Sadriddin Akhmedov went the distance for one of the few times in his career, sustaining the first blemish on his record Saturday night.

A previously unbeaten Kazakh junior middleweight, Akhmedov had to settle for a majority draw against the cagey Elias Espadas at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. One judge scored it for Akhmedov, 96-94, while the other two had it even at 95-95.

Akhmedov, 27, saw his record move to 15-0-1 (13 KOs), while Espadas, 34, of Merida, Mexico, moved to 23-6-1 (16 KOs).

The fight was a match of wits throughout, as Espadas sought to set up Akhmedov with movement and angles, and Akhmedov pursued throughout the fight. Espadas figured out quickly that Akhmedov was more dangerous with his left hand, so he adjusted by moving to his own left, forcing his opponent to cut off his movement with his right. Akhmedov obliged in the third, landing an overhand right that opened up a double left hook.

Espadas continued to move ever so slightly to his left, with the subtle angles allowing him to land right-hand counters. In the seventh, Akhmedov countered right-hand leads with left hooks, but Espadas, who suffered stoppage losses to Xander Zayas and Fiodor Czerkaszyn in 2022 and 2023, respectively, was able to take them.

Akhmedov continued to press Espadas intelligently, landing overhand rights in the eighth as Espadas failed to land his counters in return. But Akhmedov failed to cut the ring off in a way that could keep Espadas in trouble.

The 10-round fight headlined a card that was promoted by 360 Promotions and aired live on UFC Fight Pass.

Umar Dzambekov, a Russian southpaw who now makes his home in Los Angeles, remained undefeated, stopping former sparring partner Sonny McEwen at the 2-minute, 17-second mark of the first round of a scheduled eight-round light heavyweight bout. Dzambekov, 11-0 (8 KOs), dropped McEwen, 11-2 (7 KOs), with a picture-perfect left cross and then battered him around the ring before referee Ray Armendariz stopped the fight.

The 27-year-old Dzambekov, who had won international tournaments in Finland and Austria as an amateur, is trained by Marvin Somodio.

Iyana "Right Hook Roxy" Verduzco kept her record immaculate with a unanimous decision win over Jessica Radtke Maltez, shutting her opponent out over six rounds, 60-54, on all three cards. The 23-year-old Verduzco, 4-0 (1 KO), of Los Angeles, outworked her Minnesota-based opponent, utilizing double left hands to back up Radtke, 1-2-1, en route to the decision win.

In a six-round junior lightweight match, Jaybrio Pe Benito, 6-0 (4 KOs), remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Sebastian Gutierrez, now 6-3-1 (4 KOs). Two judges scored it 59-55 while the third had it a shutout at 60-54 – all for Benito, a 26-year-old from Honolulu, Hawaii, who is trained by Freddie Roach.

Benito boxed well out of the southpaw stance early on, getting in and out of exchanges and making his opponent, a 24-year-old from Oxnard, California, with relative ease.

Gutierrez began to slow Benito down in the middle rounds with body punches, forcing Benito to switch to orthodox to protect his midsection. Gutierrez appeared to have more power, but Benito was able to control more moments with his boxing. Benito closed the fight stronger, which carried him to the final bell.

Adan Palma came out on top in a six-round battle of undefeated junior featherweights, stopping Alfredo Castro Villafuerte 33 seconds into the third round.

Palma, 12-0 (7 KOs), of San Diego, hurt Villafuerte, 10-1 (7 KOs), at the end of the second round with an overhand right and nearly finished him with a big flurry just before the bell. Palma, 23, decided to test whether Villafuerte had recovered in the 60-second break, and guessed correctly that he hadn’t, dropping Villafuerte with a big right hand just seconds into the third. Villafuerte beat the count but was obviously unsteady, as he drifted towards the referee during the mandatory eight-count. After a follow-up overhand right, referee Ray Armendariz stopped the fight.

Ryan Songalia is a reporter and editor for BoxingScene.com and has written for ESPN, the New York Daily News, Rappler, The Guardian, Vice and The Ring magazine. He holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at ryansongalia@gmail.com or on Twitter at @ryansongalia.