Eric Priest remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Tyler Howard in a super middleweight fight at The Commerce Casino in Commerce, California.

Priest landed 126 of 394 punches. Howard was 45 of 350.

Priest, 164.2 lbs of Kansas City won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 15-0. Howard, 163.6 lbs of Crossville, TN is 20-3.

“I felt great in there. Howard is a tough opponent; that’s why they call him Hercules,” said Eric Priest. “I rate my performance a B+ because there is always room for improvement. I trust in Oscar and Eric for the next step in my career, and I’ll follow their direction. I felt like I was in my groove inside the ring; everything that I had practiced in the gym came through naturally.”

Jordan Panthen remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over DeAundre Pettus in a super middleweight contest.

In round one, Panthen was cut along the forehead from a clash of heads.

In round five, Panthen was cut on the left eyebrow from another accidental headbutt.

Panthen landed 11 of 509 punches. Pettus was 114 of 381.

Panthen, 159 lbs of Honolulu, HI won by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93 and is now 11-0. Pettus, 161 lbs of Columbia, SC is 12-4.

Grant Flores stopped David Ramirez in round two of their six-round super welterweight bout.

In round two, Flores dropped Ramirez with an uppercut. Ramirez got to one knee but was counted out at 2:59.

Flores, 153.4 lbs of Coachella, CA is 8-0 with six knockouts. Ramirez, 154 lbs of Heredia, CR is 17-4.

Cayden Griffiths stopped Marc Misiura in round two of their four-round super welterweight bout.

In round two, Griffiths dropped Misiura with a perfect left to the body. Misiura got to his feet but was in no shape to continue and the bout at 1:10.

Griffiths, 148 lbs of Coachella, CA is now 3-0 with three knockouts. Misiura, 150 lbs of Scranton, PA is 3-7-1.

Jordan Fuentes won a four-round unanimous decision over Brandon Badillo in a super bantamweight fight.

At the end of round three, Fuentes dropped Badillo with a counter right on the chin.

Fuentes landed 94 of 217 punches. Badillo was 35 of 187.

Fuentes, 118.8 lbs of Fresno, CA won by scores of 40-35 on all cards and is now 3-0. Badillo, 119.8 lbs of Charlotte, NC is now 0-3-1.

Leonardo Sanchez remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Joseph Cruz in a super featherweight bout.

In round five, Cruz began to bleed from the nose.

Sanchez landed 240 of 536 punches. Cruz was 85 of 225.

Sanchez, 130 lbs of Cathedral City, CA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 8-0. Cruz, 130 lbs of Sonora, MEX is 10-12.

Tahmir Smalls remained undefeated with an eight-round welterweight fight of undefeated welterweights the Red Owl Box Arena in Houston.

Smalls, 147.6 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 78-74 and 77-75 twice and is now 12-0. Martin, 147.2 of Atlanta is 10-1.

“My corner told me to keep popping my jab and to keep my hands up,” Smalls noted. “Martin caught me with a right hand or two but that was due to me dropping my left hand. I was picking it up at the end of the fight. I will go back to the gym and work on it.”

“This was my first eight-round fight,” said Smalls. “It was exactly what I expected. But there were a couple of things that I could tighten up on. He was a good opponent and he brought more than I thought but at the end of the day, I handled it the way I was supposed to.” 

Elijah Williams scored a controversial sixth round stoppage over Dion Jones in a eight-round super lightweight fight.

In round one, Jones dropped Williams with a short counter left hook. In round three, Williams was cut over the left eye.

In round six, Williams landed a hard right that hurt Jones. Jones was holding on, but the referee for some reason stopped that bout and the fight was halted at 1:58.

Williams, 145 lbs of Newburgh, NY is 10-1 with four knockouts. Jones, 139.8 lbs of Las Vegas is 7-1.

“I did what I had to do, he is a good fighter,” said Williams. “I got a little careless at times, especially early in the fight.”

“It’s up to the referee how the fight goes,” continued the 21-year-old Williams. “I was going for the kill so all he did was stop it a little early.” 

Joshafat Ortiz survived an opening round knockdown to eek out a six-round unanimous decision over Travis Crawford in a junior lightweight bout.

In round one, Crawford dropped Ortiz with a right uppercut.

Ortiz, 128.8 lbs of Reading, PA won by scores of 58-55 twice and 57-56 and is now 13-1. Crawford, 128.6 lbs of Corpus Christi, TX is 7-3.

“You have instant replay, you saw what happened,” said the 29-year-old Ortiz. “He stepped on my foot but not taking anything away from him.”

“No credit away from my opponent but everytime I come into this ring, I bet on myself and I knew what I could do tonight,” said Ortiz

Dash Simmons stopped Nosa Divine Nehikhare in round four of their six-round light heavyweight bout.

In round three, Simmons dropped Nehihhare with a left hook.

In round four, Simmons landed a left hook to the top of the head that put Nehikhare down again. when he got to his feet, the bout was waved off at 1:10.

Simmons, 182.2 lbs of Ashville, NC is 5-0 with five knockouts. Nehikhare, 181.6 lbs of Kaba, Nigeria is 5-3

“I just had to calm down,” said Simmons. “I competed at a high level in the amateurs and now I am getting back to that in the pros. My coaches told me to keep working my jab because this was the first time I faced a southpaw in the pros. Shout out to Red Owl for this opportunity.”

Steve Cunningham Jr. remained undefeated by winning a four-round majority decision over Rudy Reveles in a junior middleweight fight.

Cunningham, 156 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 39-37 twice and 38-38 and is now 3-0. Reveles, 154.6 lbs of Las Vegas is 1-1.

