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Middleweight prospect Connor Coyle will face the toughest test on paper tonight when he squares off against Travis Scott at the Coliseum in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The fight will headline a Roy Jones Jr. Promotions card. Three fights will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass (6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT).
Joshua Greer is going to make the most of his televised appearance tonight against Giovanni Escaner. “I’m going to come to hurt and a make a statement.” Based on his last several fights, that could likely be the case.
Shohjahon Ergashev wants to fight the best junior welterweights in boxing. And that includes all world titleholders. Ergashev could be biting off more than he could chew, but so far he has proved he is the goods. The hard-hitting Ergashev will face Mykal Fox in a clash of unbeaten fighters tonight at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. The 10-round bout will headline a ’ShoBox’ telecast on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT).
Junior welterweight prospect Brandun Lee stopped Luis Cueto in the first round of a stay-busy bout late Saturday night in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. Lee dropped Cueto with a left hook to the head within the first 15 seconds of the opening bell. Cueto stood up, but was battered by Lee until the fight was stopped at 43 seconds.
Fantasy Springs, Indio, California - Andrew Cancio (20-4-2, 15 KOs), a 15-1 underdog, scored a massive upset when he knocked out Alberto Machado (21-1, 17 KOs) to capture the WBA "regular" super featherweight world title.
INDIO - In a foul-filled bout, junior featherweight Rey Vargas won by unanimous decision over Franklin Manzanilla of Venezuela. Vargas, who successfully defended his WBC title for the fourth time, was dropped by a left hook to the head in round two. Vargas was not visibly hurt from the punch, getting up and finishing the round.
INDIO - Joseph 'JoJo' Diaz broke down Charles Huerta through 10 one-sided rounds to win by unanimous decision. The fight was a crossroads bout between Diaz and Huerta, two Southern California-based fighters who live about 15 apart from each other. Saturday night turned into a showcase for Diaz, who looked very sharp throughout the fight.
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California - featherweight contender Azat Hovhannisyan (16-3, 13 KOs) picked up a fifth round knockout of Lolito Sonsona (22-3-4, 9 KOs). Hovhannisyan picked up a quick win back in October after suffering a ten round decision loss to WBC super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas in May of the same year.
Unbeaten junior featherweight Humberto Rubalcava will face Jonathan Torres tonight at the Hawaiian Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The six-round bout will headline the inaugural ‘Fight Night at the Gardens Casino.’
Bantamweight Luis Fernando Saavedra won a convincing unanimous decision over Mario Hernandez Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. It was a crossroads bout between Hernandez and Saavedra, who entered the fight having lost his previous four bouts.