Magomed Kurbanov W12 Liam Smith... Ex-WBO 154-pound title holder Liam Smith suffered a tough road defeat to Magomed Kurbanov in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Friday. According to Smith's management team, Smith appeared to drop Kurbanov in the first round, but the referee decided not to score it as a knockdown. In the end, the judges scored it 117-112 and 115-113 (twice) in Kurbanov’s favor. Kurbanov is now 22-0, 13 KOs, while Smith remains relevant at 154 or 160 pounds but drops to 29-3-1 with 16 KOs. Kuranbov and Smith entered the fight rated #19 and #22 respectively in Boxingtalk's rankings. source: mtk

Mukhammad Shekhov W10 Evgeny Liashkov... On the same show, junior featherweight Mukhammad Shekhov (9-0-1) defeated Evgeny Liashkov (8-2) via split decision. Scorecards were 96-94 (twice), overruling a 97-93 card in Liashkov's favor. source: wbo