By Keith Idec & Rick Reeno
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Heavyweight prospect Darmani Rock (6-0, 4KOs) won a four round unanimous decision over Brice Coe (4-5-1, 3KOs). The scores were 40-36, 40-35, 40-35.
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Claressa Shields (1-0) made her pro debut with a four round unanimous decision over amateur rival Franchon Crews (0-1). All three judges saw it 40-36. The two women were swinging for the hills from the very first round. Shields was the more accurate and the more skilled of the two.
Claressa Shields - "It feels so good to have just made my pro debut. This is what I've been training for. I'm faster and I hit harder. And I'm the better fighter. But Crews brought 100% and I respect her for that. I hope to fight next in January or February."
Featherweight prospect Tyler McCreary (12-0, 6KOs) won a six round majority decision over Vincent Jennings (5-3-1, 4KOs) in a very lackluster fight with very little action. The scores were 58-56, 58-56, 57-57
In a battle of super lightweights, Sonny Fredrickson (15-0, 9KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Gabriel Deluc (11-2, 2KOs). Fredrickson controlled most of the action and punished Deluc at certain points in the fight. Deluc had a bad cut from a clash of heads that hindered his vision during the second half of the contest.
In an eight round middleweight fight between unbeaten prospects, Bakhram Murtazaliev (7-0, 5KOs) dropped Botirsher Obidov (6-1-1, 2KOs) three times in the second round for a stoppage win.
In a six round middleweight bout, Meiirim Nursultanov (1-0) made his pro debut with a six round unanimous decision over an outclassed Henry Beckford (4-6, 1KO). All three judges saw it 60-54 across the board.
