Duddy, Moorer Win; Paez Jr. Upset!

Middleweight John Duddy (19-0) remained undefeated with a nine round technical decision over Anthony Bonsante (29-9-3) at Madison Square Garden Theater. Bonsante, from season one of The Contender, suffered a cut from an accidental head butt in round two and bled the rest of the way. While Bonsante was competitive, Duddy was comfortably ahead on the scorecards when the fight was stopped after nine rounds due to the cut: 90-81, 89-82 and 88-83.

In Hollywood, Florida, former heavyweight champ Michael Moorer (49-4-1) won a dull ten round decision (100-88 twice and 99-89) over Sedreck Fields. How dull? Fields had points deducted for holding in the fifth and ninth rounds. On the same card, previously unbeaten Jorge Paez, Jr. (12-1), the son of flashy Jorge Paez, was stopped by journeyman Ramon Guevara (8-11) in the final round of their scheduled four rounder. Paez was knocked down in the fourth and Guevara never let him off the hook, prompting the referee to halt the bout.

Remember, tomorrow (Saturday) night, there are two separate cards from which to choose: Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Juan Manual Marquez headline the significant one for $44.95. The competing card, featuring Evander Holyfield vs. Vinny Maddalone, seems insignificant but don't be shocked to see Holyfield get yet another title fight if he looks good. The fight should be on basic cable but will, apparently, only be available on CN8, Comcast cable systems and webcast live on CN8.tv (see if you can make any sense of this press release regarding the Holyfield fight). Note: The Holyfield bout is also on SportsNet New York. Check local listings for availability.