Jonas Sultan W10 Carlos Caraballo... Filipino veteran Jonas Sultan (18-5, 11 KOs) spoiled the New York debut of Carlos Caraballo (14-1, 14 KOs), knocking the Puerto Rican down four times en route to a ten-round unanimous decision in the bantamweight co-feature at Madison Square Garden. All three judges scored the fight 94-93 for Sultan, who knocked down Caraballo in the second, sixth and ninth rounds. The two traded knockdowns in the third, with Caraballo landing a glancing blow as the bell sounded. Sultan said, “This is boxing. This is war. And I came to win tonight. Caraballo is a tough man, but I wanted this one.”

 

Carlos Jackson W8 Jonathan Guzman... Carlos Jackson (18-1, 11 KOs) upset former IBF junior featherweight champion Jonathan Guzman (24-2, 23 KOs) by eight-round split decision. In a tactical affair, the judges preferred the steady pressure of Jackson (scores: 78-74 Jackson, 77-75 Jackson and 77-75 Guzman). Jackson had a 48-39 advantage in power punches landed.

 

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Junior welterweights Dakota Linger (12-5-3, 8 KOs) and Mathew Gonzalez (12-0-1, 8 KOs) threw down for six rounds. The judges could not split the two, and after a firefight, New York City native Gonzalez held on to his unbeaten record with a majority draw. Scores were 58-56 for Gonzalez and 57-57 (twice). Gonzalez controlled the early rounds, but the free-swinging Linger had success with his looping punches and dedicated body attack.

 

New York City welterweight Pablo Valdez (5-0, 4 KOs) scraped past East Los Angeles native Alejandro Martinez (2-2-1, 2 KOs) by six-round majority decision. The scores were 59-55 (twice) and 57-57. There was drama in the fourth round when Martinez was wrestled to the canvas and injured his ankle. Had he elected not to continue, the fight would've been called a no-contest. Martinez kept going, and Valdez summoned a second wind in the sixth round to pull away.

 

Rising welterweight Jahi Tucker (5-0, 3 KOs) wanted to put on show in front of his home state fans. The Long Island native overwhelmed Jorge Rodrigo Sosa (3-3, 3 KOs) and stopped the Paraguayan veteran with a ferocious combination in the third round. Sosa, who dropped his third fight in a row, had never been knocked out as a pro.

 

Local favorite Ray "The Scientist" Cuadrado (2-0, 1 KO) did not exactly dissect Michael Land (1-4-1, 1 KO), but the junior lightweight prevailed via four-round unanimous decision. Land had some success in the fourth round, but that was not enough for him to draw even on the cards of the judges, who scored it 40-36 and 39-37 (twice).

 

Junior welterweight Kasir "Mazzi" Goldston (4-0, 1 KO) overcame the rough-and-tumble Marc Misiura (2-2, 1 KO) to win a four-round unanimous decision by identical scores of 40-35. In the fourth round, Misiura had a point deducted for an intentional headbutt.