Erickson Lubin TKO11 Ardreal Holmes... Erickson Lubin (pictured) is now the IBF mandatory contender at junior middleweight after stoping Ardreal Holmes on Saturday at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. Lubin, now 27-2, was winning the bout and then stepped it up ended in round eleven. Lubin trapped Holmes in the corner and punished him until Holmes went down. Holmes got up and continued for a few seconds longer until the referee decided to save the previously undefeated Holmes form further punishment. Punchstats credited Lubin with landing twice as many punches, 144 to 71. Lubin has been inactive since Spetember 2023 but has now won three in a row since his 2022 loss to current two-belt champion Sebastian Fundora. Next up for Lubin could be IBF champion Bakram Murtazaliev.

 

Nicklaus Flaz TKO4 Alan Sanchez ... In the chief supporting bout, Nicklaus Flaz earned a technical knockout win over Alan Sanchez on the fourth round. The Puerto Rican welterweight improved his professional record to 15-2 with his sixth straight win. Sanchez, from Mexico, saw his pro mark drop to 24-7-1