Zuffa Boxing continues in Las Vegas with a middleweight clash at Meta APEX on May 10.
Shane Mosley Jr. is set to make his promotional debut against Serhii Bohachuk. Bohachuk impressed last time out with a win over Radzhab Butaev. Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez will face James Perella in the co-main event.
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Katzourakis Victorious over Rodriguez
The main card kicked off with Misael Rodriguez against Andreas Katzourakis. Katzourakis picked up a unanimous decision win on his Zuffa Boxing debut. Rodriguez had the better of the exchanges in Round 1, but Katzourakis stepped into range and imposed himself in Rounds 2 and 3.
The Greek newcomer turned the contest into trench warfare. With the action up close, Katzourakis looked much more at home as he pushed back on the Mexican and unloaded combinations to the head and body.
The pace started to slow in the eighth and ninth as Rodriguez started to turn the pressure on Katzourakis in the closing rounds. As the fight went into the final round, both men loaded up for the final time as they went toe-to-toe to round out a thrilling 10-round battle. Katzourakis got the nod as he moved to 17-0 with scores of 99-91, 97-93, 96-94.
Mahmutovic Upset Victory
In the featured preliminary card bout, Suray Mahmutovic upset the odds as he got off the canvas to earn a split-decision victory over Raphael Monny. Mahmutovic came into the bout as the betting underdog, but he took control of the bout from the opening round as he outboxed Monny through the opening stages of the contest.
A huge overhand right from Monny clipped Mahmutovic behind the ear and sent him to the canvas. Mahmutovic quickly recovered and went on to do the better work through the rest of the round. Another big right hand from Monny found its mark in the following round, but once again it was Mahmutovic who had the better round overall.
The San Francisco native continued to box smartly off the back foot through the full eight-round duration as he picked off Monny, who tried to impose a more aggressive game, but struggled to find his rhythm.
Viloria vs Ortiz
Justin Viloria welcomed Ivan Ortiz to Zuffa Boxing.