The Michelob Ultra Arena crackled with anticipation Saturday night as former champions, unbeaten contenders, and hard-hitting prospects shared one card, with every matchup promising to reshape the crowded middle- and super-middleweight pictures.
Jose Resendiz and Caleb Plant fought a rough, give-and-take twelve rounds marked by head clashes, body work, and late drama. Resendiz hurt Plant with a right in round 6, drew two warnings for use of the head in round 8, then pounded the ribs through the late frames while opening a cut over Plant’s right eyebrow in the eleventh. Plant answered with sharp counters and a chin-checking right at the end of that same round, but the judges sided with the heavier activity: 116-112, 116-112 for Resendiz and 115-113 for Plant, giving Resendiz the split-decision win.
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Jermall Charlo made a triumphant return in the co-main, dropping Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna in rounds 3, 4, and 5 and bloodying LaManna’s nose. After the third knockdown, the ringside doctor and referee agreed LaManna had taken enough, handing Charlo a stoppage victory after five completed rounds.
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Yoenli Hernandez dominated Kyrone Davis, flooring him in round 2 and sweeping every session with sharp combinations and body shots. Davis taunted in the tenth - "Hit me, hit me!” - but all three judges had it 100-89 for Hernandez.
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Unbeaten super-bantam Carl Martin stayed perfect by outworking veteran Francisco Pedroza Portillo over eight, banking scores of 78-73 twice and 79-72.
Light-welter Justin Cardona edged Elijah Williams via split decision (75-77, 79-72, 77-74) in an eight-round scrap.
Junior-middle Cristian Cangelosi remained undefeated, eking out a six-round majority nod over southpaw Samuel Figueroa, while super-middle prospect John “Candyman” Easter pitched a 60-54 shutout against Andres Martinez to close the undercard.
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