Carlos Adames stopped former unified world champion Julian Williams in round nine to retain the WBC Interim Middleweight Title at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In round nine, Williams started to bleed under his right eye. Later in round nine, Adames started to dominate and landed some hard punches on the inside that had Williams reeling. Referee Mark Nelson stopped the fight at 2:45 while Williams was actually throwing a punch.
Adames, 159.6 lbs of Comendador, DR is now 23-1 with 18 knockouts. Williams, 159.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 28-4-1.
Erickson Lubin stopped Luis Arias in round five of their 10-round super welterweight fight.
In round five, Lubin dropped Arias with a left hand around the ear. It looked like Arias beat referee Zachary Young’s count, but Young ruled otherwise and the fight was over at 2:11.
Lubin, 156.6 lbs of Kissimmee, FL is now 25-2 with 18 knockouts. Arias, 155.8 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is 20-4-1.
Ferando Martinez made the second defense of the IBF Super Flyweight title with an 11th round stoppage over Jade Bornea.
The time of the stoppage was 29 seconds for Martinez, 114.6 lbs of Buenos Aries, ARG who is now 16-0 with nine knockouts. Bornea, 115 lbs of General Santos, PHL is 18-1.
Burley Brooks upset former world champion and hometown native Caleb Truax via 10-round light heavyweight bout.
Brooks, 174 lbs of Dallas, TX won by scores of 98-91 and 96-93 twice and is now 7-2-1. Truax, 174.8 lbs of Osseo, MN is 31-6-2.
Former world champion Jerwin Ancajas stopped Wilmer Soto in round five of their eight-round super bantamweight bout.
In round four, Ancajas hurt Soto bad that was deemed for a standing eight count.
In round five, Ancajas landed four vicious right hooks to the body that put Soto down to a knee and the fight was stopped.
Ancajas, 121.8 lbs of Panabo City, PHL is 34-3-2 with 23 knockouts. Soto, 120.8 lbs of Canaletc, COL is 22-13.
Mickel Spencer and Lyle McFarlane fought to a no-contest in round three after an accidental headbutt caused a cut over the left eye of McFarlane.
The time was 1:31 of round three. Spencer, 141.4 lbs of Linden, MI is 3-0, 1 NC. McFarlane, 141.4 lbs of Tulsa, OK is 2-1, 1 NC.
