On the night of June 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA, the boxing event headlined by the IBF Super Lightweight Title clash between Richardson Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) and George Kambosos (22-4, 10 KOs) saw a string of exciting undercard bouts.
In the main event, Hitchins scored a TKO in Round 8 after dropping Kambosos with a body shot. Though the Australian got to his feet, he was unable to continue.
Undercard Highlights:
Andy Cruz (6-0, 3 KOs) defeated Hironori Mishiro (17-2-1, 6 KOs)
– TKO 5, Lightweight (61.2 kg)
Teremoana Junior (8-0, 8 KOs) stopped Alim Whitfield (9-1, 6 KOs)
– TKO 1, Heavyweight (90.7+ kg)
Nishant Dev (2-0, 1 KO) outpointed Josue Silva (3-2, 1 KO)
– Unanimous Decision over 6 rounds, Super Welterweight (69.9 kg)
Adam Maka (1-0, 1 KO) beat Rafael Castillo (2-7, 1 KO)
– TKO 2, Super Bantamweight (55.3 kg)
Zacquin Moses (4-0, 3 KOs) stopped Carl Rogers (3-3, 0 KOs)
– TKO 4, Super Featherweight (59 kg)
A strong showing from both contenders and prospects added to a thrilling night of boxing in the Garden.