Errol Spence Jr. scored the highest profile win of his career as he stopped former world champion Chris Algieri in round five of their scheduled ten round Welterweight bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Soence dropped Algieri in round four from a straight left hand. Spence came out and sent Algieri with another left hand. Spence finished Aligiero off with a barrage of punches on the ropes that was capped off by a left to the jaw that sent Algieri down for a third and final time and referee Benjy Esteves stopped the bout at 48 seconds of round five.
Spence of DeSoto, TX is 20-0 with 17 knockouts. Algieri is 21-3.
Krysztof Glowacki retained the WBO Cruiserweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over former two-time champion Steve Cunningham
In round two, Glowacki dropped Cunningham with a counter right. Cunningham went down seconds later from a right to the head. In round six, Cunningham was cut over his right eye from an accidental headbutt.
In round two, Glowacki landed a short right that sent Cunningham to the ground. Glowacki iced the bout with a straight left hand to the body that sent Cunningham to the canvas for a fourth time. Cunningham had some good moments in the fight as he rocked the champion with several hard right hands but it was not enough as Glowacki won by scores of 116-108 and 115-109 twice.
Glowacki is 26-0. Cunningham is 28-8-1.
In a battle of previously undefeated Light Heavyweights, Marcus Browne had to squeak by with a 8-round split decision over Radivoje Kalajdzic.
Browne dropped Kalajdzic in round one from a straight left.
In round six, Kalajdzic dropped Browne with a short right hand.
scores were 76-74 Browne, 76-74 for Kalajdzic and 76-75 for Browne.
Browne is now 18-0. Kalajdzic is 21-1.
IBF #15 super-featherweight ranked contender, Mario Barrios, remained undefeated with a dominating unanimous decision victory over Edgar Gabejan (26-33-6, 9 KOs) a veteran of over 500 ronds, improving his record to (15-0, 8 KOs).
Barrios, who hails from San Antonio, TX, came out guns blazing, dropping Gabejan in round one. Towering over his opponent, Barrios, who stands over six feet tall, used his height and reach to perfection as he landed precise punches throughout the remainder of the fight. Gabejan made it to the final bell but was severely beaten up. Scorecards read 80-71 across the board, all in favor of Barrios.
This marks the first fight for Barrios in 2016. With the win, Barrios hope to get back in the ring as soon as possible. A world title fight by the end of the year is what Barrios has is mind set on.
“I’m happy with my performance tonight,” said Mario Barrios. “My opponent showed a lot of heart making it to the final bell. Going the full eight rounds was great experience for me. I feel I’m improving with each fight and I’m hoping by the end of the year I’ll be ready to challenge any of the champions in my division.”
