Through the first three rounds, Davis had the edge with faster hands and cleaner hitting. In the fourth round, referee Malik Waleed warned Davis for holding on, even though it looked like Davis was still winning the round.
In the fifth round, Albright rocked Davis with a right hand to the chin about a minute into the round, but failed to follow up as the action quickly settled into another flurry. In the sixth, Davis returned to control the action.
The seventh round produced the strangest moment of the fight when Davis picked up Albright and slammed him to the canvas, costing Davis two points from referee Waleed. In the eighth round, Davis finished stronger after Albright briefly took Davis down during an exchange.
In the eleventh round, Davis hurt Albright with a three-punch combination midway through the round and continued to control the action. In the twelfth and final round, Davis hurt Albright again with a right hand before Albright tied him up in a slam. Davis predicted a knockout before the fight, but had to settle for a wide decision win.
The scores were 117-109 and twice 118-108.
WBO NABO featherweight champion Yan Santana (17-0, 13 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, won a contested decision over southpaw Cristian ‘Lacandonsito’ Cruz (24-8-1, 12 KOs), of Mexico, over 10 rounds.
In the opening round, Santana rocked Cruz with a left hook to the chin in the closing seconds. Cruz responded well in the third and fourth rounds and finished both rounds strong with combinations that may have stolen the rounds. During one inning, Cruz landed several punches to the back of Santana’s head without a warning from referee Malik Waleed.
From the fifth to the seventh rounds, the action remained close, although Santana seemed to outsmart two of them. Cruz came back strong in the eighth round, outworking Santana and making it look even after eight rounds.
The ninth round was close again. In the tenth and final round, Cruz finished aggressively in a fight that many believed could have ended in a draw.
The scores were 96-94, 97-93 and 98-92. The crowd reacted negatively to the score and cheered Cruz loudly afterwards.
Welterweight Kelvin ‘Night Night’ Davis (16-1, 8 KOs), of Norfolk, Virginia, won a split decision over Peter Dobson (17-4, 10 KOs), of the Bronx, New York, over 10 rounds.
Davis used an effective jab throughout the first two rounds to control the distance. In the third round, Davis knocked out Dobson’s mouthpiece during a close round that some observers thought Dobson might have won.
Davis came back well in the fourth round, but it looked like Dobson could cross the fifth to seventh rounds. Davis regained control in the eighth and seemed to finish slightly stronger over the final two rounds.
In the tenth round, Davis landed as referee Brian Hiles called for a break during another close exchange.
The scores were 98-92 for Dobson, and 99-91 and 97-93 for Davis.
In the co-main event, former WBO welterweight champion Norman (29-1, 23 KOs), of Conyers, Georgia, stopped Josh ‘The Boss’ Wagner (19-3, 10 KOs), of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, at 1:24 of the second round of a scheduled 10-round bout.
In the second round, Norman landed a combination that dropped Wagner for an eight count from referee Eric Irizarry. Moments later, Norman scored another takedown with another flurry of punches. After standing up, Wagner complained about his left shoulder. Referee Irizarry then brought him to the ranking doctor, who ruled that Wagner could not continue.
The first of the three Davis brothers on the card, junior middleweight Keon ‘The Juice Man’ Davis (5-0, 3 KOs), of Norfolk, Virginia, defeated Edwine ‘Silverback’ Humaine Jr. (9-3, 7 KOs), from Haiti and now out of Springfield, Mass., fought over six rounds.
Through the first three rounds, the taller Davis controlled the action in a competitive battle. In the fourth round, Humaine landed several punches to the back of Davis’ head during a takedown without receiving a warning from referee Eric Irizarry.
Davis controlled most of the fifth round. In the sixth and final round, Davis pressed for the stoppage, but had to settle for a decision victory.
The scores were all 60-54.
Super featherweight southpaw Dedrick ‘Yung Hitta’ Crocklem (7-0, 3 KOs), of Tacoma, Washington, defeated Eric ‘Hitman’ Howard (7-5, 2 KOs), of Lutz, Florida, over six rounds.
Usually listed as a southpaw, Howard fought from the orthodox stance during a competitive opening round. In the third round, Crocklem rocked Howard with a straight left hand to the chin midway through the round.
Howard remained aggressive throughout the fourth and fifth rounds, but Crocklem’s counter punching still gave him the edge. In the sixth and final round, Crocklem closed the battle strongly to secure another clean round.
All three judges scored the fight 60-54.
Referee Brian Hiles
Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.
