Brandon ‘Cannon’ Adams lost a split decision in a war to unbeaten Andreas Katzourakis on Friday night at the Corey Studios at Corey Towers, Atlanta, Georgia.
In the co-feature, Olympian Oshae ‘Suga’ Jones was upset by a split decision over champion Femke ‘Thunder’ Hermans for her IBF and WBO Super Welterweight titles.
WBA Continental Americas Super Welterweight champion Adams (25-4, 16 KOs) lost a 10-round split decision to Katzourakis (15-0, 10 KOs).
In the first round, it was all action with inside fighting. Katzourakis suffered a cut over his left eye. In the second round, Katzourakis landed a really low blow, dropping Adams. Referee Thomas Taylor gave him time to recoup. The action continued upon Adams’s rising. In the third and fourth rounds, Katzourakis continued having Adams against the ropes for the most part.
In the fifth round, the nonstop punching from both continued. In the final seconds, Referee Taylor warned Katzourakis about landing low punches. In the sixth and seventh rounds, the war continued, going back and forth between who had the advantage.
In the eighth and ninth rounds, the fight was mostly fought in the middle of the ring, with Adams having an edge. In the tenth and final round, the all-action fight continued up to the bell.
Scores 97-93 Adams, 97-93 and 96-94 Katzourakis.
Two-division champion and current IBF World and WBO Super Welterweight champ Femke ‘Thunder’ Hermans (18-5, 7 KOs) lost a 10-round split decision and her title to 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist southpaw Oshae ‘Suga’ Jones (8-0, 3 KOs).
In the first round, both had their moment in a close round. In the second round end, Jones rocked Hermans with a left on the chin, almost dropping her at the bell. In the third round, full of action, a clash of heads caused some swelling in Jones’ right eye area.
In the fourth round, Jones again had Hermans in trouble, landing a right on the chin. In the middle of the fifth round, Hermans landed a solid right to Jones’s chin. Switching to southpaw throughout, Hermans got hit hard at the bell.
Hermans had her best rounds in the sixth and seventh rounds. In the eighth round, Jones came back well, outworking Hermans.
Both had moments in the ninth round, with Jones taking the round. In the tenth and final round, Jones may have pulled it out in a close, full-of-action fight.
Referee Malik Waleed. Scores 97-93, Hermans, 96-94 Jones and 97-93 Jones.
Lightweight Maliek ‘Mayhem’ Montgomery (20-0, 18 KOs) knocked out Sakaria ‘Desert Storm’ Lukas (26-3-1, 18 KOs at 1:40 of the fourth round of a scheduled ten rounds.
In the first round, Montgomery had Lukas covering up at the end of the bell. In the second with half a minute remaining a flurry of punches from Montgomery dropped Lukas for an 8-count from Referee Nate Mann.
In the third round, turning southpaw, Montgomery continued his dominance of Lukas. In the fourth round, at the halfway point, Montgomery from Southpaw landed a vicious left uppercut to the body, dropping Lukas for the count from Referee Mann.
Welterweight southpaw David ‘Dynamite’ Lopez (7-0, 5 KOs) stopped Marlin ‘So Icey’ Sims (8-4, 4 KOs) at the end of the first round of a scheduled six rounds.
In the first round, with thirty seconds to go, Lopez landed a left hook on the chin, knocking Sims to the canvas for an 8-count from Referee Malik Waleed. Lopez jumped on him, landing a flurry as the round ended. Sims corner called a halt. Lopez had a bit of blood from his nose at the end.
Super Middleweight ‘The Brickbuster’ Nathan Lugo (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Mardoche Ilunga (1-1-1, 1 KO) at 0:44 of the fourth and final round.
In the first round, Lugo chased down Ilunga. In the second and third rounds, Lugo continued beating the defensive-minded Ilunga.
In the fourth and final round Lugo picked up where he left off as Ilunga’s corner called to Referee Thomas Taylor to call a halt.
Lightweight Jonny ‘Magic’ Mansour (3-0, 1 KO) easily defeated Luciano Ramos (2-8) over four rounds.
In the first two rounds, Mansour easily won the rounds over the wild-swinging Ramos, who keeps his gloves up as his defense. In the third round, Mansour landed a three-punch combo that ended with a right uppercut to Ramos’s chin at the halfway point. In the fourth and final round, Mansour continued a shutout, easily landing on Ramos just looking to go the distance. The scores were 40-36, 40-36, and 40-36.
The ring Announcer was Lupe Contreras.
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