Ivan Redkach was the first to hit the deck in Round 2, then Luis Cruz went down twice late in Rounds 8 and 9. In the end, their 10-round tussle was declared a split draw.
Errol Spence Jr. earned his seventh consecutive TKO victory with a fifth-round destruction of veteran Chris Algieri.
In the first defense of his 200-pound title, Krzysztof Glowacki knocked down former champ Steve Cunningham four times to win by unanimous decision.
Adrien Broner completed a dominant performance with a ninth-round TKO of Ashley Theophane in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 2016.
Unbeaten prospect Robert Easter Jr. defeated former 130-pound champ Algenis Mendez by fifth-round TKO on April 1, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
Fast-rising 140-pound prospect Sergey Lipinets scored a fifth-round KO of Levan "The Wolf” Ghvamichava with a punishing left hook to the body.
Alexis Santiago used a high-octane attack to earn a 10-round unanimous decision over tough-nosed Erik Ruiz and elevate his status in the 118-pound division.
Jamel Herring took control of the fight with two fifth-round knockdowns, and blasted his way to a unanimous decision over Luis Eduardo Flores.
Both Danny "Swift" Garcia and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero had one goal in mind when they entered the ring inside Staples Center—take home Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s vacant 147-pound belt.
Errol Spence Jr. fought four times in 2015, taking 20 rounds to stop the fighters who climbed into the ring with him. For his outstanding performance, the editors of PremierBoxingChampions.com have selected Spence as the PBC Rising Star of the Year.