Smith destroys Davis in 2

Former world champion Ishe Smith took out replacement Ryan Davis in round 2 of their scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout at The Joint at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas.

Smith was all over Davis in the 1st round as he pounded him to the body and head. After more pounding, Smith landed a crushing right that was followed up by a left hook that sent Davis to the canvas and Davis was counted out by referee Jay Nady at 2:59 of round 2.

Smith, 154 lbs of Las Vegas was originally supposed to take on Erislandy Lara before Lara got a lucrative offer to fight Canelo Alvarez. Smith is now 26-6 with 12 knockouts. Davis, 153.4 lbs of Granite Hills, IL is now 24-14-3.

Mickey Bey scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Alan Herrera in a Lightweight bout.

Bey was dominant by using his speed and landed some solid left hooks over the first 6-plus rounds. Towards the end of round seven, Herrera clipped Bey on the chin with a left uppercut and deposited Bey on the canvas. Bey came back in round eight to land a big right hand on the ropes. They both landed hard rights in the ninth.

Bey, 133 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 98-92 twice and 97-92 and is now 20-1-1. Herrera, 135 lbs of Mazatlan. MX is now 32-6.

Jesus Cuellar retained the WBA Interim Featherwight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over former Super Bantamweight champion Rico Ramos.

Cuellar dropped Ramos from a straight left in the 1st-round and Ramos was clearly hurt. Ramos came back and fought well in spots but Cuellar was more aggressive and effective with the exception of being docked a point in round eight for hitting behind the head.

Cuellar, 125 lbs of Buenos Aires, ARG won by scores of 117-109, 116-110 and 114-113 and is now 24-1. Ramos, 125.2 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is now 23-4.