WBA Interim Super Middleweight Champion David Morrell (4-0, 3 KOs) earned $75,000 for his performance at the main event of Premier Boxing Champions night in Los Angeles last Saturday. The Cuban knocked out
Both fighters found out about this fight less than a month before it took place, which meant that the weight limit in which they would fight could be changed until the last moment. Ultimately, the fight was in the 170-pound intermediate weight class. As part of the evening, James Kirkland (34-3, 30 KOs) also suffered his third defeat as a pro in Los Angeles, losing by knockout to Juan Macias Montiel (22-4-2, 22 KOs) in the first round. The American earned $30,000 for the fight, and Montiel got only $10,000.