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From Staff Reports
In a battle of undefeated super middleweights Friday night (April 30), Houston's Marcus "Too Much" Johnson was just that for Winston-Salem, NC's Derek "The Black Lion" Edwards.
Fighting in the 10-round main event at the UIC Pavilion and televised by Showtime, Johnson won a unanimous decision by a comfortable margin. Johnson (19-0, 14 KOs) defeated Edwards (25-1, 13 KOs) by scores of 97-92 and 98-92 X 2. With the victory, Johnson picked up the vacant WBO NABO Super Middleweight championship.
Also Friday night, a 6-rounder at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Tuscaloosa, AL heavyweight and Olympic Bronze Medalist Deontay Wilder recorded his 10th knockout in as many fights when he TKO'd Mexico's Alvaro Morales at 1:23 of the third round.
Morales dropped to 4-8-5. Morales has lost five of his last six fights.
And at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, noted Savannah, TN tough guy, super middleweight Jessie Davis, was TKO'd at 1:10 of the fourth round by Miami resident Michael Oliveira.
A punch from Oliviera (12-0, 9 KOs) opened a cut on the left eye of Davis (11-18, 8 KOs). The bout was scheduled for six. |