Efe Ajagba scored a fourth round stoppage over former titlist Charles Martin in a heavyweight bout at The Meta Apex in Las Vegas,

In round three, Ajagba dropped Martin with a short right to the head, On round four, two more big rights put Martin on his backside. Ajagba then landed two more sweeping shots with each hand and the fight was stopped at 1:11.

Ajagba, 254 lbs of Nigeria is 21-1-1 with 15 knockouts. Martin, 250 lbs of Las Vegas is 30-5-1.

Dzambekov Viciously Knocks Out Elbiali in 2

Umar Dzambekov stopped Ahmed Elibiali with one vicious uppercut in round two of their 10-round lightweight bout.

In round two, Dzambekov landed a crunching right uppercut on the jaw that turned the face of Elbiali and sent him crashing down to the canvas. The back of Elbiali’s head slammed on the canvas and his left leg was shaking and the fight was stopped at 58 seconds.

Dzambekov, 176.5 lbs of Los Angeles via Vienna, AUS is 14-0 with 10 knockouts. Elbiali, 176 lbs of Las Vegas is 24-2.

PE Benito Stops Mejia in 3

Jabrio Pe Benito stopped Abel Mejia in a battle of undefeated lightweights.

In round two, Pe Benito dropped Mejia with a counter left on the jaw. In round three, Pe Benito landed a short right hand that folded Mejia slowly to thw canvas and the fight was stopped at

Pe Benito, 134.5 lbs of Hollywood, CA 7-0 with five knockouts. Mejia, 137 lbs of El Modena, CA is 10-1.

Leo Ruiz stopped Caseu Streeter in round four of their eight-round middleweight bout.

In round three, Ruiz battered Streeter to the point where the referee had Streeter on a short leash. In round four, Ruiz rocked Streeter with a hard right and the fight was stopped at 1:23.

Ruiz, 159 lbs of San Bernadino, CA is 17-1 with nine knockouts. Streeter, 158 lbs of Portland, ME is 15-3.

Mark Beuke won a eight-round split decision over Antonio Woods in a middleweight bout.

Bieke, 159 lbs of Corpus Christi, TX won by scores of 77-75 twice. Woods won a card 77-75.

Buuke is now 13-3. Woods, 159 lbs of Minneapolis is 14-2,

Oswaldo Molina won a six-round unanimous decision over Josh Clark in a lightweight bout.

Molina outlanded Clark 79-43.

Molina, 135 lbs of Mexico won by 60-54 scores on all cards and is now 9-0. Clark, 134.5 lbs of Minnesota via Ecuador and Ireland is 9-2.

18-year-old Emiliano Alvarado stopped Devin Gantt in round four of their six-round super bantamweight bout,

In round four, Alvarado landed a hard flurry that forced Gantt to crouch in the corner for a ruled knockdown. When asked if he wanted to continue, Gantt said no and the fight was over at 1:25.

Alvarado, 122 lbs of Coachella, CA is 10-0 with six knockouts. Gantt, 121.5 lbs of Camden, NJ is 5-3.

Dariial Kuchmenov stopped Jorge Luganas in round four of their scheduled six-round lightweight bout.

In round three, Kuchmenov dropped Luganas with a left hook to the body

Early in round four, Kuchmenov scored another knockdown when he landed a flurry that finished by a right a right to the head. The fight was stopped after Kuchmenov continued the assault at 1:32.

Kuchmenov, 134.5 lbs of Hollywood, CA is 10-0 with eight knockouts. Luganas, 135 lbs of Tijuana, MEX is 19-8.

