By Jhonny Gonzalez
At the Convention Center in Cancun, Mexico, Wilberth Uicab (28-5-1, 17 KOs) outhustled Edren Dapudong (19-2-0, 10 KOs) to capture the WBC Silver flyweight title by way of a twelve round unanimous decision. Dapudong was the favorite coming into the fight but he allowed Uicab to stack up the points early and was unable to change the tide until he was too deep in the hole. The scores were were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-111.
In the co-feature, WBA international lightweight champion Alisher Rahimov (21-0, 11 KOs) stayed undefeated but received a lackluster result with a twelve round split decision over Sergio Thompson (14-2, 13 KOs) to retain his title. Thompson was a late sub in the contest. The scores were 117-111 and 118-110 for Rahimov, and 115-113 for Thompson. Most at ringside saw Rahimov as the clear winner but felt the scores should have been a little closer.
