Brian Ceballo TKO6 Gerald Sherrell... Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, Brian Ceballo remained undefeated with a sixth-round stoppage over Gerald Sherrell, a former Contender participant. The bout was fought in the middleweight division, a move up in weight for Ceballo, who was making his 2022 debut. Ceballo took apart Sherrell, who had not fought since 2019, and finished him off at 2:10 in round six of their scheduled eight-round bout. With the win, the New York native raises his mark to 13-0 with seven knockouts.

 

Kahshad Elliott TKO1 Tray Martin ... Also on the Newark card, which took place at the Robert Treat Hotel, welterweight Kahshad Elliott scored his second consecutive knockout when he took out Tray Martin (3-6) in round one. Elliott battered Martin until the bout was stopped at 2:53. The Plainfield, New Jersey native is now 2-0 with two knockouts. Elliott had an outstanding amateur career that saw him win 117 of 140 fights, and was a 10-time National champion in the 165-pound division.

 

Kevin Montano TKO1 Corben Page... On Friday night in Sacramento, junior lightweight Kevin Montano stopped Corben Page (6-21-1) in the opening round of their scheduled four-round bout. Montano is now 3-0 with two knockouts. Montano, 24, started boxing at the age of eight under coach Gary Sullenger. Sullenger has remained with Montano through his amateur and now into his professional career. During Montano's amateur career, Montano was a three-time California State Champion, the 2017 National Golden Gloves runner-up, 2017 Eastern qualifier runner-up, 2019 Western qualifier runner-up and he placed third in the 2021 Nationals. He had risen to the number-two ranked fighter in the country as an amateur. Montano, who is fluent in both English and Spanish is a graduate of Sacramento State, with a degree in kinesiology.