“I was definitely looking for the knockout but you can’t expect it all the time,” said Cunningham, Jr. “I had a really rough training camp but it’s different in the ring. I just have to get in the ring a little bit more and get the ring rust off – and I will be better. 

“Ever since I was in diapers, I was around high-level boxing,” continued Cunningham, Jr., the son of former two-time cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham. “It’s in my blood. It’s nothing you can train for. I feel great and I want to get right back in there. I want to show the world who I am.”

Gustavo Rivera Rio scored six-round unanimous decision over Joseph Cruz in a junior lightweight bout.

Rivera, 130 3/4 lbs of Houston won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 11-1. Cruz, 129 1/2 lbs of Ciudad Obregon, MX is 9-11-1.

“I faced another tough Mexican just like me, I knew he wasn’t going to fall down so I had to put on my boxing skills tonight,” said Rio, who is trained by the renowned Ronnie Shields. “I was landing my left hook so I was told to repeat it and that’s what I did.”

Vergil Ortiz Jr. had two knockdowns ruled against him, but was able to gut out a 12-round majority decision over Serhii Bohachuk to win the WBC Interim Super Welterweight Title at the Michloeb Ultra Arena inside the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

In round one, Bohachuk was credited a knockdown when he landed a right hand that connected with Ortiz and after instant replay review, it was ruled the extra point for the Ukranian.

In round eight, Bohachuk landed a left hook that forced the glove of Ortiz to touch the canvas and was ruled a second knockdown. That only inspired Ortiz to land vicious right hands in the round. Ortiz began to bleed from the bridge of his nose. In round 11, Ortiz hurt Bohachuk with a left hook that froze Bohachuk. In round 12, Ortiz wobbled Bohachuk with a right hand.

Lopez landed 265 of 746 punches. Bohachyk was 225 or 832.

Ortiz, 153.8 lbs of Grand Prairie, x was able to win by scores 114-112 twice and 113-113 and is now 22-0. Bohachuk, 153.8 lbs of Vinitza, UKR is 24-2.

“This has been what we have been fighting for since I was five years old,” said Vergil Ortiz, Jr. “Straight from school, go to the gym, do my homework and get straight to work. When I went pro, it was all day business – 24/7 boxing and it has finally paid off. The first knockdown, I didn’t feel like it was a true knockdown, I felt like I hit his shoe, but the second one really was one. I feel like I did enough to win this fight. I proved everyone wrong. Everyone was saying that I’m washed, that I can’t fight at 154, or that I can’t go the distance. All of that fueled me. I am the best in the world now.”“People saw this fight today, and the real boxing fans who watched this fight know what happened tonight,” said Serhii Bohachuk. “I am feeling great. I knocked him down twice. I want to support my country, Ukraine, I want to say thank you to all the fans for all the support.”

Conwell Takes out Gray in 2

Charles Conwell remained undefeated with a second round stoppage over Khiary Gray in a 10-round super welterweight bout.

In round two, Conwell landed two lefts to the head and then a thudding left to the body put Gray down for the 10-count at

Conwell, 153.8 lbs of Cleveland is 20-0 with 15 knockouts. Gray, 154 lbs of Worcester, MA is 18-7.

Sims Jr. Stops Former Champ Romero After 5

Kenneth Sims Jr. stopped very late replacement and former world champion Jonathan Romero After round five of their 10-round super lightweight bout.

Sims dominated and worked the body and slowly beat down Romero, who took the bout on 24 hours notice.

Sims148.4 lbs of Chicago is 21-2-1 with eight knockouts. Romero, 145.4 lbs of Cali, COL 35-5.

Fundora Decisions Asenjo; Defends Flyweight Title

Gabriela Fundora defended her IBF Flyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Daniela Asenjo.

Fundora landed 194 of 506 punches. Asenjo was 63 of 312.

Fundora, 109.8 lbs of Coachella, CA won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 14-0. Asenjo, 111.3 lbs of Valdivia, CHL is 16-4-3.

Iriarte Stops Ortiz in 1

Joel Iriarte stopped Miguel Ortiz in the opening round of their six-round welterweight bout.

Iriarte hurt Ortiz several times and landed six punches that knocked him between the ropes and the fight was stopped at 2:15.

Iriarte, 146.4 lbs of Bakersfield, CA is 4-0 with four knockouts. Ortiz, 143.6 lbs of Springfield MA is 3-2.

Cecilia Braekhus won the WBC Interim Super Welterweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo.

Braekhus, 154.6 lbs of Bergen, NOR won by scores of 96-93 on all cards and is now 38-2-1. Cornejo, 153 lbs of Prosser, WA is 19-7.

Eric Priest remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Luke Lozo in a middleweight bout.

Proest, 159 lbs of Overland Park, KS won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 14-0. Lozo, 160 lbs of Split, CRO is 9-3-1.

Johnny Canas remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Joseph Cruz in a super lightweight bout.

In round three, Cruz was cut over his left eye.

Canas, 136.8 lbs of Santa Ana, CA won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 5-0. Cruz, 132 lbs of Sonora, MEX ia 7-10.

Jordan Fuentes made a successful debut with a four-round unanimous decision over James Mulder in a super featherweight bout.

Fuentes, 122.4 lbs of Fresno, CA won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 1-0. Mulder, 127 lbs of Antioch, CA is 0-3.

Jennah Creaspn won her pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Kelsey Wickstrum in a welterweight bout.

Creason, 144.6 lbs of Visalia, CA is 1-0. Wickstrum, 146 lbs of Reading, CA is 2-2.