On a historic night in San Juan, Xander Zayas delivered the most complete performance of his young career. Fighting in his hometown for the first time as a professional, Zayas outboxed Abass Baraou to earn a split-decision victory and capture the unified WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles Saturday night at Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
Before a record crowd of 21,324, as reported by Turki Alalshikh, Shakur Stevenson delivered a boxing master class and earned a unanimous decision over Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Two top American talents delivered knockout victories on the biggest possible stage at Madison Square Garden when they needed them most. Now, Keyshawn Davis and Bruce Carrington will be in a lot of conversations for big fights moving into 2026 – and the fans are the real winners.
Brooklyn’s own Bruce Carrington showed championship composure Saturday night, weathering early adversity before scoring a ninth-round knockout of Carlos Castro on The Ring 6 undercard at Madison Square Garden.
The undercard fights supporting Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson set the stage for the main event, and those fights did not disappoint. Keyshawn Davis was all business, and it showed as he scored a 12th round TKO over Jamaine Ortiz with just seconds remaining in the fight.
Keyshawn Davis stopped Jamaine Ortiz on his 140 debut, as you can see how the fight played out live. The bout, serving as the co-main event to the Lopez vs.
It was a brutal return to action for William Scull on Saturday night. Eight months ago, Scull fought the legendary Canelo Alvarez. He had earned that opportunity by winning the vacant IBF super-middleweight title after the Mexican had relinquished it.
On Saturday, January 31, at Madison Square Garden, New York City, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson headlines the “Ring 6” fight card live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
Welcome to the live results update for Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) vs. Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs)! Their bout headlines a card promoted by Top Rank – in association with ICON+, Move Concerts, and Noah Assad Presents – at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Junior middleweight Josh Kelly took the chance that most of the big names in the division refused to take and it worked out for him. Kelly (18-1-1, 9 KOs) scored a majority decision (113-113, 115-111 & 114-113) over Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-1, 17 KOs) to become the new IBF world champion.
The WBC featherweight title will be on the line at Ring VI one month after Stephen Fulton lost it on the scales. Interim champion Bruce 'Shu Shu' Carrington (16-0, 9 KOs) returns to compete for his first world title against veteran Carlos Castro (30-3, 14 KOs).
Gervonta Davis was released on bail just hours after being apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and Miami Gardens police, as we look at what is next.
On Dec. 19, Olympic gold medalist and former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua stopped Jake Paul in the sixth round at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
Most Valuable Promotions is likely to get a boost in visibility after landing a new signing. Following his defeat to Anthony Joshua late last year, Jake Paul was handed an indefinite suspension as he recovered from some notable injuries.
Former three-weight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis was apprehended Wednesday on charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery, Miami Gardens (Fla.) Police Department announced.