Sergey Lipinets stopped Omar Figueroa Jr. after eight rounds in a scheduled 12-round 140-pound title eliminator Saturday night in Hollywood, Florida.
Figueroa’s father/trainer Omar Figueroa Sr. stopped the fight because his son was taking too much punishment.
Lipinets, who took the fight on short notice after Adrien Broner pulled out, won his first fight since July 2019.
Figueroa has now lost three consecutive fights.
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Alberto Puello defeated Batyr Akhmedov by a split decision to win the vacant WBA 140-pound title, which had been vacated by Josh Taylor.
Two judges scored it for Puello by the same score, 117-111. The third had Akhmedov winning 115-113. Boxing Junkie scored it 114-114, a draw.
Puello was the second Dominican to win a world title on the card, following Hector Garcia’s victory over Roger Gutierrez.
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Hector Garcia held off a rally to defeat Roger Gutierrez by a unanimous decision and take Gutierrez’s WBA 130-pound title.
The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111. Boxing Junkie scored it 116-112 for Garcia, eight rounds to four.
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Junior welterweight contender Brandun Lee survived a third-round knockdown to defeat Will Madera by a unanimous decision in a 10-round 143-pound bout.
All three judges had the same score: 98-91, nine rounds to one.
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Omar Figueroa Jr. will face Sergey Lipinets in a 140-pound title eliminator tonight (Saturday) in Hollywood, Florida (Showtime).
The card begins at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The main event will take place later in the show.
Boxing Junkie will post results of all the featured bouts on the card after they end. Simply return to this post when the time comes.
Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day.
Enjoy the fights!
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