Editorial board
May 24, 2024
A few hours ago at the Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit, Michigan on heavyweight number 12 in the WBO rankings Jermaine Franklin Jr. (23-2, 15 KOs) defeated 2004 Olympian Devin Vargas (22-11, 9 KOs) by knockout in the sixth round.” The 989 Assassin” Franklinh started from the first round hitting his opponent with jabs and hooks trying to get into guard. In the first two rounds the 42 year old Vargas responded with vigor then he started to give in. Franklin knocked Vargas out in the fourth round and again at the end of the sixth round. The bout was stopped during the next round break by a tired and bruised Vargas in the corner.
In a clash between undefeated super lightweights, Joshua Pagan (10-0, 4 KOs) won an eight-round unanimous points decision over Roger Hilley (13-1, 8 KOs) to claim the NABF ‘Junior’ title. The scores were 78-74 on all cards.
In the light heavyweights the former WBC champion Silver the Kazakh Ali Akhmedov (21-1, 16 KOs) dominated the match by winning by KO in the second round against Encarnacion Diaz (18-4, 11 KOs)
