Avious Griffin moved to 20-1 after breaking down Jackson Marinez in a welterweight showdown between two veterans, dropping the Dominican twice in a decisive fifth round. Marinez had held his own early behind steady left hands and body work, but Griffin took over as the fight wore on, trapping him on the ropes and landing sharp right hands to score both knockdowns. Marinez beat the count each time, but his corner pulled him out before the sixth, handing him a fifth career loss at 23-5.
Keno Marley made it three straight wins to open his pro career, dropping Braylan Brooks with a thunderous right hand at 1:46 of the third round for the knockout. The two-time Brazilian Olympian took over early, staggering Brooks in the opening round and controlling the cruiserweight bout with a steady stream of left hands and body shots. Brooks, who debuted just 20 days earlier, went to a knee and could not beat the count, falling to 1-1.
Nelvie Tiafack remained perfect at 5-0, overwhelming previously unbeaten Salvador Zavala with relentless volume before the referee waved it off 55 seconds into the third round. The 2024 Olympic bronze medalist controlled the fight from the opening bell, pinning Zavala on the ropes and piling up left hands and body work while the American — fighting for the first time since April 2023 — struggled to mount any sustained offense. Zavala falls to 7-1 in his return from a long layoff.
Brook Sibrian pulled off the upset, handing 12-0 Lupita Medina the first defeat of her career with a punishing eight-round performance built on volume combinations and relentless body work. Sibrian set the pace from the opening bell and took control down the stretch, backing Medina up repeatedly while landing the cleaner, harder shots in close. All three judges favored Sibrian, scoring the bout 77-75 and 78-74 twice, as she improved to 10-3 and Medina fell to 12-1.
Cinderella Linnear pulled off the upset in her first fight in a year, taking a narrow split decision over former Misfits Boxing cruiserweight champion Jully “Poca” Oliveira. The 32-year-old worked behind consistent pressure and body shots across the four rounds, while Oliveira countered effectively from the outside with hooks and right hands in a fight that stayed close throughout. Two judges scored it 39-37 for Linnear and the third had Oliveira ahead 39-37, moving Linnear to 2-0 and handing Poca her first official pro loss.
Iyana “Roxy” Verduzco moved to 8-0 after surviving a grueling eight-round battle with Dominican Olympian Miguelina Hernandez, taking a split decision in a fight that could have gone either way. Verduzco built an early lead with body work and combinations, but Hernandez surged in the second half, opening a cut around Verduzco’s nose in the fifth and pressing the action down the stretch. Two judges sided with Verduzco at 77-75 and 78-74, while the third had Hernandez ahead 78-74, handing the 4-0 Dominican her first professional loss.
Jocelyn Camarillo pushed her record to 7-0, outworking Mexico’s Ashley Felix over six competitive rounds in their minimumweight matchup. The former U.S. national champion mixed steady left hands with consistent body work, hurting Felix in the third and fourth rounds, though the veteran kept firing back and made Camarillo earn every minute. The judges scored it 58-56, 59-55 and 60-54 for Camarillo, with Felix falling to 7-5.
Paolo Barredo remained unbeaten at 7-0, controlling Jorge Garcia across six rounds of lightweight action in Florida with a steady diet of left hands and heavy body work. The 19-year-old repeatedly cracked Garcia with flush right hands, particularly in the fifth round, but the durable Mexican survived every scare and kept pressing forward to the final bell. All three judges favored Barredo, scoring the bout 60-54 (twice) and 59-55, as Garcia dropped to 3-2.
Albina Moldazhanova needed just 81 seconds to hand Sheila Liesegang the first loss of her career, walking the Uruguayan down to the ropes and dropping her with a punishing body shot that forced an immediate stoppage. The win moves the 2024 European Championships silver medalist to 5-0 with five knockouts, while Liesegang falls to 6-1.
