WBO #12 heavyweight Jermaine “The 989 Assassin” Franklin Jr. (23-2, 15 KOs) scored a sixth round TKO over 2004 Olympian Devin Vargas (22-11, 9 KOs) on Thursday night at the Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin connected with big shots in every round, but the rugged 42-year-old Vargas was able to absorb it. Franklin dropped Vargas in round four and again at the end of round six. The bout was stopped during the break between rounds.
In a clash between unbeaten super lightweights, Joshua Pagan (10-0, 4 KOs) scored an eight round unanimous decision over Roger Hilley (13-1, 8 KOs) to claim the “Junior” NABF title. Scores were 78-74 3x.
Light heavyweight Ali Akhmedov (21-1, 16 KOs) scored. Second round KO against Encarnacion Diaz (18-4, 11 KOs).
Vargas needs to retire before he gets seriously injured.
It’s time to call it a career.
garbage, crap, terrible.. step it up Franklin
Franklin has had plenty of time to get into world class athlete condition. he could at the least show up in shape. ridiculous. nobody should take this guy seriously until he is serious
I don’t see what that prove.
Helps him pay his rent while he waits to fight someone that gets him a better pay day. He’s actually got some skills, but nothing better than a chubby gate keeper.
It’s funny. People want fighters to stay active and criticize them for fighting once a year, but then when they take stay busy fights they get criticism . It’s a stay busy fight you idiots!
Exactly. And since he does have some skills he’s not at the top of the list of stay busy opponents for the “more highly regarded” HWs.
He went the distance with AJ and I’m sure he’d happily fight any of the higher ranked HWs that would get him a better payday.
The man’s got bills to pay like everyone else.
Vargas seriously needs to stop. Don’t even spar anymore. Be a coach, give back. It’s so hard to let this sport go when you have competed. Damn drug.
If this show is an example of where boxing is going in the US…we’re doomed. The “Big Time Boxing USA” show, was first sold to DAZN viewers as a replacement for ShoBox. These shows are low-level club shows at best, and DAZN and the promoter shouldn’t insult viewers with these fights. The “featured” boxer’s opponents were barely approvable in Michigan. These fights wouldn’t be approved in NY, NV, NJ, etc. The opener and the main event, which are featured fights on DAZN, had opponents that were over 40, and a boxer featured in the opener, Encarnacion Diaz, had a fight changed to a No Contest in December because the commission deemed that he was staging a fake fight. Yes, folks, let’s put on a featured guy that was recently found to be faking a fight. This is garbage…who is to blame?? DAZN, Michigan commission, the promoter?? I think the ABC should sanction, or have a chat with the Michigan commission on their fight approval process. Cancel this show, or find a promoter that can produce something close to ShoBox. That might help the viewership DAZN!!
What a horrible show. Promoter should be embarrassed!