It's a huge mismatch, Bruce CarringtonCarrington, who is currently ranked between No. 4 by the WBO and No. 7 by the WBC in the featherweight rankings, defeated Brian de Gracia by TKO in the eighth round. Carrington threw de Gracia to the canvas in the fifth and seventh rounds, but the referee mercifully called off the fake bout in the eighth round to save the crowd any further boredom. Naoya Inoue was in attendance, perhaps worried that he'd inadvertently wandered into a circus instead of a boxing match.
Tiger JohnsonThe American junior welterweight hope didn't set the world on fire, dispatching Tarik Zaina over eight rounds in what amounted to an overblown sparring session, with the judges as disinterested as the crowd and scores 79-73, 78-74, 77-75 all for Johnson.
Andy DominguezLocal flyweight boxer, , beat Christopher Rios by a tough majority decision in a bout that generated tax-audit-like excitement, with the judges scoring it 76-76, 88-74, 77-75, either out of sympathy or to distraction.
Middleweight Jahi Tucker He defeated Quincy Lavaris in a one-sided match with all judges agreeing 80-72.
Xander Zayas He proved why he's the real deal in the main event. The super welterweight, who currently boasts a 19-0 record with 12 KOs, put on a masterclass bout. Weighing in at 153.4 pounds, the Puerto Rican native, who trains in Sunrise, Florida, faced veteran southpaw Patrick Teixeira, also weighing in at 153.4 pounds, with a record of 34-5 and 25 KOs.
From the first bell, it was clear that Zayas had the upper hand. His footwork was smooth and his punches were sharp and on target. Teixeira, from Santana de Parnaiba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, couldn't keep up with him. Zayas dominated every round, landing clean punches and controlling the pace.
Zayas didn't just rely on strength, he also showed his ring smarts and mixed punches to confuse Teixeira. When the bell rang to end the bout, it was clear that Zayas had won all ten rounds in a one-sided contest.
As for the side show, Ofacio Falcon He barely broke a sweat in a boring six-round fight against Antonio Danton El. Ali Ferris He knocked out Lemire Isom Riley in the first round, sparing us all a long time of agony in perhaps the only act of mercy that night.Isa Rodriguez He defeated Jordanne Garcia in a boring four-round middleweight bout.
