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Quiet first minute of the round. Riley is taking a little breather with his hands down at long range. Is he waiting for Masternak to jump on him?

Jabs connecting for Riley. A right-hand gets through in the final minute. Very little is happening in this round. Masternak will not go first and risk being countered.

Combination from Riley as Masternak was backed up to end the frame.

10-9 Riley, 90-81 Riley

Hard left hook to the body finds a home for Riley early in the eighth frame.

More bodywork for Riley in the second minute behind the sharp jab. Power shots from Riley breaking the guard and coming in through the middle. A pair of one-twos goes in for Riley. Nice right catches Masternak in the final 10 seconds, followed by a body shot.

10-9 Riley, 80-72 Riley

Into the second half of this fight. Riley has won every one of the first six rounds and is on course to do the same in the next six. But the real statement from Riley would come if he could force a stoppage.

Riley is beating Masternak up on the inside. He is landing hard shots to the body, switching levels, and forcing Masternak backward with intensity and force.

Some success with the right from Masternak in the final minute, but it doesn’t have an effect on Riley, who walks through them and lands better power shots of his own.

10-9 Riley, 70-63 Riley

A pair of body shots connects for Riley to open Round 5. The jab has worked for him in every round thus far, and the fifth will be no different.

Nice combination scores for Riley. Body shots are working a treat. Right-hand counter has Masternak befuddled a little.

Overhand right had Masternak HURT. Another power shot lands. This is one-sided.

10-9 Riley, 50-45 Riley

The sharp left-hand work from Riley is having success to open Round 4. He connects with a left hook downstairs. A pair of jabs pushes back the head.

Long one-two scores for Riley just before the two-minute mark. A combination has Masternak off balance. Masternak is getting dominated. Riley is doing so well that he switches to southpaw momentarily to give Masternak a different look.

10-9 Riley, 40-36 Riley

It’s been a terrific start for Riley through two rounds.

Masternak gave Chris Billam-Smith a world of trouble just over two years ago in their world title fight, but he looks well below that level tonight.

Nice jabs from Riley. Now, a pair of rights to head and body get through at the end of the second minute. Riley continues to flicker that jab at Masternak. Riley eats a right and fires back. One-two connects for the Brit. Body work from Riley amidst a combination to end the frame.

10-9 Riley, 30-27 Riley

Left-hand upstairs connects for Riley, as he looks to back Masternak up. Riley’s jabs are consistently landing in the first minute of this round, as well.

Masternak partially lands with a right over the top of Riley’s jab. Riley has the Polishman off balance with a jab.

Left hook to the body scores for Riley to open the final minute. Riley is putting some pressure on Masternak. He continues to target the body with hooks around both sides.

10-9 Riley, 20-18 Riley

We are ready for tonight’s co-feature. It’s the speed and silky skills of Riley vs the battle-hardened, experienced pro, Masternak.

Riley connects with a couple of jabs in the first minute. The Londoner is switching between head and body to land his left-hand lead. Right-hand body shot connects for Riley.

More jabs are landing for Riley in the final minute, with a body shot following. Masternak gets through with a right.

10-9 Riley

Viddal Riley and Mateusz Masternak collide in an eliminator for the IBF No. 2 position in the cruiserweight rankings.

The victor of Riley vs. Masternak is expected to be ordered to face Chris Billam-Smith for the vacant IBF championship after Jai Opetaia was stripped of his belt last month.

Ex-unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly failed a drug test just days before his unification fight with Erislandy Lara this past December.

As a result, Alimkhanuly was suspended for a year from boxing and stripped of the IBF title — not because he failed a drug test but because his one-year suspension would prevent him from executing his mandatory defense in time.

On the other hand, the WBO chose not to strip Alimkhanuly of his WBO middleweight title, instead sanctioning an interim title fight between Denzel Bentley and Endry Saavedra.

