In a so-called grudge match that turned into a damp squib, WBO junior lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson scored a one-sided 12-round unanimous points decision over WBC champion Oscar Valdez to now hold two belts, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
The scores 118-109 twice and 117-110.
Stevenson dominated from the opening round and scored a flash knockdown in the sixth round.
The double champion was far too skilful as he scored with right hands throughout the fight. Valdez had no answer to the slick and fast-moving Stevenson, who was an easy winner in a disappointing fight that never rose to any heights.
Stevenson improved his record to 18-0; 9 and Valdez’s record dropped to 30-1; 23.
TAYLOR WINS ON A SPLIT DECISION
In a female fight at the Madison Square Garden in New York City the undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor (21,0, 6) won on a split ten-round decision against Amanda Serrano (42-2-1: 30) on Saturday night.
The scores were 97-93, 96-93 Taylor and 96-94 for Serrano.
On the same card in a junior middleweight bout between former world champions, Liam Smith (31-3-1; 17) and Jesse Vargas (29-4-2; 11), Smith won on a tenth-round knockout to claim the WBO Intercontinental title. Time was 41 seconds.
In another female bout at super middleweight Franchón Crews-Dezurn (8-1 2) scored a ten-round unanimous points decision over Elin Cederroos (8-1; 4). The scores were 99-91 twice and 97-93.
KRZYSZTOF GLOWACKI WINS IN FOUR
Coming off four losses in world title fights former cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki (32-2; 20) knocked out Francisco Rivas Ruiz (16-4; 5) in the fourth round on Saturday night at the Hala Sportowa in Walcz, Poland. Glowacki scored a knockdown in the first round and finished the fight with two more knockdowns in the fourth round.
RAFAEL PEDROZA WINS WBC SILVER TITLE
In a junior featherweight clash Panama’s Rafael “El General” Pedroza (13-0; 11) beat Argentine Hector Andres “La Maquinita” Sosa (13-1; 8) on points over ten rounds to win the WBC Silver Latin American title on Friday at Hotel El Panama in Panama City.
The scores were 98-92 and 97-93 twice.