Former world champion in two weight classes Louis Neri (34-1, 26 KOs) knocked out in the eleventh round in a spectacular fight Azat Hovhannisyan (21-4, 17 KOs) in the Golden Boy Promotions Main Event in Pomona, California.
Former two-weight world champion and current WBC No. 1 bantamweight champion Louis "Panther" Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) scored an early victory in the third round over David "North" Carmona
Full video of the fight that took place on May 15 at the Dignity Heals Arena in Carson, where two unbeaten world champions Brandon Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KO) and Luis Nery (31-0, 24 KO) met. The WBC and WBA super bantamweight titles were at stake. The fight was broadcast on the Showtime.
Bantamweight world titleholder Luis Nery won't be stripped of his belt for a failed drug test because the WBC said it believes that the positive finding was the result of food contamination. But, in its ruling on Monday, the WBC also ordered Nery to give former titleholder Shinsuke Yamanaka an immediate rematch.
In a clash of two undefeated fighters, official challenger Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) scored a sensational TKO victory in the fourth round over Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 19 KOs) and took away his WBC bantamweight title in the main event in Japan's Kyoto.