NEWARK, NJ–Damian Knyba scored a 12-round unanimous decision over former unified world champion Andy Ruiz in a heavyweight bout at the Prudential Center.

The fight lacked Pace as Knyba landed jabs and held a great deal during the fight. Ruiz, who was making his first start in 25 months and just his fourth fight since winning the world title with a shocking knockout of Anthony Joshua in 2019.

In round seven, Knyba drilled Ruiz with a hard right that sent Ruiz buckling into the ropes. Knyba landed four more vicious shots that put the former champion down. Ruiz was lucky to get out of the round as he took more power shots before the bell.

Knyba, 255.3 lbs of Poland won by scores of 117-110 and 114-113 twice and is now 18-1. Ruiz of Imperial, CA is 35-3-1.

Mielnicki Decisions Williams

Vito Mielnicki Jr. scored the biggest win of his career as he took a 10-round unanimous decision over Austin Williams in a middleweight bout.

In round one, M ielnicki dropped Williams wihen he missed a right but planted a left hook on the chin. Mielnicki continued to bust up Williams using both the lead and counter. In round five, Williams started to bleed from his mouth.

In round eight, Mielnicki began to bleed from his nose. The battled it out down the stretch with Mielnicki landing three solid uppercuts in the final round.

Mielnicki, 160 lbs of Roseland, NJ won by scores of 98-91 on all cards and is now 24-1. Williams, 159 lbs of Palm Beach, FL is 20-3.

Garcia Drops Chaves Three Times; Wins Unanimous Decision

Eridson Garcia scored three knockdowns en-route to a 10-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Alan Chaves in a lightweight bout.

In round two, Garcia dropped Chaves with a right hook. In round five, Garcia landed a hard flurry and Chaves went don on a delay. Garcia landed two body shots and a left upstairs that made Chaves take a knee.

In round six, Chaves landed a grazing right where it looked like Garcia slipped but was ruled a knockdown by referee Earl Brown. Chaves began to bleed from his nose. In round nine, Garcia dropped Chaves again with a perfectly timed right hook to the head.

Garcia, 134.7 lbs of Palm Beach, FL won by scores of 99-87, 99-88 and 98-88 and is now 24-2. Chaves, 135 lbs of Buenos Aries, ARG is 22-1.

Moses Stops Contreras After Five

Zaquin Moses remained undefeated with a stoppage after round five over Angel Contreras in their eight-round lightweight bout.

Moses dominated with hard straight lefts and pinpoint body work until the fight was halted in the corner by Contreras.

Moses, 133 lbs of Newark is 8-0 with four knockouts. Contreras, 132 of Monterrey, MEX is 18-11-2.

Dennis Thompson remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Jose Casillas in a super bantamweight bout

Thompson, 122.5 lb of Philadelphia on by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 77-75 and is now 12-0. Casillas, 122.6 lbs of Huntington Park, CA is 7-2-1l

Kahshad Elliott remained undefeated with a sox-round usplit decision over Jean Pierre Valencia in a battle of undefeated middleweights.

Elliott, 159.2 lbs of Plainfield, NJ won by scores of 60-54 and 58-56 while Valencia took a card 59-55 for Valencia

Elliott is now 9-0. Valencia, 159.1 lbs of Irvington, NJ is 4-1-1.

Jordan Simpson made a successful pro debut with a third round stoppage of Michael McDonald in a middleweight fight.

Simpson battered and bloodied the face of McDonald and the fight was stopped at 48 seconds.

Simpson, 157.3 lbs of Middlesex, NJ is 1-0. McDonald, 157.1 lbs of Brandon, MO is 0-2

Brooke Mullen won a six-round unanimous decision over Bria Miller in a welterweight fight.

In round three, Mullen landed a right hand that put Miller on the canvas.

Mullen, 146.8 lbs of Pottstown, PA won by scores of 60-53 twice and 59-54 and is now 4-0. Miller, 146.8 lbs of Dover, DE is 2-2.

