Joe Joyce won the WBO Interim Heavyweight title with an 11th round stoppage over former WBO champion Joseph Parker at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
In round two, Parker began to bleed from his nose. In round six, he began to bleed from around his right eye.
In round 11, Joyce landed a booming heft hook that put Parker on the canvas. Parker was badly hurt, and the fight was stopped at 1:03.
Joyce, 271 lbs of England is 15-0 with 14 knockouts. Parker, 255 lbs of South Auckland, NZ is 30-3.
Serrano becomes Undisputed Featherweight Champion
Amanda Serrano became the undisputed Featherweight champion with a 10-round unanimous decision over Sarah Mahfoud.
In round two, Mahfoud was cut on her hairline from a clash of heads.
Serrano, 124 lbs of Brooklyn, NY was the WBA/WBO/WBC champion, added Mahfoud’s IBF belt by scores of 99-92 and 97-93 twice and is now 43-2-1. Mahfoud, 124 lbs of Copenhagen, DEN is 11-1.
Nathan Heaney won a technical unanimous decision over Jack Flatley when a headbutt caused a bad gash over the right eye of Heaney in round five.
Heaney won by scores of 50-45 and 49-46 twice and is now 16-0. Flatley is 19-3-1.
Anthony Cacace won a 12-round split-decision over Mark Magnesi in a super featherweight bout.
In round five, Cacace was cut over the left eye.
Cacace, 129 lbs of Belfast, NI won by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and Magnesi took a card 116-112.
Cacace is 20-1. Magnesi, 129 lbs of Italy is 21-1.
Ekow Essuman won a 12-round unanimous decision over Samuel Antwi.
Essuman won by scores of 117-112, 116-113 and 115-113 and is now 18-0. Antwi is 14-2.
Mark Heffron destroyed Martin Balucio in the opening round of their super middleweight bout,
In the opening round, Heffron landed a hard right that was followed by a crunching left hook and then a right to the chin the froze Balucio and the bout was stopped at
Heffron is now 30-2-1 with 23 knockouts. Balucio of Argentina is 10-7.
Raven Chapman won a eight-round unanimous decision over Jorgelina Guanini