Khalil El Hadri TKO4 Samir Ziani ... Khalil El Hadri (21 wins, 3 losses) resoundingly defeated Samir Ziani (36 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses) by technical knockout in the fourth round of a junior lightweight bout. From the first bell, Ziani did as expected, immediately advancing and applying pressure. This strategy did not surprise Khalil, who was waiting for him with hard punches and a well-established fight plan that led him to victory. In the fourth round, a combination to the head and body sent his opponent to the canvas; and although he managed to get back on his feet, the referee decided to stop the fight after an aggressive attack by the Parisian fighter.

 

Shamar Leon Canal W10 Bryan Jiménez... Shamar Leon Canal of New York defeated Nicaragua's Bryan Jiménez by ten-round decision. The lightweight bout took place in Shreveport, Louisiana. Canal (12-0, 7 KOs) showed better boxing skills from the outset, dominating the tough Jimenez (17-2, 10 KOs), who always sought to fight with determination, but not with enough skill. Jiménez proved to be a tough test, perhaps the first of Canal's career. Canal knocked down Jiménez in the eighth round to secure the victory. The judges’ scores were: Pat Dayton Monroe 96-93, Buddy Caskey 95-94, and Bassel Mahgoub 98-91.

 

DonJuan van Heerden TKO10 Dean Promnick ... South African middleweights DonJuan van Heerden and Dean Promnick clashed at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa, with van Heerden winning by late stoppage. Van Heerden (10-3) dominated and broke down Promnick, boxing with confidence and sticking to a game plan that was as simple yet effective. His high-pressure game proved telling and when Promnick (5-1) was pulled out at the end of the tenth round, it came as little surprise. He was well beaten.

 

Stefano Ramundo W10 Samy Khellas ... In Grosseto, Italy, local fighter Stefano Ramundo (17-2-0, 3 KOs) defeated Samy Khellas (7-7-1, 1 KO) of France in a junior welterweight bout. Ramundo dominated the actions against a complicated opponent but after ten rounds, he secured a well-deserved victory on the judges’ scorecards.   This card was promoted by Rossana Conti Cavini, Italy’s longest serving and most experienced promoter, who began promoting boxing in 1981 with her late husband Umberto Cavini.