At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, before an audience of 17,000 on PPV DAZN, Jake Paul stopped the unbeaten bare-knuckle fighter Mike Perry in the sixth round after scoring three knockdowns. In the co-main event, WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO World Featherweight champion Amanda ‘The Real Deal’ Serrano defeated WBF International Lightweight champion Stevie Morgan in two rounds.
In the main event, cruiserweight Jake Paul, 11-1 (8), from Dorado, PR, stopped Mike Perry, 0-2, from Miami, FL, at 1:12 of the sixth round in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.
In the first round, Paul dropped Perry with a right to the chin, resulting in an 8-count from Referee Christopher Young. In the second round, Perry, walking towards Paul with his hands at his sides, was dropped again by a right hand. Out of frustration in the final minute, Perry flipped Paul to the canvas. In the third round, Perry sustained a cut on his right eyebrow. Paul’s jab targeted Perry’s bloody face in the fourth round, and in the final seconds, Paul rocked Perry with another right to the chin, staggering him.
In the fifth round, Perry kept chasing Paul, walking into jab after jab. In the sixth round, a combination culminating in a left hook from Paul to the chin sent Perry down for another 8-count from Referee Young. Upon rising, Perry stumbled, prompting Referee Young to call a halt to the fight.
In the co-Main Event WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Featherweight champ Amanda Serrano, 47-2-1 (31), of Carolina, PR stopped WBF Int’l Lightweight champ Stevie Morgan, 14-2 (10), of Miami, FL, in the second round of a scheduled 10×2 rounds.
In a rematch Lightweight Tony Aguilar, 12-1-1 (4), #134.6, of Cresecent City, FL, lost to Corey ‘Too Smooth’ Markson, 10-0-1 (7), #134.2, of Deltona, FL, over 8 rounds.
In the second through the fourth rounds Markson drew blood from the nose of Aguilar in the second who does too much holding after throwing one punch.
In the fifth round Aguilar finally decided to fight and had a good round. In the sixth round Markson had a slight edge landing a right to the head. Aguilar has a mark under his left eye. In the eighth and final round both had their moments.
Referee Michael DeJesus 76-75 twice, 76-76.
Former WBC Middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., 54-6-1 (34), of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MEX, won a questionable decision over UFC fighter Uriah ‘Prime Time’ Hall, 1-1 (0), of Spanish Town, JAM, Henderson, NV, 6 rounds.
In the first two rounds returning after 2 ½ years 38 year-old Chavez outworks Hall. In the third the aggressive Hall landed a 3-punch combination and drove Chavez into the ropes.
In the fourth and fifth rounds Chavez began to slow down as Hall kept the pressure on him. In the sixth and final round Hall seemed to even the score with pressure of the fatigued Chavez.
Scores 59-55 twice and 58-56 Chavez, 58-56 Hall, KH.
Super Middleweight Shadasia ‘The Sweet Terminator’ Green, 14-1 (11), #167.4, of Paterson, NJ, defeated Natasha ‘The Nightmare’ Spence, 8-5-2 (6), #166.4, of Cambridge, Ontario, CAN, over 8×2 rounds, coming off the canvas in the seventh round.
In the first six rounds it was all Green with Spence on the receiving end doing much holding.
In the seventh rounds final seconds an overhand right from Spence on the chin and down went Green for an 8-count from Referee Alicia Collins. In the eighth and final round it was Green doing the holding with Spence landing what little punches there were.
Scores 78-73, 78-74 twice, 77-74 KH
Middleweight Alexis ‘Chop Chop’ Chaparro, 3-0 (2), #159, of Ridgewood, NY, knocked out Kevin Hill, 1-2 (1), #159, of St. Louis, MO, at 2:01 of the second round of a scheduled 4 rounds.
In the first round it was all Chaparro with his jab over the shorter Hill. In the second round a chopping right hurt Hill and a left to the chin on the way down and out as Referee Christopher Young counted him out.
Super Bantamweight Angel ‘AK-47’ Barrientes, 12-1 (7), #121.2, of Las Vegas, NV, won a majority decision over Edwin ‘Puto’ Rodriguez, 12-9-2 (5), #122, of Juana Diaz, PR, over 6 rounds.
In the first round for two minutes Barrientes had his jab in the face of the smaller Rodriguez. Then in the final minute it was Rodriguez who was throwing punches in bunches. In the second round Barrientes had a slight edge with both being busy. In the third round again it was all Barrientes with a jab and occasional left hooks.
In the fourth round Rodriguez got inside the jab of Barrientes and to the body well. In the fifth round it was close with Barrientes pulling it out. In the sixth and final round Barrientes let his hands go and looked good.
Referee Michael DeJesus. Scores 57-57, 60-54 twice.
Ring Announcer Joe Martinez
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