Results from Brooklyn, NY

By John DiSanto and Arvin Nundloll at ringside

Amanda Serrano and Yamila Esther Reynoso battled it out for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight belt. Serrano fought a smart and calculated fight, backing Reynoso up and controlling the pace of the fight. A fiery 4th round saw Reynoso unleash overhand right hooks that stumbled Serrano temporarily, but Serrano composed herself well and saw out the remainder of the fight. At the end of 10 rounds, the judges scored the fight 99-91 all round to the new WBO champion, Serrano. Reynoso dropped to 11-5-3, 8 KOs while Serrano picks up another win and belt to 35-1-1, 26 KOs.

Chris Colbert stuck to his gameplan and saw off a rigid contender in Fatiou Fassinou, taking him the distance for a full 8 rounds and cleaning up on the scorecards in their super featherweight bout. Fassinou circled the ring well but barely troubled Colbert throughout the fight, constantly taking heavy shots from Colbert but surviving Colbert cruised through all of the rounds and towards the end gave the crowd some showboating, arguably the most excitement they experienced during the fight. After 8 rounds, the judges scored the fight 80-72 all round. Colbert jumps to 9-0, 3 KOs while Fassinou drops to 28-11-3, 15 KOs.

Richardson Hitchins went the distance in defeating Cesar Valenzuela over 6 rounds in their Super Lightweight bout.The referee ruled that Hitchins knocked down Valenzuela in towards the end of round 1. Hitchins controlled the pace for the rest of the fight, frequently backing Valenzuela before unloading his right cross hooks. Towards the middle rounds Hitchins fought inside in an effort to unload to the body and slow Valenzuela down. After 6 rounds in their super lightweight bout, the judges awarded the fight to Hitchins with scores of 60-53, 60-53 and 60-52. Hitchins moves to 5-0, 3 KOs while Valenzuela moves to 7-3, 2 KOs.

In a 6-round junior bantamweight fight, Dylan Price, Sicklerville, NJ (7-0, 5 KOs), took a one-sided unanimous decision over Rwandan Mulapi Enjani (3-6-2, 1 KO). The scores were 59-55 and 60-54 twice.

Marsellos Wilder made light work of Ryan Williams in their scheduled 4 round cruiserweight bout. Wilder applied the damage via body combinations to slow down Williams and forced the referee to stop the fight 2:34 in round 1. Williams drops to 0-2 while Wilder flips that to 2-0.

Branden Quarles, Alexandria, VA (20-4-1, 10 KOs) won an 8-round split decision over Marcus Willis of Ft. Myers (18-6-2, 5 KOs) in their middleweight bout. The scores were 77-75 and 78-74 for Quarles. One judge favored Willis, 78-74.

In an 8-round featherweight contest, Ricky Lopez of Colorado Springs (20-4, 6 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Ramsey Luna of Corpus Christi (14-6, 6 KOs).