LAS VEGAS – World Boxing News provides live Benavidez vs Andrade results from Michelob Ultra Arean at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
WBN is live in Nevada for the Showtime Pay Per View, topped by David Benavidez vs Demetrius Andrade.
Benavidez vs Andrade Results
David Benavidez proved too strong for Demetrius Andrade after scoring a knockdown in the fourth round.
The Mexican interim WBC super middleweight champion was frustrated by the challenger early on. However, once he found his range, Andrade couldn’t keep him off.
Benavidez followed up the canvas visit by punishing Andrade in the fifth.
The bout was almost called off but somehow made it to the sixth before Andrade was saved.
Jermall Charlo returned from 29 months out to score a unanimous ten-round victory over Jose Benavidez Jr.
In a fight that contained bad blood throughout, Charlo had the better skillset and managed to gain a decisive points win.
Subriel Matias retained his IBF super lightweight title by stopping Shohjahon Ergashev at the end of the fifth round.
Ergashev began brightly but quickly faded with an injury possible for not coming out to fight for the sixth round.
In the first fight on SHO PPV, the WBA super featherweight title changed hands in a thriller.
Héctor Garcia surrendered his belt to a determined Lamont Roach after twelve hard rounds.
Despite dropping Garcia late, and seemingly doing enough throughout, groans were heard around the arena as Jimmy Lennon Jr. announced a split decision.
Two judges correctly called it for Roach 114-113 and 116-111. Another saw it 114-113 for Garcia in a head-scratcher.
Roach is the new ruler at 130 pounds and is now in the mix for huge fights.
Early action
Michel Rivera overcame a relentless Sergey Lipinets to score a solid victory in a battle of super lightweights over ten rounds.
Rivera used his superior footwork to outfox Lipinets, the Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson lookalike mash-up did damage on the outside.
After the final bell, Rivera got the decision with scores of 97-93 twice and 96-94.
Super welterweight Vito Mielnicki Jr.made an instant impact against Freddie Roach trained Alexis Salazar.
Mielnicki dropped Salazar with an innocuous jab early in the fight. Salazar was clearly hurt and Mielnicki went for the jugular.
He dropped Salazar twice before referee Robert Hoyle called off the bout in the opening session.
Daniel Blancas scored an eight round decision over Raiko Santana in the opener.
Blancas is now 8-0.
Prior to the PPV portion of the card, Israel Mercado won every round of four against a game Wesley Rivers at super light. Meanwhile, Allen Medina got the nod over Alex Holley via majority decision.
Scores read 39-37 twice and 38-38 even.
Phil Jay is an experienced boxing news writer.
Editor of World Boxing News since 2010.