Alan Chaves will defend his WBO Latino Lightweight title against Eridson Garcia at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Friday September 4, the third headline show of TNT Sports and DAZN’s “The Fight,” the new monthly live boxing series, and will be broadcast co-exclusively in the U.S. on TNT, truTV and DAZN and worldwide on DAZN – a night headlined by the return of the former unified Heavyweight ruler Andy Ruiz who faces Polish giant Damian Knyba.

Chaves (22-0 19 KOs) is back in action following his KO of the year contending victory in Las Vegas in April, where his ferocious left hook in the third round of his fifth defense of his Latino title against Miguel Madueno. The Argentine is sitting pretty in the rankings at #2 with the WBO, #4 with the IBF and #7 with the WBC, and the 25-year-old will be looking for sixth straight win inside the distance to underline his World title credentials at 135lbs.

Garcia (23-2 14 KOs) will be looking to get back to winning ways after the 32-year-old was edged out over ten rounds in his last fight, also in Las Vegas in April, snapping a six-fight winning streak, but victory for the Dominican in the Garden State will catapult him into World title contention.

“I appreciate Eridson accepting the fight when others didn’t,” said Chaves. “He earned the opportunity. Now he has to earn the victory—and that’s a much harder task.”

“Alan Chaves is undefeated, dangerous and coming off a knockout everyone is talking about,” said Garcia. “Good—that means there will be no excuses when I beat him. He has never faced anyone with my experience or the ability to take away his weapons.

“They call him ‘Veneno,’ but I’m bringing the antidote, and I’m coming to hand him the first loss of his career.”

Chaves vs. Garcia is the latest undercard addition to the September 4 action, with New Jersey native Vito Mielnicki Jr. meeting Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams in the co-main event and Zaquin Moses fighting on home soil for the first time in his first right round fight. Two-weight unified king Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will be in the house on the night as his Boots Promotions outfit has two fighters on the card, with Philadelphia’s Dennis Thompson in the second eight rounder of his career following victory in his first in June on the undercard of Jaron Ennis’ huge win over Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, NY and Welterweight Brooke Mullen fighting for the fourth time in the paid ranks.

“September 4 in New Jersey just got even better with Alan Chaves being added to the card,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “Alan proved in April that he is a must-watch talent in the sport with his incredible KO of the year contender. Eridson is the latest man to try to stop his rapid ascent and can crash into the Lightweight rankings in a big way with a win, so this as all the hallmarks of a show-stealing fight in an already stacked card.”

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Jarrell Miller won a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Lenier Pero in a volume punching heavyweight bout at the Fountainbleau In Las Vegas.

The fight was a toe-to-toe fight with Miller moving his hands constantly with hard combinations. Pero fought well but could not match the output of Miller.

Miller landed 290 of 1003 punches. Pero was 253 of 648.

Miller, 305 lbs of Brooklyn won by scores of 117-111 twice and 115-113 and is now 28-1-2. Pero, 251 lbs of Cameguay, CUB is 13-1.

Alan Chaves Knocks Out Madueno in 3

Alan Chaves scored a freighting third round stoppage over Miguel Madueno in round three of their of their 10-round lightweight bout.

In round three, Chaves landed some touching body shots and then landed a big left that crushed the chin of Madueno and sent him sprawling on the canvas and the back of his head bounded of the canvas and the fight at

Chaves, 133.8 lbs of Buenos Aries, ARG is 22-0 with 19 knockouts. Madueno, 135 lbs of Sinaloa, MEX is 31-5.

Sosa Decisions Rojas

Damian Sosa scored a 10-round upset unanimous decision over previously undefeated Freudis Rojas in a super welterweight bout.

In round three, Sosa landed a body shot that made Rojas go to the canvas.

Rojas, landed 154 of 671 punches. Rojas was 243 of 792.

Sosa, 152.6 lbs of Tijuana, MEX won by scores of 96-93 on all cards and is now 27-3. Rojas, 153 lbs of Las Vegas is 15-1.

Dev Stops Guerra in 2

Nishant Dev stopped Juan Carlos Guerra in round two of a eight=round super welterweight fight.

