully that he could be stopped with another similar round.
In the seventh round, Hughes had two minutes to reopen the cut. In the eighth round, after half a round, Hughes knocked out Cully’s mouthpiece. In the ninth round, Hughes beat Culy two to one.
In the tenth and final round, Hughes may have pitched a shutout. Give Cully credit for going the distance with a bad cut for five rounds.
The referee was Mikeal Hook. Scores 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90.
IBF Light world champion, two-time Olympian and 2024 Olympic silver medalist Beatriz ‘The Beast’ Ferreira (6-0 (2 KOs) launched a shutout defeating former EBU champion Licia Boudersa (23-3-2, 4 KO) over 10 × 2 rounds.
In the first round, referee Diana Drews Milani twice cautioned Boudersa for holding and using his head, but Ferreira easily won the round. Ferreira used a good right uppercut from the second to the seventh round, taking every round and drawing a nosebleed in the sixth round.
In the eighth round, referee Milani warns Ferreira for hitting on the counterattack. Frustrated, Ferreira landed a strong body attack, landing another round. Ferreira pushed Boudersa into the ropes in the ninth round as Boudersa’s corner was ready to throw in the towel. Ferreira dominated in the tenth and final round, turning southpaw and punching hard.
The scores were 100-90, 100-90, and 100-90.
2024 heavyweight Olympian Tevero Terremoana Jr (5-0, 5 KOs) stopped Volodymyr Katsuk (5-2, 2 KOs) at 2:04 of the first round of a scheduled six-round bout.
In the first round, a Terremoana combination to the chin dropped Katsuk for an 8 count by referee Jean Robert Laine one minute into the round. Shortly afterwards he came down for the second time. After a third knockdown, referee Laine stopped everything in the first round.
The ring announcer was David Diamante.
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