Unbeaten WBA female super featherweight champion Hyun Mi Choi (18-0-1, 4 KOs) extended her 12-year title reign with a ten round unanimous decision against Calista Silgado (19-12-3, 14 KOs). Scores were 99-91, 98-92, 97-93.
WBA #7, WBC #9 super middleweight John Ryder (29-5, 16 KOs) scored an uneventful ten round unanimous decision over Michael Guy (12-6-1, 5 KOs). Scores were 100-90, 99-91, 96-94.
In a clash between undefeated super middleweights, Carlos Góngora (19-0, 14 KOs) scored a dramatic twelfth round KO over 8:1 favorite Ali Akhmedov (16-1, 12 KOs) to claim the vacant IBO title. Akhmedov dominated early, but Gongora turned the tables and floored Akhmedov twice in the final round. Time was 1:57. Akhmedov was ahead on all three cards entering the final round.
Unbeaten welterweight Reshat “Albanian Bear” Mati (9-0, 7 KOs) got a sixth round stoppage against Dennis Okoth (4-5-1, 2 KOs). The bout looked headed to a decision until Okoth suffered a leg injury in the final round. Time was 1:18.
Really sick fight, that Gongora fight . 12 rounds of action then an upset KO. Great undercard stuff!
Looked like Akhmedov was going to win in a mismatch early. Gongora looked like a completely different fighter in the late rounds. Great fight…
Góngora vs Akhmedov was a great fight. Eclipsed even the GGG fight by far. Nothing like two well matched opponents.
Fight of the year! Carlos Góngora has a ton of heart. He took a beating early but remained calm and beat a much stronger man. Góngora has the heart of a champ and I hope he gets a title shot.