Unbeaten WBC #10 super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin (11-0, 7 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over Oscar “El Monstruo” Riojas (21-14-1, 10 KOs) on Thursday night at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan. Shishkin dropped Riojas with a huge right hand, then finished him with his follow-up barrage. Time was :48.
Unbeaten middleweight Timur Kerefov (9-0, 4 KOs) took a one-sided eight round unanimous decision over rugged Calvin Metcalf (10-5-1, 3 KOs). Scores were 80-72, 80-72, 78-72.
Heavyweight Jeremiah “The Night Closer” Milton won his professional debut by flattening Dennis Vance Jr. (1-2, 1 KO) with a right hand in the first round. Time was 1:15.
Debuting female heavyweight Danielle Perkins scored a four round unanimous decision over Monika Harrison (2-1-1, 1 KO). Perkins, a former amateur champion who turns 38 this month, won by scores of 40-35 3x. Perkins was credited with a knockdown in round three when Harrison turned her back.
In a clash between debuting junior middleweights, former amateur star Morris Young Jr. battered Jader Alves de Oliveira until the bout was waved off at 1:59 of round two.
Local middleweight Marlon Harrington (2-0, 2 KOs) needed just 62 seconds to destroy pro debuting Ricardo Medina (0-1). Harrington dropped Medina three times.