By Brian Blackwell: HBO Boxing After Dark – Houston, TX [Toyota Center]
Daniel Jacobs [17-0(15)] vs Ishe Smith [21-3(9)]
Malcolm Klassen
Guerrero Defeats Klassen, Captures IBF Super Featherweight title
By Jason Kim: Robert Guerrero (25-1-1, 17 KOs) defeated Malcolm Klassen (24-5-2, 14 KOs) tonight to capture Klassen’s International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight title at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 116-113, 116-112.
Malignaggi vs. Diaz, Klassen vs. Guerrero on Saturday Night – News
By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (34-2, 17 KO’s) will be moving up in weight to take on former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (26-2, 5 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. Diaz, 25, will be fighting in front of his home crowd and will be looking to turn things around with his stalling career.