(Dec. 3, 2024) — Rising junior middleweight Leo Ruiz steps up against Argentina’s Elias Haedo in the 10-round main event this Friday, Dec. 6, at Sala Urbana in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico. Ruiz, a Southern California-based boxer-puncher, is aiming for his third victory of the year.   Promoted by Miura Boxing, Ruiz-Haedo headlines a stacked card that will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.   Ruiz (15-0, 8 KOs), a six-year pro, has gained invaluable experience training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy. He has won seven fights since returning from a 13-month layoff in October 2021. In 2023, he went 3-0, including a split decision over then-unbeaten contender Raul Garcia. He made his 2024 debut in April with a near-shutout decision over Oziel Santoyo. In his last outing, he earned a 10-round unanimous decision over 30-fight veteran Alejandro Davila. Haedo (15-6, 11 KOs) has only been stopped twice and is coming off a second-round stoppage of Ezequiel Nicolas Albarenga in October.   In other scheduled streaming action from Naucalpan de Juárez:   Ayumu Hanada (11-2-1, 8 KOs) vs. Joel Cordova (14-9-2, 3 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Bantamweights Chester Parada (14-3-1, 10 KOs) vs. Oliver Quintana (21-3, 16 KOs), 8 Rounds, Welterweights   Jose Andres Teran (15-2, 10 KOs) vs. Jose Armando Valdes (13-11-1, 6 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Featherweights   Marcus Harris (6-0, 5 KOs) vs. Samael Macias (3-2-1), 6 Rounds, Bantamweights   Sergio Cordova (5-0, 3 KOs) vs. Éder García (3-4-1, 3 KOs), 6 Rounds, Bantamweights   Emiliano Alvarado (4-0, 2 KOs) vs. Jaziel Villalobos (2-2-1), 4 Rounds, Junior Featherweights Job Andrade (Pro Debut) vs. Michel Martinez (Pro Debut), 4 Rounds, Welterweights   Rianna Doforo (2-0) vs. Laura Cubos (4-4), 6 Rounds, Junior Lightweights   Oswaldo Molina (2-0) vs. Abraham Torres (2-2), 4 Rounds, Junior Lightweights   Martin Higuita (6-0, 3 KOs) vs. Oswaldo Gomez (2-2, 1 KO), 6 Rounds, Junior Middleweights   Angel Garcia (1-0) vs. Aquiles Manjarrez (0-1-1), 4 Rounds, Featherweights

Former two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza won a 10-round unanimous decision over former U.S. Olympian Javier Molina in a junior welterweight at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.

Molina suffered a cut under his left eye in round three from a punch.

Pedraza outlanded Molina 164-49.

Pedraza, 141.6 lbs of Cidro, PR won by scores of 99-91 and 98-92 twice and is now 28-3. Molina, 141.7 lbs of Norwalk, CA is 22-3.

Pedraza said, “They do name me the ‘Sniper,’ and that means I have to be patient, and when my moment comes, I have to take advantage of it. That’s what I did tonight because I was able to wear him down, break him down and make him fight my fight. It was the experience that I’ve had at the top level that helped me finally put it together. I’ve had the experience, I’ve had the talent, and it’s just on a night like this that I’m happy I could put it all together.
 
“I do believe I’m ready for a world title opportunity. Whoever it happens to be between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez, I want the winner of that fight. If for some reason I can’t get a world title shot against them, I do want to respectfully ask Jose Zepeda for the rematch.”

Ajagba decsions Rice

Efe Ajagba won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jonnie Rice in a heavyweight bout.

Ajagba outlanded Rice 131-39 over the 10-rounds and won by scores of 99-91 twice and 98-92.

Ajagba, 242.3 lbs of Nigeria is 14-0. Rice, 265.4 lbs of Los Angeles is 13-6-1.

Ramirez decisions Caraballo

Former Olympic Gold Medal winner Robeisy Ramirez won an eight-round unanimous decision over Felix Caraballo in a featherweight fight.

Ramirez outlanded Caraballo 225-71.

Ramirez, 125.9 lbs of Cuba won by scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73 and is now 5-1. Caraballo, 125.7 lbs of Marguez, PR is 13-3-2.

Ruiz decisions Solis

Leo Ruiz won a six-round unanimous decision over Rodrigo Solis in a junior middleweight bout.

In round five, Ruiz lost a point for a low blow. Later in the round, Solis was deduced a point for spitting out his mouthpiece.

Ruiz outlanded Solis 125-47.

Ruiz, 151.4 lbs of San Bernadino, CA won by scores of 59-53 twice and 58-54 and is now 8-0. Solis, 151.4 lbs of Cancun, MEX is 4-5-1.

Christian Montano remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Ryan Adams in a super middleweight fight.

Montano, 167.3 lbs of Huston, TX won by scores of 60-54 twice and 58-56 to raise his mark to 10-0. Adams, 165.5 lbs of St. Louis, MO is 7-3-1.

Bryan Lua stopped Luis Norambuena in round two fo their scheduled four-round lightweight bout.

In round two, Lua landed a perfect left hook to the chin that put Norambuena on his back and the fight was stopped at 2:27.

Lua, 134.5 lbs of Madera, CA is 6-0 with three knockouts. Noarambuena, 134 lbs of Talca, CHL is 4-7-1.

Jahi Tucker turned professional with a 1st round stoppage over DeAndre Anderson in a scheduled four-round welterweight bout.

Tucker swarmed Anderson with volume punches, and the fight was stopped at 2:56.

Tucker, 143.6 lbs of Deer Park, NY is 1-0 with one knockouts. Anderson, 147.1 lbs of Birmingham, AL is 1-2.

Kasir Goldston made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Iasiah Varmell in a welterweight fight.

Goldston, 142.8 lbs of Albany, NY won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 1-0. Varnell, 142.8 lbs of Kenosha, WI is 3-3.