Elnur Abduraimov: record, next fight and profile →
Russia - Rising cruiserweight prospect Alexey Egorov went the distance for the second time of his career, but it was worth it, as he added a very sound name to his resume - and that is Thomas Oosthuizen of South Africa - the biggest on of his young, eight-fight pro career,
In the main event of the evening, a familiar guest came back to Ekaterinburg, in the heart of the Ural Mountains, for an unpleasant welcome again, as long-time Argentinean fringe contender Javier Francisco Maciel got beat by former amateur star Artem Chebotarev over ten rounds to lose a convincing unanimous decision.
Jason Quigley (15-0, 11 KOs) of Donegal, Ireland defended his NABF Middleweight Title with a 10-round unanimous decision victory against Freddy "El Riel" Hernandez (34-10, 22 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico in the main event of the Oct. 18 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Quigley won with scores of 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91.
Returning to action in a scheduled 10-round battle is former WBC Lightweight World Champion "Dynamite" Dejan Zlaticanin (23-1, 16 KOs), of Podgorica, Montenegro. Making his New York City debut, the hard-hitting southpaw turned heads with a first-round knockout of Hevinson Herrera on December 14, 2017.
DiBella Entertainment has signed top Uzbekistan prospects, heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov (1-0, 1 KO) and the soon-to-be pro debuting junior lightweight Elnur Abduraimov, to a co-promotional agreement with Fight Promotions Inc.
Unbeaten bantamweight prospect "The Baby-Faced Assassin" Max Ornelas (10-0-1, 4 KOs) goes from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas classroom into an on-campus ring at Cox Pavilion on April 20th to take on his Roy Jones Jr, (RJJ) Boxing Promotions stablemate, Dallas challenger Tony Lopez (12-3, 4 KOs), in the 10-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) North American Boxing Association (NABA) bantamweight title.