European middleweight champion Matteo Signani (31-5-3, 11 KOs) scored a workmanlike twelve round unanimous decision over Ruben Diaz (26-3-2, 17 KOs) on Friday night at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Italy. In a battle of 42-year-olds, Signani was the slightly fresher of the two and won by scores of 117-111, 116-112, 115-113.
European Union featherweight champion Mauro Forte (16-0-2, 6 KOs) and Francesco Grandelli (15-1-2, 3 KOs) battled to a twelve round draw. Close fight with scores of 116-113 Forte, 115-113 Grandelli, and 114-114.
Super welterweight Tony Dixon (13-3, 4 KOs) needed just 63 seconds to knock out Francesco Russo (10-2, 8 KOs). It was Dixon’s first fight in two years.
Light heavyweight Hrvoje Sep (11-0, 8 KOs) battered Serhiy Demchenko (23-16-1, 15 KOs) over six rounds. 60-54 3x.