Results + Scorecards | Garcia vs Benn

Garcia showcased some flashy hands and decent hand speed against Morales, who applied constant forward pressure throughout the six-round contest. But that pressure was made to count against the 32-year-old when a smart counter shot from Garcia dropped him late in the third round.

A harsh-looking point deduction for Garcia in the fifth gave Morales some late hope, and he enjoyed his best round of the fight. But, despite that setback, Garcia boxed his way through the final round to secure the majority decision victory on the scorecards, with the judges scoring the bout
56-56, 58-54, 58-54.

Ramirez’s elite-level experience held sway throughout a well-contested matchup as he established himself in the early rounds. But Rocha started to raise his game to match his more experienced opponent as he took the fight to Ramirez through mid-way point of the fight.

A clash of heads in Round 9 left Rocha busted up and bleeding, and after being checked over by the doctor and deemed good to continue, he came storming back and appeared to drop Ramirez, who contested the knockdown.

It set things up perfectly for the final round, and both men left everything in the ring as they battled to secure the victory. And after the pair battled all the way to the final bell, it was Rocha who earned the decision from the three ringside judges, who returned scores of 98-91, 98-91, 97-92.

Panin started fast, and nearly earned a first-round stoppage when he hurt Linger to the body, then unloaded a barrage of shots as Linger covered up in the corner. Linger managed to weather the storm and survive the round, though the ringside doctor advised he would be keeping “a close eye on” him after a rough end to the first round.

Panin continued to build up his punch count as the next couple of rounds ticked by. Then, in Round 4, a pair of solid body shots backed Linger away towards the ropes, and Panin unloaded another heavy combination of punches that forced referee Thomas Taylor to step in and wave off the fight to spare Linger further punishment.

It gave Panin his second win under the Zuffa Boxing banner and extended his current knockout streak to four fights as he called for a big step up in competition from the Zuffa Boxing matchmakers next time out.

Salomon sprung a surprise late in the opening round when he stepped in close and dropped Gonzalez with a clubbing short right over the top. The Mexican vet followed up with a solid round in the second, too.

But from Round 3 onward, Gonzalez began to warm to the task as he pushed the pace, upped his work rate, and started to score consistently while being more defensively responsible against the ropes.

And after eight rounds of keenly contested action, it was Gonzalez’s work that impressed the judges more as he earned scores of 77-74 across the board for a unanimous decision victory, as he improved his perfect professional record to 9-0.

Molina came into the bout with fewer fights to his name, but looked half a step ahead of Rubio throughout their six-round contest. The Mexican’s superior footwork and cleaner work saw him edge the rounds as the bout progressed, though neither man was able to land anything that put the other in any real trouble.

In the end, the 19-year-old looked a cut above his opponent as he claimed a landslide unanimous decision victory. One judge gave the teenager all six rounds, while the other two each gave him five as he moved to 10-0 with a decisive win. Rubio, meanwhile, takes the first L of his career as he drops to 15-1.

And in the ninth, a big left hook in the final minute of the round briefly seemed to wobble Cortes as Magsayo enjoyed his biggest success of the fight. But he was unable to capitalize on that moment as Cortes easily reached the end of the round, then boxed his way through to the final bell with no issues to earn a landslide unanimous decision victory, with scores of 97-93 across the board.

It moved Cortes to 26-0, and potentially set up a bout with the man whose name was mentioned in his post-fight interview, fellow contender Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela.

Vanhouter’s win took his Zuffa Boxing win tally to three, with all three victories coming via knockout. And with the 21-year-old showing immense promise in his early performances, the 13-0 prospect’s progress will continue to be must-see TV as he looks to make his way up the heavyweight ladder.

Mid-way through the round, Opetaia loaded up again and cracked Mikaelian with a hat-trick of huge shots that punched Mikaelian to a standstill. Then a huge right hand sent him falling backward, with only the ropes keeping him up.

Dock stepped in to administer a standing eight-count, but quickly saw that Mikaelian was in no position to continue and waved off the fight.

It gave Opetaia a hard-earned ninth-round TKO victory, and took his perfect career record to 31-0, with 24 stoppages.

After his victory, Opetaia called for a fight against David Benavidez, who stepped through the ropes to respectfully accept the fight as the pair verbally agreed to face off in a mouthwatering title unification bout further down the line.

With Benn advancing, Garcia unleashed a fastball right hand that dropped the Englishman down to the canvas. Benn took the eight-count, then tried to continue. But after the action resumed, Garcia swarmed his man with a relentless barrage of shots that forced referee Thomas Taylor to step in and wave off the contest at the 1:25 mark of Round 2.

It added another spectacular finish to Garcia’s growing highlight reel, as “King Ry” moved to 26-2 with the 21st knockout of his career. And, after putting his rivalry with Benn in the rearview mirror, Garcia immediately turned his attention to two men who were sat at ringside as he called for future fights with Teofimo Lopez and his old rival Devin Haney.