Floyd Schofield W12 Rene Tellez Girón ... On Saturday in Las Vegas lightweight Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) of Austin, Texas defeated Rene “El Bravo” Tellez Girón (20-4, 13 KOs) of Mexico. The twelve-round contest went the distance with Schofield suffering a knockdown in round eleven, but it was scored 116-111, and 118-109 (twice) unanimously in favor for Schofield.  “I feel good. It was my first time going twelve rounds, especially with a fighter that wasn’t going to back down,” said Schofield.v“It was a shot to the back of the head. I kind of turned my head, so he took the shot. I just had to get up, I’m not going to quit. (Talking about the knockdown) I give myself a B+ only because I went twelve rounds with a fighter that had a lot of power. He’s a good, rough, tugged fighter that wouldn’t back down.”

 

Bektemir Melikuziev W12 David Stevens... In the co-feature, Uzbekistan’s Bektemir “Bek” Melikuziev (15-1, 10 KOs) defeated Pennsylvania's David “Dynamite” Stevens (14-2, 10 KOs). The tough clash went all twelve rounds, the nonstop action making it a close match with Melikuziev getting cut by an accidental headbutt in round five. The judges saw the bout 112-116, 118-110, and 117-111 giving Bektemir the split decision victory. “Tough fight,” said Melikuziev. “Awkward clash of styles. I did my best on a short notice.”