Julian Williams scored an explosive 3rd round stoppage over former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez in a scheduled 10 round Jr. Middleweight bout at the House of Blues in Boston.
Williams sent Hernandez to the canvas with the first punch of the fight with a perfect overhand right. In round three, Williams landed a crushing 6-inch left hook to the face of Hernandez that sent him down for the count at 35 seconds of round three.
Williams, 153 lbs of Philadelphia us now 15-0-1 with 9 knockouts. Hernandez, 153 lbs of Mexico City is now 30-7.
Alexdei Santos scored a 5th round stoppage over Sylvester Barron in a scheduled six round Heavyweight bout.
Santos rocked Barron several times during the fight before a barrage in round five that saw Santos land two crushing body shots and a nasty left hook that sent Barron to the canvas and the fight was stopped at 2:08 of round five.
Santos, 22 1/2 lbs of Lawrence, MA is now 13-0 with 11 knockouts. Barrin, 239 lbs of Seattle, WA is now 8-4.
2012 Olympic Silver Medal winner, John Joe Nevin scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Alberto Candelaria in a Jr. Lightweight bout.
Nevin, 131 lbs of Ireland won by scores of 59-55 on all three cards. Candelaria, 129 1/2 lbs of Utado, PR is now 3-1-1.
Jamie Kavanagh scored a six round unanimous decision over Andres Navarro in a Lightweight bout.
It was a high paced fight with some good back and forth action but it was Kavanagh who landed three times the amount of punches and he landed the harder blows.
Kavanagh, 135 1/2 lbs of Dublin, IRE won by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 and is now 16-1-1. Navarro, 137 lbs of Toa Boja, PR is now 9-5-1.
