Muhammad Yaqubov won 10-round majority decision over William Foster III in a junior lightweight fight at the ProBox Event Center in Plant City, Florida.

Yaqubov landed 128 of 471 punches. Foster was 122 of 590.

Yaqubov, 129.4 lbs of Isfara, TAJ won by scores of 98-92 twice and 95-95 and is now 23-1. Foster, 129.6 lbs if New Haven, CT is 19-3.

Starling Castillo Decisions Shinard Bunch

Starling Castillo won a 10-round unanimous decision over Shinard Bunch in a junior welterweight bout.

Castillo landed 178 of 602 punches. Bunch was just 48 of 396.

Castillo, 141 lbs of the Dominican Republic won by scores of 99-91 and 98-92 twice and is now 20-1-1. Bunch, 142.2 lbs of Trenton, NJ is 21-3-1,

Marques Valle Stops Georges in 1st

Marques Valle stopped previously undefeated Luis Georges in the opening round of their 10-round middleweight bout.

In round one, Valle landed a five punch combination on the ropes that was culminated by a left to the body that put Georges down for the count at 2:07.

Valle, 161.6 lbs of Wesley Chapel, FL is 11-1 with eight knockouts. Georges, 161.4 lbs of the Dominican Republic is 12-1.

Mindoro Stops Potes After 4

Weljon Mindoro stopped Dormenos Potes after round four of their eight-round middleweight bout.

In round one, Mindoro dropped Pontes with a left to the body. In round three, Mindroro scored a knockdown with a body shot. After the round, Potes had enough and the fight was stopped.

Mindoro, 162.2 lbs of Domingag. PHL is 15-0-1 with 15 knockouts. Potes, 164.4 lbs of Fort Lauderdale, FL is 14-8-1.

Gary Antonio Russell Decisions Dervin Rodriguez

Gary Antonio Russell won a eight-round unanimous decision over Dervin Rodriguez in a super bantamweight bout.

Russell, 122,2 lbs of Washington, DC won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 21-1. Rodriguez, 122.8 lbs of Borgata, COL is 11-3-1.

Kenyan Valle won a four-round unanimous decision over Lai Thang in a super bantamweight fight.

Valle, 123 lbs of Lutz, FL won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is 1-0. Thang, 122 3/4 lbs of Lewisville, TX is 2-4.

Miguel Mendez won his pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Andrew Flamm in a junior welterweight bout.

In round two, Mendez landed a counter right and followed up with a left hook that put Flann on the canvas.

Mendez, 142 3/4 lbs of New York won by scores of 39-36 twice and 38-37 and is 1-0. Flamm, 142 1/4 lbs of Durango, CA is 1-2.

Narek Hovhannisyan won a six-round unanimous decision over Kenneth Sene in a lightweight bout.

Hovhannisyan, 135.2 lbs of Vanadzor, ARM won by scores of 60-54 on all cards ands is 1-0. Sene, 135 1/2 lbs of Lauderhill, FL is 4-3.

Noah Timoteo made a successful pro debut with a first round stoppage over Alexander Taylor in a four-round junior welterweight fight.

Timoteo landed a right to the solar plexus that put Taylor down for the count at 2:34.

Timoteo, 140 1/4 lbs of Waianae, HA is 1-0 with one knockout. Taylor, 133 1/4 lbs of Managua, NIC is 21-49-2.

Los Angeles, CA (June 11, 2021)–Nicknamed “Banana”, Super Bantamweight Dervin Rodriguez is one of the most underrated and unheard-of prospects in boxing. That will change starting today, as the unbeaten hard hitting Venezuelan has inked a promotional contract with Shapiro Sports & Entertainment, the ?rst step to making the 24-year-old a household name in the United States.

The powerful Rodriguez (7-0, 7 knockouts), who is from Venezuela, last fought on December 19th, 2019 knocking out veteran Colombian Argel Berrio in the second round in Barranquilla, Colombia.

“I’ve enjoyed ?ghting for the fans, in Venezuela and Colombia, but I’m ready to ?ght all the top names in the sport and since they’re ?ghting in the United States, I need to ?ght there too,” said Rodriguez. “Shapiro Sports & Entertainment has promised to help me get the big ?ghts and I can’t wait to perform against the top 15 in the world.”

“Dervin is an extraordinarily gifted young ?ghter, who ?ts right into the mix at 122 pounds,” said Shapiro Sports & Entertainment President Shane Shapiro. “At 24 years of age, the best is yet to come and like all great ?ghters, Dervin wants to make his mark in America. Rodriguez is by far one of the best ?ghters to come out of the country since Jorge Linares and Jose Uzcategui. He carries the responsibility of showing how good he is, and opening the door for other up and coming prospects from Venezuela.”

A date and opponent for Rodriguez’s Shapiro Sports & Entertainment debut will be announced shortly.