Curtis Stevens: I Really Want David Lemieux Next!

Opening the HBO Pay-Per-View broadcast, Brooklyn bomber Curtis "Cerebral Assassin" Stevens (28-5, 21 KOs) gave Brazilian Patrick Teixeira (26-1, 22 KOs) his first career loss to win the vacant WBC De Las Americas Middleweight Title. Both fighters began the fight with high intensity, exchanging blows during the first round. At the beginning of the second round, Stevens landed shocking hits to Teixeira, knocking the wind out of him. In a right jab to the face sending Teixeira to the mat with one minute and four seconds left on the clock, "The Cerebral Assassin" got the knockout, causing the crowd to go wild. 
 
"The name of the game is to knock people out and that's what I did tonight," said Curtis Stevens. "I feel great to get back into the game after my one and a half year break. I really want Lemieux, but I will take whatever I can get. My head is right, and I'm ready to take on whoever."
 
"Throughout the fight, I didn't know if I was winning or losing," said Patrick Teixeira. "This fight was not how I expected it to go."

 
Fireworks were sparked in the super bantamweight bout between undefeated fighter Diego De La Hoya (15-0, 9 KOs) who gave Rocco Santomauro (13-1, 1 KO) his first career loss. Both fighters entered the ring with high energy and intensity, desiring to maintain their undefeated status. By the second round, De La Hoya sent him to the mat with a massive body punch and after Santomauro got back up, was attacked by De La Hoya through a series of combination punches trying to finish Santomauro off, however, was cut off by the bell. The fight turned into an all-out brawl, as both hungry fighters entered into heated exchanges of punches throughout the bout. De La Hoya was able to get Rocco various times in the head, hurting Santomauro with a cut over his eye by the end of the sixth round, and was on the offensive with consecutive blows to the head. Santomuaro's corner decided to call the fight in the seventh round at 1:59, landing De La Hoya the massive TKO win, pleasing the crowd with the show.
 
"From the very beginning Shane Mosley has been talking about this being De La Hoya vs. Mosely III, and that inspired me to train really hard for this fight and focus on my speed and strength," said De La Hoya of his knockout. "This victory is satisfying to me because it shows all the hard work I put into my training camp. I wasn't expecting the knockout but it was very satisfying, and I believe the crowd enjoyed it. After that knockout, I knew he couldn't take anymore."
 
"I fought horrible tonight," said Rocco Santomauro. "I was very unfocused. I didn't agree with corner's decision to stop the fight. I feel physically well because I am a fighter and I'm going to keep on fighting. But, you know, all I can do is move forward. I have to keep going for my little girl."