Plania scores two knockdowns; Decisions Greer

Mike Plania won a 10-round majority decision over world-ranked Joshua Greer in a bantamweight bout at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

In round one, Plania landed a quick and hard left hook that dumped Greer to the canvas.

In round six, it was another whipping left hook to the jaw that put Greer down for a 2nd time. Plania out-landed Greer 119-96/

Plania, 119.5 lbs of General Santos City, PHL won by scores of 97-91, 96-92 and 94-94 to raise his mark to 24-1. Greer, 120 lbs of Chicago is 22-2-1.

“This win is going to change my life,” Plania said. “I thought I could knock him out after the knockdown in the first round, but he was tough and adjusted his strategy.

“I took this fight on only three weeks’ notice, but I had faith in God that I could win.”

Giovani Santillan remained undefeated with a 10-round majority decision over former lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco in a welterweight bout.

In round eight, Santillan began to bleed from his nose.

Santillan was outlanded 159-150, but came home with the victory by scores of 96-94 twice and 95-95.

Santillan, 148 lbs of San Diego is 26-0. DeMarco, 147 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 33-9-1.

“I knew it was a close fight, but I felt like I did enough solid work in there to pull out the win,” Santillan said. “He never hurt me at any point in the fight, but he used his experience in there. He’s a former world champion who has been in there with the best of the best. I want to get back in the ring as soon as possible and use this experience to my advantage.”

Nikoloz Sekhniashvili won a six-round unanimous decision over Isiah Jones in a middleweight bout.

Sekhniashvili out-landed Jones 95-39.

Sekhniashvili, 159.25 lbs of Sherman Oaks, CA won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and is now 6-0. Jones, 158.25 lbs of Detroit, MI is 8-2.

Hector Perez won a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Torres in a heavyweight bout.

Perez, 221 lbs of Tamarac, FL won by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 twice, and is now 7-2. Torres, 250 lbs of Cypress, TX is 5-3-1.

Bobirzhan Mominov won a six-round uanimous decision over Cameron Krael in a super welterweight contest.

In round six, Mominov was deducted a point for hitting behind the head.

That was not enough as Mominov won by scores of 58-55 twice and 58-56.

Mominov, 152 lbs of Kissimmee, FL is 11-0. Krael, 147.8 lbs of Las Vegas is 17-16-3.