Devin Haney and Zaur Abdullaev vie for the right to one day challenge unified lightweight titlist and pound-for-pound entrant Vasiliy Lomachenko.

The pair of undefeated lightweights collide Friday evening at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York, N.Y., with an interim lightweight title at stake. The bout streams live on DAZN, with the undercard portion streaming live at 7:00pm ET and the main three bouts beginning at 9:00pm ET.

Also on the show is a fantastic all-Brooklyn battle between unbeaten featherweight titlist Heather Hardy (22-0, 4KOs) and pound-for-pound entrant Amanda Serrano (36-1-1, 27KOs), who holds the record for all female and Puerto Rican boxers with title wins in seven different weight divisions.

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Raymond Ford remained perfect as a pro, though a work in progress in terms of developing a fan-friendly style. The Camden (N.J.) southpaw scored a four-round decision win over The Bronx-bred Rafael Castillo.

Scores were 40-36 across the board in favor of Ford (4-0, 1KOs), who joined the Matchroom Boxing USA family earlier this year following an extensive amateur career

Wesley Ferrer picked up his second win of 2019 after having gone each of the previous two years without having his hand raised in victory.

The Brooklyn-bred super lightweight turned away the challenge of locally based Larry Fryers, scoring an eight-round decision in a battle that featured far more grappling than clean boxing.

Scores were 79-73 (twice) and 80-72 in favor of Ferrer, who was frequently warned for holding by referee Sparkle Lee but never deducted a point for the infraction. The tactic disrupted the rhythm of Fryers (11-2-1, 4KOs), who struggled to get his offense untracked in snapping his five fight win streak.

The bout fittingly ended with a takedown, as Ferrer clinched Fryers to the point of the two falling to the canvas just before the final bell.

Ferrer—who is managed by Felipe Gomez—advances to 14-1-1 (7KOs) with his second straight win after having suffered his lone career loss and draw in his previous two outings.

Azerbaijan’s two-time Olympian and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Mahammadrasul Majidov (1-0, 0KOs) was given all that he could handle in his pro debut, recovering from an early knockdown to eventually stop St. Louis (Mo.)-based Ed Fountain in the fourth round of their heavyweight battle.

Majidov was given a major scare when he was decked in round two. The 6’3” heavyweight—who turns 33 later this month—recovered and managed to regain his bearings by round’s end.

That was bad news for Fountain (12-7, 5KOs), a 30-year old southpaw from St. Louis by way of Hawaii. The moment had clearly passed, with the journeyman never quite able to catch lightning in a bottle. Majidov bit down and took the fight to Fountain, his power-punching attack virtually unanswered before it was decided that the fight had ceased being competitive.

The official time was 2:41 of round four.

Majidov signed with Matchroom Boxing USA earlier this year, although his late entry into the pro ranks could present a ticking clock scenario. The Russia-born heavyweight enjoyed an extensive amateur career, including wins over Anthony Joshua, Ivan Dychko and Roberto Cammarelle, having also lost to Cammarelle in the medal round of the 2012 London Olympics.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox