On a special Thursday edition of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights, Mayweather Promotions featured a card from The Pearl at Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event of the evening featured Ishe Smith (27-7, 12 KOs) scoring a unanimous decision victory against Cecil McCalla (20-2, 7 KOs). From the first bell, both fighters exchanged and landed great body shots. Smith found more success to the body and delivered a powerful left hook that sent McCalla stumbling at the end of the second round. McCalla then stepped on the gas and fired off a strong jab, but Smith continued to press forward, and used good lateral movement to create openings against McCalla. This success for Smith continued throughout the rounds, and as the fight went on it was clear McCalla needed a knockout to win. The judge’s score cards read 97-93 twice and 98-92, putting Ishe Smith back into the winning circle.
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