Robert “Stopper” Quaye got the result he hoped for but not in the manner he wanted. Quaye was awarded a first-round TKO win when opponent Nathaniel Nukpe pulled a “No Mas” after suffering a knockdown in the first round of their main event Saturday night at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra.
In a super middleweight bout, Chris Eubank Jr. (31-2, 23 KOs) broke down and stopped Wanik Awdijan (28-2, 11 KOs) in five rounds.
In one of the biggest boxing upsets in recent memory, Sandor Martin of Spain scored a majority decision victory over former four-division champion Mikey Garcia on Saturday in Fresno, California.
Jeremiah Nakathila made a triumphant return in his Namibia homecoming, knocking out Zimbabwe’s Ndodana Ncube in the second round Saturday night at Windhoek Country Club.
A quiet storm is brewing in Britain for Claressa Shields following Savannah Marshall’s thunderous demolition of previously-undefeated challenger Lolita Muzeya in tonight’s WBO Middleweight Championship defence.