Into the second half of this one. DAZN’s unofficial scorer, Carl Frampton, has them level, 57-57. The FanZone has Bentley 58-56 up, while Barry Jones has it the same for Saavedra.

Saavedra makes Bentley turn on his side every time he flurries to the body or head. Bentley clearly doesn’t like the pressure and volume punching at the beginning of the second minute. Nice uppercut from Saavedra. Bentley comes back with a HUGE right hand of his own. Saavedra is taking some clean follow-up punches — and it’s all over! It was a flurry of shots that stopped Saavedra on his feet. Saavedra looked badly hurt as Bentley began to unload and the referee stepped in.

Denzel Bentley, by stoppage, is the new WBO interim middleweight champion.

Into the sixth round. Pre-fight, many believed that this was around the time that Saavedra could start to take over.

One-two scores for Bentley to open Round 6. Another combination breaks the guard. A much-needed, more positive start for him. Saavedra cuts the distance with some forceful pressure. Bentley holds on the inside. Nice long right lands for Saavedra. Combinaton on the inside follows. Bentley lands some sharp shots at mid-range. Saavedra, however, takes them and returns fire. Close round.

10-9 Bentley, 58-56 Bentley

Some pressure from Saavedra to begin Round 5. He is working on the inside and forcing Bentley backward. The DAZN broadcast team believes that Saavedra is ahead because of his pressure and activity. Right-hand counters are finding a home for Bentley, but they are being outnumbered by Saavedra’s combination punching on the inside. Good round for the Venezuelan.

10-9 Saavedra, 48-47 Bentley

Solid pressure to open Round 4 from Saavedra. He will be on Bentley for all 12 rounds of this fight. And Bentley is having to work very hard to keep him off. Saavedra is having a lot of success at close range, forcing Bentley onto the ring ropes and holding when they are at close quarters. Flurries on the inside, roughing up Bentley to the body and shoulders. Short hook on the inside, followed by an uppercut from Saavedra. Nice right connects for Saavedra, and now he’ll aim the left hook downstairs repeatedly. Good right hand from Bentley on the inside to end Round 4.

10-9 Bentley, 39-37 Bentley

Jab to the body from the Venezuelan to open Round 3. A right hand over the top just falls short. One-two connects for Bentley now. Saavedra responds with a few clean punches at close range. Left hook lands for the Brit. Good pressure and work on the inside from Saavedra. Bentley finds a home for the uppercut and he will follow up with a combination. Saavedra makes Bentley eat a right.

10-9 Bentley, 29-28 Bentley

Saavedra stabs the body. Bentley attempts to counter with a right. Some inside work scores for Saavedra. Back to the body he goes. Nice pair of rights from Saavedra backs Bentley onto the ring ropes. Bentley is getting caught with clean punches to end the second minute. Combination from Saavedra. They trade power shots in the final minute. Another right connects to end a good second frame for Saavedra.

10-9 Saavedra, 19-19

We are underway with our lone title fight tonight. Saavedra will push Bentley backward to open this one. Saavedra leads with a right hand and then a body shot. Bentley will fire back from the ring ropes. Sharp jab connects for Bentley. Nice right-hand lands — he walked Saavedra onto that one. A lot of holding already in this fight. Another right finds a home for Bentley to end the opener.

10-9 Bentley

Denzel Bentley and Endry Saavedra clash for the WBO interim middleweight title.

Bentley (21-3-1, 17 KOs) has won three fights in a row since an upset defeat at the hands of Nathan Heaney in November 2023. The Londoner will end a 16-month layoff from when he beat Brad Pauls by unanimous decision in December 2024.

Saavedra (17-1-1, 14 KOs) has been unbeaten for five fights since Etoundi Michel William handed him a decision defeat in October 2022. After knocking out Isaac Hardman in an upset, Saavedra fought to a draw with Cesar Mateo Tapia in October 2024 and stopped Mikkel Nielsen almost one year ago today.