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Middleweight contender Rob Brant is displaying more of his power in recent fights. He did so again on Friday night. Brant stopped Alexis Hloros in the opening round before an overflow crowd of over 3,000 at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minn.
Middleweight contender Rob Brant will face Alexis Hloros Friday night, promoter Greg Cohen told BoxingScene.com. The 10 round bout will take place at the Grand Casino in Hinkley, Minnesota, about an hour's drive from Brant's hometown of Saint Paul.
Middleweight gatekeeper Dashon Johnson will face Ricardo Pinell on Friday night, promoter Brian Halquist told BoxingScene.com Monday afternoon. The 10 round bout will take place at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. Johnson (21-20-3, 6 KOs) has fought several unbeaten fighters, prospects, and contenders with mixed results.
In a fight that fans have been calling for since the middle of last year, former IBF Middleweight Champion and current NABO Middleweight Champion David Lemieux (36-3, 32 KOs) will go toe-to-toe with Curtis "The Cerebral Assassin" Stevens (29-5, 21 KOs) to battle for Lemieux's NABO title on Saturday, March 11. Scheduled for 12 rounds, though few believe it will go that, Lemieux vs. Stevens will take place at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Welterweight prospect Qudratillo Abduqaxorov will face fringe contender Viktor Plotnykov on February 10, manager Vikram Swapragasam told BoxingScene.com over the weekend.
Unbeaten welterweight Carlos Ocampo won a wide ten round unanimous decision over Daniel Echevarria (21-4, 18 KOs) on Saturday night in the main event of a Zanfer Promotions event. All three judges scored it 100-89.
Unbeaten cruiserweight Mike Wilson won a one-sided eight round decision over Aaron Chavers Friday night at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point, Oregon. With the win, Wilson improves to 16-0, 7 KOs. Chavers, who hails from Oklahoma City, falls to 7-2-1, 3 KOs.
Cornelius Bundrage was victorious late Saturday night, stopping Sergio Gomez at the Ford Community Center in Dearborn, Michigan. With the win, Bundrage improves to 35-6, 20 KOs. Gomez, who resides in Managua, Nicaragua, drops to 20-21, 16 KOs.
Former junior middleweight world titleholder Cornelius Bundrage will return to the ring Saturday night, co-trainer Jay Hernandez told BoxingScene.com Thursday morning.
Lightweight contender Jose Felix, Jr. continues to wait for an opportunity to fight for a world title belt. While he continues to wait, he returns to the ring on February 17, but not in a typical stay-busy fight.