In round two, Dev landed a perfect straight left down the middle that put Guerra on the canvas. Dev continued to hurt Guerra and the fight was stopped at 2:57.

Dev, 154.8 lbs of Karnal, IND is 6-0 with four knockouts. Guerra, 155.8 lbs of Chicago is 6-3-1.

Alan Chaves will defend his WBO Latino Lightweight title against Miguel Madueno on Saturday April 25, at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, acting as the co-main event on a card topped with the WBA World Heavyweight title eliminator clash between Jarrell Miller and Lenier Pero, exclusively live worldwide on DAZN.

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Chaves (21-0 18 KOs) penned a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom earlier this week, and now the unbeaten Argentinian will be looking to impress in Sin City and move into position to land a world title fight, with the KO artist ranked #2 with the WBO, and top 15 with the IBF and WBC. The 25 year old made it four straight wins inside the distance in his last outing, a fourth successful defense of the belt, this time only needing one round to dispatch Pablo Vicente in October in Buenos Aires.

April 25 will be Chaves’ first fight in the States, and the task in front of him is Mexico’s Madueno (31-4 28 KOs). The 27 year old has mixed in great company, with his last two bouts seeing him take on Oscar Duarte and Keyshawn Davis, and ‘Explosivo’ will be looking to spoil Chaves’ big night and add to his own impressive KO stats.

“Signing with Matchroom is a crucial step in my professional career,” said Chaves. “I’m highly motivated and eager to make a name for myself in the world of boxing. I’m very grateful to be part of the world’s number one promotional company.

“It’s going to be a tough fight. Madueno is a very experienced and dangerous opponent who has fought against some big-name boxers. I’m in the best shape of my life—both physically and mentally. As always, I’ll give it my all in the ring, and I have no doubt that I’ll come away with the victory.”

More additions to the undercard are confirmed today, starting with former Team USA World Championship medalist Freudis Rojas Jr fighting for the first time in just over a year, as he takes on Damian Sosa over ten rounds at Super-Welterweight. Rosas Jr (15-0 11 KOs) will be on home turf in Las Vegas for the clash, where he last stepped through the ropes last March over eight rounds and now the 27 year old plans to get back on track for major honors, starting with his clash with Sosa (26-3 13 KOs) who took now-unified 154lb king Xander Zayas the distance.

“One way is back and ready to take a step closer to becoming a World champion,” said Rosas Jr.

The night starts live on DAZN with ten rounds of action at Super-Bantamweight between Angel Barrientes and Isaac Rojas. Barrientes (14-1 9 KOs) won his first ten round bout in July, securing a stoppage with 30 seconds left of his battle with Jorge De Jesus Romero, and now meets unbeaten Mexican Rojas (18-0-1 12 KOs) who fights in the States for the first time, in his first ten rounder.

“Fighting in my hometown of Las Vegas, in front of my people, on a big stage like DAZN, is going to be amazing,” said Barrientes. “I know Isaac is undefeated for a reason, he’s coming in hungry, but so am I. I’ve put in a serious camp, sharpened every aspect of my game, and I’m ready to show a new level. April 25 is my time to shine. This is my city, and I’m coming to give the fans a performance they won’t forget.”

Before the live action on DAZN, three unbeaten talents look to impress in the prelims. ‘The Sin City Sicilian’ Phillip Vella (5-0 2 KOs) is swiftly back in the ring after appearing on the Navarrete-Nunez undercard in Arizona in February, and he faces Edwin Rodriguez (12-10-3 5 KOs) over six rounds at Bantamweight, Indian Olympian Nishant Dev (5-0 3 KOs) tastes his first action of 2026 after picking up a fifth win in the paid ranks in December in Ghana, and he’ll take on Juan Carlos Guerra Jr (6-2-1 2 KOs) over eight rounds at Super-Welterweight, while the first bout of the night sees 19 year old Jorge Ruiz (3-0 2 KOs) meet Harley Laws Jr over six rounds at Featherweight.